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JONES, John. Born circa 1640. John married but wife's name not known, date and location of marriage not known. John died circa 1676 in Landican. John and his wife had one child that we are aware of.

Child of John Jones and his wife:-

JONES, William. Born circa 1670 in Landican. We believe William married Mary Ackerley, circa 1697 in St. Oswald's Church, Chester. William died circa 1736 in Woodchurch, Birkenhead. William and Mary had one child that we are aware of.

Child of William Jones and Mary Ackerley:-

JONES, John. Born circa 1695 in Landican and baptised 30 August 1699 in Woodchurch. John was a blacksmith, he married Alice Cotton 30 June 1712 in Woodchurch, Alice was born circa 1689 in Prenton and died circa 1726. John then married Elizabeth Lester on 24 January 1728. Unfortunately John died a month later on 21 February 1728 in Woodchurch, Birkenhead. John and Alice had four children that we are aware of.

Children of John Jones and Alice Cotton:-

JONES, Mary. Baptised 1 June 1714, buried 15 January 1722, Woodchurch.

JONES, Margaret. Baptised 9 August 1717, buried 29 June 1719, Woodchurch.

JONES, John. Born circa 1720. John was a servant, he married *Elizabeth Much of Arrow, 29 December 1747 in Woodchurch. John died 12 June 1771 in Woodchurch, Birkenhead. Elizabeth was born 8 October 1723 and died 25 May 1771. John and Elizabeth had four children that we are aware of.

*Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert Much, a blacksmith from Arrow and Ann Anderton from Bidston, they were married 13 November 1722 in Woodchurch. Robert was buried at Woodchurch, 9 Ocober 1763. Robert and Ann had three other children we are aware of: John, baptised 13 Jan 1731, Robert, baptised 29 July 1734, buried 29 July 1734, (Baptism entry reads: Robert son of Robert Much of Arrow, Blacksmith by Ann his wife, about 3 o'clock in the morning and buried the evening following). Thomas, baptised 3 October 1735, buried 22 October 1735.

JONES, Hannah. Baptised 10 December 1723, buried 29 January 1729, Woodchurch.

Children of John Jones and Elizabeth Much:-

JONES, Martha. Baptised 25 September 1748, Woodchurch.

JONES, Thomas. Born around the beginning of 1749, we think it could have been 25 March, baptised 23 April 1749. Thomas married Margaret Roberts, 31 July 1770, St Nicholas Church, Liverpool. Thomas and Margaret had five children that we are aware of. Joseph died circa 1791 in Woodchurch, Birkenhead. Margaret was born 9 October 1749 and died circa 1802.

JONES, Ann. Baptised 6 March 1751, buried 7 March 1767, Woodchurch.

JONES, Robert. Baptised 16 February 1763, buried 22 September 1764, Woodchurch.

Children of Thomas Jones and Margaret Roberts:-

JONES, Margaret. Born circa 1771 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised 28 April 1771 at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch.

JONES, Joseph. Born circa 1773 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised 16 April 1773 at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch. We believe Joseph died young.

JONES, John. Born circa 1775 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised 30 November 1775 at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch.

JONES, Nancy. Born circa 1777 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised 5 March 1777 at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch. (Recent information casts a doubt on Nancy being the daughter of Thomas and Margaret - we are following up on this).

JONES, Joseph. Born circa 1779 in Thingwall, baptised 11 April 1779 at Holy Cross Parish Church, Woodchurch. Joseph was married to Alice Oxton, date and location of marriage not known, they had six children that we are aware of. Joseph died 8 April 1839. At the time of the 1851 census Alice (now a widow) lived at 51 Noctorum Road, Oxton with her children Martha and Thomas and her grandchildren William and Joseph. In 1861 Alice was living at Noctorum Nook with her children John and Martha and grandson Joseph.

Children of Joseph Jones and Alice Oxton:-

JONES, John Oxton. Born circa 1811 in Oxton, Birkenhead. On the 1841 census John's name is given only as John Oxton, this could be an enumerator error or John adopted his mother's married name of Jones sometime between 1841 and 1851 as John's surname is given as Jones on the 1851 census. John was not married at the time of either 1851 or 1861 census' but we do know he had one child that we are aware of and possibly a second but this is still a bit of a mystery.

