Hi

Henry Jones, above, is my wife's Great Great Grandfather. He shows up in 1841 - 1901 censuses as first a woodman and later as Crown Woodman living at Marion's lodge from 1881 - 1901. He was the enumerator for 81,91,01 censuses Newland district 2 / 3.

According to his marriage certificate (1860 to Ruth Davies) his father was John Jones and his wife's father was John Davies (Witnesses Dinah and Benjamin Jones).

However because Henry Jones seems to be a common name in the area I am having trouble pinning his history down much further. I do not have a record of his death or birth (The birth certs I have so far have turned out to be the wrong person)

Just wondering whether anyone else has information or prior research on him and/or his earlier family.

Any information gratefully received.

Chris Thomas

Hi

Henry Jones, above, is my wife's Great Great Grandfather. He shows up in 1841 - 1901 censuses as first a woodman and later as Crown Woodman living at Marion's lodge from 1881 - 1901. He was the enumerator for 81,91,01 censuses Newland district 2 / 3.

Any information gratefully received.

Chris Thomas

If he was born C 1840 and you have him in the 1841 census who is he living with in 1841/51- his parents or someone else ?????

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Yes I have him living with his parents John and Hannah in 1841.

John Jones is listed as Woodman and in later censuses seems also to go on to become a Crown Woodman at Biblins Lodge.

Hovever these are common names in the area and I can't be sure I am looking at the right people.

I was hoping that someone on the forum might have prior knowledge or research on this Henry Jones in particular.

Chris

Yes I have him living with his parents John and Hannah in 1841.
However because Henry Jones seems to be a common name in the area I am having trouble pinning his history down much further. I do not have a record of his death or birth (The birth certs I have so far have turned out to be the wrong person)

So you are looking for his parents not Henry !!!

Year: 1840
Month: Nov
Day: 15
Parents_Surname: JONES
Child_Forenames: Henry
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Hannah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: New Wier
Occupation: Woodman
Officiating_Minister: Richd Davies Rector
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P310 IN 1/8
Page_Number: 33
Parish_Chapel: Staunton

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

Yes I have him living with his parents John and Hannah in 1841.

So you are looking for his parents not Henry !!!

Year: 1805
Month: Dec
Day: 8
Parents_Surname: JONES
Child_Forenames: John
Fathers_Forenames: Richard
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P310 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 40
Parish_Chapel: Staunton

Year: 1825
Month: Oct
Day: 24
Grooms_Surname: JONES
Grooms_Forenames: John
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: [not stated]
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: of this parish
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: MORGAN
Brides_Forenames: Hannah
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: [not stated]
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: English Bicknor
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: Mark of George Thomas
Witness_2: Mark of Elizabeth Morgan
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Richard Davies Rector
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P310 IN 1/9
Page_Number: 21
Parish_Chapel: Staunton

1841
John Jones abt 1806 Whitchurch, Herefordshire
Hanah Jones abt 1806 Whitchurch, Herefordshire
Thomas Jones abt 1826 Herefordshire, England Whitchurch, Herefordshire
Richard Jones abt 1828 Herefordshire, England Whitchurch, Herefordshire
John Jones abt 1831 Herefordshire, England Whitchurch, Herefordshire
Mary Jones abt 1834 Herefordshire, England Whitchurch, Herefordshire
Eliza Jones abt 1837 Herefordshire, England Whitchurch, Herefordshire
Henry Jones abt 1840 Herefordshire, England Whitchurch, Herefordshire

1851
John Jones abt 1805 Stanton, Gloucestershire, England Head Whitchurch, Herefordshire
Hannah Jones abt 1803 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Wife Whitchurch, Herefordshire
Richard Jones abt 1829 Whichurch, Herefordshire, England Son Whitchurch, Herefordshire
Eliza Jones abt 1838 Whichurch, Herefordshire, England Daughter Whitchurch, Herefordshire
Henery Jones abt 1841 Whichurch, Herefordshire, England Son Whitchurch, Herefordshire
Ann Jones abt 1843 Whichurch, Herefordshire, England Daughter Whitchurch, Herefordshire
Edward Jones abt 1847 Whichurch, Herefordshire, England Son Whitchurch, Herefordshire

Flows neatly into :-

Year: 1860
Month: Nov
Day: 11
Grooms_Surname: JONES
Grooms_Forenames: Henry
Grooms_Age: full
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Woodman
Grooms_Residence: Staunton
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Jones
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: John
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Woodman
Brides_Surname: DAVIES
Brides_Forenames: Ruth
Brides_Age: full
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Five Acres West Dean
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Davies
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: John
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Coal Proprietor
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Benjamin Davies
Witness_2: Dinah Davies
Other_Witnesses: None
Officiating_Minister: W. H. Taylor
Event: Marriage
Memoranda: -
Notes: -
Register_Reference: PFC82 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 72
Parish_Chapel: Christchurch

1881
Henry Jones abt 1841 Whitchurch, Monmouth, Wales Head Newland, Gloucestershire
Ruth Jones abt 1832 West Dean Wife Newland, Gloucestershire
Florence Jones abt 1864 Whitchurch, Monmouth, Wales Daughter Newland, Gloucestershire
Ada Carlotta Jones abt 1872 Whitchurch Daughter Newland, Gloucestershire

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Year: 1792
Month: Aug
Day: 7
Grooms_Surname: JONES
Grooms_Forenames: Richard
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition:
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Whitchurch
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: SYSILL
Brides_Forenames: Mary
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition:
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Whitchurch
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: Apr 29 May 6 13
Signature_or_Mark: Both mark
Witness_1: John Phelps
Witness_2: Mark of Alice Jones
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: John Harding
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: AC76/3
Page_Number:
Parish_Chapel: Whitchurch

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

Since I first posted this query I have made use of the excellent Parish Records transcriptions on this site (How complete are they ?)and have extracted a lot of useful information which gives me more confidence in his parentage.

However I am still hopeful that there might be someone using this site who either has specific family knowledge or has done more research on this family that I have time to do at the moment.

Can you suggest any other similar sites that might be worth posting on - or is this the best one for Forest of Dean Family history.

Thanks Chris

Year: 1905
Month: Mar
Day: 4
Surname: JONES
Forenames: Ruth
Residence: Marion Lodge Coleford
Age_at_death: 73
Officiating_Minister: C Barnes vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P82 IN 1/15
Page_No: 55
Parish_Chapel: Christchurch

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a strong contender for you

Year: 1934
Month: Jun
Day: 20
Surname: JONES
Forenames: Henry
Residence: Berry Hill
Age_at_death: 93
Officiating_Minister: Wyndham Jones vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P82 IN 1/16
Page_No: 61
Parish_Chapel: Christchurch

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He appears on a photograph of the woodmen assembled at Whitemead Park in 1895

far left

http://www.sungreen.co.uk/Parkend-Glos/Keepers_Woodmen_1894.html

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Can you suggest any other similar sites that might be worth posting on - or is this the best one for Forest of Dean Family history.

I'll let you be the judge of that !! ....

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

Thanks - I did actually find this photo the other day. It was actually this that made me think that there might others that had particular knowledge of him or his family.

Yes I think you're right. I hadn't found this one.

Thanks very much for your help.