Joseph and Margaret Jones were my great great grandparents. Their daughter Margaret married Charles Goodman Roberts, my great grandparents, whose son Owen John Roberts married Sarah Michell Jenkins. Their daughter Jean Roberts married William Owen Davies and are my parents. Read here about the fascinating Jones Cae Merddyn family.
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Photo of Caim and sketch courtesy of Ken Jones |
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JOSEPH AND MARGARET JONES |
Joseph Jones was born in Llangoed in 1822. Margaret Lloyd was born in Manchester in 1827. They married and in 1851, were living at Bryn Cowton, Llangoed with Joseph's uncle Owen Owens, and his wife Margaret.
When their daughter Margaret was born on the 18th April 1856, Joseph and Margaret were living at Tan y Ffordd, Llangoed
Owen Owens, moved to Cae Merddyn, above and in 1861 was recorded as a 70 year old widower. Joseph and his family were with him. Joseph is recorded as aged 40, his wife Margaret was 35, and they had three daughters living with them, Catherine 13 born in Llangoed, Margaret 5 and Elizabeth 5 both born in Penmon.
By 1871, daughters Catherine and Margaret were no longer living at Cae Merddyn. Owen Owens 80 was still head of the household, Joseph was recorded as 54 an working as an agricultural labourer, wife Margaret was recorded as 44. Elizabeth 13, was still at home, and two additions to the family were John aged 8 and Joseph aged 6, both born in Penmon.
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The couple are recorded on the censuses as having at least 4 children; |
Uncle Owen Owens died in 1874 aged 87, Joseph died 5 years later in 1879 aged 57 and his wife Margaret died in 1880 aged 53.
They are buried at Capel Ty Rhys, Llangoed. Four of their other children, names unknown, are buried with them.
In loving memory of
OWEN OWENS
Cae Merddyn Penmon
who died on November 5 1874
aged 87 years old
Also of JOSEPH JONES
who died February 20 1879
aged 57 years old
Also of MARGARET
widow of the aforementioned J. Jones
who died July 14 1880 aged 55 years old.
Also four of their children.
Joseph and Margaret Jones were my great, great grandparents, Their daughter Margaret born, 18th April 1856, married Charles Goodman Roberts, my great grandparents.
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CATHERINE JONES |
Catherine is recorded as 3 years old in 1851, living with her parents at Bryn Cowton, Llangoed as members of her great uncle Owen Owens' household.
She would have been at Tan y Ffordd, Llangoed when her sister Margaret was born and is recorded as aged 13 at Cae Merddyn in 1861, with her parents, and siblings Margaret and Elizabeth.
Unfortunately, I have no further information on Catherine. It may be that she is one of the children buried with her parents.
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MARGARET JONES |
Margaret was the second daughter of Joseph and Margaret Jones nee Lloyd. She was born on the 18th April 1856. Her birth cerificate states that her parents were living at Tan y Ffordd, Llangoed.
In 1861, Margaret had moved with her family to Cae Merddyn, where she was in the household of widower Owen Owens, her great uncle. Her parents were also there together with her siblings Catrherine 13, and Elizabeth 5.
Margaret is not recorded as living in Cae Merddyn in 1861.
On the16th November 1875, she married Charles Goodman Roberts. Their home address was Cae Merddyn at the time. For a short while, they lived in Liverpool, where their eldest child Maggie was born.
In 1881 they lived at Caim.
The census details are as follows; Charles Goodman Roberts 27, a gardener of Penmon and his family lived at the third house. He and his wife Maggie 25 of Llangoed had a daughter Maggie 4 born in Liverpool, son Joseph 1.
They had moved to Cae Merddyn by 1891, when the household consisted of Charles 39 a slate quarry labourer, Maggie 34, Joseph T. 11, Jabez LL. 7, Charles G. 4 and Catherine 4.
I have been unable to trace daughter Maggie's wherabouts in 1901.She sadly died in 1897 of tuberculosis, aged 20.
In 1901, Charles 49 was a gardener, Maggie was 44, Jabez 18 a bricklayer - worker was the eldest living at home, with Charles 14, Katie (Catherine) 11 and Owen John 6, my grandfather.
Son Joseph 21 had left home and had gone to South Africa to seek diamonds. He fought in the Boer War, and married a boer lady, Georgina Jane Hoff. They died in their early 30s and are buried at Penmon Church.
Jabez lived in the area all his life and married Jane Owen.
Charles Goodman Roberts left home for America in 1911 and died in tragic circumstances in 1918.
Katie married John Owen and lived in the area.
Owen John Roberts maarried Sarah Michell Jenkins. He fought in The Great War, and lived in Blaenau Ffestiniog, before moving to Dolgarrog.
