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Title: Looking for Reverend Edmund Edward Jones 1st wife maiden *COMPLETE*
Post by: bikermickau on Thursday 03 September 20 00:15 BST (UK)
I'm looking for the maiden name of his 1st wife, might be the marriage in 1860 Cardiff register on FreeBMD.
Marriages Sep 1860 Cardiff 11a 311
Edmund Edward Jones
Mary James
Mary Williams

He was with Mary 1861 and 1871 Census

Reverend Edmund Edward Jones born circa 1827, died 31 Aug 1901. Greenfield House, Pencoed, Glamorgan, Wales

His 2nd marriage was to Margaret Lewis nee Price 4 Nov 1879 at Cardiff, she was previously married  to Thomas Lewis born 1796 Gelligaer, Glamorgan, Wales whom I'm related to.

Mick

Title: Re: Looking for Reverend Edmund Edward Jones 1st wife maiden name
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 03 September 20 00:46 BST (UK)
Any children in 1861 or 1871? 

If you look up the childrens births on freebmd then use the link below to search for mothers maiden name

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp
Title: Re: Looking for Reverend Edmund Edward Jones 1st wife maiden name
Post by: bikermickau on Thursday 03 September 20 01:04 BST (UK)
No children that I am aware of, there is a "Obit" in a Welsh Newspaper which only mentions his 2nd wife.
Rough Translation with google from Welsh.
THE LAST MARK. EDMUND EDWARD JONES, PENCOED, NEAR BRIDGEND. It is with regret that we record the death of the beloved brother above, which took place on Saturday, August 31st, at his home-Greenfield House. Our brother wandered for years under the influence of deadly paralysis, and everyone knew that there was no hope of recovery, however the end came, as usual, not expected, and was taken from his aged widow at the fair age of 76 years. The church at Penuel, Penprisg, served many times when the cause was only very weak and incapable of daily administration. The church received a great deal of support from this family in many ways, and recently received the princely gift of £ 100 to clear the chapel's outstanding debt. Peace to his ashes, and his aged widow accept our deepest condolences, and receive great power from the Lord in the day of her life.
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3217113/3217122/21/edward
 
Title: Re: Looking for Reverend Edmund Edward Jones 1st wife maiden name
Post by: rodgepodge on Thursday 03 September 20 04:21 BST (UK)
I searched for Mary James marriage in 1860
11a 311 is Mary James   :)     
 James    Mary    Cardiff       11a    311

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=31299844:9868&d=bmd_1598251674
Title: Re: Looking for Reverend Edmund Edward Jones 1st wife maiden name
Post by: bikermickau on Thursday 03 September 20 04:34 BST (UK)
Also Mary Williams
I'll repost as I left out one groom. Name order is as per FreeBMD
Marriages Sep 1860 Cardiff 11a 311
Mary James
Edmund Edward   Jones
William Lewis
Mary Williams

I searched for Mary James marriage in 1860
11a 311 is Mary James   :)     
 James    Mary    Cardiff       11a    311

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=31299844:9868&d=bmd_1598251674
Title: Re: Looking for Reverend Edmund Edward Jones 1st wife maiden name
Post by: rodgepodge on Thursday 03 September 20 04:46 BST (UK)
Blimey!! too many Mary's  . why have they the same Folio?? 

Find my past are convinced it is Mary James for Edmund Edward Jones 

https://www.findmypast.ie/transcript?id=BMD%2FM%2F1860%2F3%2FAZ%2F000937%2F002
Title: Re: Looking for Reverend Edmund Edward Jones 1st wife maiden name
Post by: bikermickau on Thursday 03 September 20 05:29 BST (UK)
Thankd rodgepodge,
I don't have paided access to Findmypast so can't use the link.
From what I can see the record set seems to be England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005, which FreeBMD covers.

Edited
I see what you mean by "Find my past are convinced it is Mary James for Edmund Edward Jones"
If you check I think you will see it's also convinced it is Mary James for William Lewis"
Title: Re: Looking for Reverend Edmund Edward Jones 1st wife maiden name
Post by: rodgepodge on Thursday 03 September 20 06:27 BST (UK)
The reason I say Findmypast are convinced he married Mary James is, usually FindMyPast will say Edmund Edward Jones married one of the following: and then say Mary James, Mary Williams, William Lewis.

But on this occasion it says 'Edmund Edward Jones married one of the following': Mary James
Title: Re: Looking for Reverend Edmund Edward Jones 1st wife maiden name
Post by: osprey on Thursday 03 September 20 15:19 BST (UK)
you can't infer anything from the order of surnames for marriages on FreeBmd, it's just alphabetical. Unlikely to be a parish marriage given that he was a Baptist minister.

Title: Re: Looking for Reverend Edmund Edward Jones 1st wife maiden name
Post by: bikermickau on Thursday 03 September 20 15:29 BST (UK)
I am aware that it could be either Mary.

According to a newspaper article he married Margaret Lewis nee Price at the Register Office, Cardiff.

https://newspapers.library.wales/home, Welsh Newspapers Online.
"MARRIAGE. JONES-LEWIS. —Nov. 4, at the Register Office, Cardiff, by licence, the Rev. E. E. Jones, Pencoed, to Margaret' widow of the late Thomas Lewis, Esq., Tarlan near Merthyr."
South Wales Daily News
8th November 1879 Page 2
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3508802/3508804/6/.

I've been searching the English version of newspapers.library.wales and haven't found his 1st marriage notice.

you can't infer anything from the order of surnames for marriages on FreeBmd, it's just alphabetical. Unlikely to be a parish marriage given that he was a Baptist minister.
Title: Re: Looking for Reverend Edmund Edward Jones 1st wife maiden name
Post by: Sam Swift on Friday 04 September 20 19:22 BST (UK)
ps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3200457/3200462/31/marw%20gwraig%20edmund%20j

It was Mary Lewis, daughter of Lewis James Esq and Mary his wife of Coedybrain, Monmouthshire. Became a Baptist at Argoed and then switched to the Church at Bargoed once a church was built there. Moved to Penycoed (Pencoed) after her marriage

She died 22nd Feb 1874 aged 58 and suffered or the last 10 months from rheumatic dropsy. She was conveyed by train to Bargoed where she was buried.
Does not mention any children.
Title: Re: Looking for Reverend Edmund Edward Jones 1st wife maiden name
Post by: hanes teulu on Friday 04 September 20 20:36 BST (UK)
Also see Welsh Journals  https://journals.library.wales

click on link and put "mary edmund jones" (include the "   " as part of search key) in Search - returns 1 hit. Click on "No.8 Monmouthshire Bedwellty" - see family tree.
Title: Re: Looking for Reverend Edmund Edward Jones 1st wife maiden name *COMPLETE*
Post by: bikermickau on Saturday 05 September 20 03:23 BST (UK)
Thank you Sam Swift and hanes teulu.

I'll mark this completed.

Edited

Just located her in the "National Probate Calendar" on Ancestry, death date given there is 21 Feb 1874

Mick