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NameKathleen Margaret Jacobson 
[4, 1891: RG number: RG12 Piece: 1675 Folio: 25 Page: 26], [3, Her birth, Q4 of 1875, Chester dist, vol 8a, p. 385]
[4, 1891: RG number: RG12 Piece: 1675 Folio: 25 Page: 26], [3, Her birth, Q4 of 1875, Chester dist, vol 8a, p. 385]Birthca Nov 1875, Chester, Cheshire
Death1 Nov 1945, Stamford House Nursing Home, Westwood, Scarborough, Yorks
GeneralTeacher at various schools.
EducationSt Anne’s Sch, Abbots Bromley, Staffs. Girton, Cantab: 1900-3; MA in 1930
FatherRev William Bowstead Richards Jacobson (ca1840-1880)
MotherEdith Kathleen Powys (1849-ca1921)
Notes for Kathleen Margaret Jacobson
Her birth:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1875 (>99%)
Jacobson Kathleen Margaret Chester 8a 385
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In 1881 she and her sister were staying with their paternal grandfather in the bishop’s palace. No sign of their mother.
In 1891 she and her sister were with their mother in Littleham, Exmouth, Devon.
In 1901 she was staying with her uncle Horace Annesley Powys and his family in Leeds. She was an undergraduate at Girton College, Cambridge.
In 1911 she was head of an 8-roomed House in North Cadbury, Somerset with two Heathcote children apparently under her care, both born in Brighton. She had Private Means.
The elder child was:
First name(s) MARJORIE DELIA B
Last name HEATHCOTE
Birth year 1905
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District BRIGHTON
County Sussex
Country England
Volume 2B
Page 215
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
I have ordered her birth certificate to see if there is any connection.
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The Cambridge Alumni database has this for her:
Kathleen Margaret JACOBSON
Approx. lifespan: 1875–1945
Matric Girton College 1900
b. Chester, [ Cheshire ] 1875:10
dau. of Rev. William B.R. JACOBSON
dau. of Edith K. POWYS
Sch: St Anne's School Abbots Bromley, [ Staffordshire ]
Girton College 1900-03
Hist.Trip., Pt I, Cl.II 1902
Hist.Trip., Pt II, Cl.II 1903
MA 1930
Priv. Sec. to Mistress: Girton College 1903-04
House Mistress: Sch: St Mary's College Paddington, [ London ] 1906-09
Assistant Mistress: Sch: St Winifred's School Clifton, [ Somerset ] 1921-28
d. Scarborough, [ North Riding of Yorkshire ] 1945:11:11
It looks like their parents married a few years previously:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1902 (>99%)
BOWLES William Herbert Brighton 2b 418
Heathcote Burton Brighton 2b 418
Peskett Alice Jane Brighton 2b 418
Prevett Louisa Brighton 2b 418
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Not found on 1939 register.
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Her death:
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Dec 1945 (>99%)
Jacobson Kathleen M 70 Scarbro' 9d 312
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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1875 (>99%)
Jacobson Kathleen Margaret Chester 8a 385
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In 1881 she and her sister were staying with their paternal grandfather in the bishop’s palace. No sign of their mother.
In 1891 she and her sister were with their mother in Littleham, Exmouth, Devon.
In 1901 she was staying with her uncle Horace Annesley Powys and his family in Leeds. She was an undergraduate at Girton College, Cambridge.
In 1911 she was head of an 8-roomed House in North Cadbury, Somerset with two Heathcote children apparently under her care, both born in Brighton. She had Private Means.
The elder child was:
First name(s) MARJORIE DELIA B
Last name HEATHCOTE
Birth year 1905
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District BRIGHTON
County Sussex
Country England
Volume 2B
Page 215
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
I have ordered her birth certificate to see if there is any connection.
____________________
The Cambridge Alumni database has this for her:
Kathleen Margaret JACOBSON
Approx. lifespan: 1875–1945
Matric Girton College 1900
b. Chester, [ Cheshire ] 1875:10
dau. of Rev. William B.R. JACOBSON
dau. of Edith K. POWYS
Sch: St Anne's School Abbots Bromley, [ Staffordshire ]
Girton College 1900-03
Hist.Trip., Pt I, Cl.II 1902
Hist.Trip., Pt II, Cl.II 1903
MA 1930
Priv. Sec. to Mistress: Girton College 1903-04
House Mistress: Sch: St Mary's College Paddington, [ London ] 1906-09
Assistant Mistress: Sch: St Winifred's School Clifton, [ Somerset ] 1921-28
d. Scarborough, [ North Riding of Yorkshire ] 1945:11:11
It looks like their parents married a few years previously:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1902 (>99%)
BOWLES William Herbert Brighton 2b 418
Heathcote Burton Brighton 2b 418
Peskett Alice Jane Brighton 2b 418
Prevett Louisa Brighton 2b 418
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Not found on 1939 register.
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Her death:
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Dec 1945 (>99%)
Jacobson Kathleen M 70 Scarbro' 9d 312
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Will notes for Kathleen Margaret Jacobson
Her probate index:
JACOBSON Kathleen Margaret of 2 Woodland Grove Scarborough spinster, died 11 November 1945 at Stamford House Nursing Home, Westwood, Scarborough Probate York 29 January to Westminster Bank Limited. Effects £14280 9s 5d.
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JACOBSON Kathleen Margaret of 2 Woodland Grove Scarborough spinster, died 11 November 1945 at Stamford House Nursing Home, Westwood, Scarborough Probate York 29 January to Westminster Bank Limited. Effects £14280 9s 5d.
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