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Cornwall / Re: Elizabeth JACKA (nee RULE) born Lydford
« on: Sunday 13 September 09 14:58 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
Thanks for the info. Yes, I would be interested in the info that you have on the family. At the moment I believe that Sarah Jacka was the unwed mother of Richard, but I don't really know what happened to her ie  I can't find a later marriage or death record. It is interesting that Richard's death certificate says his father (referred to as Richard Jacka) was a shoemaker. There is a Richard Carbis, shoemaker, on the 1861 census who has a wife named Jane, aged 26 on the 1861 census. I wonder if this is the Jane Jacka, Sarah's sister shown on the 1851 census, aged 17. But I haven't yet found their marriage record. I think the reversal of the Carbis and Jacka surnames on Richard's death certificate, and also the spurious name of William for Richard's father on his marriage certificate is just a cover-up of the illegitimate nature of the birth. However, it does look like John and Elizabeth are the proper ancestors in this family tree, so I would be very interested in your findings.

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Cornwall / Re: Elizabeth JACKA (nee RULE) born Lydford
« on: Friday 11 September 09 01:54 BST (UK)  »
Hi
I have also been researching the JACKA surname and have arrived at the same 1841 and 1851 census records that you have. My interest is in tracing ancestors of a Richard JACKA who died in Sydney Australia on 11 May 1883. His death certificate shows his father was also called Richard Jacka, occupation of Shoemaker, and the mother was Sarah with the maiden name of Carbiss. He married Mary Crocker on 29 April 1871 at St Hilary Parish Marazion Cornwall. However, this marriage record shows his father was William Jacka (not Richard), a miner. For various reasons I believe that the Richard Jacka who died in Sydney in 1883 was the Richard Carbis Jacka shown in the Cornwall 1851 census as being age 1, grandson of Elizabeth Jacka, age 52 living at The Cliff. This also seems to be the same family shown in your email topic from the 1841 Cornwall census, living at Trevanna, and headed by John Jacka and his wife Elizabeth Jacka. Do you have any more information on this family? I am still undecided if the Richard Jacka I am researching (b 8/2/1850 shown on birth record as Richard Carbis Jacka) has a father called Richard Jacka and mother called Sarah Carbis or, if his mother was Sarah Jacka (which is a possibility because of an 18-year-old Sarah Jacka shown at The Cliff household in the 1851 census) and some other father, Richard or William.

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