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