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The blog pages are organised as follows:

Hindmarsh Family Chronology

Seven blog pages arranged by year. Most of the entries are focused on two generations;

James and Ann Hindmarsh (1854)

and their children

Blog pages may be created for individual family members, if there is sufficient information to do so.

The information in each individual blog should be duplicated from the Chronology Family blogs.

If an individual has a blog page then the page will have a summarised chronology for just that person.

Topic pages

Where there is extensive information on a topic, a separate blog page has been created. These may cover multiple people.

Other pages

Summary Family tree

Photographs

Connection to today's people and families.

Blog Titles

Jones/ Smith Chronology 1900 –

Jones/ Smith Chronology 1880 – 1899

Jones/ Smith Chronology 1857 – 1879

Jones/ Smith Chronology pre 1857

Jones and Smith UK and Ireland

Lerich

Henry Jones and Mary Smith marriage and children

Sketch Jones Smith Family Tree

Geelong Immigrants

Jones/ Smith Chronology 1900 -

1903 Cecilia Jones Born

Father William James Jones, Mother Emily Bonnet

1910 Death Henry Jones

Death: 22/6/1910, Belmont, Burial: 27/6/1910 Eastern Cemetery Geelong.

1920, Death Mary Ann Susan Jones

Death: 1920, Collingwood.

1923 Emily Josine Mcinnes Died

Father: Mcinnes Wm Laurence Mother: Sarah Anne JONES Death Place: GEELONG Age: 33

1927 Mary Elizabeth Hindmarsh (nee Jones) Died

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

Belmont

1935 Henry Jones Died

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

Belmont

1936 George Matthew Jones Died

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

North Fitzroy

1940 Sarah Ann McInnes (nee Jones) Died

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

1942 William James Jones Died

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

North Fitzroy

1944 Ivy Josephine Holland (nee Hindmarsh) Died

Sth Melb 26/4/1944, Father Edward Mother Mary Hindmarsh nee Jones

1945 Wm Jos Mcinnes Died

Father: Wm Laurence Mother: Sarah Ann JONES Death Place: GEELONG Age: 63

1955, George Walter Jones Died

Father William James Jones, Mother Emily Bonnet

1955 William James Jones Died

Father William James Jones, Mother Emily Bonnet

1956 Norman Joseph Mcinnes Died

Father: William Lawr Mother: Sarah Ann JONES Death Place: CAMP Age: 59

1957 Henry Lawrence Mcinnes Died

Father: William Mother: Ann JONES Death Place: GEEL Age: 71 Year: Reg Number: 19698 Event: D

