Individual Details
William John JONES
(Abt Jan 1876 - 16 Aug 1917)
Events
| Birth | Abt Jan 1876 | Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1881 | Scholar - Scotts Row, Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1891 | Ag Lab - Watling Street, Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1901 | Ag Lab - Bridge End, Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Marriage | 27 Apr 1901 | Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England - Emily HICKS |  | | |
| Occupation | Abt Apr 1901 | Labourer - Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Oct 1910 | Labourer - Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Labourer on Estate - Watling Street, Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Military | To 16 Aug 1917 | Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry, British Army | | | |
| Death | 16 Aug 1917 | Belgium | | |
Families
| Spouse | Emily HICKS (1876 - ) |
| Child | Phyllis JONES (1903 - ) |
| Child | Emily JONES (1907 - ) |
| Child | Ernest Alan JONES (1910 - 1983) |
| Father | William JONES (1839 - ) |
| Mother | Sarah SELLWOOD (1846 - ) |
| Sibling | Alfred Charles JONES (1878 - ) |
| Sibling | David JONES (1880 - ) |
| Sibling | Charlotte Harriet Elizabeth JONES (1883 - ) |
| Sibling | John JONES (1885 - ) |
| Sibling | Herbert JONES (1890 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
In 1911 census say married 9 years.Extract from parish register: 1907 Marriage solemnized after banns in the parish of Chalgrove in the county of Oxford.
No: 201
Date: 27 April 1907
Name: William Jones - Emily Hicks
Age: 25 - 24
Condition: Bachelor - Spinster
Occupation: Labourer - -
Address: Chalgrove (both)
Father: William Jones - Henry Hicks
Father's occupation: Labourer - Labourer
married in the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England by: G Blamire? Brown
Groom made his mark, bride signed her name - witnesses: Henry Hicks & Charlotte Jones.
Military
From UK WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards 1914-1923 (Index on Ancestry):Name: William Jones.
Rank: Pte
Death Date: 16 Aug 1917
Service Number: 204280
Corps, Regiment or Unit: 4th Oxs & Bucks L. I
Reference Number: 11/W/88716.
From CWGC Website:
Rank/Name: Private JONES, WILLIAM
Service Number: 204280
Died: 16/08/1917 - Aged 41
Corps: "D" Coy. 1st/1st Bucks Bn., Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Death
From UK WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards 1914-1923 (Index on Ancestry):Name: William Jones.
Gender: Male
Rank: Pte
Record Type: Card
Death Date: 16 Aug 1917
Service Number: 204280
Corps, Regiment or Unit: 4th Oxs & Bucks L. I
Title: Pension Record Cards
Description: Other Ranks Died Jones W-Jorndace A
Reference Number: 11/W/88716.
From CWGC Website:
Rank/Name: Private JONES, WILLIAM
Service Number: 204280
Died: 16/08/1917 - Aged 41
Corps: "D" Coy. 1st/1st Bucks Bn., Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry Grave Registration: Index No. M.R. 30 Tyne Cot Memorial Part XII (U.K.)
Jones, Pte. William, 204280. "D" Coy. 1st/1st Bucks Bn. Oxf. and Bucks Light Inf. 16th Aug., 1917. Age 41. Son of the late William and Sarah Jones, of Dorchester, Oxon; husband of Emily Jones, of Ferry House, Preston Crowmarsh, Benson, Wallingford, Oxon.
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1876 Jan/Mar - Wallingford - Vol: 2c Page: 329.
2. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1293; Folio: 31; Page: 22.
3. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 986; Folio: 184; Page: 9.
4. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1140; Folio: 119; Page: 9..
5. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1901 Apr/Jun - Thame - Vol: 3a Page: 1647.
6. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930Ang, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR57/1/R3/3.
7. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930Ang, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR57/1/R3/3.
8. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813 - 1915, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR87/1/R2/2.
9. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 6528; Schedule Number: 22.
10. UK, WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923 (Transcript Only), Western Front Association; London, England; Pension Record Cards; Reference: 111/0514/JON-JOR.
11. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, Jones, William - Service Number: 204280.
12. UK, WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923 (Transcript Only), Western Front Association; London, England; Pension Record Cards; Reference: 111/0514/JON-JOR.
13. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, Jones, William - Service Number: 204280.