Owen JONES, gamekeeper, Mitcheldean, 1906 (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Thursday, February 15, 2018, 19:33 (2476 days ago) @ Jefff

From the PRs,
conveniently just after the 1906 incident, Hope Mansell is very near Mitcheldean;

Record_ID: 49679
Entry_Number: 190
Year: 1907
Month: Dec
Day: 14
Grooms_Surname: JONES
Grooms_Forenames: Owen
Grooms_Age: 29
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Game Keeper
Grooms_Residence: The Bailey nr Hope Mansell
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Jones
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: deceased
Brides_Surname: PHILLIPS
Brides_Forenames: Verena Mary
Brides_Age: 26
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: The Bailey nr Hope Mansell
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Phillips
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: both sign
Witness_1: Charles George Price
Witness_2: Sarah Ann Price
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: James Lawton Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/9
Page_Number: 95
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex_Groom: J520
Soundex_Bride: P412

So Owen was born abt 1878, father Thomas.
Think he may have fibbed abt his age,

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1874
Jones Owen Ross 6a 486

Record_ID: 567051
Entry_Number: 313
Year: 1874
Month: Nov
Day: 15
Parents_Surname: JONES
Child_Forenames: Owen
Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Mothers_Forenames: Ann
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Kainsham
Occupation: Sawyer
Officiating_Minister: E B Hawkeshaw
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: AA33/6
Page_Number: 40
Parish_Chapel: Weston under Penyard
Soundex: J520

From Familysearch

1881 Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas Jones Head M 49 Sawyer. Weston, Herefordshire, England
Ann Jones Wife F 46 Hentland, Herefordshire, England
Henry Jones Son M 18 Carpenter. Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire, England
Thomas Jones Son M 13 Scholar. Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire, England
Charles Jones Son M 10 Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire, England
Eva Jones Daughter F 8 Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire, England
Owen Jones Son M 6 Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire, England
Robert Jones Son M 4 Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire, England

1891 Kingstone Cross, Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Ann Jones Head F 54 Widow. Midwife. Herefordshire, England
Eva Jones Daughter F 19 Kitc-hen Maid Domestic. Herefordshire, England
Charles Jones Son M 20 Agricultural Labourer. Herefordshire, England
Owen Jones Son M 16 Agricultural Labourer. Herefordshire, England
Robert Jones Son M 14 Agricultural Labourer. Herefordshire, England
Fredk Hatch Grandson M 6 Gloucestershire, England
Mary Corbett Boarder F 23 Cook Domestic Servant. Gloucestershire, England
Edith Corbett Boarder F 2 Gloucestershire, England

1901 Hope Mansell, Herefordshire, Wales
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Wall-ace Hatch Head M 39 COLLIER COAL HEWER. Brampton, Herefordshire
Eliza Hatch Wife F 40 Westmunder Perry, Herefordshire
Fred Hatch Son M 15 Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Emily Hatch Daughter F 14 Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Ethel Alderson Boarder F 4 Herefordshire
Owen Jones Visitor M RAILWAY PORTER. 25 Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire

1911 East Dean, Drybrook, Gloucestershire, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Owen Jones Head M 38 MINER COAL HEWER. Weston, Herefordshire
Verina Jones Wife F 30 East Dean, Gloucestershire
Frederick Thomas Jones Son M 2 East Dean, Gloucestershire
Catherine Ivy Jones Daughter F 0 East Dean, Gloucestershire

Record_ID: 97374
Entry_Number: 1045
Year: 1951
Month: Oct
Day: 17
Surname: JONES
Forenames: Owen
Residence: 3 Harrow Hill Drybrook
Age_at_death: 78
Officiating_Minister: John W Hall
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/38
Page_No: 131
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex: J520

Record_ID: 98411
Entry_Number: 483
Year: 1975
Month: Jul
Day: 19
Surname: JONES
Forenames: Verena Mary
Residence: Trinity Road, Harrow Hill
Age_at_death: 93
Officiating_Minister: Geoffrey Crago
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/31
Page_No: 61
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex: J520

This FoD site has several other PRs for this family group, including ten baptisms to Owen and Verena twixt 1912 and 1927. In all of these Owen is recorded as being a collier residing in Harrow Hill area. Did he stop being a Gamekeeper because there was no job, or he wasn't very good at it, or the wages were poor, or ??.. Whatever, it seems he enjoyed a long and healthy life despite his coal mining work.

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OOPS !! should have searched this forum first....again...

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