JONES, Joseph. Born circa 1819 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised 6 June 1819 at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch. Joseph married Teresa Nevill 9 September 1838 at St. Nicholas Church, Liverpool. Curate John Cheetham and the witnesses were James Haywood and Martha Upton (possibly Joseph's sister). On the marriage certificate both have their ages given as "Minor" and their residences as "Vernon Street". Joseph was a labourer of Pinns Cottages, Bidston Road, Oxton on the 1851 census. On the 1861 census the address given is No.42 E-Block, Dock Cottages, Birkenhead. The 1871 census has their address as Halewood Cottages on Oxton Common. By the time of the 1881 census they are shown as living at 1 Heatherside, Bidston Road, Oxton. Teresa was born circa 1820 in Liverpool and was the daughter of James Nevill, a brass founder (wife's name not known). We believe Teresa's name was actually Geresior and that it was a misspelling on the census and marriage certificate by the English that caused the name change. Joseph and Teresa had fourteen children that we are aware of. Joseph died 16 March 1884 and is buried at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch.

JONES, Alice. Born circa 1822 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised 24 March 1822 at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch.

JONES, Lydia. Born circa 1825 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised 3 April 1825 at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch. Lydia never married, she died 11 November 1886 and is buried in section 11 (713) Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, Birkenhead.

JONES, Martha. Born circa 1828 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised 2 November 1828 at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch. We know that Martha married a Mr. Thompson, a widower with a son George who was born circa 1863. Mr. Thompson died before the time of the 1871 census. After her sister-in-law Lydia died in 1865, Martha took in her brother Thomas and his three children, Martha was already caring for her other nephew Joseph. We know that in 1868 Martha was living at 90 Oxton Road, Birkenhead and her mother died there 7 April 1868. By 1871 Martha, her brother Thomas and his three children, her other nephew Joseph, her niece Alice Ann and her stepson George were living at 11 Moss Street, Oxton Village. By 1881 Martha, Thomas, two nephews, both named Joseph, and niece Alice Ann were living at 8 Tranmere Vale Terrace, Birkenhead.

JONES, Thomas H. Born circa 1831 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised 20 February 1831 at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch. Thomas married Lydia Taylor 31 July 1856 at Holy Cross Church, witnesses:- John Halewood and Martha Jones. Lydia was born circa 1834 in Storeton, Birkenhead, she was the daughter of John Taylor. Thomas and Lydia had three children that we are aware of. Lydia died 18 August 1865 in Woodchurch. Thomas died 3 June 1882 in Oxton, Birkenhead. Thomas and Lydia are buried together in Holy Cross Churchyard.

Children of John Oxton Jones and and his partner:-

JONES, William Oxton. Born circa 1837 in Oxton, Birkenhead. On the 1841 census William's name is given only as William Oxton, this could be an enumerator error or William's father John adopted his mother's married name of Jones sometime between 1841 and 1851 as William's surname is given as Jones on the 1851 census as was his father's.

JONES, Joseph. Born circa 1846 in Oxton, Birkenhead. Joseph was an agricultural labourer. We believe Joseph was the son of John and his partner but it is a bit of a mystery at this stage.

Children of Joseph Jones and Teresa Nevill:-

JONES, Ann. Born circa 1839 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised 28 April 1839 at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch.

JONES, Joseph. Born circa April 1841 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised 6 June 1841 at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch. Joseph was a blacksmith.

JONES, Alice. Born circa 1842 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised 9 October 1842 at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch.

JONES, John. Born circa 1844 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised 12 May 1844 at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch. John was a quarryman and was married to Sarah (surname unknown) who was born in Wales circa 1839, they had two children that we are aware of.

JONES, James. Born circa 1847 in Oxton, Birkenhead. James was a dock labourer and was married to *Ann Clark (Annie), who was born circa 1849 in Wyton, Huntingdonshire. James and Ann were married 28 August 1869 at St. Nicholas Church, Liverpool. At the time of the 1871 census James and his family were living at No.8 D-Block, Dock Cottages, Birkenhead. In 1873 they had moved to Back Myrtle Street and then in 1876 they were at 18 Livingston Street before living at 42 Frederick Street in 1880. On the 1881 census the family were living at 449 Brooke Street where they lived until about 1884 before living at 392 Brooke Street from about 1884 until 1892. James died 5 August 1893 and Ann died 15 September 1931. James and Ann are buried together in section 11 (713) Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, Birkenhead. James and Annie had twelve children that we are aware of.