1960, Henry Francis Jones Died

Father William James Jones, Mother Emily Bonnet

1960, Robert Harold Jones Died

Father William James Jones, Mother Emily Bonnet

1963 Mary Agnes Mcinnes Died

Father: William Lawr Mother: Sara Ann JONES Death Place: GEEL Age: 83

1982 Olive Stella Brown (nee Hindmarsh) Died

Essendon Father Edward Mother Mary Hindmarsh nee Jones

Jones/ Smith Chronology 1880 -1899

1880 Mary Agnes Mcinnes Born

Father: William Lawr Mother: Sara Ann JONES

1882 Wm Jos Mcinnes Born

Father: Wm Laurence Mother: Sarah Ann JONES

1882 Marriage Edward Hindmarsh and Mary Elizabeth Jones

Married 29 July 1882 in St Ignatious Church, RC Geelong

1884 Edward Henry Hindmarsh Born Mortlake 12 March1884

Father Edward Hindmarsh Mother Mary Jones

1884 Edward Henry Hindmarsh Died Belmont 27/4/1884

Father Edward Hindmarsh Mother Mary Jones

1885 Henry James Born Mortlake 2/11/1885

Father Edward Hindmarsh Mother Mary Jones

1886 Henry James Died Fryar Street Geelong West7/3/1886

Father Edward Hindmarsh Mother Mary Jones

1886 Henry Lawrence Mcinnes Born

Father: William Mother: Ann JONES

1887 Mary Mabel Hindmarsh Born Melbourne Rd Geelong West 21/4/1887,

Father Edward Hindmarsh Mother Mary Jones

1888 Mary Mabel Hindmarsh Died Hotham St Footscray 5/1/1888,

Father Edward Hindmarsh Mother Mary Jones

1889 George William Hindmarsh Born Williamstown 24/4/1889,

Father Edward Hindmarsh Mother Mary Jones

1889 Elizabeth Eva Hindmarsh Born Williamstown 25/4/1889,

Father Edward Hindmarsh Mother Mary Jones

1889 Elizabeth Eva Hindmarsh Died Williamstown 18/8/1889,

Father Edward Hindmarsh Mother Mary Jones

1889 George William Hindmarsh Died Williamstown 21/11/1889,

Father Edward Hindmarsh Mother Mary Jones

1890 George Walter Jones Born

Father William James Jones, Mother Emily Bonnet

1890 Emily Josine Mcinnes Born

Father: Mcinnes Wm Laurence Mother: Sarah Anne JONES

1890 Ivy Josephine Hindmarsh Born

Father Edward Alfred Hindmarsh, Mother Mary Elizabeth Jones

1891, Death Mary Jones nee Smith

Death: 29/3/1891, Belmont, Burial: 31/3/1891 Eastern Cemetery Geelong, Religion RC

1892 Henry Francis Jones Born

Father William James Jones, Mother Emily Bonnet

1892 Robert Harold Jones Born

Father William James Jones, Mother Emily Bonnet

1894, Saturday 15 December The Weekly Times

In the County Court Monday, before Judge Gaunt, Mary Ann Susan Lerich, of Francis-street, Belmont, Geelong, sued the Trustees, Executors and Agency Company, as administrator of the estate of David Bell, late of Raglan street, St. Kilda, to recover £2I0 5s bd.

The claim was made up as follows :

Wages as housekeeper for six years,: £150 ; money received for plaintiff's use, £53 ; money paid for and on behalf of the said David Bell during his last illness in or about the month of February, 1893, for champagne, wines, and other comforts, £6 ; money paid as insurance on cottage, £1.

Mr. Eagleson (instructed by Mr. Attenborough) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Pennefather (instructed by Mr. Geache, Daylesford) for the defendant.  The defence was that a legacy of £250 which deceased left the plaintiff was in complete discharge of all his liabilities, also that the plaintiff was living immorally with Bell, and as such had no claim on the estate. Judge Gaunt was of the opinion that plaintiff had no claim on the estate, and found for the defendant company with costs.

1895, Saturday 27 July, Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918), p 35 Family Notices

Jones - Lerich, On the 17th July, at the Wesleyan Parsonage, Lonsdale-street, Melbourne, by the Rev. A. R. Edgar, Henry Jones to Mary Ann Susan, widow of the late J. H. Lerich of Daylesford, eldest daughter of the late George Gooch, builder, London, both of Geelong.

189? Albert Charles Jones Died

1897 William James Jones Born

Father William James Jones, Mother Emily Bonnet

1897 Norman Joseph Mcinnes Born

Father: William Lawr Mother: Sarah Ann JONES

1899 Alice Mary Jones Born

Father William James Jones, Mother Emily Bonnet

1899 Olive Stella Hindmarsh Born

Father Edward Alfred Hindmarsh, Mother Mary Elizabeth Jones

Jones/ Smith Chronology 1857 - 1879

1857, June, Assisted Immigrants, Black Eagle

Henry Jones, 24 1833, Labourer, Stafford, CoE, Read only, Engaged as labourer in Geelong at 8/ - per day

