William Jones (abt. 1813 - 1894)

Born about 1813 in Northaw, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Catherine Amelia (Hammond) Jones — married 1843 in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 26 Oct 1894 at about age 81 in Kilburn, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Jones was born in about 1813 in Northaw, Hertfordshire, England to James Jones and Sarah (Rhodes) Jones.

William Jones, son of James & Sarah, was christened on 4 Feb 1816 in Northaw.^[1] William's older brother James was christened on the same day.

William Jones married Catherine Amelia Hammond in 1843. The marriage was registered in Amersham, Buckinghamshire in the third quarter of the year.^[2]

• Note: Catherine was actually a few years older than William, but on some census records her age was recorded as the same as his.

William and Catherine had one daughter:

1. Clara Catherine Jones (1847-1905)

They lived in Bruton, Somerset at the time of Clara's birth, but had moved to London by 1851.

• Note: the 1851 census has Catherine and their daughter's middle names both listed as Latham/Lathan. No other record has this, so it may simply be a transcription error.

In the 1851 Census we find that William and his wife Catherine are resident in Great James Street, Marylebone.^[3] He is described as a ‘grocer’, age ‘38’, from ‘Northaw’, and the head of household comprising his wife ‘Catherine Lathan [Latham?] Jones’ (also age 38, birthplace unknown), and daughter ‘Clara Latham Jones’ (age ‘4’, born ‘Briston [Bristol?], Somersetshire’). Bristol is around two hundred kilometres west of London but clearly William and his wife lived or had need to be in Somerset when Clara was born around 1847.

In 1861, the Census shows that William, Catherine, and Clara, are all still resident in Great James Street.^[4] However, these records also show that his wife Catherine is actually four years older than him (so, born around 1809) and hails from 'St Georges, Middlesex'. Precisely where that may have been is unclear.

In 1871 William Jones (age 58, Grocer) lived in Marylebone with his wife Catherine (58) and daughter Clara C (23).^[5]

In 1881 William Jones (age 68, Retired Grocer) lived at Maida Hill West in Paddington, London with his wife Amelia (68) and daughter Clara C (34, Annuitant).^[6]

Moving forward to the 1891 Census we can only see that there is a William Jones, age seventy-eight (so born around 1813) who was born in Northaw but who is by then a ‘retired grocer’.^[7] William is living at 50 St Marys Terrace, Paddington along with his wife Catherine, age eighty-four. His daughter Clara (age fourty-four) is also recorded as being resident and her place of birth is shown as having been Bruton, Somerset. Where they are living in 1891 is not far from Paddington Station, and around half-way between Kensington Palace and The Regent’s Park.

William Jones passed away on 26 Oct 1894, aged 81 years. His death was registered in Hendon, Middlesex in the last quarter of the year.^[8]

"JONES William of 125 Glengall-road Kilburn Middlesex died 26 October 1894 Probate London 20 March [1895] to Clara Catherine Jones spinster Effects £1367."^[9]

The census of 1901 confirms that William has passed. His daughter Clara (age fifty-one), and his wife Catherine (age ninety-four) are living in Glengall Road, Willesden.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRWF-YYD : 5 February 2023), William Jones, 1816.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D4P-28K : 13 December 2014), William Jones, 1843; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1843, quarter 3, vol. 6, p. 405, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGF8-ZG9 : 29 July 2017), Clara Latham Jones in household of William Jones, Marylebone, Middlesex, England; citing Marylebone, Middlesex, England, p. 44, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7P9-695 : 27 September 2016), Clara Jones in household of William Jones, Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRJ3-6ZK : 25 June 2022), William Jones, 1871. [the household is not properly linked - Clara is connected to a different family, while William & Catherine are both listed separately - looking at the entry numbers confirms they lived together (Catherine is here: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRJ3-6Z2 & Clara is here: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRJ3-6ZL)]
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-ZLFC : 8 December 2017), William Jones, Paddington, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 41, Piece/Folio 5/55, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,212.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3P45-VW2 : 1 April 2016), Clara C Jones in household of William Jones, Paddington, London, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JL2-YPK : 31 December 2014), William Jones, 1894; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Hendon, Middlesex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
9. ↑ "UK Wills & Probate, 1858-1996" (https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/) Jones, 1895.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X96D-6F6 : 8 April 2016), Clara C Jones in household of Catherine A Jones, Willesden, Middlesex, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Willesden subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.