Esther Mary CANAVAN

1855 - 1926  (70 years)   Has no ancestors but 33 descendants in this family tree.

David JACOBS

Abt 1832 - 1911  (79 years)

Birth	Abt 1832	London, England
Died	28 Jun 1911	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
	Age: 78y
	Cause: Bronchitis
	Address: McCrae Street
Buried	29 Jun 1911	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
	Address: White Hills Cemetary
Father	Ezra (Houser) JACOBS,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Mother	Fanny SIMMONS
Married	4 Jul 1832	London, England
Family	Esther Mary CANAVAN,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia
	Address: Sandhurst
Children	1. Humphrey James JACOBS,   b. 1875, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia   2. John JACOBS,   b. 1877, White Hills, Victoria, Australia   3. David JACOBS,   b. 1878, White Hills, Victoria, Australia + 4. Robert Orr JACOBS,   b. 1879, Victoria, Australia   5. Catherine JACOBS,   b. 1882, White Hills, Victoria, Australia + 6. David Ezra JACOBS,   b. 1889, White Hills, Victoria, Australia + 7. Amelia JACOBS,   b. 1895, White Hills, Victoria, Australia   8. James JACOBS,   b. 1897, White Hills, Victoria, Australia

Humphrey James JACOBS

1875 -

Birth	1875	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
Father	David JACOBS,   b. Abt 1832, London, England
Mother	Esther Mary CANAVAN,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia
	Address: Sandhurst

John JACOBS

1877 -

Birth	1877	White Hills, Victoria, Australia
Father	David JACOBS,   b. Abt 1832, London, England
Mother	Esther Mary CANAVAN,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia
	Address: Sandhurst

David JACOBS

1878 -

Birth	1878	White Hills, Victoria, Australia
Father	David JACOBS,   b. Abt 1832, London, England
Mother	Esther Mary CANAVAN,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia
	Address: Sandhurst

Robert Orr JACOBS

1879 - 1924  (45 years)

Birth	1879	Victoria, Australia
Died	6 Mar 1924	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Buried	Mar 1924	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
	Address: Bendigo Public Cemetery
Father	David JACOBS,   b. Abt 1832, London, England
Mother	Esther Mary CANAVAN,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia
	Address: Sandhurst
Family	Margaret Ellen FANNING
Married	1904	Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Margaret Ellen JACOBS

Catherine JACOBS

1882 -

Birth	1882	White Hills, Victoria, Australia
Father	David JACOBS,   b. Abt 1832, London, England
Mother	Esther Mary CANAVAN,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia
	Address: Sandhurst

David Ezra JACOBS

1889 -

Birth	1889	White Hills, Victoria, Australia
Father	David JACOBS,   b. Abt 1832, London, England
Mother	Esther Mary CANAVAN,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia
	Address: Sandhurst
Family	Veronica MOORE
Married	1921	Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

Amelia JACOBS

1895 - 1950  (55 years)

Birth	1895	White Hills, Victoria, Australia
Died	4 Aug 1950	Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia
Father	David JACOBS,   b. Abt 1832, London, England
Mother	Esther Mary CANAVAN,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia
	Address: Sandhurst
Family	John Stuart James CANAVAN
Married	1912	Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Esther Mary CANAVAN,   b. 1914, Cunningham, Victoria, Australia   2. William James CANAVAN,   b. 1915, Richmond, Victoria, Australia

James JACOBS

1897 -

Birth	1897	White Hills, Victoria, Australia
Father	David JACOBS,   b. Abt 1832, London, England
Mother	Esther Mary CANAVAN,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia
	Address: Sandhurst

William Patrick HOGAN

1861 - 1931  (69 years)

Birth	10 Jun 1861
Died	16 Mar 1931
	Age: 69y
Buried	1931	Heidelberg, Banyule City, Victoria, Australia
	Address: Warringal Cemetery
Family	Esther Mary CANAVAN,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	1911	Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Margueretta Hogan JACOBS,   b. 1900, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia + 2. William Patrick JACOBS,   b. 1903, Richmond, Victoria, Australia

