Frederick Ireson JONES

[seek10]

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

[Thamesite2017]

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

[Thamesite2017]

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

[Lucy2]

  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

[Lucy2]

Not sure whether you spotted this (the headline is a bit obscure).  ?   

"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

[Lucy2]

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

[seek10]

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.

[Janette]

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

[Tayug]

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