
Posted by Bernadette Bell
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on 11/13/2007, 9:47 am, in reply to "JACOMB'S IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND"
121.44.222.136
Note my change of email address. Always willing to exchange notes with others interested in the family of Robert Jacomb
--Previous Message--
: Congratulations on getting started.
: I am interested in the Australian and New
: Zealand branches of JACOMB, most of whom are
: descended from Robert JACOMB(1788,London -
: 1853,Melbourne)and his wife Catherine Wright
: ELWALL).
: Robert, an ex naval officer, arrived in Van
: Dieman's land,(Tasmania),Australia in 1833
: aboard the ENCHANTRESS. He moved his family
: to Port Phillip(Melbourne) in 1848.
: His children were:Robert
: Elwall(1825-1902),Henry(1830-1859),Catherine(1832-?),Jane(1834-1843),Virgina(1836-1854),George(1838-1879),John
: Newton(1841-1891),Rupert(1846-1899,New
: Zealand)
: I have done a lot of research on Robert,
: mainly in Tasmania, and have made contact
: with a number of his descendants. Happy to
: hear from anyone interested in the Jacomb
: family.
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