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Starting a new search tonight looking for the marriage etc of Clara Jones (married name) born 1865 in Orslow Staffs. Married to William Jones b 1875 and living in Wrockwardine wood Salop in 1901 with son Eric aged 1. I do not know her maiden name and think that she either married quite late or was widowed although no older children living with them. Looked on free bmd and tons of william jones weddings as you might expect. Does anyone have the means to find them using what info I have. Will be hugely grateful for any help .

Thank you Vanessa

Have you got them in 1911?

How about this idea for a start? It should give the mother's maiden name.

You could try for Eric's birth certificate. I looked on FreeBMD and there aren't too many baby Erics. I am not familiar with the registration districts but I though there was one likely one. He was Eric William registered Mar Q 1900 Wellington Sal (in the County of Shropshire.

I've got JONES in one of my direct lines as well. Her name's Mary!

Janet

Vanessa,

Only 1 listed on Staffordshire BMD circa 1900 William T Jones and Clara Talbot registered at Lichfield

Ann

Have you entered the bride's first name in the appropriate box on freebmd?

HOUSEHOLD JONES ALICE F 1904 7 Wellington Shropshire
HOUSEHOLD JONES CLARA F 1865 46 Wellington Shropshire
HOUSEHOLD JONES ERIC WILLIAM M 1900 11 Wellington Shropshire
HOUSEHOLD JONES JESSIE F 1902 9 Wellington Shropshire
HOUSEHOLD JONES CLARA EVELYN F 1906 5 Wellington Shropshire

Rose

There is a marriage on FreeBMD that looks to be a possibility:

William JONES
Clara LOCKLEY

March Quarter 1898 Newport Salop

This could be William's death:

Mar Q 1908 Welllington Sh (alternative name for Sal)
age 55 William JONES

Janet

Oh thanks everyone that's brilliant ! I'll sift through this now and see what connections I can make. The listing for the family in 1911 is spot on and contains all the names I know of. I don't think that the death is correct though as I believe William was born in 1875 or thereabouts??. I do know that he was killed in a mining accident when the children were relatively young and in fact just realised he is not on the 1911 census so lord knows how the family kept going!
Thanks again and will update with progress made as and when
Vanessa

you could get this birth cert.it would confirm mmn
Name: Clara Evelyn Jones
Year of Registration: 1906
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Wellington Sal
County: Shropshire
Volume: 6a
Page: 739

Actually have been at a wedding today with Clara Evelyn's son. He may have his mother's birth cert already. It is the son of her sister Alice who has asked me to research this so will now have to extract from the wider family what info they already have to hand.
Thanks for your time
Vanessa

have spoken to my uncle tonight and when I mentioned "Lockley" as possible maiden name he said he was sure that was it and only when i said it did it come back to him .Hoping now to trace her back as Clara Lockley born 1865 in staffs and see if I can find her relatives for him. Thanks for all your help

That's good; it's sometimes only takes a name to jog a memory.

I hope you can go back a generation or two now!


Janet