Mary Smith, 23 1834, Stafford, CoE, Read and write

1857 30 June Sarah Ann Jones Born

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

Belmont

1860 William James Jones Born

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

Belmont

1860, 13 May

Death May Smith, Age 53 years

Toxteth Park Cemetery Liverpool,Sec, H, Grave 392

1862 Thomas Jones Born

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

Belmont

1862 Thomas Jones Died

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

Belmont

1863 Mary Elizabeth Jones Born

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

Belmont

1864, Marriage Julius Herman Lerich and Mary Ann Susan Gooch

1865, Tue 11 Apr, The Ballarat Star

Disasterous fire at Daylesford

Mr Lerich's stock was somewhat damaged by removal and peculations; he however, is covered by insurance,

1865 Tuesday 7 November The Age

Julius Hermann Lerich, of Daylesford, tobacconist and fancy goods dealer. Causes of insolvency: Losses in mining, depreciation in the value of leasehold property, depression in business, and pressure of creditors. Liabilities, £403 9s ; assets, £515 ; surplus, £111 11s

1866 Henry Jones Born

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

Belmont

1867, Death Julius Herman Lerich

1869 George Matthew Jones Born

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

Belmont

1869 Robert Jones Born

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

Belmont

Jones/ Smith Chronology pre 1857

Unkmown

William Jones (occupation moulder) father of Henry Jones

Unkmown

Calliann Webb (writing very hard to read] mother of Henry Jones

1796

Bernard Smith born, Ireland

1800 or 1806

Mary/May Smith born, Ireland

1826

James Smith born, Ireland, father Bernard Smith, mother May Smith

1826-34

Somewhere in this period family moves from Ireland to Liverpool England

1834

Maryann/Mary Smith born Liverpool England, father Bernard Smith, mother May Smith

1837

Catherine Smith born Liverpool England, father Bernard Smith, mother May Smith

1839

John Smith born Liverpool England, father Bernard Smith, mother May Smith

1841 Census

Perry Street Ryan's Court, Toxteth Park West Derby

Bernard Smith (text looks like Barnard Smith), 45, 1796, Head, Labourer, Ireland

Mary Smith (text looks like May Smith), 35,1806, Wife, Ireland

James Smith, 15, 1826, Son, Mariner, Ireland

Maryann Smith, 7, 1834, Dau, Lanc

Catherine Smith, 4, 1837, Dau, Lanc

John Smith, 2, 1839, Son, Lanc

1847

Death Bernard Smith

St Mary RC Leek (Find My Past)

1851 England Census

28/4 Perry Street

Toxteth Park Liverpool

May Smith, 51, 1800, Head, Charwoman, Ireland

John Smith, 12, 1839, Son, Scholar, Lancashire, Liverpool

Ellen Mars, 29, 1822, Lodger, Seamstress (?), Ireland

1854, March

Marriage Henry and Mary Jones

Jones, Henry, District Leek, Volume 6b, Page, 261

1854 13 February

"On the 13th February 1854 Henry Jones was married to Mary Smith in the presence of George Smith and Ann Smith by the Michael A Power"

1854 12 February

Staffordshire marriages

St Luke's Leek, Anglican

Henry Jones, 21 1833, Labourer, Buxton Rd, Father William Jones

Mary Smith, 20 1834, Whitesmith London Rd, Father Bernard Smith

Witnesses George Smith, Ann Smith

Pre 1857 Mary Jones Born/Died

Father Henry Jones, Mother Mary Jones

Information from Sarah Ann’s birth certificate

1856, Friday 19 December 1856 Bendigo Advertiser

Malicious Injury.—Henry Jones was charged, on the information of Hermann Lerich, with maliciously throwing a bone through the window of his shop. The offence was proved, and the defendant was fined in the penalty of one shilling, and ordered to make good the damage done. The defendant got in this case so leniently through the prosecutor interceding in his behalf.