Margueretta Hogan JACOBS

1900 -

Birth	1900	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Father	William Patrick HOGAN,   b. 10 Jun 1861
Mother	Esther Mary CANAVAN,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	1911	Victoria, Australia

William Patrick JACOBS

1903 -

Birth	1903	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Father	William Patrick HOGAN,   b. 10 Jun 1861
Mother	Esther Mary CANAVAN,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	1911	Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Arthur William HOGAN,   b. 15 Dec 1927

• Name	Esther Mary CANAVAN  [1]
  Birth	4 Oct 1855	Victoria, Australia   [2, 3]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Female
  Ancestor Count	2
  Court Case	16 Nov 1898	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia   [4]
  	David charges his wife with 'illegal detention' of certain items. In the article it identifies that his wife has been unfaithful to him on numerous occasions with William Hogan. It further states that of her 6 children, only 5 are his.
  Descendant Count	33
  Reference Number	BR 0957b
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	5DB3A2C873A044C081E772E23DE6BC2C58B6
  Burial	1926	Heidelberg, Banyule City, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	Address: Warringal Cemetery
  Death	26 Mar 1926	Kew, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	Entry gives father as Alf Canavan and mother as Catherine Orr Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I4095	Dave
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

  Marriage	1855	Victoria, Australia   [5]
  	She is listed as Moffat - Previously married to Richard Moffat in Scotland
  Family ID	F1756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	David JACOBS,   b. Abt 1832, London, England d. 28 Jun 1911, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia   [2]
  	Address: Sandhurst
  	Esther had written permission from her father to marry.
  Children	1. Humphrey James JACOBS,   b. 1875, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia   2. John JACOBS,   b. 1877, White Hills, Victoria, Australia   3. David JACOBS,   b. 1878, White Hills, Victoria, Australia + 4. Robert Orr JACOBS,   b. 1879, Victoria, Australia d. 6 Mar 1924, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 45 years)   5. Catherine JACOBS,   b. 1882, White Hills, Victoria, Australia + 6. David Ezra JACOBS,   b. 1889, White Hills, Victoria, Australia + 7. Amelia JACOBS,   b. 1895, White Hills, Victoria, Australia d. 4 Aug 1950, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia (Age 55 years)   8. James JACOBS,   b. 1897, White Hills, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F1294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family 2	William Patrick HOGAN,   b. 10 Jun 1861   d. 16 Mar 1931 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1911	Victoria, Australia   [6]
  Children	1. Margueretta Hogan JACOBS,   b. 1900, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia + 2. William Patrick JACOBS,   b. 1903, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F2661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Oct 1855 - Victoria, Australia Marriage - Address: Sandhurst - 27 Jun 1874 - White Hills, Melbourne, Australia Court Case - 16 Nov 1898 - Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Marriage - 1911 - Victoria, Australia Burial - Address: Warringal Cemetery - 1926 - Heidelberg, Banyule City, Victoria, Australia Death - 26 Mar 1926 - Kew, Victoria, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  It looks as though Esther had left David by 1900. She has two children in 1900 and 1903 Margueretta Hogan Jacobs - father would appear to be Hogan William Patrick Jacobs - Indexed as both Jacobs and Hogan Esther marries William Hogan in 1911 after David Jacobs dies. However, a court case in 1898 implies that Amelia and James Jacobs were also not David's. See attachments. [7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2151] Death Cert - Jacobs, David [Z109]. [S2152] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, David [Z109]. [S4967] Tombstone - Hogans, Various. [S4968] Court Case - Jacobs, david - Jacobs, Esther, Hogan, William. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, Victoria, Australia BMDs 3179/1855. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, Victoria, Australia 7835/1911. Esther listed as Ether Mary Jacobs [S4968] Court Case - Jacobs, david - Jacobs, Esther, Hogan, William, 11 Oct 2022.