Just to say thanks to everyone who replied,i now have plenty of info to proceed. Big thank you to G.R. great site.
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KathrynB, they both look good to me. Hows this? Thomas Jones b1856 Jun Qtr Wakefield 9c 30. Earlier you mentioned prisoner, how about this? 1891 Census Thomas Jones 33 married b Bradford. Inmate HMP Wakefield, WOW!!! a skeleton in my cupboard maybe.
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Here we have a Thomas Jones, coal miner, in Castleford in 1881:
Name: Thomas Jones Age: 20 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 Relation: Boarder Gender: Male Where born: (Town N K), Glamorgan, Wales Civil Parish: Castleford County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Street address: 8 Herbert St Occupation: Coal Miner Registration district: Pontefract Sub-registration district: Castleford ED, institution, or vessel: 13
William Davies 24 Mary Harris 32 Mary Harris 72 William Harris 35 Thomas Jones 20
And here we have another one:
Name: Thomas Jones Age: 26 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855 Relation: Lodger Gender: Male Where born: Liverpool Civil Parish: Castleford County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Street address: 67 Duke St Occupation: Coal Miner Registration district: Pontefract Sub-registration district: Castleford ED, institution, or vessel: 22
Eliza Jones 31 Richard Jones 30 Richard Jones 4 Thomas Jones 26 Thomas Parsons 30
There's at least a good chance he's one of them.
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KathrynB, I received Henry's B.C. this morning. It shows Elizabeth Jones formerly Edwards as mother, Thomas Jones as father coal miner. On the marriage Cert. Thomas as batchelor, Elizabeth as spinster. Thanks for sticking with me.
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You have the details? Father Thomas Jones, mother Elizabeth Edwards? (edited -- I said Thomas Roberts at first. I can only thank my stars there is no Welsh in me.)
Just to be sure Elizabeth was his mother. Other possibility is that Thomas was previously married. Thomas-Elizabeth marriage cert should specify what their status was at time of married (i.e. if widowed).
Name: Henry Jones Year of Registration: 1885 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Pontefract County: Yorkshire - West Riding, West Yorkshire Volume: 9c Page: _31
Have to check the image for page number if ordering certificate. Or that's what you've got now?
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Hello again, just found more info, Thomas's first child was Henry, born 19th Nov 1884 in Whitwood Yorks, this is two full years before Thomas & Elizabeth married. The birth was recorded 2nd Jan 1885.Pontifract Castleford Yorks. Does this mean Thomas was from Yorkshire?
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ahhh but then all genealogist would be female?
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Ew.
It only occurred to me to search for "Tom" when I was looking at a Thomas for the father, and he had a son Tom. You don't often run across nicknames in the censuses, and it doesn't occur to Ancestry to return Toms for Thomas.
But serially ... don't you think he fits? And what does it matter what either of us thinks? I do wish it worked that way though: genealogy by logic.
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well, when he sang his duets album he was ok..... lol
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What, you don't like my Tom Jones, Wayne??
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These are all The Thomas Jones, aged about 34 in 1891 and all Coal Miners.....
Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Shifnal Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Newport Household JONES, Thomas 33 M Lichfield Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Wolverhampton Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Dudley Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Dudley Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Dudley Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Stourbridge Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Prescot Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Prescot Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Wigan Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Wigan Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Barton Upon Irwell Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Salford Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Ashton Under Lyne Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Hemsworth Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Lanchester Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Durham Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Newcastle Upon Tyne Household JONES, Thomas 33 M Tynemouth Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Abergavenny Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Bedwellty Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Pontypool Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Newport Household JONES, Thomas 33 M Pontypridd Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Pontypridd Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Pontypridd Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Pontypridd Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Pontypridd Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Pontypridd Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Pontypridd Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Pontypridd Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Pontypridd Household JONES, Thomas 33 M Merthyr Tydfil Household JONES, Thomas 33 M Merthyr Tydfil Household JONES, Thomas 33 M Merthyr Tydfil Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Merthyr