Hi Keith,
I was searching Welsh newspapers online so tried a search for rees-jones
"new zealand" Wanganui and found this:
http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3881545/ART55/john%20rees-jo
nes%20new%20zealand%20wanganui
It shows that you might find other mentions in the Welsh newspapers. They
are at
http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/home
Cheers
Carolyn
Carolyn Jones
Brisbane, Queensland
Australia
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Subject: [GWYNEDD] Rees-Jones
Hi all, new to this List.
In the process of doing a Tree for a friend of the family, with the surname
of Rees-Jones here in New Zealand.
Have come to their g/grandfather, who's name was William Glyn Rees-Jones b
about 1881 in Wales I would presume, as there is no birth date for that
person in N Z records. I think he worked in London for a short period
learning the footwear manufacturing side of that trade, and it wouldn't
surprise me if he also went to America to also find how they manufactured
their footwear.
He lived in Wellington for some time, and then shifted to Wanganui where he
carried on his business as a Footwear/Boot Merchant Shop , with numerous
overseas trips to Australia, America, as well as back in England.
When William married in 1907 NZ, an entry in the local paper noted, he was
the son of John Rees-Jones, Esq, of
'San Delyn' Carnarvon North Wales, [b around 1839 as a guess]
I have looked in many places, b/m/d indexes, census etc, as well as shipping
records which I must say were the easiest to locate, I have had found so
far. So that is why I'm writing this letter in the hope that someone might
be able to help with my search.
I notice that in the UK Genealogy Site, online, that some of the County
names are not active, and so when clicked on nothing happens, and
Carnarvonshire just happens to be one of them. Be great to hear from
someone no matter how small the info might be. Regards Keith.
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