Theresa La Grange

Abt 1874 -

• Name	Theresa La Grange
  Birth	Abt 1874
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Female
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	Age: 27y
  	Address: 38 Sydenham Avenue
  	Gives place of birth as Tavistock Square, London This is believed to be wrong
  Reference Number	BR 1799c
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Person ID	I6402	Simpson
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2024

  
  

  Family	Sydney Jacobs,   b. 16 Apr 1859, Dublin, Ireland d. 21 Apr 1940, Haydock, Liverpool, England (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	29 Jul 1896	Marylebone, London, England   [2, 3, 4]
  	Address: Hotel Cecil
  	His address is Hotel Victoria, Victoria Road, New Brighton Her address is Hotel Cecil, Strand, London Married according to the Rites of the Jewish Religion He describes himself as a Woollen Merchant Witness Role: Witness: Name: Benedetta John La Grange Witness Role: Witness: Julius JACOBS
  Divorce	30 Nov 1903	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	These divorce proceedings were abandoned. In 1903 Theresa started divorce proceedings against Sydney. At the time Theresa gave her address as 49 Church Road, Hoylake. There is one child, Robert Cecil Jacobs - born 24 June 1897 No details are given as to why the petition was abandoned and there is no response from Sydney.
  Divorced	12 Oct 1910	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [6]
  	In October 1910 Theresa again petitioned for a divorce from Sydney. This time the divorce went the full distance with the Decree Nisi being issued on 8th May 1911 and Decree Absolute on 20th November 1911. The document is a massive 407 pages long (many of which are repetitious) and for that reason a copy is not attached but the following abstract should suffice. Observations Robert Cecil Jacobs (their son) shall remain in Theresa's custody. A copy of David Jacobs' will is introduced - David was Sydney's father The facing page refers to it as "This is the copy of the will and codicil referenced to in the ??? of Sydney Jacobs." Outcomes Sydney to pay Theresa ?50 a year during her life In 1943 Theresa was granted a gross annual income of ?279 in addition to the ?50 p.a. granted in 1912
  Notes	Marriage Status: Divorced
  Children	1. Robert Cecil Jacobs,   b. 24 Jun 1897, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. 1 Apr 1978, Birkenhead Area, Cheshire, England (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F2085	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - Address: Hotel Cecil - 29 Jul 1896 - Marylebone, London, England Census - Age: 27y,Address: 38 Sydenham Avenue - 31 Mar 1901 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Divorce - 30 Nov 1903 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Divorced - 12 Oct 1910 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3457] 1901 Census - RG 13 3440 F78 P12, 9 Jan 2021. [S3449] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Sydney - La Grange, Theresa, 4 Jan 2020. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 3 Jan 2021, JAS 1896 Marylebone 1A 1403. [S3478] Newspaper Cutting - Marriage of Jacobs, Sydney & La Grange, Theresa, 17 Jan 2021. [S3450] Divorce - (1) Jacobs, Sydney - La Grange, Theresa, 4 Jan 2021. The document can be seen at Ancestry [S3451] Divorce - (2) Jacobs, Sydney - La Grange, Theresa, 4 Jan 2021. Document is 409 pages long so image is not attached. The document can be seen at Ancestry