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The life of Jacob Prideaux
Biography
Jacob Prideaux worked as a servant before emigrating to South Australia. He married Maria Weakly at North Petherwin, in southwestern England, on August 1, 1850; the parish transcription names his father as William Prideaux, a labourer.
Jacob, Maria and their infant son William travelled aboard the Gloucester in 1852. The passenger record gives both adults’ ages as 26 and associates the household with Cornwall, the county at England’s southwestern tip.
In South Australia, land-record abstracts place Jacob at Hindmarsh, a district of Adelaide, as a labourer in 1854 and later at Port Adelaide. He died on March 6, 1868, aged 42, without leaving a will. The abstract identifies his eldest son William as his heir.
His daughter Maria’s birth index and wedding announcement also name Jacob as her father. The family research describes his work as farm labour.
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Family relationships
Children with Maria Weakly Prideaux
A life in dates
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- Immigration
Arrived in South Australia aboard the Gloucester with spouse and infant William.
South Australia
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A South Australian land-record abstract places Jacob at Hindmarsh, Adelaide, as a labourer.
Hindmarsh
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Notes & sources
Family records
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- GenealogySA public indexes
- Gloucester1852 passenger list
- Jacob Prideaux / Maria Weakly marriage1850
- Jacob Prideaux Australian land abstract
- John Anderson / Maria Prideaux marriage1882