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Hello,

Richard Edwin is my great grandfather, and we'd love more information on him. We know his parents, wife and children but filling in more details would be lovely.

He was born in Paddington (Liverpool) February 1859 and died (sadly a suicide) in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, October 1908.

He married his wife, Jessie Mary Jones (no blood relation to him ), in Llangollen 1898
Their children were Elsie, Richard (known as Noel), Doris, Anthony and Gywnneth.

We'd especially love to know if this photo is of him - bit of a long shot that anyone knows, I realise! https://www.dropbox.com/sc/jiva2p863fi3 ... YohFt9rENa (hopefully that link will work)

I'm moving soon, so will thank anyone who replies in advance now and reply properly as soon as possible!

Hi and welcome to the forum. For the crew I think this might be the family in 1911, it helps to have birthplaces and so the locations they lived.
Blakemere Lane, Norley, Warrington
Jessie Mary Jones Head 36 Widow Private Means born Hillingdon, Middlesex
Richard Noel Jones Son 10 School Liverpool, Lancashire
Doris Edith Jones daughter 9 Liverpool Lancashire
Gwynneth Mary Jones daughter 2 Liverpool Lancashire
RG14; Piece: 21651 En District 11

If the family MaryA found in 1910+1 is the right one where are the children Elsie and Anthony?

And more marriage background for the crew....
Richard's occupation on the marriage cert is 'Manufacturing stationer'. His home address is shown as 12h Selborne Street, Liverpool.

Groom First Name: RICHARD EDWIN
Groom Last Name: JONES [bachelor]
Groom age: 37
Bride First: Jessie Mary
Bride Last Name: Jones [spinster]
Bride Age: 22
Bride Father First Name: Enos Hunt
Bride Father Last Name: Jones {Commercial traveller]
Groom Father First Name: John Henry
Groom Father Last Name: Jones [Coal Merchant]
Date of Marriage: 22nd Apr 1898, after Banns.
Place: Llangollen
County: Denbighshire
Country: Wales
Record set: Denbigh Marriages

I think Richard lost a couple of years when he married.....
Births Mar 1859:
JONES, Richard Edwin - W. Derby 8b 404, or
JONES, Richard Edwin - W Derby 8b 414

After much searching I found the family in 1901.

1901: RG13 Piece 3440 Folio 88 Page 32
Address: 10 Cheltenham Avenue, Toxteth Park, Liverpool.
R E JONES HEAD 41 1860 WHOLESALE STATIONER - LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE
J M JONES WIFE 25 1876 - HILLINGDON, MIDDLESEX
E M JONES Dtr 1 1900 - LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE
R N JONES SON 0 1901 - LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE
G O L DARK VISITOR u/m Female 12 1889 - SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, TRANSVAAL.
KATE HUGHES SERVANT u/m 21 1880 SERVANT DOMESTIC - GLYNOYFODIDY, MERIONETHSHIRE
M J SEFTON SERVANT u/m Female 20 1881 SERVANT DOMESTIC - CROSBY, LANCASHIRE

Confusing, we don't have all the children. There is a distinct lack of baptisms I'm afraid.

I wonder if our poster has birth certificates to confirm?

Welcome to our forum
1881
I've found a Jessie M Jones 5 yrs born Hillingdon, father Enos H 37 comm traveller bn Cheshire living 38 Bell St Wigston Magna Leics, Jessie 31 bn London, son Grosvenor 8 bn Hanwell Mx, Alice Maud 3 mnths bn Wigston Magna.
1891 15 with her parents and Alice M, Helen G & Ada M.
Marshall J Darke 40 bn London bro in law.