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 Original Marriage Certificate John Lloyd Jones & Harriet (Ellison) Jones |
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John Lloyd Jones My great-grandfather |
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Harriet Ellison My great-grandmother |
| John Lloyd Jones was my Great-grandfather I have traced him to where I think he was Christened, which was at Calverhall, Shropshire, England on the 22nd November 1857. His father and mother's names were John Jones and Catherine Lloyd. I think this must be him as in the 1881 Census it has his place of birth as Whitchurch, then in the 1901 census as Prees. Prees is 4 miles south of Whitchurch and Calverhall about the same distance south-east. If, he was Christened soon after his birth, then by 1875 he would have been 18 years old? not 21 as on this certificate. Harriet however was 30 years old on the 1881 census, so her age on this certificate is probably correct | |||
| 1857
Christening of 1875 Marriage 1881 Census 1901 Census |
John
Lloyd Jones John Lloyd Jones 21 John Lloyd Jones 23 John Lloyd Jones 42 |
1850
Birth of 1875 Marriage 1881 Census 1901 Census |
Harriett Ellison Harriett Ellison 25 Harriett (Ellison) Jones 30 Harriett (Ellison) Jones 49 |
| Perhaps John Lloyd Jones was only 18 when he married. In those days 21 was when you became an adult and so he may not have been able to have married unless he gave his age as 21. Six years after the marriage in the 1881 Census he gives his age as 23 (His son my grandfather, John William Jones was three years old at that time) which is much closer to his birth year of 1857. | |||
| Interestingly they were staying at the Swan Inn when they married, perhaps they decided to get married secretly!! Arthur Parkinson and Annie Ellis may have been their friends. | |||
| Their
fathers Christian names were John and William and these are the
names of their first son (my Grandfather) Their first daughter
was named Annie Elizabeth Jones (Annie after their friend Annie
Ellis?) Also I believe Harriett's mum was named Ann and her elder sister Elizabeth, so perhaps the daughters name came from them. |
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| I found the following Family:-1851 | |||
| Title | Year of Birth | Place of Birth | Comment |
| William Ellison | 1826 | Benington, Lincoln | Same as certificate above |
| Ann Ellison | 1829 | Benington, Lincoln | |
| Elizabeth Ellison | 1848 | Grantham, Lincoln | Spittlegate is on the |
| Harriet Ellison | 1850 | Spittlegate, Lincoln | edge of Grantham |
| I found the following Family:- 1881 Census RG11, Folio 3232/11, Page 13 | |||
| Title | Age | Place of Birth | Occupation |
| William Ellison | 51 | Grantham, Lincoln | Coal Porter (Lab) |
| Ann Ellison | 52 | Benington, Lincoln | |
| Alfred Ellison | 18 | Grantham, Lincoln | RY. Engineer (Cleaner) |
| Isaac Ellison | 16 | Grantham, Lincoln | Iron Turner (Appr.) |
| Rebecca Ellison | 16 | Grantham, Lincoln | Dressmaker (Appr.) |
| Sarah E. Ellison | 12 | Grantham, Lincoln | Scholar |
| Address:- 4 Oxford Street, Spittlegate, Lincoln, England. | |||
| I'm pretty sure the two census' refer to the same family. There are some discrepancies. William should be 55, and born in Benington. Here his occupation is a Coal Porter Labourer, in the above certificate his occupation is Book keeper?. Apart from Elizabeth and Harriet who had left home there was a thirteen year gap between them and the eldest child mentioned here, Alfred Ellison. So it was probable that there were other children who had also left home and would not be mentioned on the 1881 Census. | |||
| While trying to find the data for this marriage certificate. I first looked for John Lloyd Jones in the marriages indexes microfiche at the Records Office in Worcester. The only John Lloyd Jones between 1875 and 1878 was; married at Burnley, December qtr. 8e-308. I could only think of working my way through the many thousands of names in that quarter to find the matching partner. Then I asked one of the staff to help me find a match using the computer. We didn't have any success and He asked if I had the 1881 and 1901 Census' of the family. On showing him my data he noticed that in the 1901 Census one daughter was called Nora Ellison Jones and born in Grantham, He suggested that this middle name may be the Grandparent's name and to look this up on the microfiche. Sure enough I found the name and match, Harriett Ellison, married at Burnley, December qtr. 8e-308. Now I feel sure that these are my Great-grandparents. | |||
| With regards to the witness' Arthur Parkinson and Annie Ellis I found the following information in the 1881 census and I think this may be them. They were Beer Sellers and may have run the Swan Inn. If this is the couple that were witness' to my Great-grandparents marriage it would make sense that they too would get married. Padiham where they were living in the 1881 Census is very close to Burnley and so is Simonstone where Arthur Parkinson was born. (They had three male lodgers in the household at that time). | |||
| Title | Age | Place of Birth | Occupation |
| Arthur Parkinson | 28 | Simonstone, Lanc's | Beer Seller |
| Annie Parkinson | 29 | Barton, Gloucester | Beer Seller Wife |
| Francis Eliz. Parkinson | 1 | Padiham, Lanc's | |
| Address: 25 Bank Street, Padiham, Lancashire. RG11, Folio 4158/24. Page 12 | |||
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