Jacob Adolphus

Tentatively identifed as Dr (later Sir) Jacob Adolphus, the Inspector-General of Army Hospitals. If so, the daughter of whom he was guardian was likely to have been Emma.

1. Christening of Edwin and Emma Adolphus, children of Jacob and Esther Adolphus, St George Hanover Square 16/06/1817; death of Jacob Adolphus registered Q1 1845 Cheltenham; will of Sir Jacob Adolphus proved 30/01/1845.

2. Letter from the Compensation Commission to Dr Adolphus at 68 Haymarket, London, regarding St James claim no. 808.

1. Ancestry.com, London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 [database online]; FreeUKGen, England and Wales Free BMD Database, Deaths, 1837-1983 [database online]; PROB 11/2010.

2. T71/1593 p. 363.