JONES FAMILY

THE JONES FAMILY

Mary Gwenllian Jones

RICHARD JONES was born on 15th February 1807 at Cadoxton, South Wales. In some records the family name is John. At a particular period people with the family name John changed their name to Jones. However, it seems that our Richard Jones was also known as Dick Curtis and we are unsure how this came about. It is easy to understand how the name Richard was reduced to ´Dick´ but the change of Jones/John to Curtis is a bit of a puzzle. One suggested explanation is the Richard´s father died at a young age and therefore Richard was ‘adopted’ by a Curtis family. I have been unable to find records of Richard´s natural parents.

Richard married an Ann Thomas who was born on the 19^th. January, 1813,at Sketty, Swansea. She was the daughter of Thomas and Emma Thomas. In 1851 Richard is recorded as a canal labourer . A section from an historical book, `History of the Vale of Neath´ is shown below which states:

`From this little canal, issued in 1824, under the charge of the veteran bargeman, “Dick Curtis” (Richard Jones of Ty´r Efail, Rheola) the ten laden coal barges (containing Mr. Protheroe´s Cwmgwrach coal) which, accompanied by a brass band, heralded the opening of the Tennant Canal from Aberdulais to Swansea.`

Richard died at Ty'r Efail, Llangattwg on January 22, 1891 and was buried in the graveyard of St Cadoc’s Church, Aberpergwm , Glyn Neath. (equivalent to St Catwg's) Ann died 19^th. July, 1893 and was buried in the same graveyard.

(An interesting point concerning the graveyard at St Cadoc´s is that there stands something called the ´Murder Stone´. The following information carved upon it:

1823, To Record MURDER
This stone was erected over the body of Margaret Williams aged 26 A native of Carmarthenshire. Living in service in this Parish. Who was found dead with marks of violence on her person, in a ditch on the marsh below this Churchyard on the morning of Sunday the Fourteenth of July, 1822.

Although the savage murderer escaped for a season the detection of man. yet God hath set his mark upon him either for time or eternity and the cry of blood will assuredly pursue him to certain and terrible but righteous Judgement

(Margaret Williams was a young girl who lived in the early 1800s. Originally from the rural West Wales farming community of Carmarthenshire, she was employed as a serving girl in the house of the local Squire and allegedly embarked on an affair with the Squire's son. In the summer of 1822 her lifeless body was found near the marshes - she had been strangled and her body thrown into a ditch. Suspicion immediately fell on the Squire's son amid rumours of a secret pregnancy, and several witnesses who had seen him with the girl on the night of her death. But times being what they were, no charges were ever brought.

She was buried in the Churchyard, not far from the spot where she had been found, and the locals erected the headstone you see above, positioning it to face the manor house. The trees to the front were cut down so that every morning when the Squire's son looked out of his window, he saw the gravestone looking back at him - a constant reminder of his crimes.)

Returning to the Jones Family:

Richard and Ann had the following children:

RICHARD JONES, b. 19^th. September 1841. Married Mary Lewis the daughter of William Lewis a farmer from Glyn Corrwg and his wife Hannah Jenkins

MARY JONES 1837

GWENLLIAN JONES 1839 Married Samuel Chappel who was born in Devon and a coal miner by occupation. They lived at 15 Ynisarwad, Cadoxton in 1861 and had five children names, William Edward, John, Samuel, David and Robert.

ALICE JONES 1844 Married Samuel Thomas who was born in Cadoxton . They had children named Catherine, Charles, David, Richard John, William Vaughan, John, Elizabeth Ann, Alice and William.

ANN JONES 1846 Married William Morris a butcher. In 1881 they lived at 79 Neath Rd. Resolven. Their children were: Selina Elizabeth, George and Edward. Their son in law Benjamin Jones, of Cadoxton, lived with them at the time.

ELIZABETH JONES 1849 Married David Richards and they had children Richard, William and Daniel.

MARGARET JONES 1851 Married Sidney Parsons. Their children being: Margaret, William, Benjamin, Sidney and Jane

HANNAH JONES 1854 married Robert Winsor/Windsor who was born at West Camel, Somerset. Their children were: Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Pamela , Hannah and Alice. The great grandson of Hannah, Trevor William Rees, living near Carmarthen has been helpful with the construction of this family tree and has explained that the Windsor/Winsor name changed according to various documents.

At one point a lodger named Thomas Hitchins aged 20 from Wellington, Somerset, England lived at the Jones family home.

THE JONES FAMILY OF RICHARD JONES, B 1841

Back row:

Richard, Margaret, Evan, William, Albert

Front row:

Ann, Hannah, Richard Jones, Mary Jones (Lewis), Mary Gwenllian, Mary Beatrice

THE CHILDREN OF RICHARD JONES 1807 and ANN THOMAS 1813:

RICHARD JONES 1842 – 1909 HAULIER ON CANAL AND LATER GAMEKEEPER IN CADOXTON Married MARY LEWIS b 1843 0f Glyncorrwg.

