Notes:

NOTE 1./ Jonas William Jones
About JONES, Jonas William
William Jones was born Jonas William Jones to Samuel Jones and Elizabeth Fetch on 17 January 1831 in Brigstock Northamptonshire. He was christened at the Brigstock Independent Church on 13 June 1831. Samuel was an agricultural worker at Brigstock Parks on of the estates of the Gascoyne-Cecil family, Marquesses of Salisbury. He probably spent most of his life there.

At the time of the 1841 census Samuel had 6 children, including William age 10. It appears that Jonas William used the name William most of his life.

At the time of the 1851 census, William, then 20, had left the family home although he cannot be located any anyhere else.

In 1852, William appears as a passenger Jonas Jonas aged 18 on the "Rajangopaul" arriving at Moreton Bay (this later became Brisbane) on 13/9/1852.

On 27 February 1854, William married Martha Melmer at the Scots Presbyterian Church, Ipswich. They eventually had 10 children (Matilda Sarah, Maria Elizabeth, Martha Frances, Alice Ida, Clara Louise, Henry, Jemima Ellen, May Ann, Adelaide, Samuel William and William George). Interestingly, although his name is shown as William Jones on most birth records, several give him as Jonas William Jones.

William died on 14 August 1908 at Raceview, Ipswich of enlarged prostate, haematuria and cystitis and exhaustion. He was buried at the Ipswich cemetary. The informant was Henry Jones, son, of Raceview. William`s occupation was shown as dairyman.

Jonas married Martha MELMER on 27 Feb 1854 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Martha (daughter of GeorgeSr MELMER and Matilda COOLEY) was born in 1833 in Cheltenham, Gloucester, England; died on 17 Jul 1897 in Raceview, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Matilda Sarah JONES was born on 02 Oct 1856 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
2. Maria Elizabeth JONES was born on 26 Dec 1857 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
3. Martha Francis JONES was born on 30 Nov 1859 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
4. Alice Ida JONES was born on 12 Jul 1861 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
5. Clara Louisa JONES was born on 27 Oct 1863 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
6. Henry JONES was born on 02 Sep 1865 in Queensland, Australia.
7. Jemina Ellen JONES was born on 25 Sep 1867 in Queensland, Australia.
8. Mary Ann JONES was born on 05 Mar 1870 in Queensland, Australia.
9. Samuel JONES was born on 26 Nov 1872 in Queensland, Australia.
10. Adelaide JONES was born on 04 Jun 1875 in Queensland, Australia.

Samuel married Elizabeth FETCH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]