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British Families in Southern Patagonia

JACOBS--LOWENTHAL

Lionel Louis JACOBS; b. 1861 Swansea; apprentice watchmaker; c1878 emigrated from Swansea, sailing round Cape Horn to Valparaiso; 1889 Buenos Aires, import business; 1890s to Punta Arenas; established large store ("La Casa Inglesa"); >1899 family returned to London; member of British Club, Magallanes; 1917 founder member of Magallanes Golf Club; d. 1932 Amersham

m. 1889 Buenos Aires

Leonora LOWENTHAL; b. 1863 Edinburgh; family moved to Glasgow; later to Buenos Aires; d. 1947

Children:

1. Claude, b. 1890; d. 1972
2. Arthur Montague, b. 1891; c1907 returned to Punta Arenas to manage business; member of British Club, Magallanes; 1917 founder member of Magallanes Golf Club; member of Magellan Dramatic Society; m. Marylla <unknown surname>, 2 children
3. Cecil, b. 1892; 1917 founder member of Magallanes Golf Club
4. Adela ("Della"), b. 1893; 2 children
5. Mina, b. 1895; d. 1895; bur. Punta Arenas

Source: Michael Rank (IV-2009)
Last updated: 16-III-2012