Henry John Rutherford Jones (1866 - 1916)

Born 1866 in Hackney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 26 Feb 1916 at about age 50 in Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Captain Henry Jones Died in Service during World War I.

Birth and Parents

Henry John Rutherford Jones was born in 1866 in the registration district of Hackney, Middlesex, England. He was the only child born to Susannah (Rutherford) and her husband Robert Slade Jones.^[1] Both his parents came from families which were active in non-conformist congregational churches.

Childhood and School

His parents marriage ended very early in Henry's life. His mother was granted a judicial separation in 1869, and a divorce in May 1871.^[2]

The 1871 census a few weeks earlier had recorded Henry and his mother in the household of her widowed uncle John Rumbal in Upper Clapton. The household also included an unmarried cousin, a general servant and a nurse for four year old Henry. This was probably a mutually beneficial arrangement in which Susanna Jones was running the home for John Rumbal, whose daughter was away at school.^[3]

A decade later, Henry was 14 and was himself away at school. He was a pupil at Padcroft College in the village of Hillingdon, near Uxbridge, Middlesex, and his name is recorded on this census return as Harry J R Jones.^[4]

Medical Qualifications and Career

After John Rumbal's death, Henry's mother remained in Upper Clapton, living with his daughter, Susanna Rumbal, and this is where the 1891 census recorded 24 year old Henry Jones also. He was described as a General Medical Pracitioner on this return, and the household again kept two servants, this time a cook and a housemaid.^[5]

Henry was studying at the London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, where he had gained his LSA degree and registration as a doctor in 1890. He would go on to become a Surgeon, adding the qualifications M.R.C.S., and L.R.C.P. in 1892, and later worked as a House Surgeon at the Poplar Hospital for Accidents, in the London's East End.^[6]

His mother died in September 1897. Probate was granted to Henry John Rutherford Jones, Surgeon, and Susanna Rumbal the following January. ^[7]

Marriage

Henry John Rutherford Jones married widow Lilian Kate Archer at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter and St. Edward, Westminster in August 1900.^[8]

The couple were living in Wandsworth, Surrey when the 1901 census was taken. Henry J Rutherford Jones was described as a Surgeon and Physician, and their household included three servants, a cook, housemaid and parlourmaid.^[9] Henry's step-daughter Adelaide Archer was at school not far away in Putney.^[10]

When the 1911 census was taken, Henry and Lilian, by then in their 40s, were on holiday with 24 year old Adelaide, staying at the Branksome Tower Hotel, which was situated in 9 acres of grounds on the cliffs at Poole, Dorset, and also had its own access to the seashore.^[11][12]

First World War

Henry served in the Royal Army Medical Corps from the outset of the war, receiving his commission as a Lieutenant in 1914. He was promoted in the field to the rank of Captain in August 1915.^[6]

Captain Henry John Rutherford Jones of the Royal Army Medical Corps was 49 when he died on active service on 26th February, 1916.^[6] His death occurred in Kensington registration district, Middlesex^[13] and he was buried at Hanwell Cemetery, where there is a memorial.^[14]

Research Notes

• Non-conformist churches: uncle Thomas Slade Jones was a Congregational Minister. Great-grandfather John Rumbal had been a founding member of Upper Clapton Congregational Chapel, and grandparents Henry Knightland Rutherford and Susan (Rumbal) Rutherford were active in the same chapel. His parents' marriage had been announced in non-conformist newspapers.

• Lilian's first husband, Jacque Jerome Archer had died in 1899, in India^[15] where Adelaide Archer had been born. Administration of his estate was in England.^[16]

• 1911 Census transcription records Henry and Lillian's last name as Walker rather than Jones, but all other details are correct.

• Adelaide Gwendoline Archer was executor of Lilian Kate Rutherford Jones' will.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 22 Apr 2024), database entry for JONES, HENRY  JOHN RUTHERFORD (Mother's maiden surname: RUTHERFORD  ). GRO Reference: 1866  S Quarter in HACKNEY  Volume 01B  Page 376.
2. ↑ British Newpaper Archive database online (Accessed March 2024). Several reports including:
   Saturday 06 May 1871 Newspaper: Western Daily Press
   A Taunton Divorce Case; Reported that Susanna Jones petitioned for divorce on the grounds of adultery and bigamy. She identified the handwriting in the register as her husband's. Also reported that parish clerk Robert Dyer and his wife witnessed Robert Slade Jones and Miss [Theakston] sign the register, and that she was a former governess living at the home of a Mrs. Salter. A photograph was used to identify Robert Jones. Decree Nisi was granted, and also custody of children. She had previously been granted a judicial separation on the grounds of adultery in 1869.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRNL-LXM : Sat Feb 24 07:34:28 UTC 2024), Entry for John Rubalt and Susanna Denos, 1871.
   Note this is a particularly poor transcription, Susanna Jones appears as Susanna Denos, and John Rumbal as John Rubalt.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Z-748T : Tue Mar 05 02:17:23 UTC 2024), Entry for Harry J R Jones and Henry G Jones, 1881.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3RFJ-22M : Sat Mar 09 14:02:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Susanna Rumbal and Susanna Jones, 1891.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} British Newpaper Archive database online (Accessed Apr 2024). Wednesday 01 March 1916 Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
   Captain Henry John Rutherford Jones, R.A.M.C. death February 26.
   Appointed temporary captain, the Royal Army Medical Corps, August 1915, following commission as lieutenant Aug 1914.
   Had studied at London Hospital gaining degrees of M.R.C.S., and L.R.C.P.Lond., in 1892, and L.S.A. in 1890
   Was House Surgeon at Poplar Hospital for Accidents
7. ↑ Probate Record, Principal Probate Registry. Probate record (accessed Apr 2024):
   Susanna Jones, Singlewoman of 1, "the Acacias", Upper Clapton Middlesex Died 29 September 1897
   Probate granted on 22 January 1898 at London
   to Susanna Rumbal, spinster and Henry John Rutherford Jones, Surgeon
8. ↑ British Newpaper Archive database online (Accessed Apr 2024). Friday 31 August 1900 Newspaper: Morning Leader Marriage Notice for Henry John Rutherford Jones, son of late Robert Slade Jones and Lilian Kate Archer, widow of Jacque Jerome Archer Esq of New York
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9CX-912 : 20 May 2019), Henry J Rutherford Jones, Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wandsworth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9C5-MDF : 20 May 2019), Adelaide Archer, Putney, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Putney subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
11. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7KG-STP : 21 July 2019), Henry John Rutherford Walker, Poole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    Note that the couple's last name is inexplicably recorded as Walker in this transcription, but all other details are correct.
12. ↑ Bournemouth Coast Path Blog (Accessed April 2024) post titled Mr Justice Maxwell including some brief details about Branksome Tower Hotel. Written by Leigh Hatts, author of several walking guides.
13. ↑ Death Registration: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 23 Apr 2024), database entry for JONES, HENRY  JOHN RUTHERFORD  (Age at death: 49).GRO Reference: 1916  M Quarter in KENSINGTON  Volume 01A  Page 153
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34654706/henry_john_rutherford-jones: accessed 23 April 2024), memorial page for Capt Henry John Rutherford Jones (unknown–26 Feb 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #34654706, citing Hanwell Cemetery, Hanwell, London Borough of Ealing, Greater London, England; Maintained by *♥ ღ Celeste ღ ♥'* (contributor 48585739).
15. ↑ "India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGGY-ZJ9 : 5 February 2020), Jacque Jerome Archer, 1899.
16. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7XMJ-48N2 : Thu Mar 07 13:37:02 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacque Jerom Archer and Lilian Archer, 5 Aug 1899.