Family of Walter JONES and Louisa ROBERTS

Husband:	Walter JONES (1876?-1918)
Wife:	Louisa ROBERTS (1877- )
Children:	Matilda JONES (1900?- )
	Elsie JONES (1901- )
	William Owen JONES (1903- )
	Harry JONES (1908- )
	Roland JONES ( - )
	? JONES ( - )
Marriage	Q4 1899	Barnsley, Yorkshire 1

Husband: Walter JONES

Name:	Walter JONES 2
Sex:	Male
Father:	William Whitley JONES (1839?- )
Mother:	Mary Ann ? (1845?- )
Birth	1876 (app)	Barnsley, Yorkshire 3
Census (1)	31 Mar 1901 (age 24-25)	10 John Edward Street, Barnsley, Yorkshire 3
Occupation (1)		Gas Works Stoker Miner 2,3
Census (2)	2 Apr 1911 (age 35)	Barnsley, Yorkshire 4
Occupation (2)	2 Apr 1911 (age 34-35)	Gas stoker; Barnsley, Yorkshire 4
Death	12 Sep 1918 (age 41-42)	Picardy and Artois, between the Somme and Loos 5
Burial	"?"	VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIALPas de Calais, France 5

Additional Information

Census (1)	RG13/4313/139/13
Census (2)	42, Milton Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire
Death	No known grave
Burial	Panel 9

Wife: Louisa ROBERTS

Name:	Louisa ROBERTS
Sex:	Female
Father:	William Owen ROBERTS (1847-1927)
Mother:	Jane DAVIES (1851?-1938)
Birth	Q1 1877	Newtown, Montgomeryshire 6
Census (1)	3 Apr 1881 (age 4)	Llanfair Road Newtown Montgomeryshire 7
Census (2)	5 Apr 1891 (age 14)	Llanfair Road Newtown Montgomeryshire
Census (3)	31 Mar 1901 (age 23-24)	10 John Edward Street, Barnsley, Yorkshire 3
Census (4)	2 Apr 1911 (age 34)	Barnsley, Yorkshire 4

Additional Information

Census (1)	Llanfair Road Newtown Montgomeryshire RG11/5487/37
Census (2)	RG12/4593/95
Census (3)	RG13/4313/139/13
Census (4)	42, Milton Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire

Child 1: Matilda JONES

Name:	Matilda JONES 3
Sex:	Female
Birth	Sep 1900 (app)	Barnsley, Yorkshire 3,8
Census (1)	31 Mar 1901 (age 0)	10 John Edward Street, Barnsley, Yorkshire 3
Census (2)	2 Apr 1911 (age 10)	Barnsley, Yorkshire 4

Additional Information

Census (1)	RG13/4313/139/13
Census (2)	42, Milton Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire

Child 2: Elsie JONES

Name:	Elsie JONES
Sex:	Female
Birth	Q4 1901	Barnsley, Yorkshire 9
Census	2 Apr 1911 (age 9)	Barnsley, Yorkshire 4

Additional Information

Census

42, Milton Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire

Child 3: William Owen JONES

Name:	William Owen JONES
Sex:	Male
Birth	Q4 1903	Barnsley, Yorkshire 10
Census	2 Apr 1911 (age 7)	Barnsley, Yorkshire 4

Additional Information

Census

42, Milton Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire

Child 4: Harry JONES

Name:	Harry JONES
Sex:	Male
Birth	1908	Crewe, Cheshire
Census	2 Apr 1911 (age 3)	Barnsley, Yorkshire 4

Additional Information

Census

42, Milton Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire

Child 5: Roland JONES

Name:	Roland JONES
Sex:	Male

Child 6: ? JONES

Name:	? JONES
Sex:	Male

Note on Husband: Walter JONES - shared note

Louisa went to went to live in Yorkshire.

She stayed there and married a miner who worked in one of the collieries - think his name was Walter Jones.

They had six children - 4 boys and 2 girls.

Walter volunteered to join up for 1st World war, although he needn't have because miners job was protected.

He was killed in action one week after arriving in France leaving Louisa to bring up 6 small children.

 

Private 42546 2nd/4th Bn.,York and Lancaster Regiment who died on Thursday 12 September 1918 .

Age 42 .

Son of William Whitley Jones and Mary Ann Jones, of Pontefract Rd., Barnsley;

husband of Louisa Jones, of 42, MiltonSt., Wombwell, Barnsley

 

Vis-en-Artois and Haucourt are villages on the straight main road from Arras to Cambrai about 10 kilometres south-east of Arras.

Within the grounds of Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, which is west of Haucourt on the north side of the main road, will be found the Vis-en-Artois Memorial.

This Memorial bears the names of over 9,000 men who fell in the period from 8 August 1918 to the date of the Armistice in the Advance to Victory in Picardy and Artois, between the Somme and Loos, and who have no known grave.

