| Parents | Names | Home | Parents |
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William Edward Jones
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Bessie Lloyd
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| Married - 3 June 1895 St Marks Church, Clerkenwell | |||
Edward William - b 1896 |
Arthur Frederick - b 1899 |
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William
was born at 38 Wick Road, Hackney to Edward George Jones (coal merchant) and
Emily Moody.
Birth Certificate
Bessie was born at 5 Harrison Street, Pancras to Samuel Lloyd (silversmith)
and Martha Brown.
Birth Certificate
Their marriage was witnessed by William Edward Othen (William's brother in-law), Samuel Orange Lloyd and Ellen Lloyd (Bessie's father and sister).
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Whit Sunday 1947, from left: |

| Edward William | William Edward | Arthur Frederick |
| Madeleine | Robert | Bessie |
| Jones Family | ||
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They have been found on the following census entries:
| 1881: RG11/0308 F 71 p 38 - 10 Thomas St, Hackney | |||||
| Edward Jones | Head | M | 32 | Coal Porter | Whitechapel |
| Emily Jones | Wife | M | 31 | Trowbridge, Wiltshir | |
| William Jones | Son | 9 | Hackney, London | ||
| Emily Jones | Dau | 7 | Hackney, London | ||
| Charlotte Jones | Dau | 3 | Hackney, London | ||
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1881: RG11/1944 F 1944/82 - 2 Willow Cottages, Norwich |
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| W E Palmer | Head | M | 46 | Baptist Minister | London, Middx |
| S Palmer | Wife | M | 47 | Baptist Minister Wife | Richmond, Surrey |
| Bertie Floyd | Niece | 9 | Scholar | London, Middx | |
Note: Bertie Floyd is a mistranscription for Bessie Lloyd; S Palmer was Sarah Palmer nee Brown, Bessie's maternal aunt.
| 1891: RG12/245/52/8 - Britannia Inn, Shoreditch | |||||
| William E Jones | Servant | S | 19 | Barman | London, Homerton |
William and Bessie married in 1895 in Clerkenwell. Witnesses were William Edward Othen (Edward's brother in law), Samuel Orange Lloyd and Ellen Lloyd (Bessie's father and sister).
| 1901: RG13/1585 - 62 Hayden Rd, West Ham | |||||
| Wm Ed Jones | Head | M | 29 | Oil & Colour Manager | South Hackney, London |
| Bessie Jones | Wife | M | 29 | London | |
| Ed Wm Jones | Son | S | 4 | Canning Town, West Ham | |
| Arthur Fred Jones | Son | S | 2 | South Hackney, London | |

William and Bessie (far left & right) at their son's wedding in 1920.
More about:
Arthur Frederick Jones married Cora Walker in 1929 - they had one child (living).