Seeking help with ANNE JONES and son WILLIAM in BERRIEW/WELSHPOOL 1859-61

[heywood]

Sorry - I forgot to post the 1881 details re John and Pryce Jones
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27F-Q7J5

[heywood]

There is this baptism:

William Jones born April 3rd 1858, baptised May 2nd 1858.
Parents David and Ann Jones m n Beavan.

[GeoffTurner]

On that evidence we have David Jones (b about 1812) and Anne Bevan/Beavan (b about 1820) as the parents of William Jones (b 1858), all at Berriew. And a different David Jones (b Berriew about 1818) and Anne Beavan/Bevan (b Berriew about 1817) as the parents of John Bevan Jones (b about 1836 in Berriew) who married Louisa Deaken in 1857 in Wednesfield in Wolverhampton. So William Jones and John Bevan Jones would probably have been related, since they were all from Berriew and William went to stay with John Bevan Jones' family in Wolverhampton. But it would appear they were not brothers. So at the time of his marriage to a 15yo bride, William would have been about 35, not 29 as he claimed. How does that sound?

[GeoffTurner]

OK, I have settled on just one family -- David Jones (b 1812) and Anne Bevan (b 1817) and their five sons: John Bevan Jones (b about 1837); David Thomas Jones (b about 1851); Edward Jones (b about 1853); Pryce Jones (b about 1856); and William Jones (b about 1858). So Anne was 41 or so when William was born. John Bevan Jones moved to Wolverhampton and several others drifted there and stayed with his family as well, but William kept going and ended up in Australia.  Thanks for all your help, especially heywood.
Geoff

[heywood]

Glad you decided on that family. It seems to work so well