Roskell family,Stockyn Hall,Holywell

[daffey1955]

Thank you very much. How wonderful to know that the house is serviceable again .
I wonder how many ghosts of the ancestors walk those halls .We were told that Stockyn Hall was also built on medieval foundations .So the original owners of so long ago will be mingling together .
Kindest Regards
Michelle from Aus

[hazydazy]

Hi Michelle,
Here's a photo of Stokyn Hall taken in 1955, by my great Aunt. She and my grandparents were holidaying in England and revisiting grandfather's early days. Grandfather grew up at Stokyn Farm from 1902-1906. My Grandparents are in the picture, as are 3 members of the Jones family.
Regards Hazel

[daffey1955]

Thank you very much Hazel.
The photo is very much appreciated. One of the ancestors Mary Charlotte Jones married Nicholas Roskell from the same area but we are still to identify which family she did come from.

[hazydazy]

Hi Michelle,
Some links that may be useful.
Have you seen this page? It is about Wepre Hall and an Edward Jones and his son Major Trevor Owen Jones are mentioned. The page title is The History of Shotton - Deeside: 7 The Wepre Hall Estate, link http://www.angelfire.com/fl/shotton/history7.html

Also, this on Wepre Park has good section about Edward Jones home www.flintshireleisuretour.co.uk/pdfs/Wepre_Park_Booklet.pdf

Google books has A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain...by John Burke Esq. p517 daughter of Edward Jones- link http://books.google.com.au/books?id=yshsAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA517&ots=rdSvLuuuU3&dq=edward%20jones%20wepre%20hall&pg=PA517#v=onepage&q=edward%20jones%20wepre%20hall&f=false

On Google books, The history of the parishes of Whiteford and Holywell
 published 1796 By Thomas Pennant at http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Z5suAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA249&ots=cT0VdAdLus&dq=edward%20jones%20mine%20holywell&pg=PA186#v=onepage&q=&f=false
P186 about Stokyn and P249 onward about mines and Edward Jones. It's written in the old typeface so I found some changing of f's to s's as you read is necessary for it to make sense.


Regards
Hazel from Aus

[daffey1955]

Thank you Hazel,
Some more interesting reading to look forward to. Its really bad form that the ancestors did not write down all this info for us but then we would probably find it boring.
Thank You
Michelle from Aus