Edward Jones revisited

[Zoemcdougall]

Thankyou for your advice OC

[Merry]

Originally Posted by kiterunner

I do still think that the Edward who we found on the 1881 census is likely to be your Edward but that his birth was probably registered under another name.

I'd like to look at him again. Can I be lazy and ask which one he is?

[kiterunner]

Originally Posted by Merry

I'd like to look at him again. Can I be lazy and ask which one he is?

Well, this is the main thread, but don't try to read through it tonight!
http://www.genealogistsforum.co.uk/f...ighlight=jones


and this was the family we were looking at in 1881:
21 Bristol Street, Northampton
Henry Jones Head M 34 Bricklayer's lab Bedford
Hannah Jones Wife M 39 Derby
Edward Jones Son 7 Sheffield
Sarah J Jones Dau 12 Derby cripple from birth
Rose Jones Dau 4 months Northampton.

We came to the conclusion that either Henry or Hannah was his parent but probably not both, and couldn't find a birth reg under any of the surnames that we knew of, but it could be under his father's surname if Hannah was his mother and Mr X his father, or under his mother's surname if Henry was his father and Miss X his mother.

[Merry]

Oh yes, I remember all that now Thanks Kate (and No, I haven't read the whole thread!!)

We just need Sheffield BMD to add mmn to their indexes!

[Shona]

Originally Posted by Zoemcdougall

As many on here will know I have been searching for my great grandfather Edward Jones, it has now been suggested that he could have taken an other identity to hide from something in his past & the only way to find out who is really was is, is for a male descendant of Edward ie my father or male cousin to have a DNA test, my question is how is this going to prove that he was or wasn't Edward Jones. or where he came from.

I don't think DNA test will help here, Zoe. Sorry. If you had an unbroken male line, y-DNA testing may demonstrate that a man is descended from the person calling themselves Edward Jones.

[Zoemcdougall]

Thanks Shona