WA help needed - Thomas & Jones from Wales

[Rosedale]

Hi,

Seeking information on my Evan Foulkes Jones after 1901 and Jane Thomas (apparently a cousin to Hedd Wyn so assuming she's from Trawsfynydd, Wales too.. born 1884-1890.. perhaps meaning they went out to Australia together...?)

Evan Foulkes Jones was born in 1885 Trawsfynydd, Wales, and is on the 1901 Welsh Census, son to Councillor David Tegid Jones, he moved to Australia with either his elder brother I believe.. David Jones, 1874

He married Jane Thomas, around Perth in 1912. Apparently she came over from Wales ^, but I've been unable to discover anything about her. They had Alice around 1908 (Yilgarn), one between these two, Tegid in 1916 (Northam), Arthur in 1919 (Northam) and Kathleen around 1919-??...

apparently Kathleen was born on a ship going back to Wales - though unable to find anything about her birth either!! I know they returned back around then to take over the running of a family farm, and it's been said to be 1919-1921, though the owner of the farm didn't actually die until 1927...

So HE arrived in Australia from 1901-1908, was definitely there from 1912-1919.
Also found him living in Meekering (?) as a Farm Labourer in 1916..
Left from anytime around 1920-1928...

Got nothing for the brother who went with him, but I've been told that he didn't return back to Wales.

Any more information at all would be a bonus...

[tropicalj]

http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/nameSearch.html

link to cemetery records

there is a David Jones buried there aged 68 in 1942 from Babakin that matches ages buried in the Welsh section

not much help I know but  the name won't be easy to find

Jenn

[lisey_28]

Hi there

Hope I can revive this old post. I am looking for further information on this Jones family, in particular the brother David Jones who stayed in Australia.

Did you manage to find anything else out?

Evan Foulkes Jones did return to the family farm at Trawsfynydd. I don't know much about him or Jane Thomas however you are correct with their children's names and I can also help with the continued Jones family in Wales.

Lisa

[rosie17]

Hi Lisa and welcome to Rootschat there are a few trees on Ancestry relating to this family if you have access ..

Probate record for David Jones of Y Goppa Babakis Western Australia died 10 March 1942 at Yardley Western Australia ..Administration London 1st May to Emily Maud Jones widow

Immigration record departure date 11 October 1912 Liverpool
Destination Fremantle Australia
Ship Belgic
David Jones age 38 occupation milk carrier
Emily Jones 39
David 8,Robert Roy 6,John Morris 4 Blodwen 10months

You might have this marriage 4 June 1903 All Saints Fulham England
David Jones age 29 occupation milk carrier father David Taftcus? Jones farmer
Emily Maud McGregor age 30 father William McGregor

Rosie

[rosie17]

Death for Rob Moy ? should be Roy McGregor Jones
Birth year about 1907
Death year 1973
Perth Western Australia
Age 66 years
Father David
Mother Emily M

John Morris Jones
Birth year about 1909
Death year 1979
Perth Western Australia
Age 70 years
Father David
Mother Emily M

Rosie

[rosball]

Hi Lisa,
    Welcome to rootschat 

   Here is an obit to David Jones of Babakin in 1942
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article211492784

  Here are death notices for Emily Maud Jones died dec 1949 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47815714,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47816194 and http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47816192 and
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47815935


The main one ...
JONES (Emily Maud): On December 5. 1949, suddenly, at Babakin. dearly loved wife of the late David Jones. loving mother of David, Roy, Jack. Blodwen (Mrs. Mercer), Vincent, Violet (Mrs. Buller).
mother-in-law of Betty, Sylvia, Irene, Lloyd and Keith. dear grandmother of David, Marion and
Gwenith, Audrey. Joyce, Rhondda and Gwylan. Helen and Jennifer, Arthur, Julie and Christine. Leslie.
Beryl and Wendy: aged 77 years.
United with father.

Ros

[rosball]

Here is an obit to Emily Maud Jones
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article211505893

Ros

[rosball]

A little about Blodwen ...

A birth to the couple http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47322825
Her husband's WW2  service summary http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=739884

Ros

[rosball]

A little about Violet

Violet's 21st Birthday http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article211388297

Vioet's engagement http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46430264

A birth to the couple http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47322825

her husband's WW2 service record http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=836956

Ros
adding : Violet's marriage http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article211388655