At the point William Walter (Willie) Jacobs b: 1866 in Lyttelton, Christchurch, New Zealand Married: 1890 in Chatham Islands d: 10 July 1950 Father: William Gordon Jacobs Mother: Jessie, you get to be aligned with the Clarkson family as William Walter Jacobs had a sister Mary Matilda Jacobs who married my Grandfather James Mortimer Dudley Clarkson. They had 10 children.
The death registration for William Gordon Jacobs indicates he was married first to M. Campbell in America c1854 at age 23 and second to M. Smith c1860 at age 29. His parents are listed as William and Ann Jacobs. He was in Lyttleton, New Zealand prior to moving to the Chatham Islands in March 1866. He married his third wife Jesse Seymour nee Martin in Oct 1866. The death registration says he was born in America. William was a carpenter as was his father. William Gordon Jacobs stood trial for wounding with intent after shooting his wife. The case is reported in Papers Past in the on-line archives maintained by the National Library of NZ SUPREME COURT Star, Issue 4438, 15 July 1882, Page 3.
James Mortimer Dudley CLARKSON was born 18 March 1866 on a ship on the Tasman Sea., and died 22 December 1929 in Patea, Taranaki, NZ. Cause of Death: Killed in a well, (Inquest report) Broken Neck. Medical Information: a Windlass from the well fell on him after Thomas Joseph Dwyer had tied a tow to a car and pulled it into the well. 2 12. 1929
James Mortimer Dudley Clarkson married Mary Matilda Jacobs 7 February 1903 in Wanganui, NZ, daughter of William Jacobs and Jessie Martin, (Seymour). She was born 4 January 1877 in Chatham Islands, NZ, and died 12 March 1937 in Stratford, Taranaki, NZ. Mary Matilda Jacobs was a sister or half sister to William Walter Jacobs.
The children of James Clarkson and Mary Jacobs are:
1. Mary Ellen10 Clarkson, B. 22 June 1903, Patea, Taranaki, NZ; D. 17 October 1940, Patea, Taranaki,
NZ.
2. Joshua John James Clarkson, B. 23 June 1904, Patea, Taranaki, NZ; D. 9 May 1978, Hamilton, NZ.
3. Ruth Matilda Clarkson, B. 25 June 1905, Patea, Taranaki, NZ; D. 3 August 1987, Midhurst,
Taranaki, NZ.
4. Francis Henry Mortimer Clarkson, B. 25 July 1906, Patea, Taranaki, NZ; D. 19 September 1941,
Patea, Taranaki, NZ.
5. Archibald Jacobs Clarkson, B. 17 June 1908, Patea, Taranaki, NZ; D. 6 October 1997, New
Plymouth, ( Hospital)Taranaki, NZ.
6. Edwin Chapman Clarkson, B. 20 June 1909, Patea, Taranaki, NZ; D. April 1974, Stratford,
Taranaki, NZ.
7. Robert Martin Clarkson, B. 4 October 1910, Patea, Taranaki, NZ; D. 17 June 1978, Hamilton, NZ.
8. Elizabeth Maude Clarkson, B. 28 December 1913, Patea, Taranaki, NZ; D. 25 August 1988,
England.
9. George Andrew Clarkson, B. 25 June 1916, Patea, Taranaki, NZ; D. 12 July 1995, Hamilton, NZ.
10. William Paul Clarkson, B. 1 January 1918, Patea, Taranaki, NZ; D. 12 March 1988, New Plymouth,
Taranaki, NZ.
As the attached file shows, my cousin Jim Clarkson, the Grandson of Mary Matilda Jacobs is now the DOC Officer on the Chatham Islands.
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