Jonas William JONES

1831 - 1908  (77 years)

• Name	Jonas William JONES
  Born	17 Jan 1831	Brigstock, Northamptonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Aug 1908	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
  Person ID	I5106	Bob-Millie Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Samuel JONES
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth FETCH
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha MELMER           b. 1833, Cheltenham, Gloucester, England           d. 17 Jul 1897, Raceview, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia  (Age 64 years)
  Married	27 Feb 1854	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia   [1]
  Children	1. Matilda Sarah JONES           b. 02 Oct 1856, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia  [natural]   2. Maria Elizabeth JONES           b. 26 Dec 1857, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia  [natural]   3. Martha Francis JONES           b. 30 Nov 1859, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia  [natural]   4. Alice Ida JONES           b. 12 Jul 1861, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia  [natural]   5. Clara Louisa JONES           b. 27 Oct 1863, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia  [natural]   6. Henry JONES           b. 02 Sep 1865, Queensland, Australia  [natural]   7. Jemina Ellen JONES           b. 25 Sep 1867, Queensland, Australia  [natural]   8. Mary Ann JONES           b. 05 Mar 1870, Queensland, Australia  [natural]   9. Samuel JONES           b. 26 Nov 1872, Queensland, Australia  [natural]   10. Adelaide JONES           b. 04 Jun 1875, Queensland, Australia  [natural]
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2022
  Family ID	F2507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1740] LDS Internet Site. Wife : MARTHA MELMER: Marriage: 27 FEB 1854 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia