Have I finally found the right David Jones after more than ten years?

[Girl Guide]

Going by the maiden names for the four Davids in Wolverhampton there appears to be just two possible marriages for Thomas Jones with those maiden names.

Thomas Jones to a Mary Pritchard MQ 1839 Walsall 17 217

Thomas Jones to a Martha Whatton on 13th November 1825 in Wolverhampton, Staffs.

So on the face of it that could be one of two possible births:-

JONES, DAVID       PRITCHARD     
GRO Reference: 1843  S Quarter in WOLVERHAMPTON AND SEISDON  Volume 17  Page 278

JONES, DAVID       WHATTON     
GRO Reference: 1843  D Quarter in WOLVERHAMPTON AND SEISDON  Volume 17  Page 297

[despair]

Another coincidence?

Looking at the family of Thomas Jones which I previously identified in Wolverhampton in 1841,with a David given born 1839,I noticed there was a Phoebe given born 1836.As a relatively uncommon name I took a gamble and looked at the GRO index for 1837,the start year.There was only one hit,mmn Saunders in Abergavenny district.I then used Saunders as the mmn for David Jones,born 1839 +/-2,and got one hit for 1840 in Merthyr Tydfil Union.

Regards
Roger

[despair]

While I can find other Phoebe Jones born 1836 +/-2 in the 1841 census,I can't find another one with a David Jones 1839 +/-2 in the family.

Regards
Roger

[despair]

What could be the fatal flaw in my argument - the father Thomas Jones is given as born 1797,whereas
John Jones,uncle,is given born 1826.Could they really be brothers?
In the 1841 census for Thomas there is a William Jones born 1771 who could be the father of Thomas and would be 55 in 1826.

Regards
Roger

[despair]

The Bedwellty parish registers transcriptions beyond 1837 are on FreeReg.I can't see a David Jones,father Thomas,between 1837 and 1843.It doesn't look as if the equivalent Merthyr Tydfil or Abergaveny records are transcribed.

Regards
Roger

[glenclare]

Thank you for all your searching. I do appreciate it. Sorry I haven't been responding, but we are in the midst of hospital tests etc. I will attempt to give it the attention it deserves this evening.

[Spidermonkey]

The 1851 census that you mention has Thomas as an engine driver.  An iron roller is someone who worked a machine that rolled iron to form and shape it.  To my mind a quite different occupation from engine driver. 

Have you located Thomas in the 1861 census to see if his occupation is iron roller?

It is possible though that Thomas was a Stationary Engine Driver, i.e. working/driving the machines that rolled the iron, so I wouldn't necessarily discount him on that basis.

[despair]

I have looked at that family again.There looks to be an identical family,including the son David and daughter Emma,but with the head of household now a James(same age,still an engine driver in iron works) in the 1871 census at:-

RG10 2941/46/46

Regards
Roger

[despair]

I've now found the baptisms of Phoebe and David,children of Thomas(puddler) and Ann(e) n FreeReg
under St Lawrence,Darlaston.

Regards
Roger