Thomas George Jones (1884 - 1912)

Born 25 May 1884 in Scone, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Son of James Jones and Ruth (Royle) Jones

Husband of Amelia Ethel (Henwood) Bailey — married 26 Nov 1907 (to 1912) in Scone, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1912 at age 27 in Scone, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1884.^[1]

He married Amelia Ethel (preferred name Ethel) Henwood at Scone on 26 Nov 1907 ^[2] Amelia was the daughter of Samuel and Jane Amelia Florence Henwood, née Chapman and was one of 4 children (1 boy and 3 girls)^[3]

Thomas and Amelia had three children:

1. Florence R in 1908^[4]
2. Amelia P in 1909 ^[5]
3. William J in 1911 ^[6]

Thomas died in 1912 after a short illness^[7] As reported in the press:^[8]

Sad Death. — An extremely sad death took place in the local Hospital on Wednesday morning, when Mr. Thos. George Jones, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Jones, of this town passed away, after an. illness extending over nearly five, months, during the whole of which he was an inmate of the institution. Straight forward and honorable, and a hard working - young fellow, the deceased — he being only 27 years of age — won the respect of many, and his demise, although not altogether unexpected, came as a great blow to his' relatives & friends. Stricken down with pleurisy in the first instance, fears were expressed of other complications supervening, and though operated on with a view of checking same, and also receiving every possible attention from both the medical and nursing staff, his condition gradually grew worse, the end coming at the time above stated. Another sad phase of the occurrence is that the deceased young fellow leaves behind, besides his sorrowing parents and relatives, a young widow with three children, whose ages range respectively from three years to five months, and upon whom Dame Fortune has not smiled for some considerable time. With the afflicted ones, we tender our sympathy in their irreparable loss. The noon, a large number of friends and relatives following the remains to their last resting place, in the Church of England Cemetery ; the last rites being read by the Rev. F. A. Cadell.

His wife was therefore left to raise her three young children on her own and the whole town rallied to raise almost £100 [equivalent to more than $10,000 in 2017] for them.^{[9][10][11][12] [13][14]}

Ethel eventually remarried and died under another married name.

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are confirmed by a Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match between Peter Jones and his third cousin Clarice (Jones) Haynes. Their most-recent common ancestors are Charles Jones (abt. 1814 - 1878), Elizabeth (Reynolds) Hornery (1820 - 1875), John Riley (1804 - 1873), and Mary Ann (Hampton) Riley (1815 - 1898). Predicted relationship from FTDNA: 2nd to 4th Cousin, based on sharing 123 cM and longest block of 28.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a MyHeritageDNA test match between Peter Jones and his 3rd cousin once removed Sue (Gilbert) Downey. Their most-recent common ancestors are Mary Ann (Hampton) Riley (1815-1898) and John Riley (1804-1873). Predicted relationship from MyHeritage: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 55.7 cM across 7 segments with a 12 cM largest segment.

Sources

1. ↑ NSW BDM birth 22408/1884
2. ↑ NSW BDM 11768/1907
3. ↑ NSW BDM birth 23933/1889 registered at Scone to Samuel and Jane A F Henwood
4. ↑ NSW BDM birth 8561/1908
5. ↑ NSW BDM birth 41798/1909
6. ↑ NSW BDM birth 45701/1911
7. ↑ NSW BDM death 3418/1912
8. ↑ The Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954) Fri 15 Mar 1912 Page 2
9. ↑ Letter to the Editor: The Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954) Fri 15 Mar 1912 Page 2
10. ↑ The Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954) Tue 19 Mar 1912 Page 2
11. ↑ The Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954) Fri 22 Mar 1912 Page 2
12. ↑ The Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954) Fri 22 Mar 1912 Page 7
13. ↑ The Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954) Fri 29 Mar 1912 Page 2
14. ↑ The Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954) Fri 17 May 1912 Page 2

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 April 2019), memorial page for Thomas George Jones (25 May 1884–13 Mar 1912), Find A Grave Memorial no. 191004876, citing Scone Anglican Cemetery, Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Stombell (contributor 48335209)