They belonged to the forces of Great Britain and Ireland and South Africa; the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand forces being commemorated on other memorials to the missing.

The Memorial consists of a screen wall in three parts.

The middle part of the screen wall is concave and carries stone panels on which namesare carved. It is 26 feet high flanked by pylons 70 feet high. The Stone of Remembrance stands exactly between thepylons and behind it, in the middle of the screen, is a group in relief representing St George and the Dragon.

The flanking parts of the screen wall are also curved and carry stone panels carved with names.

Each of them forms the back of a roofed colonnade; and at the far end of each is a small building.

 

In Memory of Private WALTER JONES 42546, 2nd/4th Bn., York and Lancaster Regiment who died age 42 on Thursday 12 September 1918.

 

Private JONES, Son of William Whitley Jones and Mary Ann Jones, of Pontefract Rd., Barnsley; husband of Louisa Jones,of 42, Milton St., Wombwell, Barnsley.

Remembered with honour

VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL

Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Note on Wife: Louisa ROBERTS - shared note

Louisa Roberts

(Shirley calls her Aunty Louie)

A Doctor Purchase - ( Shirley thinks that is his name) - lived at Homestay on Llanfair Rd, in Newtown.

Occasionally his sister came to visit him and on one occasion she was pregnant. Louisa went to help look after the child and went to live with the family in Yorkshire.

She stayed there and married a miner who worked in one of the collieries - think his name was Walter Jones.

They had six children - 4 boys and 2 girls

Walter volunteered to join up for 1st World war, although he needn't have because miners job was protected.

He was killed in action one week after arriving in France leaving Louisa to bring up 6 small children.

Apparently she visited Newtown quite frequently in later years.

Sources

1	"Information from Free Births, Marriages, and Deaths website: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/" (Internet). Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: Marriages Dec 1899 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roberts Louisa Barnsley 9c 324 Jones Walter Barnsley 9c 324
	Internet. Call Number: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ (electronic).

	Source: Free BMD website, marriage certificate - Lucy Jaques Alexander Davis - 25Dec 1902

2	Helen Bennett, "Email to Graham Hoadly from his half 3rd Cousin Helen Bennett".
	Graham Hoadly.

3	Public Record Office, "www.census.pro.gov.uk - 1901 Census" (Internet).
	Internet. Call Number: http://www.census.pro.gov.uk (electronic).

4	"Census 1911 (Walter Jones) Barnsley, Yorkshire RG14/PN27614".

	Source: Census 1911 (Walter Jones) Barnsley, Yorkshire RG14/PN27614, Walter Jones 1911

5	"The Commonwealth War Graves Commission website at http://www.cwgc.org. uk/detailed.asp?casualty=1744409" (Internet).
	The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, website at http://www.cwgc.org. uk/detailed.asp?casualty=1744409. Call Number: http://www.cwgc.org. uk/detailed.asp?casualty=1744409 (electronic).

6	"Information from Free Births, Marriages, and Deaths website: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/" (Internet). Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: Births Mar 1877 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roberts Louisa Newtown 11b 201
	Internet. Call Number: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ (electronic).

	Source: Free BMD website, marriage certificate - Lucy Jaques Alexander Davis - 25Dec 1902

7

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "1881 Census - Family Search Website" (Online 1881 Census for England and Wales). Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability William A. ROBERTS Head M Male 33 Llanlwchaiarn, Montgomery, Wales Coach Builder Jane ROBERTS Wife M Female 31 Llanlwchaiarn, Montgomery, Wales Coach Wife Mary Jane ROBERTS Daur Female 10 Llanlwchaiarn, Montgomery, Wales Scholar Sarah A. ROBERTS Daur Female 8 Llanlwchaiarn, Montgomery, Wales Scholar William ROBERTS Son Male 6 Llanlwchaiarn, Montgomery, Wales Scholar Luisa ROBERTS Daur Female 4 Llanlwchaiarn, Montgomery, Wales Scholar Matilda ROBERTS Daur Female 2 Llanlwchaiarn, Montgomery, Wales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling Llanfair Rd Census Place Llanllwchaiarn, Montgomery, Wales Family History Library Film 1342319 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 5487 / 37 Page Number 35

8	"Information from Free Births, Marriages, and Deaths website: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/" (Internet). Assessment: Questionable. Text From Source: Births Dec 1900 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones Matilda Barnsley 9c 214
	Internet. Call Number: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ (electronic).

	Source: Free BMD website, marriage certificate - Lucy Jaques Alexander Davis - 25Dec 1902

9	Ibid. Assessment: Questionable. Text From Source: Births Dec 1901 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones Elsie Barnsley 9c 261

	Source: Free BMD website, marriage certificate - Lucy Jaques Alexander Davis - 25Dec 1902

10	Ibid. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: Births Dec 1903 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones William Owen Barnsley 9c 275

	Source: Free BMD website, marriage certificate - Lucy Jaques Alexander Davis - 25Dec 1902