Maggie is seated here at Cae Merddyn, with husband Charles Goodman Roberts and sons Owen John, left and Jabez Lloyd, right.
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Children of Charles and Maggie Goodman Roberts; |
Maggie was a sharp woman and had the Bible on the tips of her fingers. She walked on tip toes and trained her children to do the same either on the tips of their tooes, or running.
They led a puritanical lifestyle.
Maggie had an old stone boot in the garden and she used to frighten children with tales about it.
She and Charles cared for her son Joseph's children Joseph and Madge after he and his wife had died. She did not take to Joseph's wife, who was of Dutch Boer descendancy. If Joseph had gone out, she would tell her that he had gone to visit her his old girlfriends, even though he hadn't.
Margaret Goodman Roberts died on the 15th May 1935. She was not told that her husband had pre-deceased her on the 24th April 1935.
She is buried at Capel Ty Rhos, Llangoed with her husband and daughter.
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Yr Arglwydd yw fy mugail ni fydd eisiau arnaf" |
Read more about Maggie and Charles' lives and the lives of their children, by using the links to them, on the left hand side of the page.
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ELIZABETH JONES |
Elizabeth was born in Penmon, and living at Cae Merddyn aged 5 in the 1861 census, with her parents, and sisters Catherine 13 and Margaret 5. They were in the household of her great uncle Owen Owens.
In 1871, she was still living in Cae Merddyn with her great uncle, parents and two brothers John 8 and Joseph 6, both born in Penmon.
A lot had changed for Elizabeth by the next census in 1871.
Her great uncle died in 1874, and her parents had passed away by 1880. She married Owen Jones a stone quarry labourer around 1877 and they had two children, Joseph L. Jones born about 1878 and Owen aged 6 months at the 1881 census. Elizabeth is recorded as 23 and her husband 30. He was now head of household at Cae Merddyn.
The couple moved to live in Llanberis. Sons Robert John Jones and Sam Jones were born there in1883 and 1885 respectively.
Known as Lizzie, her husband died very young leaving her with the four children to raise. At one time, she worked as a caretaker at Capel Ty Rhys, Llangoed.
She and her young family were evicted from their home by the Massey family on a Sunday morning for failing to pay the rent where they lived. It was embarrassing as people were going to Chapel at the time. Lizzie and her children were literally as poor as church mice.
Lizzie had happiness again, as she married John Hughes, a stone quarryman, born in Llanddeiniolen in 1865. They had a three month old daughter Margaret, born in Llanfaes by the 1891 census, when John and Lizzie Hughes were living at Tynllan, Llanfaes with Margaret's four sons from her marriage to Owen Jones, Joseph Ll Jones aged 12, Owen Jones 10, Robert Jones 8 and Samuel Jones 6. Baby Margaret was also there.
Between 1891 and 1895, John and Lizzie had moved to live in Beaumaris, where another two sons were born, William Hughes in 1885 and John in 1888. They were to have another son, Albert, born later.
The 1901 census shows John 46 working as a limestone quarryma and Lizzie 43, living at an Almshouse in Llanfaes with sons William Hughes 6 and John Hughes 3. The other children had left home.
In 1902, the family moved to Deiniolen below, where his father was born.
Husband john died on the 18th March 1908, leaving Lizzie a widow for a second time. She was now 50 years old, and probably desperate for a new life.
Elizabeth Hughes emigrated to America in 1909. Her last residence in Wales was Ebenezer, Caernarfonshire, and gave her nearest living relative as Charles Goodman Roberts, Cae Merddyn, her brother in law, husband of her sister Margaret.
She travelled on The Compania, pictured below.
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Departing from Liverpool. She went in response to an advert for a housekeeper by Albert V. Storms. Her destination was Rome, New York and Mr Storms paid for her passage across the waters. He lived at the Leigh Centre, New York. Lizzie was described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, fair complexion, light brown hair and grey eyes. She was 50 years old. Travelling with her were two of her children, Johnnie 11 and Albert 8. Her other son William would travel later.
She arrived at Ellis Island, below, on the 29th May 1909.
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Pictured here are some arrivals at Ellis Island in the 1900s.
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Lizzie and Albert had married by the time her other son William arrived in America on the 22nd July 1909. They were living at Lee Centre, New York
Travelling on the Caronia pictured below, he gave the name of his nearest relative in Wales as J. E. Jones, step brother, and travelled as a minor with Samuel Jones, friend of Charles G. Roberts, Cae Merddyn. His mother paid Williams' passage over. William was 5 feet six inches tall, fair complexion and hair, his eyes were recorded as black.
Albert Storms may have died by June 1918.
