Death by accident on Wye Bridge 1929 (General)

by shepway , Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 13:19 (3325 days ago) @ marywilliams

Archibald Lewis JONES married Evelyn Mary WARD sometime after 30 October 1921. Banns (available on Ancestry) were read on 16, 23 & 30 October and Evelyn is described as a Spinster from the Parish of Portskewett. Details of her baptism can be found on Mongenes as follows:

Parish or Chapel Portskewett
Date 20 Jul 1903
Parent's Surname WARD
Child's forename(s) Evelyn Mary
Father's forename(s) William Edward
Mother's forename(s) Mary
Mother's surname (if different)
Type of Event Baptism
Residence Rogiet
(Father's) Occupation Labourer
Officiating Minister
Memoranda in register
Transcriber's Notes
Gwent record office
register ref. number LDS/PA 33
Parish register entry no.
Parish register page no.
Record_ID 153669
Transcription Portskewett Baptisms 1891-1913
Transcribers entry no. 302

This is the marriage from FreeBMD:
Marriages Dec 1921
Jones Archibald L Ward Chepstow 11a 17
Ward Evelyn M Jones Chepstow 11a 17

A search for children produces the following possibles:

Births Jun 1922
Jones Evelyn M Ward Chepstow 11a 7

Births Dec 1923
Jones Rosalie J Ward Chepstow 11a 16

Births Jun 1925
Jones Margaret M Ward Chepstow 11a 25

Births Jun 1927
Jones Hazel E Ward Chepstow 11a 17

and a search of the Parish Records on this site confirms three of them:
This is the baptism of Margaret Maureen:
Year: 1925
Month: Jun
Day: 14
Parents_Surname: JONES
Child_Forenames: Margaret Maureen
Fathers_Forenames: Archibald Lewis
Mothers_Forenames: Evelyn Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: The Bungalow
Occupation: Haulage Contractor
Officiating_Minister: D M V Gashing
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Born May 29
Notes:
Register_Reference: P333/2 IN 1/12
Page_Number: 65
Parish_Chapel: Tutshill

This is the marriage of Hazel Elizabeth:
Year: 1945
Month: Aug
Day: 17
Grooms_Surname: BONNER
Grooms_Forenames: George Penman
Grooms_Age: 23
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Soldier
Grooms_Residence: 29 Rhindmuir Avenue Baillieston Glasgow
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Bonner
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: James Templeton
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Hulch Mender
Brides_Surname: JONES
Brides_Forenames: Hazel Elizabeth
Brides_Age: 18
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: A.T.S.
Brides_Residence: 6 Coleford Road Tutshill Chepstow
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Jones
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Archibald Lewis
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Provision Grocer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: both signed
Witness_1: Bertie Reginald Jones
Witness_2: Evelyn Mary Jones
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: George R Newman Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes: In this record unsure of grooms address & both father's occupations also witness has name listed as Bertie unsure if this is Albert or Herbert left at Bertie
Register_Reference: P333/1 IN 1/11
Page_Number: 48
Parish_Chapel: Tidenham

and Evelyn Mary is a witness but I have not been able to find a marriage for her.

A descendant of the BONNER/JONES marriage has already indicated in this thread that he is connected.

Mike