Edward Jones Llanfrothen 1820 - 1888

[Med Jones]

Help!

I'm trying to trace my 3xg grandfathers siblings and parents. All I know of him is he lived in Gatehouse Parc, Llanfrothen, and died in 1888 house named as Brondanw Uchaf on his Gravestone, which is at Ramoth Chapel Cemetery, Llanfrothen. He is buried there with his Wife Alice, and His Daughter Catherine, and son John Edward Jones.

Any advice? I live in Cardiff but often travel up, just not often enough to be able to use the archives etc...so far!!

Any help tips and advice is greatly appreciated in advance.

Dymuniadau Gorau,

Med.

[CaroleW]

If he was born 1820 he will have married after civil registration in 1837.

Checking for his marriage on freebmd and buying a copy of the certificate will give you his fathers name and occupation

Have you looked for him on the 1871 and 1881 censuses to establish his birthplace.  Both are free here

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1538354?collectionNameFilter=false

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2562194?collectionNameFilter=false

[CaroleW]

Is this the family in 1851 in Llanfrothen?  All b Beddgelert except Edward and son John.  However - children's entries show Beddgelert Merionethshire

Edward Jones   30 b Llanfrothen  Merionethshire,
Alice   31 Beddgelert, Caernarvonshire,
Jane   8
Evan   7
Mary  5
Catherine     3
John  1 b Llanfrothen
HO107 Piece 2512 Folio 367 Page 13

Possible marriage

Marriages March qtr 1842 
Alice Evans/Edward Jones    Festiniog    27   235    
   
 

[Med Jones]

Thats them! Looks like im gonna beed to order a certificate! Thank you so much for your help carol! Very much appreciated

[CaroleW]

That marriage is not 100% certain.  It's based on 2 things - they were living in the Festiniog Reg District in 1851 and their eldest child was 8yrs old

However - Alice was born in Carnarvon so they could possibly have married there

1871 entry for Llanfrothen

Edward Jones   50 quarryman b Llanfrothen
Alice Jones    b Beddgelert
Catherine     28  ditto
Daniel  15   son     ditto
Laura Jones 1 boarding bastard (honestly - that's what it says) b Llanfrothen
RG10 Piece 5698 Folio 38 Page 9

[aled23]

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/6357497/family

[MarMnkly]

Marriage of Edward Jones and Alice Evans on 8th January 1842 in the parish of Beddgelert. Both are of full age - bachelor and spinster; Edward is a miner and residence at the time of marriage is Maes gwyn llyn, Llanfrothen. His father is John Evans, farmer. Alice's residence at the time of marriage, I think reads Dines moch ??
Her father looks to read Evan Pearce, farmer.

There is a baptism on 20 August 1820, Llanfrothen, Merionethshire for Edward son of John (Evans) farmer and Mary (Owen) his wife of Mas(or Maes) gwyn llwn.

Baptism on Jan 28th 1816 in Llanfrothen, Merionethshire of Anne Jones daughter of John (Evans) farmer and Mary (Owen) his wife of Maes gwir llyn.  Also 23rd January 1814, a son Edward.
Mar

[aled23]

hi MarMnkly
the marriage was in Beddgelert...
regards
Aled

[MarMnkly]

hi MarMnkly
the marriage was in Beddgelert...
regards
Aled

Thanks Aled, it does say Beddgelert on the image, I will adjust my post