When she lived in Solsville, Madison County a tragedy happenen at her home. Her nephew, Carles Goodman Roberts, named after his father, had emigrated to America arriving in New York on the 11th May 1911. He had been happy initially, but later suffered depression and went to visit his Aunt and family at her farm.
He hanged himself in a barn and was discovered by her son John Hughes.
She lived at 112 West Embargo Street, New York in 1920 with her sons Sam, William, John and Albert.
William graduated from Princetown University, B.A., and Harvard University Law School, LL.B..
In 1930, William lived at No 306, Block 97, George Street, Rome Town, New York. He was then an Attorney, aged 35.
William married Bessi Williams on the 9th Jasnuary 1932. They had no children and lived at 421 Turin Street, Rome. He described Bessie as 5 feet 3 inches tall, grey aeyes and of medium build. She kept a good home and busied herself by cultivating and raising a variety of flowers and roses. During winter months, she occupied herself feeding many kinds of birds, squirrels and 'Red' the neighbours dog. He said that all who know Bessie are sure she had earned her place in heaven. William stated he was 5 feet 10 inches, aged 180, his friends said that his hair is light, others call it grey. He smoked cigars and a pipe, fly fished for trout and went to the races. He mentioned that he was not sure where he would be in the hereafter.
In 1935 and 1937 they spent their vacations in England, Scotland and Wales, visiting Penmon on both occasions.
In 1930, Lizzie's son John Hughes and his family lived a couple of apartments away,at No 304, Block 97, George Street, Rome Town. He was married to Francietta now aged 41, born in New York. Their son Norman Lloyd Hughes was 6 months old, and Richard Davis, a ward aged 12 lived with them. His brother in law Willaim T. Jones 36, a steam fitter with Rome Wire, also lived with them. John was a bookkeeper at Rome Wire. Below is an advert from 1921 about the Rome Wire Company
John Hughes became the City Treasurer at Rome, New York and died on the 12th November 1955.
John and Francietta's son Norman was head of the City Assessor's Office in 1968.
Albert Hughes married and had five sons and one daughter, who all married and had children.
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JOHN JONES |
John Jones was the fourth child of Joseph and Margaret Jones.
He is shown as aged eight in the 1871 census when he lived at Cae Marddyn with Own Owens 80, his great uncle and parents Joseph Jones 54 an agricultural labourer and Margaret 44, sister Elizabeth 13 and brother Joseph 6.
I cannot locate him in neither the 1881 nor 1891 censuses for Anglesey, however in 1901 he is head of household at Caim.
John then aged 38, his wife Mary 33, and children Margaret 7, Mary Catherine 5, Joseph 3 and Humphrey 1 were living with him.
His occupation is recorded as a joiner with K.E.R.A. Militia. The militia were initially a reserve of men who could be called upon at times of war. Each year, parishes drew up a list of men capable of serving and a ballot was held to provide militiamen. Men served for three years between 1757 and 1786, and for five years after that. They were based at home, except in times of war. While they were away on service, their wives and children were paid an allowance. Wives had to apply to the parish. The last ballot took place in 1829. Thereafter, it was a completely voluntary force.
In 1881, militias became linked to local regiments and were renamed as batallions or reserve units. In 1908, the militia became the Territorial Army.
His wife Mary was the daughter of Humphrey and Mary Jones, and appears on the 1871 census at Caim aged three, with her parents aged 27 and 28 respectively, and sisters Catherine 7, Ann 5 and Margaret 1.
In 1881, Mary aged 14, was in general service at 20 Ratings Row, Beaumaris, working for Richard and Martha Eames, a labourer and his wife. I cannot locate her in the 1891 census. She later worked for an undertaker, laying out and wshing bodies.
Her father Humphrey was born in Llanedwen in 1844. Aged 7, he lived with his widowed mother Ann, a 42 year old pauper at the gatehouse, Llanedwen with his brothers John, 22 a stonemason, William 5 and sister Jane 14.
Ten years on, Ann had moved to live at Pwllfawnog and worked as a daIrymaid. Her sons John 32, a mason and William 15 a dock labourer, had moved with her.
John was involved in the funeral of Queen Elizabeth I who died on the 2nd February 1901. In his red tunic and smart trousers, he marched with other soldiers behind the Queen's coffin.
John died on the 29th April 1907 aged 44 and Mary passed away on the 13 February 1956 aged 88.
They are buried together at Penmon Church with their son Humphrey, who died 17th January 1944, aged 44.
Er serchog gof am Hefyd MARY priod JOHN JONES a fu farw Chwefror 13 1956 yn 88 mlwydd oed
JOHN JONES
Caim, Penmon
yr hwn a fu farw Ebrill 29 1907 yn 44 mlwydd oed
"yng nghanol ein bywyd yr ydym yn angeu".