Tydfil Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Merthyr Tydfil Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Bridgend Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Bridgend Household JONES, Thomas 33 M Pontardawe Household JONES, Thomas 33 M Swansea Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Swansea Household JONES, Thomas 35 M Llanelly Household JONES, Thomas 33 M Llanelly Household JONES, Thomas 33 M Llanelly Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Haverfordwest Household JONES, Thomas 33 M Crickhowell Household JONES, Thomas 33 M Holywell Household JONES, Thomas 33 M Holywell Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Wrexham Household JONES, Thomas 34 M Ruthin Household JONES, Thomas Bonn 35 M Newport Household JONES, Thomas E 35 M Pontardawe Household JONES, Thomas H 33 M Pontypridd Household JONES, Thomas M 33 M Pontypool Household JONES, Thomas N 35 M Pontypridd Household JONES, Thomas T 33 M Merthyr Tydfil Household JONES, Thos 35 M Pontypridd Household JONES, Thos 35 M Neath Household JONES, Thos Edwin 35 M Shifnal Household JONES, Tom 35 M Lanchester Household JONES, Tom M 34 M Pontefract
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Not having much luck finding a matching Tom/Thomas pre-marriage, but I wonder about this one in 1861:
Name: Thomas Jones Age: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855 Relation: Lodger Gender: Male Where born: Monmouthshire, Wales Civil Parish or Township: Monmouth Ecclesiastical parish: Llandaff Town: Monmouth County/Island: Monmouthshire Country: Wales Registration district: Monmouth Sub-registration district: Monmouth ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Household schedule number: 207
Elizabeth Goodall 36 Mary A Jones 30 - lodger, widow, laundress Thomas Jones 6 Mary A Powell 42
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In 1901, we have:
Name: Thomas Jones Age: 47 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Relation: Lodger Gender: Male Where born: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Civil Parish: Basingstoke Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael and All Angels Town: Basingstoke County/Island: Hampshire Country: England Registration district: Basingstoke Sub-registration district: Basingstoke ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 142A
Ancestry has completely screwed that one up ... found the right image finally. Occupation is "navvy", i.e. railway labourer. Every worker in the long list, with a wide range of ages, is shown as single; bad assumption / carelessness on someone's part, I'd think.
I like him. Starts out matching the occupation, and explains the absences.
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Ozibird thanks again,& thanks to everyone who has replied, i must dash off now, i will try& log on later, please keep your posts comming. Thanka again H.
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Whaddaya think of this guy in 1891?
Name: Tom Jones Age: 35 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Relation: Boarder Gender: Male Where born: Monmouthshire, Wales Civil Parish: Hathersage Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael Town: Hathersage County/Island: Derbyshire Country: England
Occupation: minor in the tunnel Condition as to marriage: single Registration district: Bakewell Sub-registration district: Tideswell ED, institution, or vessel: 5
37 Annie Baker 3 Glen Baker 34 Jane Baker 37 Richard Baker 33 Tom Jones 35 Ali Smith 24 Black Tom Smith 40 George Wart 24
The other big occupation on those pages is "railway minor" (spelled sic).
It says single -- but he was a boarder, who would know or care?
It sounds like maybe a travelling railway gang -- excavating railway tunnels? Ties in with his trade, probably more lucrative than coal mining, would explain the absences ...
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1841 England Census Name: Christopher Edward Age: 10 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 Gender: Male Where born: Devon, England Civil Parish: East Allington Hundred: Stanborough County/Island: Devon Country: England Street address: Hartestone
Occupation: Registration district: Kingsbridge Sub-registration district: Kingsbridge Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Richard Edward 39 - ag lab Sarah Edward 39 Christopher Edward 10 Mary Edward 8 Jane Edward 5 Thomas Edward 2 Johanna Michelmore 85 - widow
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Grrr... went to sort my cheese platter out and your well on your way to sorting this one !!
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Births Jun 1861 EDWARDS Elizabeth Jane Kingsbridge 5b 203
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1851 England Census Name: Christopher Edwards Age: 20 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 Relation: Son Father's Name: Richard Mother's Name: Sarah Gender: Male Where born: Stokenham, Devon, England Civil Parish: East Allington County/Island: Devon Country: England Street address: Harburton
Occupation: ag lab
Registration district: Kingsbridge Sub-registration district: Kingsbridge ED, institution, or vessel: 4b Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 16 Household Members: Name Age Richard Edwards 42 - ag lab; Slapton Sarah Edwards 42 Christopher Edwards 20 Sarah Edwards 2 [I believe her age is 8] - daughter; East Allington William Edwards 4 - son; East Allington William Michelmore 27 - son-in-law; ag lab Elizabeth Michelmore 23 - East Allington Christopher Michelmore 9 Mo
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Ozibird thanks yes again, What about Thomas Jones birth though? I really do appreciate all the info it's good to have confrirmation. H.
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