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Voyage
Transportation
John Jacobs was transported on the Governor Ready, departing 26th Mar 1827 and arriving 31st Jul 1827 with 190 passengers.
Governor Ready (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 131 (67) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/2/52. Date. 1827 Feb; 1827 July. Prisoner name: John Jacob. Court and date of trial: Brighton [Sussex] 4 February 1827. Crime: Bigamy. Initial sentence: Seven years transportation. Annotated: 'that I cannot interfere in any way on his behalf'. Petitioner(s): Two petitions from Mrs Fitzgerald of Brighton. Grounds for clemency: Got married at age 17.
He was the fourth child (second son) of eight children born to Isaac Jacobs and his wife Mary (nee MacCreath). Isaac Jacobs (1759-1835) was the only son of Lazarus Jacobs and his wife Mary Hiscock. Lazarus Jacobs was a glassmaker and he and Isaac developed the process of manufacturing the famous Bristol Blue Glass. John Jacobs often accompanied shipments of glass around the world as the firm made glassware for all the royal houses of Europe. His occupation is listed as 'Supercargo' a term used to describe a person overseeing shipments on board ship. He looked after the glassware shipment on board ship and through to its ultimate destination. It was on three of those trips that he married three separate women. Firstly in Cork, Ireland 6 April 1813, then in Bath, England 23 January 1817 and finally in Paris, France where he married another; 1824 imprisoned King's Bench Prison, Southwark, London on charge of bigamy; Trial and indicted for bigamy, 14 March 1826 before Mr Baron Graham; On board prison hulk "Leviathan" at Portsmouth, Hampshire; Between 21 March 1827 and 2 August 1827 onboard "Governor Ready" between London and Hobart; Free Certificate granted 24 September 1833.