Well, well, well................I have just received the birth certificate for Ida Jane JONES. Ida Jane born 13 March 1904, 2 Thomas Street, Birkenhead. Father Henry JONES, Teamowner. Mother Fanny JONES, late REED, formerly MASON. Well done Joy. The Henry JONES marriage to Fanny REED in 1896 is right on. Eric, you were right about the children being dispersed to separate homes because of deaths of a parent. In further conversation with Ida Jane's grandson he said his grandmother never really forgave her father for separating her from her siblings, Nora May and Bill after the death of their mother. So this opens up a lot more research for me. I'll get Frances Jane MASONS birth cert now. At least I believe I am on the right track. Thank you to everyone who gave me this boost in the right direction. Marg >From the Beautiful British Columbia Cariboo Region, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: Joy Langdon To: Margaret Cambridge ; cheshire@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 6:25 AM Subject: Re: [CHS] Surname JONES Hello Margaret, Further to Eric's information, Henry JONES and Fanny REED are listed on FreeBMD Marriages Birkenhead Mar 1903 and in 1896 a Fanny MASON and an Edmund REED are listed on Birkenhead district marriages Jun 1896. You mention Ida Jane but the baptism shows Ida Mary and there is an Ida Mary JONES aged 7 born Birkenhead described as neice living with John EVANS born Capenhurst , Martha EVANS born Great Sutton and family at The Green, Great Sutton near Chester in 1911. Also with them is Henry JONES, nephew, aged 3 born New Ferry, Cheshire. Just to help confirm that this is possibly the correct Ida Mary, John and Martha said they had been married 18 years and the marriage index on FreeBMD for Wirral 1892 do include a John EVANS and Martha MASON in the list. Joy