William Jones-c 1879 Loch "Wynnoch" Ayrshire.

[loobylooayr]

There was a Quarrier's Village just outside Bridge of Weir -
http://www.quarriers.org.uk/who-we-are/history/

Looks likely this is where William Jones and siblings were at time of 1891 Census perhaps?

Looby

[MonicaL]

I am all lost on this William, Looby  Need info from his marriage cert I think to see what he said about his father maybe?

Monica

[loobylooayr]

Me too - lost I mean.
And wondering how a Jones in Wales has a Loch Wynnoch place of birth on enlistment.

Looking at that Quarriers Home site - many of the children mainly boys were sent to Canada - there is a link to the Golden Bridge website where there are some cracking photos of boys & girls who were at the homes and sent away. Made me wonder if they would also send children to farms elsewhere ....like Wales??

Looby

[MonicaL]

Just for background to that 1891 entry mentioned;

William John Jones, 11 b. Wales
Address: Two Miles from Bridge of Weir, and two and a half from Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire
ED: Orphan Homes of Scotland Bridge of Weir

I thought these might be siblings for this William, from the same entry:

Garnet Wynne Jones 8 b. Wales orphan
Herbert Glynne Jones 7 b. Wales orphan

Monica

[MonicaL]

Re William Jones, from 1911 and his enlistment papers, he shows as a coal miner. Maybe also too on his marriage in 1907?

Monica

[loobylooayr]

Interestingly the two other Jones boys at Bridge of Weir appear to be back in Wales by 1901 Census -
Herbert Glynne Jones born 1884 Criccieth Caernarvonshire  at Bangor
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9BH-1BK

Garnet Wynne Jones born 1883 as above
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9BH-     

Looby

[wrjones]

William's father is shown as a William Jones a Labourer on the 1907 certificate.The GR ref is my contact,believe it or not!

Regards
William Russell Jones.