ARTICLES
Jews in Faversham and Ospringe. © 2000 Kenneth Jacob. A very brief article originally written for the Faversham Millenium Book, which regrettably never appeared.
Some notes on the early history of Faversham in Kent. © 2000 Kenneth Jacob. The same comments apply to this article, constrained as it was by the number of words permitted.
A Vignette of the de Ospringe family
A brief history of a family that took its name from Ospringe, next Faversham, in Kent. This article was first published in Family History, the Journal of the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Volume 21, No 176, © 2003
The Ospringe family - additional information
Further information on the above family. This was also published in Family History, Volume 22, No 186, © 2006.
The castle of Bourne, Lincolnshire, and the Wake family
A debate has been raging for some years on whether Bourne in Lincolnshire had a castle; it had, as historical documents amply demonstrate; © Kenneth Jacob 2005.
A Vignette of the Chiche family
An original study of the Chiche family of Kent © 2006
Voluminous notes for the above article.
A vignette of Cinque Ports Jacobs
A brief study of the name of Jacob as it appears in records relating to the Cinque Ports in the counties of Kent and Sussex. © 2004
Brigadier-General John Jacob CB
Brigadier-General John Jacob CB (1812-1858) was founder of the town, now city, of Jacobabad, in India (now in Pakistan). He was commandant of the Scinde Horse, Jacob's Horse and Jacob's Rifles. This article was published in Family History, the Journal of the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Volume 20, No 163, © 2000.
Brigadier-General
John Jacob CB
A compilation of various photographs, prints, paintings and
ephemera relating to John Jacob and Jacobabad.
A brief illustrated study of the coats-of-arms used by various families of the name of Jacob, © 2006.
The Alard Family of Sussex and Kent. To follow shortly.
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