This message forwarded by list admin ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 9:00 AM Subject: JONES and WEBB families >I am currently researching my family tree and have discovered that my Great > Great Grandfather and his family lived in the Sheffield area during the > censuses which took place between 1871 and 1901 inclusive. I would love to > find > out more information about them, their forebears and, if possible, contact > any > living relatives who still reside in the Sheffield area. I'd appreciate if > anyone can help me in this challenge! > > My great great grandfather was Richard JONES (born ~1843 in Redditch, > Worcestershire) and his wife was Ellen WEBB (born ~1842 in Studley or > Alcester, > Warwickshire). They lived at 65 Douglas Road, Brightside Beirlow, > Yorkshire > during the 4 censuses which took place between 1871 and 1901. During that > time > Richard Jones had various jobs including Underhand Puddler (I presume in > steel > manufacturing), a porter, a labourer at a silverplaters and an > engineer/labourer. In this time they raised a large family, namely: > > > * Emma J JONES (~1866 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire) > * William JONES (~1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire) > * Arthur JONES (~1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire) > * Ellen (aka Nellie) JONES (~1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire) > * Albert JONES (28/05/1885 at 65 Douglas Street, Brightside Bierlow, > Yorkshire - He was my Great Grandfather) > * Elsie JONES (~1887 in Sheffield, Yorkshire) > > > > My Great Grandfather, Albert JONES became an apprentice fisherman in 1901 > in > Grimsby. It is here that he met and married his wife Mary MILNE who was a > Peterhead fishgutter who was working in Lincolnshire at the time. They > moved to > Aberdeen, Scotland and raised a family there - including my Grandfather > Albert JONES. My father was also born in Aberdeen and is yet another > Albert > JONES! I was born in Aberdeen and now live in Shetland. > > I would appreciate if anyone can help me find more information about > Richard > and Ellen JONES. > > Looking at Google Earth I get the impression that no houses exist anymore > on > Douglas Road. Can anyone confirm if 65 Douglas Road still exists or not? > > Regards, > > Kevin Albert Jones > > > > > >