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Well I have hit a brick wall in my family history. So maybe someone else can see a way out. I have lost Hannah Mees after she marries Edward Jones in 1863!!
This is what I have:
Hannah Mees/Meese born 24th December 1845 Netherton Dudley to parents Henry and Sylvia Mees/Meese.
I have this family on the 1841 census in Primrose Hill Netherton, 1851 census in St Andrew's Netherton and 1861 census in Kingswinford Brierley Hill.
Hannah Mees married Edward Jones 9th August 1863 at St Mark's Pensnett. She is 17 and he is 21. Edward Jones born May 1842 Kingswinford Staffordshire to parents Edward and Louisa Jones.
I can't find Hannah and Edward Jones after that. Any census entries I find don't match ages of Hannah and Edward or birthplaces are different.
Any help greatly appreciated, Annette
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Hi Annette, are you sure they didn't emigrate? There are a few deaths for an Edward Jones between 1863 and 1871, and a few Marriages for a Hannah Jones, maybe Edward died and Hannah re-married? Shame the surname is Jones, makes it so difficult to track anyone down. Linell.
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They may have immigrated. I have checked records to Australia but can't see any matches. Could you send me the death and marriage entries that relate to Edward Jones and Hannah,
Regards,
Annette
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Hi Annette the best way to do it is too search for all the Hannah Jones's in 1871 or 1881 that Married between 1863 and 1871, see if she has the same details as Hannah Meese, also look and see if any of the Meese family are living with her or next door. I would check the Dudley and Stourbridge Registration ones, good luck there are a few all on Free BMD:- www.freebmd.org.uk
Linell.
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Thanks I will try that right now. Fingers crossed!!
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Hi Annette, I would also look for Hannnah's parents in 71/81 see if there is a Hannah ? of more or less the right age living near them. Good luck from Linell.
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I believe this is our Edward
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46751458/edward-jones
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Did you check the gro birth indexes for Jones births with Mees MMN?
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1900 census living in Eugene, Vermilion, Indiana? Ages and dates not all exactly the same as information given:
Edward Jones 57 (April birthmonth) England engineer stationary 8children born, 4 living
Anna Jones 54 (December birth month) England
Gertrude Jones 17 Illinois
Lucille Jones 13 Illinois
married in 1865, immigrated in 1868
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Living in Danville Vermilion Illinois in 1880
Edward Jones 37 Engineer Coal Mines
Anna Jones 34
Minnie Jones 14 England
Thomas H. Jones 8 Illinois
Louisa Jones 5
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Living in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois in 1870
Edward Jones 27 Engineer all born England
Annie Jones 23
Minnie Jones 3
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Could this be Minnie?
Myra Jones mmn Meese
GRO Reference: 1865 December Quarter in Stourbridge Volume 06C Page 225
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1842
April 18, 1842
Birth of Edward
England, United Kingdom
May 12, 1842
Baptism of Edward
BRIERLEY HILL, STAFFORD, England
1851
Age 8
Residence
Brierley Hill, Kingswinford, Worcestershire, England
1861
Age 18
Residence
Kingswinford, Worcestershire, England
1863
August 9, 1863
Age 21
Marriage of Edward to Hannah Jones
Pensnett, Stafford, England
1867
Age 24
Birth of Myra Minnie Bromley
Brierly Hill, Staffordshire, England
1868
Age 25
Immigration
1870
Age 27
Residence
Catlin Township, Vermilion County, IL, United States
1871
Age 28
Birth of Thomas 'Buck' Jones
Illinois, United States
1875
March 24, 1875
Age 32
Birth of Cora L Bromley
Danville, Vermilion County, IL, United States
1875
Age 32
Birth of Louisa Jones
Illinois, United States
1880
Age 37
Residence
Danville Township, Vermilion County, IL, United States
1882
November 5, 1882
Age 40
Birth of Gertrude Ellen Van Houtin
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
1886
November 15, 1886
Age 44
Birth of Ruth Lucelia Commins
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
1900
Age 57
Residence
Cayuga, Vermillion County, IN, United States
1910
July 7, 1910
Age 68
Death of Edward
Indiana, United States
July 10, 1910
Age 68
Burial of Edward
Danville, Vermilion, IL
1910
Age 67
Residence
Cayuga, Vermillion County, IN, United States
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hhuffman7
You have put
'1867
Age 24
Birth of Myra Minnie Bromley
Brierly Hill, Staffordshire, England'
Do you mean that this is the birth of Myra Minnie Jones, who later married Mr Bromley, and 24 is the age of her Father? If so, have you actually found a registered birth or is the 1867 just from age in censuses or age at death?
Similarly you have
'1868 Age 25 Immigration'
Have you found the evidence of immigration year, or is that just what they stated after the event from e.g. what was written in a census?
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Just realised that the original post is more than 10 years old, and netparsley has not been active on the boards since 2012. Saw September and 2**9 and stupidly it did not register as 2009 NOT 2019.
(So netparsley did not check the GRO because it was not available then)
But they still might get an email notifying them of replies.
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Thank you all for your responses!! I am so happy that you have found them. I have been a bit quiet on the family history front but will get back into it again now.