* Ann Clark was the daughter of George Clark, born circa 1809 in Hartford, Huntingdonshire, and his wife Elizabeth, born circa 1816 in Kings Ripton, Huntingdonshire. George and Elizabeth had one other child that we are aware of, a son called George, born circa 1843 in Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire. At the time of the 1861 census the family were living in London Road, Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire.

JONES, George. Born circa 1848 in Oxton, Birkenhead. We know nothing of George's first wife but we do know he was a widower living in Back Beckwith Street when he married Mary Caroline Roberts (spinster) 27 July 1880 at St. Mary's Church, Birkenhead, witnesses:- H. Williams and Frances Jones. Mary was the daughter of John Roberts, wife's name not known, John was a wheelwright. George and Mary had eight children that we are aware of. George was an agricultural labourer when he married but at the time of the 1901 census his occupation was listed as dock labourer and the family were living at 186 Beckwith Street, Birkenhead.

JONES, Thomas. Born circa 1850 in Oxton, Birkenhead.

JONES, Teresa. Born 23 November 1851 in Oxton, Birkenhead, died at the age of 2 weeks and buried at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch 8 December 1851.

JONES, Teresa. Born 23 January 1853 in Woodchurch and baptised 16 May 1853.Teresa married Robert Neale 5 June 1876 at St. Nicholas Church, Liverpool, witnesses were James Jones and Ann Mutch. Robert and Teresa had eleven children that we are aware of. Teresa died 31 January 1901 at 383 Brooke Street, Birkenhead.

JONES, Frances. Born 1 July 1855 in Oxton, Birkenhead and baptised at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch. Frances died as a child but age and date not known, however she was not listed on the 1861 census.

JONES, Walter. Born circa 1857 in Oxton, Birkenhead.

JONES, Frederick. Born 24 March 1862 at 42 E-Block, Dock Cottages, Birkenhead. Frederick married Rachel Dunn 4 July 1881 at St. Catherine's Church, Tranmere, they had five children that we are aware of.

Children of Thomas H Jones and Lydia Taylor:-

JONES, Thomas. Born 2 August 1857 in Storeton, Birkenhead. Thomas married Jane Mumford on 12 June 1883 at St. Saviour's Church, Oxton. On the marriage certificate Thomas is shown as being a coachman of Oxton and Jane shown as living in Claughton, Birkenhead, the daughter of Samuel Mumford, a police officer. James Mumford and Mary Ellen Mumford were witnesses to the wedding. On the 1881 census of Oxton there is a Thomas Jones living at Davies Stables, Shrewsbury Road, his age is given as 24, he is unmarried, born in Oxton and is working as a cab driver, we are trying to find further information to see if this is our Thomas. We do know that Thomas died 28 May 1940 at 19 St. George's Avenue, Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead, aged 82. Thomas and Jane had seven children that we are aware of.

JONES, Alice Ann. Born circa 1859 in Oxton, Birkenhead. Alice Ann died of pleuropneumonia 7 June 1882 and is buried at Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch with her parents and her niece Alice Ann Jones.

JONES, Joseph. Born circa 1862 in Oxton, Birkenhead, he was a general labourer. We believe Joseph married Annie, surname not known. Joseph and Annie had four children that we are aware of.

JONES, Hannah. Born 13 March 1863 in Oxton, Birkenhead. Hannah married William Taylor, son of Thomas John Taylor, 10 November 1890 at Bebington Parish Church. John was born circa 1862, at the time of their marriage William was a carter living in West Derby, Liverpool and Hannah was living in Storeton. Hannah and John had three children that we are aware of, William (no information known), Annie Lydia (born 30 June 1895, died 4 May 1965) and Thomas (born circa 1899, died 1 July 1960).

Children of John Jones and his wife Sarah:-

JONES, John. Born circa 1875 in Northowram, Yorkshire.

JONES, Lillie. Born circa 1877 in Queensbury, Yorkshire.

Children of James Jones and Ann Clark:-

JONES, Elizabeth. Born circa 1871 in Birkenhead.

JONES, Francis James. Born circa 1872 in Birkenhead.

JONES, Joseph. Born circa 1873 at Back Myrtle Street, Birkenhead. Baptised 4 May 1873 St. Annes's Church, Birkenhead. Joseph married Martha Houghton, circa 1893 at St. Nicholas Church, Liverpool. Martha was born circa 1873 in Birkenhead. Joseph and Martha had had three children that we are aware of.

JONES, Walter. Born circa 1876 at 18 Livingston Street, Birkenhead. Baptised 28 May 1876 St. Anne's Church, Birkenhead.

