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Help Needed Please

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tinkers

tinkers Report 17 May 2012 11:19

Hi all Im in need of some help please.
I have a death cert for a mary jones (married name hewitte) it states date and place of birth as 11 december 1908 in trehertbert in south wales she died in west sussex

I have her marriage cert and it shows she married john charles hewitte in August 1932 in Paddington London, it shows her dad was Griffith Jpnes and he was a farmer

I no Griffith was a farmer in Wales as I remember mym mum talking bout him when I was little but I dont remember much of the stories she told

right here goes I am looking for Mary Jones birth records and I cant find it anywhere as jones in wales well what can i say lol

many thanx

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 17 May 2012 11:23

Did she have a middle name, or do you remember if there were siblings at all?
Jan

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 17 May 2012 11:29

I see she didn't use a middle name on marrying. If all other info is correct, there are 3 matching births. Her father's name isn't quite as common as some, but struggling to see her 1911, at least with father who was a farmer.

Births Dec 1908
Jones Mary Pontypridd 11a 668
Jones Mary Pontypridd 11a 582

Births Mar 1909
JONES Mary Pontypridd 11a 634

tinkers

tinkers Report 17 May 2012 11:31

i dont think she had a middle name well its not on her certificates i have and im not sure bout any siblings

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 17 May 2012 11:46

The only thing I can see which vaguely matches

1911 Wales Census

Name: Mary Jones
Age in 1911: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales
Civil parish: Rhondda
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Street Address: 181 Trealaw Rd Trealaw

Griffith Jones 37 Birth Place: Talsamau, Merionethshire, Wales Collier
Anne Jones 39
George Jones 15
John Jones 13
Griffith Jones 5
David Jones 2
Mary Jones 1
Robert Jones 28
Evan Jenkins 49
Margrad Jenkins 41
Evan T Jenkins 27
Blodwen Jenkins

tinkers

tinkers Report 17 May 2012 11:51

thank you for trying jan

tinkers

tinkers Report 17 May 2012 12:14

Ive just had a look at all my certificates and found a copy of the marriage for Marys dad Griffith Jones tho it is a poor quality I can make out he marrieedd to a Jane Jones in 1907 at caenavan and at the time of marriage Griffith was living in Rhostryfan hope this helps

Maddie

Maddie Report 17 May 2012 13:06

bit of a long shot
1911
LEWIS, Richard Head Single M 34 1877 Coal Miner Hewer Miner Coal Glamorgan Tondu VIEW
JONES, Sophia Auntie Married27 years F 46 1865 Glamorgan Maesteg VIEW
JONES, Thomas Cousin M 7 1904 Essex Corringham VIEW
JONES, Sophia Cousin F 5 1906 Essex Corringham VIEW
JONES, Mary Cousin F 2 1909 Glamorgan Clydach Vale VIEW

RG number: RG14

Piece: 32369

Reference: RG14PN32369 RG78PN1853B RD589 SD4 ED41 SN208

Registration District: Pontypridd

Sub District: Rhondda

Enumeration District: 41

Parish: Rhondda

Address: 33 Marian Street Cellar Clydach Vale Rhondda

County: Glamorganshire

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 17 May 2012 13:59

What was his occupation on the marriage cert? This might be them in view of location, but no sign of a Mary:

1911 Wales Census

Name: Griffith Jones
Age in 1911: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Rhostryfan, Carnarvon, Wales
Civil parish: Rhondda
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Street Address: 6 Caroline Street Blaenrhondda
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 13
Estimated Marriage Year: 1898
Occupation: Collier Miner (hewer)
Registration district: Pontypridd

Name Age
Griffith Jones 44
Jane Jones 36
Owen Morgan Jones 11
John Griffith Jones 8
Hugh Griffith Jones 5
William Ivor Jones 2

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 17 May 2012 14:00

Looking at image for above 1911, they have had 6 children, 5 surviving, so one is missing. Possible then?
Jan

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 17 May 2012 14:01

All of them were born Rhostryfan,

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 17 May 2012 14:04

??

1911 Wales Census

Name: Mary Jones
Age in 1911: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1909
Relation to Head: Merch (Daughter)
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Llanwnda, Carnarvon, Wales
Civil parish: Llanwnda
County/Island: Caernarvonshire
Country: Wales
Street Address: Cae Coch Rhostryfan Carnarvon
Registration district: Carnarvon
Registration District Number: 630
Sub-registration district: Llandwro

Griffith Jones 28 Occupation: Llafurwr Cyffredinol (!)
Jennie Jones 24
Griffith G Jones 5
Mary Jones 2
Jane Jones 1

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 17 May 2012 14:06

Occ is just general labourer on above census (found translation!).
Jan

tinkers

tinkers Report 17 May 2012 15:11

wow thanx for that jan

i did see

Name: Griffith Jones
Age in 1911: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Rhostryfan, Carnarvon, Wales
Civil parish: Rhondda
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Street Address: 6 Caroline Street Blaenrhondda
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 13
Estimated Marriage Year: 1898
Occupation: Collier Miner (hewer)
Registration district: Pontypridd

Name Age
Griffith Jones 44
Jane Jones 36
Owen Morgan Jones 11
John Griffith Jones 8
Hugh Griffith Jones 5
William Ivor Jones 2

and wondered if mary was sleeping somewhere else on the census night

on griffiths and janes marriage cert it says that griffith was a coal miner at time of marriage