Hefyd HUMPHREY JONES ei annwyl fab
a fu farw 17 Ionawr 1944 yn 44 mlwydd oed.
John and Mary had the following children. Margaret born about 1894, Myfanwy, Mary Catherine born about 1896, Joseph Jones born about 1898, Humphrey born on the 2nd January 1900, John Seiriol Jones born on the 8th April 1908, and Olwen.
A lot of very interesting and heroic information has previously been very kindly supplied to me for a Jones Family History Booklet, but I have been asked by family members not to publish details of it on the internet.
I fully appreciate this and understand and respect their request. I shall honour it accordingly.
I have therefore decided to close this section with the names of John and Mary's children only.
However, if any member of the family would like to add further details relating to their particular line of the family, I would love to hear from them, and enter details, as long as those details do not contravene the request made by family members.
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JOSEPH JONES |
Joseph was the fifth child of Joseph and Margaret Jones. He was born around 1865 in Penmon, probably at Cae Merddyn.
In 1871, he appears on the 1871 census of Cae Merddyn aged 6, with his great uncle Owen Owens, parents Joseph 54 and Margaret 44, and siblings Elizabeth 13 and John 8.
In 1881 he appears at Cae Merddyn again, but as a farm servant, when his sister Elizabeth 23 was married to Owen Jones 30 of Pensarn, who was head of the household. His cousins Joseph L. Jones 3 and Owen 6 months, were also there.
I have been unable to establish where Joseph lived in 1891.
DETAILS OF FAMILY IN CAIM FROM CENSUSES.
1901
John Jones 38, working as joiner with K.E.R.A. Militia also lived at Caim with wife Mary 33 and children Margaret 7, Mary E 5, Joseph 3 and Humphrey 1. All bilingual and born in Penmon.
1891
Another quarry labourer, Humphrey Jones 46 of Llanfair PG lived at Caim, with wife Mary 48 of Llanbeibio. The rest of the household were Penmon born. George 9, Fannie 6, Mary 5, Henry 3 and William 11.
1881
Owen Jones 30 a stone quarry man lived at Cae Merddyn with his wife Elizabeth 23, and sons Joseph L 3 and Owen 6 months. His brother Joseph 16 a farm servant, was also living there. They were all Penmon born.
Charles Goodman Roberts 27, a gardener of Penmon and his family lived at the third house. He and his wife Maggie (nee Jones), 25 of Llangoed had a daughter Maggie 4 born in Liverpool, but son Joseph T 1, who would later fight in the Boer War, was born in Beaumaris.
Humphrey Jones 37, an agricultural labourer of Llanedwyn lived at Cae Perllan. His wife Mary 28, was from Cwm y Glo, Caernarfonshire. Their children Margaret 11, Elizabeth 10, Ellen 8, Humphrey 5, Jane 4 and William 2, were all Penmon born.
1871
Caim shows the family of John Sheenan 65, a potter from Ireland living there with wife Mary 66 also from the Emerald Isle. Grandson and general labourer John Sheenan 15 was Banfor born.
Humphrey Jones 27 of Llanedian, an agricultural labourer and his family are also at Caim. Wife Mary 28 was from Cwm y Glo, Catherine 7 and Ann 5 from Beaumaris, Mary 3 and Margaret 1, both from Penmon.
Huw Williams 40 of Llanfaes, a general labourer also lived at Caim.
One Caim residence was uninhabitted.
1861
Caim housed mariner John Williams 40 of Amlwch. Hs wife Anne 35 and children John W. 6, Caroline 4 and Mary 3, were all born in Bangor.
Also at Caim was another mariner John Jones 54 of Beaumaris. His wife Anne 42 came from Manchester and widowed Mary Jones 45 a pauper from Flint lodged with them.
Agricultural labourer William Parry 56 of Penmon, wife Margaret 56 of Amlwch and grandson John 2 of Penmon also lived at Caim.
John Jones 23 an agricultural labourer of Llangoed, wife Ann 25 and son John 2 both of Penmon, formed another household at Caim.
John Scheenan 55, described as a potter, wife Mary 57, both born in Ireland had also set up home at Caim.
Agricultural labourer John Davies 55 of Hen Eglwys, Mary 55 of Llanfihangel and Elizabeth 13 of Llanfair completed the set of families resident at Caim.
1851
Jane Hughes 76, widowed and a farmer lived at Caim with son Hugh 48 both of Penmon. Lewis Thomas 19 and Robert Thomas 16 were farm servants from Llangoed, and Catherine Thomas 21 was a house servant from Llanfaes.
1841
Caim housed Jane Hughes 65, a farmer, Hugh 40, William Williams 15 an agricultural labourer, house servant Margaret Williams 25 and manual servant Thomas Williams 12.