Forest of Dean FHT Forum - James/Jones of Yorkley & Pillowell

James/Jones of Yorkley & Pillowell (reply)

AnnK — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:44:11 +0000

Dinah James nee Jones is also my ancestor. She had eight children and lived until 1881. William James her son is my great grandfather. I would love to know your line.

AnnK

James/Jones of Yorkley & Pillowell (reply)

watty — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:12:30 +0000

Hi Kathy
Jones wood is also known as Bunny's Wood and Yorkley Wood. It is a small hamlet of about 30 to 40 houses. It is betwen Pillowell and Shaphouse Lane. There is a road from the chapel in Pillowell that goes up to it. Also it can be reached from Yorkley off the road to Lydney taking the first right fork after the school.
If you look on my website "photo forest view 2", third of the way along from the right just below the horizon is a cluster of white houses, that is Yorkley wood.

watty

James/Jones of Yorkley & Pillowell (reply)

slowhands — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:50:16 +0000

Yorkley Lane runs South out of Yorkley, with Yorkley Court ( and old colliery) on your right, to Badhamsfield
then Hulks , Allaston and on into Lydney. Jones Wood was on the right towards Pillowell, and today Shaphouse Farm .

Browse around http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
co-ords 363793,206670

and modern map "tile"

James/Jones of Yorkley & Pillowell (reply)

shepway — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:07:02 +0000

From IGI:
Dinah JONES born 16 March 1798 baptised 15 April 1798 at Awre with Blakeney. Parents: Thomas JONES and Ann LEE
14 Feb 1792 Thomas JONES married Ann LEE at Awre with Blakeney
12 July 1795 William JAMES baptised at Tidenham. Parents: David JAMES and Mary

Mike

James/Jones of Yorkley & Pillowell (reply)

shepway — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:59:55 +0000

Here is 1851 Census entry:
All that part of the Parish of Newland in the Tything of Bream comprising Whitecroft, Pillowell, Yorkley Court, Nags Head, Shophouse, Yorkley Lane and Jones's Wood

2444 0010 050 Jones's Wood JAMES William HD M 56 Coal Lab. GLS Tidenham
2444 0010 050 Jones's Wood JAMES Dianna WI M 50 - GLS Awre
2444 0010 050 Jones's Wood JAMES William SO U 25 Coal Miner GLS Awre
2444 0010 050 Jones's Wood JAMES Thomas SO U 20 Coal Miner GLS Parish of Awre
2444 0010 050 Jones's Wood JAMES Harriot DA U 17 - GLS Parish of Awre
2444 0010 050 Jones's Wood JAMES Marriah DA U 14 - GLS -
2444 0011 050 Jones's Wood JAMES John SO U 29 Coal Miner GLS -
2444 0011 050 Jones's Wood JONES Ann VR U 89 - GLS -
2444 0011 050 Jones's Wood BETHEL James VR U 21 Coal Miner GLS -

From GFHS Marriage Index:
30 December 1819 William JAMES married Dinah JONES by Banns at Awre.

This is from Victoria County History
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=23266&strquery=jones%20wood
"The hamlet of Yorkley Wood (formerly Jones's Wood), (fn. 29) high above Yorkley and Pillowell in the detached part of Newland parish,... "

So the answer to your question is YES!

Mike

James/Jones of Yorkley & Pillowell

Kathy Jones — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:27:02 +0000

Hi I just found my William James born 1795 on 1841 census, It states that he lived in Jones' Wood,Yorkley Lane, Yorkley, has any one any idea where this is? Could it also be named Yorkley Wood?
Best wishes Kaathy