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Mumsie

Mumsie Report 8 Jan 2009 15:35

Thank you again eeviebeaver I am sure I have the right family as Andrew is the only one on the 1841 census with a son called John aged abt 2 years born in the Staffs/Shrops area I have been looking for them for over 25 years please don't say its wrong Mumsie

EvieBeavie

EvieBeavie Report 8 Jan 2009 13:41

You're welcome.
You're welcome.

;)

I wouldn't say "mistake" (unless someone had been making the claim). It was something very worth investigating.

Really quite an amazing stroke of luck that both were still living by the 1851 census and reported their places of birth apparently accurately!

Mumsie

Mumsie Report 8 Jan 2009 13:09

Thank you for pointing out the mistake and also for your help and advice
Regards Mumsie

Mumsie

Mumsie Report 8 Jan 2009 13:08

Thank you for pointing out the mistake and also for your help and advice
Regards Mumsie

EvieBeavie

EvieBeavie Report 8 Jan 2009 12:13

Aha! Unless *these* are your Joneses in 1851, in Broseley:


Richard Jones 70 - born Broseley
Harman Jones 66 (it says Hannah of course) - born Munslow
George Jones 30
Hellen Jones 22
John Jones 5


But I suspect it's more likely that these ones are the Richard Jones and Hannah Humphrey who married in Broseley.

EvieBeavie

EvieBeavie Report 8 Jan 2009 12:09

If you do the search for Andrew's birth

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/igi/search_igi.asp

and then click on the batch number and search for children of Richard Jones and Hannah, there are 5 relevant results (2 children died in infancy most likely).

None of the entries gives a mother's surname, though.

I don't know how one could determine whether the two Richard+Hannah couples are the same ones!

A stroke of amazing luck though - they were both still living in 1851

Richard Jones 76
Hannah Jones 78
Benjamin Jones 24
Edward Jones 21
Eliza Jones 12
Blanche Jones 6

Both show as born in Condover. Of course, that isn't necessarily reliable.

The two places are what, 10 miles apart?

EvieBeavie

EvieBeavie Report 8 Jan 2009 12:00

Jpnes? You can edit your post. If anyone were to search the boards for

Jones Condover

for instance, they wouldn't find your post. Well, they would now. ;)

You have the children's births from the IGI?


ANDREW JONES P
Christening: 24 OCT 1802 Condover, Shropshire, England
Father: RICH. JONES
Mother: HANNAH
Batch No.: P008831


Mumsie

Mumsie Report 8 Jan 2009 11:55

Trying to find out about the family of Richard & Hannah Jones of Condover Shropshire found a marr entry IGI St Leonard Broseley 28 July 1797 If this is right then was Andrew b 1802 Mary 1805 and Maria 1809 their children can anyone help please? Betty