Genealogy Chat

I have a rellie with the name of Tom Jones. I only know that he died in Herefordshire (possibly Leominster registered) about 1992-97 and that his late wife was called Nora. He was about 97 when he died.

How do I find their marriage with such a common name and then find her maiden name? If I search by surname I get PAGES for each quarter to search through!
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Robyn

Might this be his death reg?

Thomas Evans Jones 22 Aug 1900 Jan 1999 98 Bromyard Herefordshire

Have you any idea when his wife died?

Angela

This would tie in with the death - the other side of Bromyard (Leominster side) from where I live

1901

Name: Thomas Evans Jones
Age: 7 months
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Annie
Gender: Male
Where born: Bredenbury, Herefordshire, England

Civil Parish: Bredenbury
Ecclesiastical parish: Bredenbury St Andrew
Town: Bredenbury
County/Island: Herefordshire
Country: England

Street address: Sawbury Hill

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Bromyard
Sub-registration district: Bromyard
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 3
Household Members: Name Age
Annie Jones 36 Thornbury
Edith Annie Jones 4
John Jones 39 Farmer b Hereford Humber
Thomas Evans Jones 7 months
Mary Knight 49
Henry Woodward 18

How close a relative was he? Is it feasible to get the death cert & hope the informant was someone you could contact for more info?

Angela

Dont think that this can be the right one on either account, as Bromyard is the other side of Hereford to where they lived in Monnington-on-Wye. I though they might have it registered in Hereford, Leominster, or Kington.

Thanks for your help though.

I think Nora died about 1974 and have found a death that might fit around that time.
Nora Gladys Jones registered death in Leominster volume 29 page 0557 they have her dob as 11/08/1900 which might be right?

The information I have is my memory - not brill now as all this information is so old now.

I called him uncle, but think he must have been a great uncle or even great, great uncle. I'm not sure if he was my great uncle or my fathers!

Might it be worth getting her death cert then? I think it should give the maiden name & should definitely say 'wife of .....' You could use that as a checking point.

These are the only Nora Gladys something's births listed on freebmd at the right time:

Births Sep 1900 (>99%)
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Wilcox Nora Gladys Bath 5c 504

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Births Dec 1900 (>99%)
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Billinness Nora Gladys S. Stoneham 2c 68
Chambers Nora Gladys Farnham 2a 103
Osborne Nora GLadys Evesham 6c 309
Winter Nora Gladys Birmingham 6d 65

Actually, only the Sept qtr one would've been registered on time.

I have to leave the pc now, but will come back later if I have a brainwave!

Angela

This is when I wish I could remember more or asked more when I was younger and they were alive.

I had hoped I could tie Nora in with my grandmother as I am sure that she's not connected via my granfather - he only had brothers and that surname was Gundy!

Maybe when I receive their marriage cert later this week it will help by showing her fathers christian name.

Thanks for all your help.