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| Benjamin Jones with his wife & daughters |
Birth: my records
read "Before December 24, 1865." I have him listed as being born in
Caio, Wales.
Death: before
1915, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Marriage: before
1882, in Wales
Location(s): Caio, Wales; Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Relation to me: Benjamin
Jones is my maternal grandmother's paternal grandfather, which makes him 5th
generation before me.
Alias(es): None
known at this time.
Parents: unknown
Spouse(s): Hannah
Griffith
Children: Daniel,
David, Joseph, Jack, William, May, Sophia
Other Family: No
other direct family known.
Details: The
majority of information I have on Benjamin comes from my grandmother, his
granddaughter, who only knew of him from her father, as he died before she was
born. I do know that he and his wife apparently ran the post office in Merthyr
Tydfil, and that Hannah continued to run it even after his death.
Beyond that, I really know nothing about this man. I don't
know how he moved from Caio to Merthyr Tydfil, or when and where he married his
wife, or if he always worked in the post office, or anything.
Proof:
1) All
my details on Benjamin in my family tree came from my grandmother, and through
her father. Beyond that, I had no specific proof for many years.
2) My
first actual proof came from the record of my great-grandfather's death on
Family Search, which lists Benjamin as his father. I assume this came from my
grandmother or one of her siblings, but it at least is a more concrete proof of
Benjamin's existence than the family tree I had.
3) The
last piece of proof I have is from family photos dating to around the turn of
the century, one of which shows Benjamin with his wife and daughters. I do not
believe we have any other shots of him, but it is lovely to have the one we do
have.
Needed:
I have no exact BMD information for Benjamin, though I know
if I want to pay for it, it should be available on the UK BMD records website,
along with marriage information for he and Hannah. This is obviously my next
step, but I worry that I will pay for something and find nothing, which is why
I have continued to put off paying for any services that offer it.
I'd love to know more about his life, especially life before
Merthyr Tydfil, and who his parents were, how many siblings he might have had,
and how he met Hannah.
And really, that's all I have on Benjamin. If you're a
member of the Jones family who knows more about him, I'd love to hear the
stories you have, and I'd love to share what I have as well. Please feel free
to contact me.
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