JONES, Annie. Born 13 January 1880 at 42 Frederick Street, Birkenhead. Baptised 7 March 1880 St. Anne's Church, Birkenhead.

JONES, Ellen. Born 8 March 1881 at 449 Brook Street, Birkenhead. Baptised 3 April 1881 St. Anne's Church, Birkenhead. Ellen died November 1881 aged 8 months and is buried in a public grave at Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, Birkenhead.

JONES, James. Born 22 October 1882 at 449 Brook Street, Birkenhead. Baptised 5 November 1882 St. Anne's Church, Birkenhead. James died February 1883 aged 4 months and is buried in a public grave at Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, Birkenhead.

JONES, Susan. Born circa December 1883 at 449 Brook Street, Birkenhead. Baptised 6 June 1884 St. Anne's Church, Birkenhead. Susan died 18 June 1884 aged 6 months and is buried in a public grave at Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, Birkenhead.

JONES, James Henry. Born 10 February 1885 at 392 Brook Street, Birkenhead. Baptised 22 February 1885 St. Anne's Church, Birkenhead. James Henry died 21 January 1886 and is buried in a public grave at Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, Birkenhead.

JONES, Richard. Born 20 September 1888 at 392 Brook Street, Birkenhead. Baptised 7 October 1888 St. Anne's Church, Birkenhead. At the time of the 1901 census, Richard was living with his aunt, Frances Williams (nee Jones), at 4 Liverpool Road, Roby-cum-Huyton.

JONES, Elsie. Born 23 July 1890 at 392 Brook Street, Birkenhead. Baptised 7 September 1890 St. Anne's Church, Birkenhead.

JONES, Elsie May. Born 12 May 1892 at 392 Brook Street, Birkenhead. Baptised 5 June 1892 St. Anne's Church, Birkenhead.

Children of George Jones and Mary Caroline Roberts:-

JONES, Caroline Mary. Born circa 1882 at 31 Back Beckworth Street, Birkenhead. Baptised 20 September 1882 at St. Anne's Church, Birkenhead.

JONES, Charles. Born circa 1885 in Birkenhead.

JONES, Elizabeth. Born circa 1887 in Birkenhead.

JONES, John Joseph. Born circa 1890 at 27 Aspinall Street, Birkenhead. Baptised 23 April 1890 at St. Anne's Church, Birkenhead.

JONES, Benjamin. Born circa 1892 in Birkenhead.

JONES, Thomas V. Born circa 1893 in Birkenhead.

JONES, Frances E. Born circa 1894 in Birkenhead.

JONES, James. Born circa 1895 in Birkenhead.

Children of Frederick Jones and Rachel Dunn:-

JONES, Selina Alice.We have no information on Selina Alice.

JONES, Edward.We have no information on Edward.

JONES, Richard John. Married to Mary Ellen Mulligan at Our Lady's Church, Birkenhead, in 1904. Richard and Mary had five children that we are aware of.

JONES, Annie. The only information I have at present is that Annie married a Mr. Merredith.

JONES, Walter.We have no information on Walter.

Children of Thomas Jones and Jane Mumford:-

JONES, John Frederick.Born 15 April 1884, died 9 October 1957, he never married.

JONES, Jessie Lydia.Born 1 February 1886.

JONES, Thomas Henry.Born 28 July 1887, died 18 February 1967.

JONES, Jane.Born 30 January 1890, died 8 December 1945.

JONES, Alice Ann.Born 1 March 1892, died 10 November 1901, she was living with her aunt, Alice Ann Jones, at 10 Barton Street, Birkenhead at the time of her death.

JONES, James Mumford.Born 24 June 1894, died 14 May 1964.

JONES, Roy Geoffrey.Born 7 February 1902, died 1977, he did not marry.

Children of Joseph Jones and his wife Annie:-

JONES, Clarice.We have no information on Clarice.

JONES, James.We have no information on James.

JONES, Margaret.We have no information on Margaret.

JONES, Annie Lilian.Born circa 1887, died 20 September 1888.

Children of Joseph Jones and Martha Houghton:-

JONES, Harold.Born 6 November 1895 in Birkenhead. Married Norah Walsh 4 October 1920. Norah was born circa 1897 in Wallasey, they had 3 children that we are aware of.

JONES, Joseph A.Born circa 1898 but we have no information on Joseph.

JONES, Annie.Born circa 1900 in Seacombe, Cheshire, we believe she married a Mr. Noteman but we have no further information on her.