Donald James Jones son of Francis James Lockwood Jones

[Johnf04]

Another thread - reply #29 relates to this topic:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=639680.msg6291444

[KiwiCockney]

Hi Lu,  thanks.
As you may have gathered Donald was my uncle.  My dad's circumstances took him away from NZ and from his family at a very early age, he lied about his age and ran away to sea.  I was recently "found" by some of my first cousins by Dad full / Donald's half sister. This has made me even more curious about Donald.  My dad had spoken of him but not in much detail.  Thanks your interest and for the newspaper cutting.  That underpins the information that I already had but without good proof.  Looking forward to receiving anything that you at able to send.

thanks John

[KiwiCockney]

Hello Lu, here is what I had found.

Francis James Lockwood Jones
Birth Date
1897 - Jan-Feb-Mar[1897]
Registration Place
Dunedin, New Zealand
Folio Number
932
Household Members
Name
Age
Francis James Lockwood Jones


Name
Francis James Lockwood Jones
Death Date
5 Oct 1966
Cemetery
Ruru Lawn Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place
Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

URL
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=173749030&ref=acom

Regards  John

[KiwiCockney]

Johnf04  ..  thanks for the links  John

[minniehaha]

Hello,

1897/3362   Jones   Francis James Lockwood   Jessie   Charles


[Actual date of birth: 21.2.1897]


Minniehaha.

[Janette]

If you use NZ BDM's for research you get the parents

https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/

Cheers Janette

[KiwiCockney]

Minnie and Janette .. Many thanks.  I'm hoping to be in NZ early 2018, the BDM will be very handy.

Cheers John

[KiwiCockney]

Thanks to all who have helped me so far.   I've have identified that my paternal uncle was an habitual criminal with a lot of convictions and imprisonments starting at 17.  He was a prison escapee and a double Army deserter so quite a colourful character.  After 1943 things go quiet.  There is a divorce in Auckland in 1948 from a Dorethea Theresa Clare and what I believe is his death in 1990 and a burial at Palmerston North.  What I haven't established is any evidence of marriage which makes me wonder if the divorce is wrong plus there is no sign of children.  If anyone knows anything more about Donald I'd be grateful.

[alamar]

The 1937 divorce account of Francis Jones gives his occupation as a "Platelayer" which to me means he was employed by NZ Railways. Platelayers were a semi skilled occupation involved in track maintenance. The plates referred to were steel squares screwed to the then wooden sleepers and upon which the actual rails were laid.

Alan