I have a maternal ancestor Catherine Wilkinson married to N. JACOBS, who was partner in family firm of Charles Jacobs & Sons, founded in Gawler, South Australia, around 1856. (Not immediate son, but known to be a partner, nontheless.)
I believe Catherine originally came out to Australia from Wales around 1864, was married (?when, where- South Australia?) and went with her husband to live in Curepipe, Mauritius. There, the family firm of Jacobs had large sugar and tea plantations, and their own tea clipper ship 'C.J.S." with which they exported to Australia, Britain, China and South Africa.
Various sisters of Catherine with their families visited her in Curepipe towards the end of the 19th century., onebeing Margaret (PITCHFORD) and her husband (my gr.grandparents) and eight children visiting and staying for two years, and having a ninth child whilst there.
C. Jacobs came to Victoria, Australia and bought a property 'Woodcliff" (now named "Woodcliffe") on the Esplanade, between Mornington and Mt. Martha in 1906. Her husband N. came by ship 'C.J.S." from M. in January 1908 and returned to Mauritius in May 1908. They visited Mornington in 1908 to attend a family wedding of C.'s niece, Catherine Pitchford - and are known to have been living at 'Woodcliff".during the first six months at least of 1908.
I have had no success in tracing:
1. their wedding; 2. N.'s birth (I know he is 'Australian born, and 60 yrs. of age on shipping manifest in Jan. 1908);C. was born in Wales in 1842.
3. where and when they died - I presume they had no children?
I have had no success in trying to ascertain results from the Mauritius end. Anyone out there help in any way?? Ruth MacLeod (Australia)
