JACOBS
Family GenealogyIntroduction
W
elcome to the home page and family history of Michael and Anneke Jacobs (nee van Tiggelen).If you are new to this site I suggest you read this page and then go directly to the
Family Tree page to determine if we have any common ancestors or interests.If you have visited before, I suggest that you visit the
News page before proceeding. Updated pages will be marked with the date of the latest edit beside the link on this page.Contents
Family Tree (over 2250 individual names, 600 family names - 800 new names added between January & April 2000)
Family Treasures (******************New*******************)
News (April 6, 2000)
Links to Related Sites (April 6, 2000)
M
y interest in family history was spurred by the publication of "Jacob's Ladder" * in 1986, a family history of my JACOB/S ancestors. This coincided with my interest in computers and the Internet.While my research is very broad covering all probable ancestors, my primary focus continues to be the JACOBS, SHIELDS, ENDE and van TIGGELEN family lines.
In addition, I am presently researching the LEAR family, as they are the earliest Australian ancestors I can claim.
The JACOBS family originated in the Isle of Wight, England and the Australian branch was established with the arrival of Isaac and Elizabeth JACOBS (from the Isle of Wight) at Holdfast Bay, South Australia on February 10, 1837 aboard the sailing ship John Renwick. The population of South Australia at the time of their arrival was between 500 and 700 people. They were truly pioneers of South Australia. The SHIELDS probably originate in Scotland, arriving in Australia between 1836 and 1849
The van TIGGELEN family settled in Australia in 1951 following a rather untimely departure from Indonesia in 1951. Both the ENDEs and the van TIGGELENs originated in the south of Holland around the city of Schoonhoven.
In addition to our English, Scottish and Dutch heritage, we can also claim Danish, German and Irish ancestry in the last 200 years.
* "Jacob's Ladder" published by the Jacobs Family History Association Inc., April 1986 ISBN 1 86252 161 1, Printed by Gillingham Printers Pty Ltd., Adelaide South Australia
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Primary Name Interests
JACOBS, LEAR, MILDWATER, DAY, WATTS, WESCOMBE
(Australia, England)SHIELDS, YULE, DUNN (Australia, Scotland)
KOCK (aka KOOK) (Australia, Denmark)
SCHROTER, REHN (Australia, Germany)
van TIGGELEN, van de REE, de HEER, HILGEMAN, van DUUREN, ENDE, BROUWER, OSINGA (Netherlands)
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