Albert JONES, 1893-1918, born Wigpool

Albert JONES is one of 10 men killed in WW1 who are remembered on a plaque inside Abenhall Church and I am trying to find out more about him

I have most of his family details. He was the son of John JONES and Mary Jane COOKE. His father died in 1900 and Mary remarried a William PIMBLE at Abenhall in 1905.

What I cannot find is where Albert was on the 1911 census. I don't think that he was in Wales for work as he is on a local list of recruits in the Gloucester Journal dated 12 Sept 1914.

I know JONES is not the easiest name to find but if another pair of eyes could have a look for him in 1911 I would be grateful.

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I can find Mary Jane and William Pimble in 1911. Also Mary Jane Jones, widowed, in 1901. Her birthplace is given as Brimfield, Herefordshire in both instances. But all her children, including Albert, are listed as being born in East Dean. So if this is the right Albert, I think this could be him in 1911:

Name: Albert Jones
Age in 1911: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Relation to Head: Boarder
Gender: Male
Birth Place: East Dean
Civil Parish: Coychurch
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Street Address: Pencoed Villa Heolycue Nr Pencoed Glumorgan
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Collier
Registration District: Bridgend
Registration District Number: 591
Sub-registration District: Bridgend
ED, institution, or vessel: 07
Household Schedule Number: 27
Piece: 32575

Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Embling 42
Elizabeth Embling 42
Getrude Embling 22
Minnie Embling 18
Lambert Embling 15
Sidney Embling 10
Fred Embling 8
Tom Embling 6
William Murrell 22
Thomas Taylor 19
Albert Jones 17

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Hello downunder,

Thanks for the 1911 info, I think I can settle for this Albert Jones being my man, particulary with him being just 17 and that he is with another Forest family (the Emblings) . So he was in Wales despite my thoughts otherwise.

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Hi Dink,
yes those Jones' did get everywhere, some of them are a very common bunch !
Do you have him in the 1901 Census, please - if so where, it may help ?.
Thanks, Jeff JONES

(Oops, sorry, didnt see t'other post, Happy Australia Day !)

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He was Baptised at Hope Mansell, suggesting they perhaps had family ties towards Herefordshire, as per DownUnder's post ?

Record_ID: 1054552
Entry_Number: 96
Year: 1893
Month: Sep
Day: 17
Parents_Surname: JONES
Child_Forenames: Albert
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Mary Jane
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Wigpool East Dean
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: R Viney MA Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: CK25/1
Page_Number: 12
Parish_Chapel: Hope Mansell
Soundex: J520

That said Brimfield is opposite(North)edge of the county from Hope Mansell, so ?...
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/Brimfield/Gaz1868.html
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/HopeMansel/Gaz1868.html

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Mary Jane Jones in 1901:

Name: Mary J Jones
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Brimpsfield, Herefordshire, England
Civil Parish: East Dean
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England

Household Members:
Name Age
Mary J Jones 36
George Jones 9
Albert Jones 7
Edith Jones 2
Charles A Mick 63

( and it's been a rather lovely Australia Day here because we've had rain - yippee!!)

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Albert Jones is also commemorated on the Great War Memorial in Forest Church, Drybrook as Bertie Jones (Plump Hill).
Private 12892 8th Battn. Gloucestershire Regt., buried La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Belgium (Ploegsteert / Messines area).
In his obit published in the Dean Forest Mercury it stated that he was working at the Duck Colliery (Cinderford) when he enlisted in September 1914.

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Albert JONES is one of 10 men killed in WW1 who are remembered on a plaque inside Abenhall Church and I am trying to find out more about him

I have most of his family details. He was the son of John JONES and Mary Jane COOKE. His father died in 1900 and Mary remarried a William PIMBLE at Abenhall in 1905.

What I cannot find is where Albert was on the 1911 census. I don't think that he was in Wales for work as he is on a local list of recruits in the Gloucester Journal dated 12 Sept 1914.

I know JONES is not the easiest name to find but if another pair of eyes could have a look for him in 1911 I would be grateful.

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At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them

JONES, ALBERT
Rank:PrivateService No:12892
Date of Death:04/04/1918
Age:24
Regiment/Service:Gloucestershire Regiment 8th Bn.
Grave ReferenceIII. B. 2.
Cemetery LA PLUS DOUVE FARM CEMETERY
Additional Information:

Son of Mary Jane Pimble (formerly Jones), of Plump Hill, Mitcheldean, Glos., and the late John Jones. Born at Wigpool, Glos.

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

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