David Jones was born in 1834 in Brongwyn, Cardiganshire, Wales. He was the first child of Evan Jones (1781) & Jemima Davies.
David’s lineage is as follows:
- G1: Simon Jones 1678-1716 & Theadosiae Cowell
- G2: Simon Jones 1698-1772 & Catherine Lewis
- G3: William Jones 1727-1776 & Mary Tonkins
- G4: John William Jones 1750-1815 & Margaret Ann Griffiths
- G5: Evan Jones 1781-1855 & Ann Thomas & Jemima Davies (Dan Shiels Ancestor)
- G6: David Jones 1834-1893 & Rachel Ellen Jones (Dan Shiels Ancestor)
- G7: John Jones 1859-1927
- G7: Mary Jones 1860-1933 & Griffith Lodwich (Dan Shiels Ancestor)
- G7: Ann Jones 1862-1929 & David Thomas
- G7: Esther Hetty Jones 1863-1933 & Thomas E Thomas
- G7: Sarah Elizabeth Jones 1865 & John Lewis Jones
- G7: Margaret Jones 1873-1957 & David Jones
- G7: David Samuel Jones 1878-1941
G6: David Jones 1834-1893 & Rachel Ellen Jones
David Jones was born in 1834 in Brongwyn, Cardiganshire, Wales. He was the first child of Evan Jones (1781) & Jemima Davies.
Brongwyn is a parish and small village in the county of Cardigan, two and a half miles north-west of Newcastle in Emlyn terminal station on the branch from Pencader of the Great Western railway, 6 ¾ south-east by east from Cardigan, 22 from Lampeter and 284 from London, in the hundred of Troed-yr-aur, petty seasonal division of Penrhiwpal, county court district and union of Newcastle in Emlyn, and in the rural deanery of Sub-Aeron, archdeaconry of Cardigan and diocese of St. David’s. The church of St. Mary is an ancient building of stone, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, porch and tower containing one bell. The church affords 74 sittings. The register dates from the year 1790. The soil is slatey. Chief crops are wheat and potatoes and some land under pasture.
David married Rachel Ellen Jones on November 11, 1858, in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Rachel Ellen Jones was born in 1831 in Brongwyn, Cardiganshire, Wales, to Esther Jones and John Jones.
They had seven children in 21 years, John Jones 1859-1927; Mary Jones 1860-1933; Ann Jones 1862-1929; Esther Hetty Jones 1863-1933; Sarah Elizabeth Jones 1865 ; Margaret Jones 1873 and David Samuel Jones 1878-1941.
David died on April 25, 1893, at the age of 59. Rachel died on April 4, 1901, at the age of 70.
G7: John Jones 1859-1927
John Jones was born Jul 2, 1859 in Conwil, Carmarthenshire, Wales. He was the first child of David Jones & Rachel Ann Jones.
He never married and died in Apr 1927 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
G7: Mary Jones 1860-1933 & Griffith Lodwich
Mary Jones was born on November 14, 1860 in Brongwyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales. She was the second child of David Jones & Rachel Ann Jones.
Mary had a son David in 1891 and lived at home with her parents until they died. She then worked for Griffith Ludwich and they were married in 1902. Mary was the Great Grandmother of Dan Shiels.
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(Dan Shiels Ancestor)
G7: Ann Jones 1862-1929 & David Thomas
Ann Jones was born in 1862 Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales. She was the third child of David Jones & Rachel Ann Jones.
She married David Thomas on Feb 12, 1882. They had 4 children during their marriage.
Ann died in January 1929 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, at the age of 67.
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G7: Esther Hetty Jones 1863-1933 & Thomas E Thomas
Esther Hetty Jones was born on August 15, 1863, in Brongwyn, Cardiganshire, Wales. She was the forth child of David Jones & Rachel Ann Jones.
Esther married Thomas E Thomas on May 9, 1891, in Cardiganshire, Wales. They had 11 children in 25 years.
Esther died on August 31, 1933, in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales, at the age of 70.
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G7: Sarah Elizabeth Jones 1865 & John Lewis Jones
Sarah Elizabeth Jones was born in 1865 in Brongwyn, Cardiganshire, Wales. She was the fifth child of David Jones & Rachel Ann Jones.
She married John Lewis Jones in 1892. They had seven children in 16 years.
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G7: Margaret Jones 1873-1957 & David Jones
Margaret Jones was born on December 6, 1873, in Brongwyn, Cardiganshire, Wales. She was the sixth child of David Jones & Rachel Ann Jones.
Margaret married David Jones in 1900. They had seven children during their marriage.
Margaret died on November 8, 1957, in Cardiganshire, Wales, at the age of 83.
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G7: David Samuel Jones 1878-1941
David Samuel Jones was born in 1878 in Brongwyn, Cardiganshire, Wales. He was the seventh & youngest child of David Jones & Rachel Ann Jones.
He died in 1941 at the age of 63, and was buried in Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, Wales.