Person:John Jacca (1)

Living in Torlevan, Sithney in 1841 as an Agricultural Labourer. For the 1851 census John was farming 20 acres at Worvas, Mullion in Cornwall with wife and children William, Thomas, Elizabeth, Joshua and Joseph. In 1871 John was living alone in Breage, a farmer of 9 acres. Death Reg Dec Qtr 1879 Helston Reg District 5c 132 aged 84. According to Warren Jacka this John heads the Jacka Fabrics Mob in Australia. Said to have headed the "Bendigo mob".

1. ↑ Transcribed by W.L.Bowden. The Parish Registers of Sithney in the County of Cornwall 1664 to 1845
   p.93 Jacca, John s. of Thomas & Anna Oct 21 1795.
2. ↑ The Parish Registers of Sithney in the County of Cornwall. (Website for for the Online Parish Clerk for Sithney, Porthleven and Constantine, Cornwall, UK wesite address http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcopc/index.htm author of website Damien Willey.)
   Sithney Baptisms 1737-1812 Surnames A-J, JACCA, John, 21-Oc t-1795, Thomas & Anna.
3. ↑ FreeBMD England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1900. (The Trustees of FreeBMD [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001.)
   Deaths Dec 1879, Jacka John, 84, Helston, Vol 5c, page 132.
4. ↑ The Parish Registers of Sithney in the County of Cornwall (1). (Website for for the Online Parish Clerk for Sithney, Porthleven and Constantine, Cornwall, UK wesite address http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcopc/index.htm author of website Damien Willey.)
   JACKA, John, 1879, 30-Oct, Blank, 84, -,.
5. ↑ Burials Sithney Parish Church, An index to the transcription of Moniumental Inscriptions in the Burial Ground
   JACKA, John, 1879, 30-Oct, Blank, 84, -, Card 132 (age give n as 85 in the Monument index).
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. "1841 England Census." Database Online.. (Ancestry.com Operations Inc. \i Ancestry.com. \i0 . www.ancestry.com.au : 2006)
   (www.ancestry.com.au : accessed 27 Dec 2009), entry for Joh n & Jane Jacka & family, Torleavan, Lines 39 - 45, Civil Pa rish: Sithney; County: Cornwall; PRO HO107/139/21; Page: 4.
7. ↑ 1851 Cemsus of England and Wales. (digital images, The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/uk))
   Piece: HO107/1913 Place: St Keverne-Cornwall Enumeration Di strict: 6a, Civil Parish: Grade Ecclesiastical Parish: -, F olio: 180 Page: 3 Schedule: 10, Address: Worvas, Cornish Ce nsus Online.

   Worvas,John Jacka,Head,M,54,,Farmer Of 20 Acres,Sithney Cornwall,,
   ,,Jane Jacka,Wife,M,,49,Farmers Wife,Liskeard Cornwall,,
   ,,William Jacka,Son,U,20,,Farmers Son,St. Gluvias Cornwall,,
   ,,Thomas Jacka,Son,U,14,,Farmers Son,St. Gluvias Cornwall,,
   ,,Elizabeth Jacka,Dau,,,13,,Redruth Cornwall,,
   ,,Joshua Jacka,Son,,10,,,Portleaven Cornwall,,
   ,,Joseph Jacka,Son,,8,,,Helstone Cornwall,,

8. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales 1861, Kew, Surrey, England. (Series RG9, The National Archives of the UK)
   Class: RG9; Piece: 1573; Folio: 120; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542 833.

   John Jacka, head, aged 65, farmer of 20 acreas, married, Cornwall, Sithney
   Jane Jacka, aged 59, farmers wife, married, Cornwall, Sithney
   Elizabeth Jacka, aged 22, farmers daughter, unmarried, Cornwall, Sithney
   Joshua Jacka, aged 20, farmers son, unmarried, Cornwall, Sithney

9. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales 1871, Kew, Surrey, England. (Series RG10, The National Archives of the UK)
   Class: RG10; Piece: 2308; Folio: 14; Page: 19; GSU roll: 83 8821.
10.   Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. Death Certificate Joshua Jacka. (Reference Details Year 1907, Reference #7713. Original a certified copy. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson)
    JohnJacka Farmer and Mary Jacka formerly Knight are state d as Joshua Jacka's parents by his sone Edwin Knight Jacka.

    Reference number: DCJ001

11.   Personal Research data for Russell John Painter. (Unpublished research. Contact detail for Russell John Painter available on request. Initial contact made via Genereunited in 2006).
12. ↑ According to the Sithney Parish church index for the transcription of Monuments, this gravesite has a momument.
    
    Thought to be interred in this site
    John Jacka (husband)
    Jane Jacka (wife)
    Jane Jacka (unknown year & age of death according to the monument transcriptions and does not appear in the Burial index for this cemetery either relation to the couple buried with her is unclear)
13. ↑ John's two eldest children Eliza and William have moved out of home to work. Eliza has gone to live with her Aunt and Uncle (the Watters' family) on a nearby farm and William is working as a servant for another Aunt and Uncle, James and Mary Jacka (nee Lobb). Although the children are living with different families they are only just down the road, not very far away.
    
    Remaining in the family home are:-
    1. John Jacka aged 45 an Ag. Lab
    2. Jane Jacka, aged 39
    3. Mary Jacka, aged 8
    4. John Jacka, aged 6
    5. Thos Jacka, aged 5
    6. Elizabeth Jacka aged 3
    7. Joshia Jacka, aged 6 months
14. ↑ The family have relocated, and William has moved back into the family home. Thier eldest daughter Eliza still remains with her aunt and uncle working as a servant. Mary is no longer in the family home, although I have not been able to located where she is in 1851
    
    1. John Jacka, Head, aged 54, Farmer Of 20 Acres
    2. Jane Jacka, Wife, aged 49, Farmers Wife
    3. William Jacka, Son, aged 20, Farmers Son
    4. Thomas Jacka, Son, aged 14, Farmers Son
    5. Elizabeth Jacka, Dau, aged 13
    6. Joshua Jacka, Son, aged 10
    7. Joseph Jacka, Son, aged 8
15. ↑ The household has grown smaller as the older children have left home.
    *Eliza, the eldest child, has moved closer and is working for the Sheppard family as a housekeeper and remains unmarried.
    *William has migrated to Australia and married Emily Woolcock.
    *Thomas now lives with his Aunt and Uncle in Trenance, Mullion in the Jose household.
    *the other two children who are not at home Mary and John have not yet been located.
    
    Remaining in the family home as listed in the Census are
    1. John Jacka, head, aged 65, farmer of 20 acreas
    2. Jane Jacka, aged 59, farmers wife
    3. Elizabeth Jacka, aged 22, farmers daughter
    4. Joshua Jacka, aged 20, farmers son
16. ↑ Jane his wife has passed away and John is living alone and working as a gardener and aged 72.