Dear List,
I think I have made the breakthrough which I have been hoping would come along for the
past two years. My great-grandmother Mabel JONES was born in Pontypridd (Glam.) in 1904.
Her birth certificate names her parents as James Henry JONES and Elizabeth JONES formerly
WATERS. Mabel was married in 1927 when she was living in Cwm near Ebbw Vale and where she
continued to live (I don't know why she was born in Pontypridd). I had been unable to
find the marriage of James and Elizabeth until I recently searched the updated FreeBMD
database which shows, in the Dec qtr. of 1902, the marriage of a James Henry JONES and
Elizabeth WALTERS in Bedwellty Reg. District with the same volume and page number. It
seems as though I have found the marriage at last but it seems that it may have been a
second marriage for one or both of them as when they died and were buried in Cwm Cemetery
(Eliz. in 1944, James in 1945) their ages indicate dates of birth c. 1863 and 1869
respectively so WA(L)TERS m!
ay not have been Elizabeth's maiden name but her first married name. They only had one
other child (William - also lived in Cwm) but I do not know when he was born. I would love
to hear from anyone with any information about this couple/family.
Best wishes
James Phillips-Evans