MARY BEATRICE JONES 1837

MARY GWENLLIAN JONES 1839

ALICE JONES 1844 married SAMUEL THOMAS 1839 – 1888

ANN JONES 1846

ELIZABETH JONES 1849

CHILDREN OF RICHARD JONES 1842 – 1909 and MARY LEWIS 1843

Mary Gwenllian Jones 1876 married Harry Selway 1879 (brother of Ernest Selway)

Margaret Jones 1871 married Enest Selway 1872 – 1957

Ann Jones 1867

Richard Jones 1879

William Jones 1875 – 1966 married three times Louisa ?, Margaret Rees, Irene Blodwen Edwards

Evan Jones 1872 married Mary Brown

Albert Jones, Revd. 1881 - 1972 married Catherine Roberts

Descendants of Richard Jones 1842

1 Richard Jones b: 1842 in Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales. Spoken family lang Welsh

. +Mary Lewis b: 1843 in Glyncorrwg

......... 2 Mary Gwenllian Jones b: 1876 in ? Llantwit, Glamorgan, Wales

............. +Harry Selway b: 1879

.................... 3 Archibald Selway b: 1902

.................... 3 Mary Alberta Selway b: 1903

........................ +Alec Pound

............................... 4 Cynthia Pound

............................... 4 David Pound

.................... 3 Albert Harry Selway Rev. b: 1905 in Neath district

........................ +Dilys

............................... 4 Suzanna Selway

............................... 4 Angela Selway

............................... 4 Priscilla Selway

.................... 3 Trevor Selway b: 1907 in Died as a baby or child

3 [2] Edwin Edgar Selway b: 1910 in July 13 1910

........................ +Enid Phipps b: 1914 in October 28 1914

............................... 4 Daphne Selway b: 1939

................................... +Degwel Samuel Hill b: 1937

............................... 4 Geoffrey James Selway

............................... 4 [1] Jennifer Selway b: 1950

................................... +Rodney Alan Hill b: 1945

............................... *2nd Husband of [1] Jennifer Selway:

................................... +William David Dale b: 1944

............................... *3rd Husband of [1] Jennifer Selway:

................................... +Philip Whitty

............................... 4 Mary Elizabeth Selway b: 1953

................................... +Paul Grant Springate b: 1955

............................... 4 Janet Selway died as a baby

.................... *2nd Wife of [2] Edwin Edgar Selway:

........................ +Marie

.................... 3 Iestyn Selway (Justin) b: 1913

........................ +Stella Reynolds

.................... 3 Annie Maud b: 1915

........................ +Frank Turner

............................... 4 Gwyneth Turner

......... 2 Margaret Jones b: 1871 in Cadoxton .... sister Mary Gwenllian Jones

............. +Ernest Selway b: 1872 in Hantworth, Somerset, brother Harry Selway

.................... 3 Richard Henry Selway b: 1897

........................ +Elsie Evans b: 1901

............................... 4 Florence Margaret Selway b: 1930

................................... +Elon Case

............................... 4 [3] Richard Arthur Selway b: 1933

................................... +Dannith Remy b: 1952

............................... * 2nd Wife of [3] Richard Arthur Selway:

................................... +Dannith Karen

............................... 4 Trevor Lewis Selway

.................... *2nd Wife of [4] Richard Henry Selway:

........................ +Elaine Strulbeck b: 1918

............................... 4 Trevor Selway

.................... 3 Annie Beatrice Selway b: 1909

........................ +John Robert Williams b: 1906

............................... 4 Madge Williams

................................... +John Gwyn Jones b: 1925

............................... 4 Elaine Joyce Williams

.................... 3 Mary Maude Selway b: 1903

........................ +Josiah Mainwaring b: 1900

............................... 4 Kenneth Mainwaring b: 1929

............................... 4 Phyllis Mainwaring b: 1931

.................................. . +Dudley John Peake b: 1934

............................... 4 Elfed Mainwaring b: 1933

................................... +June Rogers

............................... 4 Margaret Eileen Mainwaring b: 1940

................................... +Roger Thomas

............................... 4 Dianne Mainwaring b: 1947

................................... +Noel Weare

.................... 3 Trevor Ernest Selway b: 1900

........................ +Kate

............................... 4 Trevor Owen Selway

................................... +Elizabeth

.................... 3 Florence Mable Selway b: 1906

........................ +David John Evans b: 1906

............................... 4 Malcolm David Evans b: 1936

................................... +Enid Rogers b: 1938

............................... 4 Alma Evans b: 1938

................................... +William Albert Rogers b: 1934

......... 2 Ann Jones b: 1867 in Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales

......... 2 Richard Jones b: 1879 in Llantwit, Glamorgan, Wales

......... 2 William Jones b: 1875 in Resolven, (Coal Miner in Tonmawr)

