Hi Louise, What a job trying to research a John Jones! There were 59 John Jones in the 1828 census. Re the children of the 1st fleet Edward Jones there is a John Jones, Born Colony aged 32 in the 1828 census who is a shipwright, married with children in Erskine Street Sydney, who is possibly the son of Edward Jones, 1st Fleet ; he is the only John Jones BC of an appropriate age in the Census that I could see. Also I would think it unlikely that the son of a first fleet Convict who had land at one stage, would end up a tenant farmer in 1842. Good Luck with your very difficult research. Regards Elizabeth Roberts 7. Edward JONES and Martha BEDDINGFIELD First Fleeters ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:02:45 +1000 From: "louise" <[email protected]> Subject: [AUS-CON] Edward JONES and Martha BEDDINGFIELD First Fleeters Hi I am trying to find if anyone is researching this family as I am trying to see if there son John JONES is the same one as my John JONES who married Margaret HIGGINS? Still on my brickwall with John JONES and his wife Margaret HIGGINS. I am hoping that someone maybe able to steer me in the correct direction if I have mixed family information, as I have done in the past while trying to locate the correct John and Margaret JONES. Information I have to date John JONES and Margaret HIGGINS married 1842 Presbyterian in Parish: Denbie; Hunter District; Maitland; Morpeth; Paterson; Singleton. No details given for John or Margaret as to if free/convict ship of arrival. Their issue Mary JONES born 1844 in East Bulwarra and her father listed as a Tennant Farmer Parish: Black Creek, Bulwarra; Clifden; Hinton; Morpeth; Maitland; Hunter., Church of England Margaret JONES born 1845 Parish: Black Creek, Bulwarra; Clifden; Hinton; Morpeth; Maitland; Hunter., Church of England I have found that a Edward JONES of the First Fleet married a Martha BEDDINGFIELD in 1788 and that they had the following issue Sarah JONES born/bapt 1794 John JONES born/bapt 1796/1798 Edward JONES born/bapt 1799 This John I thought maybe my John JONES who marries Margaret HIGGINS, as I found the above John's brother and sister married in Maitland, in the years 1843 and 1836. Further investigation showed that Edward JONES First Fleet died in 1842 aged 80/82 years in Sydney; Martha having predeceased him in 1817 aged 53 years. Also, that from 1825 till his death in 1842, Edward worked as a baker in Sydney. His sons would of worked with him as they didn't begin to marry till John 1842 (If he is my John JONES) although their sister already married in 1836; which in those times I assume the daughter would be married off early especially as her mother was dead (1817), and the boys left to help their father. My Mary JONES states her father's occupation was that of a Baker when she marries George WALBURN, (who was a great grand son of First Fleeter James WALBOURN and Sophia LEWIS). Perhaps another clue as both great grandfathers were First Fleeters and families probably knew each other. Many thanks Louise ********