Jones and Smith UK and Ireland

Research Start

Starting point for identifying Henry Jones and Mary Smith is:

Immigration om the Black Eagle 1857 Both from Staffordshire both CofE

Death Certificate Mary Smith 1891, married age 19 years Staffordshire Parents Bernard and Mary Smith RC

Death Certificate Henry Smith 1910, 1^st married age 20 in England

Also

Henry Jones 2^nd marriage Wesleyan Methodist

Children of Henry Jones didn’t (didn’t know?) Henry’s parents’ names to complete his death certificate

Henry Jones completed the death certificate with detail of Mary Jones parents and noted religion as RC

Immigration record has religion as CoE

From this:

Henry Jones born 1833 (immigration record), born 1831 (2^nd marriage record) 1834 (death certificate)

Married at age 20 on death certificate gives a marriage year of 1851 or 1853/1854

Mary Jones nee Smith born 1834 (immigration record)

Married at age 19 on death certificate gives a marriage year of 1853.

Much of what come next is based on aligning this 1841 Census record with Mary Jones nee Smith migrant in 1857.  There are some problems:

Name is Maryann not Mary

Mothers name might be May not Mary

Location is Liverpool not Leek.

But there are many points of information that align.

1841 UK Census

Perry Street Ryan's Court

Toxteth Park West Derby, Lancashire

Bernard Smith (text looks like Barnard Smith)	45	1796	Head	Labourer	Ireland
Mary Smith (text looks like May Smith)	35	1806	Wife		Ireland
James Smith	15	1826	Son	Mariner	Ireland
Maryann Smith	7	1834	Dau		Lanc
Catherine Smith	4	1837	Dau		Lanc
John Smith	2	1839	Son		Lanc

1847 Bernard Smith Death

St Mary RC Leek (Find My Past)

1851 UK Census

Based on 1841 Census and supposed death of Bernard Smith there should be a census record for a Mary/May Smith aged c45, James Smith aged c25 (mariner?), Catherine Smith aged 14 and John Smith aged 12.

and there is this:

4 Perry Street

Toxteth Park Liverpool, Lancashire

May Smith	51	1811	Head	Charwoman	Ireland
John Smith	12	1839	Son	Scholar	Lanc Liverpool
Ellen Mars	29	1832	Lodger	Charwoman	Ireland

1854 Marriage Henry and Mary Jones

Marriages Mar 1854
Surname	Given Name	District	Volume	Page
Jones Smith	Henry Mary	Leek	6b	261

BDM information

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

1854

"On the 13th February 1854 Henry Jones was married to Mary Smith in the presence of George Smith and Ann Smith by me Michael A Power"
via findmypast
[I need to check the reference again, but this is the record of the RC celebrant]

1854 Staffordshire marriages

St Luke's Leek Anglican

12 Feb 1854

Henry Jones 21 1833 Labourer Buxton Rd, Father William Jones

Mary Smith, 20 1834, Whitesmith London Rd, Father Bernard Smith

Witnesses George Smith Ann Smith

[If this is the Henry Jones and Mary Smith of this blog, who are George and Anne Smith?]

[It appears that there are three records relating to the marriage of Henry Jones and Mary Smith, Government Registration – see BDM, RC marriage, CoE marriage].

1860 Death May Smith

Age 53 years

Death 13 May 1860

Toxteth Park Cemetery Liverpool

Sec, H, Grave 392

[age 53 in 1860 means a birth of 1807]

Marriage Certificate

Henry Jones – Susan Lerich

According to the Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages, Henry Jones married Mary Ann Susan Lerich in 1895 (reg number 4039).  Details are as follows:

Date: 17/7/1895, Lonsdale St Melbourne

Minister: A R Edgar Wesleyan Minister

Married: Henry Jones, 54 , Gentleman of Belmont Geelong (widower 1891) and Mary Ann Susan Lerich 50, nee Gooch Housekeeper of Belmont Geelong (widow 1869)

Children Henry six alive and 2 deceased, Mary Ann Susan 1 deceased.

Parents William Jones (occupation moulder) and Calliann Webb (writing very hard to read). George Gooch and Sarah West

Witness: John Robert Tyrell , Mrs E H Tyrell

[note the names of Henry Jones parents are included in the certificate]