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Carole

Carole Report 27 Aug 2010 07:25

hi my name is carole and i'm trying to find my great grand mother. Amy jones born 1871. st peters parish hereford. in 1911 she was in the union workhouse in hereford and was 40 years old, she had a daughter, my nan in 1902 in the same workhouse, my nan was in ivy house childrens home in hereford in the 1911 census, i'm trying to find out about Amy jones senior to see who her family were, if she had brothers and sisters and who her parents were. i've no idea when she died or where. can anyone help. thankyou. carole.

Astra

Astra Report 27 Aug 2010 07:28

This could be her in 1881


Amy Jones
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Relation: Daughter
Parent's Name: Eliza
Gender: Female
Where born: St Owen, Hereford, England
Civil parish: Hereford St Owen
County/Island: Herefordshire
Country: England
Street Address: Weaver Court
Occupation: Scholar
Registration district: Hereford
Sub-registration district: Hereford City
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Eliza Jones 44>>>>>Married>>>Gardener
Fanny Jones 16
John Jones 12
Amy Jones 10
Sarah A. Jones 8
Sarah Jones 66>>>>Annuitant>>>Mother>>>>Born Withington

1891

Amy Jones
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: abt 1872
Relation: Granddaughter
Gender: Female
Where born: Herefordshire, England
Civil parish: St Peter
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
Town: Hereford
County/Island: Herefordshire
Household Members:
Name Age
Sarah Jones 75
Eliza Jones 55>>>>>Daughter
Amy Jones 19
Sarah A Jones 17

Carole

Carole Report 27 Aug 2010 07:41

thankyou.

Astra

Astra Report 27 Aug 2010 08:03

I'm still trying to find her in the earlier census records but I'm unsure as to whether she married or not. If Sarah is her Mother then it seems unlikely but of course Eliza could have married another Jones. Not short of those in Herefordshire!

Astra

Astra Report 27 Aug 2010 08:08

This looks like them


Sarah Jones
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1814
Relation: Mother
Gender: Female
Where born: Withington, Herefordshire, England
Civil parish: St Owen
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
Town: Hereford
County/Island: Herefordshire
Country: England
Registration district: Hereford
Sub-registration district: Hereford City
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Household schedule number: 112
Household Members:
Name Age
John Jones 30
Eliza Jones 35
Fanny Jones 10
John Jones 2
Emma Jones 7 months
Sarah Jones 57>>>>It looks as though she is John's mother

Ethel

Ethel Report 27 Aug 2010 11:05

Hi Carole. Possible birth for Amy. 1870 July/Sep. Qtr. reg in Hereford. vol 6a 483 Ethel.

Carole

Carole Report 27 Aug 2010 12:03

thankyou

Carole

Carole Report 27 Aug 2010 12:07

thankyou astre,

Carole

Carole Report 27 Aug 2010 12:21

in the 1911 cenus i have for amy jones in the workhouse she is 40 and single, i;ve looked at other census and thought eliza was amy's mother and sarah her grandmother.