............. +Margaret Rees b: 1892

.................... 3 Megan Jones b: 21 noviembre 1915

........................ +Gwilyn Morgan b: 12 abril 1912

.................... 3 Emrys Jones

........................ +Lillian

............................... 4 Alan Jones

............................... 4 Margarie Jones

............................... 4 Islwyn Jones

.................... 3 Verdun Gwyn Jones

.................... 3 Islwyn Ellis Jones Jones

.................... 3 Morfydd Jones

.................... 3 Sybil Jones b: 26 octubre 1919

........................ +Seth Thomas b: 21 septiembre 1912

......... *2nd Wife of [5] William Jones:

............. +Louisa

.................... 3 Blodwen Beatrice Jones b: 1912

.................... 3 May Gladwyn Jones b: 1913

......... *3rd Wife of [5] William Jones:

............. +Irene Blodwen Edwards

......... 2 Evan Jones b: 1872 in Cadoxton,

............. + Elizabeth Hughes (!st wife)

+Mary Margaret Brown (2nd wife)

.................... 3 Evan Elias Jones

........................ +Emily Markin b: 1907

............................... 4 William Gerald Jones

........................................................................5 Helen Elizabeth Jones

........................................................................+ James Robert Calver

........................................................................5 Edward Jones

........................................................................5 Kelvin Richard

........................................................................5 Derek Martin Jones

........................................................................5 Trevor Robert Jones

........................................................................5 Janice Violet Jones

............................... 4 Glenville Jones

................2 Albert Jones, Revd. b: 1881

+ Catherine Roberts

......................3 Owen Rendel Jones b: 1929

+Dilys Wynn Thomas

...............................4 Iestyn Owen Jones

............................................ + Eiry Ruth Amy Thomas

...............................4 Siriol Wynn Jones

................2 Mary Beatrice Jones 1887

+ John Martin

................2 Hannah Jones 1864

+ John Bevan

HELEN (JONES) CARVER

SOME OF HELEN'S PHOTOGRAPHS BELOW

Glen with dogs, Prince & Sheba. Helen in pink trousers

Davey, Annie and Bessie. Standing outside Tynton Farm

DAVEY GIVING HELEN & SISTER A RIDE ON TRACTOR WITH MEG THE DOG

SCENE LOOKING ACROSS FROM TYNTON FARM

HELEN, HER SISTER & MOTHER, HOLDING MEG'S PUPS

HELEN FEEDING TOOTS THE SHEEP

MARY LEWIS, born 1843, wife of Richard Jones, born 1841. Mary was the daughter of a farmer William Lewis, born 1812, of Glyn Corrwg and his wife Hannah Jenkins, born 1818.

William´s other children were: Dr. John Lewis, Hannah Lewis, Margaret Lewis, William Lewis, Elias Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Gwenllean Lewis, Ann Lewis, Evan Lewis and Daniel Lewis.

William b. 1812 died in 1884 and his wife Hannah in 1887. Their were buried at Hebron Chapel graveyard in Cymmer Afan and their gravestone is shown below.

GRAVESTONE OF WILLIAM AND HANNAH LEWIS

Marriage of William Jones ( probably to Irene Blodwen Edwards )

The Bevan Family had close connections with the Jones family

From `History of the Vale of Neath`Dec 1994

EVAN ELIAS JONES in uniform

EVAN OWEN LEWIS 1890 to 1922

Evan Owen Lewis, born 1890 at Swansea was the son of Evan Lewis born 1857., brother of Mary Lewis. Therefore Evan Owen was the nephew of Mary Lewis born 1843, wife of Richard Jones, born 1841.

Evan Owen´s mother was Jane Jones, born 1860 at Morriston, Llangyfelach. Evan Owen married Gwladys Mary Thomas; born 1896. They had at least two children: Iris b. 1918, and Rowena b. 1921.

IRIS LEWIS 1918 to 2005 daughter of Evan Owen & Gwladys Mary Lewis

MARY ANN THOMAS 1884 to 1966

MARY ANN THOMAS 1884 to 1966

Daughter of Richard John Thomas, 1861, and Elizabeth Howells, 1861. Richard John Thomas was the son of Samuel Thomas 1839 and Alice Jones 1844. Alice being the daughter of Richard Jones 1807 and Ann Thomas, 1813. Mary Ann Thomas married Frederick Charles Joseph Rowlands, born 1880 at Neath.

Mary Ann Thomas and her husband Fredrick C. J. Rowlands. Gt gr´daughter of Richard Jones 1807

The MURDER STONE at Cadoxton Churchyard

BAGLAN HALL

It is believed that the Jones/John family were connected to Baglan Hall. However the exact connection is still unclear. It is known that a Catherine Jones who was born about 1774 was an heiress of Baglan Hall. Catherine was the daughter of Thomas John/Jones of Baglan, born 1783, and Catherine John.

Catherine Jones married a Griffith Llewelyn an established family in the area. By this marriage the Hall and Estate was passed on to the Llewelyn family. It is thought that there was some dispute over this situation.

A plaque on the wall or St Michael´s Church, Cwmavon states those members of the Baglan Hall family who are buried there. The names include THOMAS JONES who died on November 26th, 1816. It is beilived that Thomas Jones was connected to our Jones family. ...

St. MICHAEL´S CHURCH PLAQUE