John Jaques (c. 1768–1820)
John Jaques, n.d., from Edward Charles Close - New South Wales Sketchbook: Sea Voyage, Sydney, Illawarra, Newcastle, Morpeth, c.1817-1840
State Library of New South Wales
Deied—On Sunday afternoon last, after a short but severe illness of ten days, Mr. John Jaques, of Clarence-street, Sydney. He had filled the situation of County Gaoler for the last three years, with every satisfaction to the Authority under which he had been employed; and rendered himself very much respected by his humanity in that Office. He was interred on Tuesday afternoon, being followed to the grave by a respectable body of numerous friends.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- ad for his tailor business, Sydney Gazette, 5 March 1803, p 1
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Citation details
'Jaques, John (c. 1768–1820)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/jaques-john-29688/text36734, accessed 8 May 2025.
John Jaques, n.d., from Edward Charles Close - New South Wales Sketchbook: Sea Voyage, Sydney, Illawarra, Newcastle, Morpeth, c.1817-1840
State Library of New South Wales
Life Summary [details]
Birth
Death
22 October,
1820
(aged ~ 52)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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