Robert jones vc

[darren jones]

Looking for any relatives of robert jones vc zulu wars. He was my great great uncle. Darren john jones.

[MonicaL]

Hi Darren

Welcome to RootsChat  See you have found and added to the older post here on RC on Robert Jones VC www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=13992.0

Monica

[darren jones]

Yes. My father robert jones just passed away here in canada. I found out about my great great uncle robert jones. He was my great  grandfathers brother. He was my grangfathers uncle. My grandfather came to canada in early 1900s from stourbridge uk. He had 10 kids here. His first wife died he had 5 kids with elsie hawthorn from uk. And then 5 more with my grandma stella sheridan from marmora ontario.

[gillian evans]

Just come across your message re my great grandfather Robert Jones VC Rorkes Drift Zulu war where you claim to be a descendant of a brother of his who emigrated to Canada.You do not give any information regarding this person.I have researched Robert Jones family extensively during the past 15 years or so and am able to identify what happened to most of his fifteen siblings as also I have trace the famiy line back to the 1600s .Could you send me details and maybe I could help you

Regards Gillian

[gillian evans]

Robert Jones VC was the 6th child of Robert Jones sr and Hannah Fryer who had 16 children

1 Richard George 1848-1916
2Lewis 1850 -1915
3Mary 1852-69
4Margaret 1853-1946
5 Thomas 1855-1879 not proven but believed to have been killed at Isandlwhana
6Robert 1857-98
7John 1860-?
8Anne 1861-?
9 William James 1863-?
10James 1866-?
11Fanny Maria 1867-1939
12 Edwin David 1869-?
13 Mary Jane 1871-1917
14 Gertrude 1873-?
15 Charles Edgar 1874-?
16 Philip Joseph 1878-?

[Jones742]

Hi I believe my great great grandad William was Roberts Brother