Thomas JONES/(mother HUGHES) 1851 Census Wales (General)

by m p griffiths , Friday, December 02, 2011, 16:35 (4743 days ago) @ unknown

Going back another generation, and looking how Henry JONES's birth date got ' a bit wild' - - and Henry saying he was born in Newland and Coleford.... we have

FOD records

Baptism at NEWLAND - 18 April 1808

Henry JONES, parents John & Ann - residence : Colford
Memoranda: at Coleford Chapel

then also

Baptism at COLEFORD - 24 APRIL 1808

Henry JONES - parents John & Ann

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Back to the neighbours and witnesses at the wedding of Henry JONES to Ann HUGHES at St Briavels in 1832

Previous to that: on FOD records at Abenhall - 15 October 1827

James ROBERTS - Bachelor, Hundred of St Briavels
married

Sarah JONES - Spinster, Hundred of St Briavels

witnesses: John & Elizabeth YEARSLEY - (memoranda - with consent of friends)

1841 census - almost next door to Henry JONES

ROBERTS

James - 30 - Quarryman (all born in County)
Sarah - 30 (1861 census, Coalway Road, age 53, born Glos.Coleford)
Thomas - 13
George - 10
Lewis - 7
George JONES - 20

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Looking at the Gloucestershire BDM : Maria CRITCHLEY - born in 1838 - mother's maiden name: ROBERTS/JONES

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1851 Census, Newland Scowles

CRITCHLEY

Charles - 40 - born Bristol
Elizabeth - 51 - born Newland
Jane - 19, James 17, Maria 12, Bella 10, Mary 7.

(Charles CRITCHLEY married Elizabeth JONES (Wid) - 31 July 1830 - Newland)

These neighbours are either related - or just have very common surnames