Hello Hereford folk
I have a real muddle with my Jones ancestors.
Thanks to the help of Rootschatters in another thread
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=658046.msg5038780#msg5038780I managed to identify the father of James Jones as Edward Jones born about 1802 who on the census states himself to have been born in Clifford, Herefordshire.
From there I found what must be the relevant baptism record in Clifford showing Edward's parents as Evan and Elizabeth Jones, along with a stack of siblings:
Elizabeth 1789
Catherine 1791
John 1794
Mary 1796
Thomas 1799
Mary 1804
James 1807
Catherine 1810.
I began to look for a marriage between Evan Jones and an Elizabeth around 1787 and found a possible one in Castle Frome on 1st March 1788 between Evan Jones and Elizabeth Price. I discounted this because as far as I can see, Clifford and Castle Frome are on opposite extremes of the county and as I mentioned, Edward Jones claims to have been born in Clifford.
I've come back to this branch of my tree today with access to Ancestry. To my surprise, I have found Evan Jones and wife Elizabeth with all the children listed above, all in Castle Frome
There's no doubt that it is the same family as all the names and dates are a 100% match. To confuse matters even further, familysearch has got the family duplicated, showing all the baptisms twice, once in Clifford and again in Castle Frome.
Can anyone help please to ascertain where this family actually came from and if there is an explanation for the recording of the baptisms in two completely different towns?
Many thanks
Bev