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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: seek10 on Tuesday 08 February 11 04:21 GMT (UK)
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Hello all,
I am seeking information (and hopefully descendants) of Frederick Ireson JONES of Wanganui who married Antoinette Ellen THOMSON. I have some information about the family gleaned from the usual internet websites (BDM, Paperspast) and information from a book on the early settlers of Wanganui by James Garland Woon in which Frederick’s father, Henry Ireson JONES is mentioned. Frederick and Antoinette's children include Harvey Ireson (born 1886), Riena (born 1883), Irelle (born 1885) and Antoinette Ellen (born 1895). Frederick was a dealer in old and rare books, and he had a brother, A. W. Jones. I would love to find out some more information, or even someone who is researching the same family…
Catherine
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Death:
1958/19559 Jones Harvey Ireson 72Y
NZ BMD
Archives document has him living at Kumeu
Death:
1932/9493 Jones Riena 49Y
ARCHIVES record shows she died a spinster, Wanganui
BYe
Althea
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Irelle, was a nurse and married 1914 to BROWN
Bye
Althea
NZ BMD
1914/3336 Iselle Jones Edmund Ewart Brown
added
DEATH NZ BMD online
1968/27206 Jones Antoinette Ellen 78Y
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Frederick was a dealer in old and rare books, and he had a brother, A. W. Jones. I would love to find out some more information, or even someone who is researching the same family…
Catherine
Hi Catherine
Seems the "A.W." brother was probably "Alfred JONES" ?
And Frederick had other brothers too .... named in his Mother's obituary as
* Lloyd (the eldest according to another report on the family)
* Walter (living at Patea)
[Alfred JONES living in Wellington. ]
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/
"Wanganui Chronicle" - 14 January 1913 - Obituary -- Mrs. H. I. JONES
And there was brother Leonard Henry JONES also (d. 1887).
Obit -- "Wanganui Chronicle" - 12 April 1887
~ Lu
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Not sure whether you spotted this (the headline is a bit obscure). ? ;D
"Wanganui Chronicle" - 11 March 1910 - Celebrating a Jubilee
[re: the firm of H. I. JONES & Son ... talks of "Mr. Fred" and his brother Lloyd. ]
~ Lu
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Hi again Catherine
Mmm ... the JONES family are well-documented in the newspapers, aren't they ? ... lucky you. :)
Makes me think that there is probably a whole lot more of their history held in a local repository ?
Maybe try the Wanganui Library (they have index cards etc. plus "genealogy" help.)
http://www.wanganuilibrary.com/sec_heritage/familyhistory.html
You'll see that there is a link on Library page to the Wanganui (Whanganui) Museum - who also have "Personal, family and local history archives".
(Perhaps either place may have knowledge too, of others researching the extended JONES family ?)
Good luck. :)
~ Lu
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Hello Althea and Lu,
Thanks for the info. Yes, I am lucky - the family is said to have been quite prominent in Wanganui, so I am hoping there is some more information out there. I will contact the museum - I'm in Auckland, but hopefully a trip down there will be on the cards at some time. Antoinette Ellen THOMSON, Frederick's wife, was my great great aunt, so I'm also hoping to find some more details on the THOMSON family of South Taranaki (I posted some queries a little while ago about them). Harvey THOMSON is a name I am particularly interested in - he was a clerk of the Resident's Magistrate Court in Wanganui.
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Hi Catherine,
Henry Ireson Jones,was cremated at Waikumete,Watney Sibuns were the FD,they are cstill in business as"Sibuns"
http://www.waitakere.govt.nz/cnlser/cm/cemeterysearch/default.aspx
Cheers Janette
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Antoinette Ellen THOMSON, great grandfather was William KELMAN (1775 - 1881 ) Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (my 3rd great grandfather)
one son came to Australia (I have full details)
Also Antoinette father Harvey THOMSON died in Melbourne in 1888 aged 62 (mother Jessie died in Scotland in 1859)
Andrew
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Hello Andrew,
Thank you for that information. Since my last post I was able to order the death cert. of Harvey THOMSON - up until that time he seemed to have just disappeared from New Zealand. Do you know anything of his life in Australia or why he chose to go there after New Zealand. I would love to know more about the family and the son that went to Australia (please feel free to PM me with info.). Harvey THOMSON (1825-1888) seems to be quite an interesting character - living in Shanghai after his wife's death while his children stayed in Scotland, then coming to NZ before going to Melbourne. Do you have any more details about his life in China or Australia?
Catherine
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My name is Robert Ireson Jones, son of Henry Ireson Jones, son of Harvey Ireson Jones, son of FREDERICK Ireson Jones, son of Henry Ireson Jones & Ellen Parkinson.
All that said, I have so many questions & no answers, so anyone want to ask me any questions, feel free, & I will attept to answer what I can, & that , with a little co-operation may start to fill in holes in everyones Family Trees.
Thanks ....Bob