Name |
William Arthur Jones |
Born |
25 Jun 1885 |
Queens Park, London, England [1, 2] |
Address: 44, Huxley Street |
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Birth Certificate: JONES, William Arthur 18850625
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William's place of birth |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
5 Apr 1891 |
Kensington, London, England [3] |
Age: 5y |
Address: Sch 686, 12, Treverton Street |
Census |
31 Mar 1901 |
Kensington, London, England [4] |
Age: 15y |
Address: 21, Rackham Street |
Occupation |
31 Mar 1901 |
Kensington, London, England [4] |
Steel Repairer |
Occupation |
From 1 May 1902 to 21 Jun 1912 [2] |
Great Western Railway Employee |
- William started his employment with the Great Western Railway at Paddington (London) as an Engine Cleaner. On 18 August 1903, he was promoted to Fireman and worked on shunters. On 22 July 1907, he transferred to Old Oak Common where he continued as a Fireman on Goods trains. At that time, Old Oak Common yard was ony 1 year old but already had become the head of GWR London operating division and GWR's largest steam shed.
On 4 March 1912, William was again promoted to "2nd group" Fireman. By this time, he was earning £0-4s-9d per hour which in todays money is approximately 24 pence.
William resigned on 21 June 1912 to work in a Boot Factory in Paignton, Devonshire.
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Residence |
13 Mar 1910 |
Kensal Green, London, England |
Address: 66, St Margaret's Road |
Census |
2 Apr 1911 |
Harlesden, London, England [1] |
Age: 25y |
Address: 22 Charlton Road |
Occupation |
2 Apr 1911 |
Harlesden, London, England [1] |
Fireman - Great Western Railway |
Occupation |
13 Mar 1919 |
Age: 24y |
Died |
Between Apr 1959 and Jun 1959 |
Cullompton, Devonshire, England |
Address: At home |
Siblings |
11 siblings |
| 1. Florence Jones b. 1887, Paddington, London, England  | | 2. Frederick George Jones b. 1890, Paddington, London, England  d. 1891, Kensington, London, England (Age 1 years) | | 3. Charles Jones b. 1890, North Kensington, London, England  | | 4. Alfred Jones b. Cal 1892, North Kensington, London, England  | | 5. Daisy Jones b. Cal 1894, North Kensington, London, England  | | 6. Elizabeth Jones b. 1898, North Kensington, London, England  | | 7. Frederick George Jones b. 5 Aug 1899, Notting Hill, London, England  | | 8. Edith Ethel Jones b. 1900, North Kensington, London, England  | | 9. Annie Rose Jones b. 1904, Kensal Rise, London, England  | | 10. Maude Emily Jones b. 1906, Kensal Rise, London, England  | | 11. Lilian May Jones b. 1908, Stonebridge Park, London, England  | |
Person ID |
I1581 |
Mitchell Families |
Last Modified |
15 Feb 2015 |
Father |
William George Jones (ID:I1622) b. 1859, Paddington, London, England |
Mother |
Alice Elliott (ID:I27597) b. 1866, Putney, Surrey, England |
Banns Published |
10 Aug 1884 |
Putney, Surrey, England |
Address: St Mary's Church |
- 2nd published on 17 August, 3rd published on 24 August
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Banns Notice
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Married |
7 Sep 1884 |
St Mary's Church, Putney, Surrey, England |
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Putney, Surrey, England: St Mary's Church
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Marriage Certificate: JONES, William George and ELLIOTT, Alice 18840907
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Family ID |
F448 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Maria Stagg (ID:I1582) b. 19 Mar 1884, Notting Hill, London, England  d. Between Jul 1966 and Sep 1966, Exeter, Devonshire, England (Age 82 years) |
Married |
13 Mar 1910 |
Kensal Green, London, England |
Address: St Johns Church, Kensal Green |
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Marriage Certificate: JONES, William and STAGG 19100313
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St John's Church, Kensal Green, London (3) A couple of photographs and a sketch of St John's Church. |
Age at Marriage |
He was 24 years and 9 months - She was 26 years |
Notes |
- After the death of their firstborn (William), William and Maria left London and moved down to Paignton in Devonshire where William had taken work at a boot factory. Their daughter, Mary, was born there in 1916. Some time later, the family moved to Exmouth, Devon, where Mary was to receive the bulk of her education. The family moved again, to Uffculme, Devon, before settling in Cullompton.
Source: Joy (née Harper), daughter of Mary.
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Children |
| 1. William Arthur Jones (ID:I1612) b. Dec 1910, Craven Park, London, England  d. 1911, Willesden, London, England (Age ~ 0 years) |
+ | 2. Mary Jones (ID:I86) b. 11 Feb 1916, Paignton, Devonshire, England  d. 14 Jan 2015, Tiverton and District Hospital, Devonshire, England (Age 98 years) |
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Last Modified |
4 Feb 2015 |
Family ID |
F435 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |