William Henry JONES - Baptism 1881 (General)

by ChrisW , Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 11:31 (6199 days ago) @ eirwen carey

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record_id 11189
Entry No 3034
Year 1881
Month Oct
Day 16
Parents Surname JONES
Child Forenames William Henry
Father's Forename William
Mother's Forename Mirah
Place of Residence Coleford
Occupation Labourer
Officiating Minister H Proctor Vicar
Event Type Baptism
Memoranda Born Apr 2 1880
Register Reference P93 in 1/6
Page 143
Parish/Chapel Coleford
Soundex J520

Struggling with a baptism for William snr. It doesn't help that William Jones must be the most common name on the planet! His father was William Priday, so possibly illegitimate. I found three single Jones women who each had a son named William!

Also, Myra Beach was the daughter of Joseph & Eliza. She had 8 sisters and 1 brother. I can find all their baptisms but not hers.

Marriage of Parents of William Henry Jones:

record_id 13253
Entry No 408
Year 1870
Month Dec
Day 21
Groom Surname JONES
Groom Forename William
Age at marriage 21
Groom Condition Bachelor
Rank or Profession Labourer
Groom Residence Park End
Groom Father's Surname PRIDAY [sic]
Groom F.F. William
Rank or Profession Labourer
Bride Surname BEACH
Bride Forename Myra
Age at marriage 20
Bride Condition Spinster
Bride Residence Whitecliff
Bride Father's Surname Beach
Bride F.F. Joseph
Rank or Profession Haulier
Licence or Banns Banns
Signature or Mark He marks; she signs
Witness 1 Mark of George Morris
Witness 2 Louisa Beach
Officiating Minister N Shafto Barthropp
Event Type Marriage
Register Ref P227 in 1/13
Page 204
Parish/Chapel Newland
Soundex Groom J520
Soundex Bride B200

Ye Gods, these Voresters are hard to vollow! I think I've got this right! Joseph & Eliza Beach's daughter Myra married William Jones in 1870. Another of their daughters (Ada) married Henry (Harry) Robins in 1884.
Myra & William's son was William Henry. Ada & Henry's daughter was Kate. So they were 1st cousins and married in 1903. The only discrepancy I can see is a difference in age of 4 years for Ada. She was baptised 13/09/1868 making her 16 when she married in 1884. However on the Parish Record it states she was 20.
Please feel free to correct me - I'm brain dead now!