Dave's Family History
Catherine O'Regen
Abt 1842 - 1875 (33 years)
Has no ancestors but 4 descendants in this family tree.
Abt 1834 - 1875 (41 years)-
Name Catherine O'Regen Birth Abt 1842 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 
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Gender Female Reference Number BR 0022c Reference Number BR-J Death 20 Jan 1875 Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia [1] Age: 33y Cause: Acute gastritis Address: 202 Eastern Road - Parents: Michael O'Regen (Butcher) and Mary O'Regen, formerly Egen
Born in Hobart.
23 years in Tasmania, 10 years in Victoria
Married Laurence Jacobs when she was 23
Children: Sarah Ann - dead
David aged 9
Philip aged 7
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Burial 21 Jan 1875 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [3] Age: 33y Address: Melbourne General Cemetery Person ID I898 Simpson Last Modified 26 Oct 2024
Family Lawrence Jacobs, b. Abt 1834, St James Westminster district, London, England d. 16 Jul 1875, Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia (Age 41 years) Marriage 31 Jul 1865 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [1, 2, 4] Address: Emerald Hill - Occupation: Dealer
Catherine couldn't sign her name.
Notes - Children:-
We appear to have a slight discrepancy:-
We have birth certificates for Sarah Ann and Philip
On these certificates it says how many children alive and dead
In 1862 when Sarah Ann is born we are told that
Lawrence Samuel is alive
2 other children have died
In 1868 when Philip is born we are told that
Lawrence is still alive, now aged 7
Sarah Ann has died
Simeon is dead
David is alive aged 3
If we assume that Simeon died before Sarah Ann was born that still leaves 1 dead child to account for at the time of Sarah Ann's birth.
Children 1. Sarah Ann Jacobs, b. 31 May 1862, Hotham, Victoria, Australia d. 18 Oct 1862, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 0 years)2. Simeon Jacobs, b. 1864, Dunstan, New Zealand d. 1864, Dunstan, New Zealand (Age 0 years)3. David Jacobs, b. 21 Feb 1865, Clyde, Otago, New Zealand d. 9 Sep 1886, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 21 years)4. Philip Jacobs, b. 25 Apr 1868, Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia d. 19 Aug 1898, Malverne, Victoria, Australia (Age 30 years)Family ID F271 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 10 Mar 2020
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Event Map 
Birth - Abt 1842 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 
Marriage - Address: Emerald Hill - 31 Jul 1865 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 
Death - Age: 33y,Cause: Acute gastritis,Address: 202 Eastern Road - 20 Jan 1875 - Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia Burial - Age: 33y,Address: Melbourne General Cemetery - 21 Jan 1875 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Family of Lawrence Jacobs & Catherine O'Regen
There are some discrepancies around the data we have for this family.
We have a marriage certificate for Lawrence and Catherine O'Regen dated 1865
Yet we have at least 2 children (Lawrence Samuel & Sarah Ann) born before this date.
First assumption is that there was a prior marriage - despite Lawrence and Catherine being Bachelor & Spinster on the marriage certificate.
However, Sarah Ann's birth certificate in 1862 gives her mother as Kate Jacobs, formerly Regen (Catherine/Kate and the O' dropped from O'Regen) .
This certificate also lists Lawrence and refers to 2 deceased children, names unknown.
Sarah Ann's birth certificate also gives a marriage date of 1859 for her parents.
Philip's birth certificate in 1868 tells us that his parents, Lawrence & Catherine nee Regan, married in 1860.
It also lists brothers Lawrence, aged 7 and David, aged 3. Sarah Ann is listed as dead and we learn of another brother, also deceased, called Simeon.
So now we have some extra confusion:
In 1862 when Sarah was born we knew of two previously deceased children, one of whom could be Simeon (although if we take the order of listing as order of birth, then Simeon came after Sarah Ann), but then who was the second, and why are they not listed on Philip's birth certificate?
- Family of Lawrence Jacobs & Catherine O'Regen
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