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Benjamin "Ben" Jones 1885 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1885

Birth Location: Toongabbie Vic Australia

Death Date: 12 Nov 1965

Death Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Father: Thomas Jones

Mother: Rebecca Brooks

Spouse(s): Maud Kerr

Children(s): Ethel JONES, Benjamin JONES, Florence Jones, Shirley JONES, Lionel Jones, Mavis JONES

In 1885, Benjamin "Ben" Jones entered the world in Toongabbie Vic Australia, born to Thomas Herbert Jones and Rebecca Brooks. Benjamin "Ben" Jones married Maud Eliza Kerr, and had children including Ethel Maud Elizabeth JONES, Benjamin Charles JONES, Florence C Jones, Shirley M JONES, Lionel Jones, Mavis JONES. Benjamin "Ben" Jones passed away in 1965 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Benjamin "Ben" Jones entered the world in Toongabbie Vic Australia, born to Thomas Herbert Jones and Rebecca Brooks.
  • Benjamin "Ben" Jones married Maud Eliza Kerr, and had children including Ethel Maud Elizabeth JONES, Benjamin Charles JONES, Florence C Jones, Shirley M JONES, Lionel Jones, Mavis JONES.
  • Benjamin "Ben" Jones passed away in 1965 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Jones
1851 – 1943
Birth Location: Marong, Victoria, Australia
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Rebecca Brooks
1858 – 1887
Birth Location: Seymour Vic Australia
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Spouses(s)

Maud Kerr
1889 – 1978
Birth Location: Williams, Western Australia, Australia
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Children(s)

Ethel JONES
1909 – 1996
Birth Location: Beverley, Western Australia, Australia
EJ
Benjamin JONES
1913 – 1943
Birth Location: Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia
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Florence Jones
1915 –
Birth Location: Swan, Western Australia, Australia
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Shirley JONES
1919 –
Birth Location: East Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia
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Lionel Jones
Birth Location: Western Australia, Australia
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Mavis JONES
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Jones's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Jones
1885 – 1965
Birth Place: Toongabbie Vic Australia
Parents
Thomas Herbert Jones
1851 – 1943
Marong, Victoria, Australia
Rebecca Brooks
1858 – 1887
Seymour Vic Australia
Grandparents
Thomas Jones
Anne Duffy
1820 – 1875
Belfast Ireland
Benjamin Brooks
1823 – 1891
Stornbridge, Worcestershire, England
Emma Dainty
1825 – 1903
Stornbridge, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Duffy
Helen "Ellen"
1800 –
William Dainty
Mary
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Jones's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin ("Ben") Jones (14 Apr 1885 – 12 Nov 1965) m. Maud (Eliza) Kerr (1889 – 17 Oct 1978)
  1. 1. Ethel (Maud Elizabeth) JONES (1909 – 30 June 1996) m. Cecil (Joseph) Ward (1899 – 1 February 1987)
  2. 2. Benjamin (Charles) JONES (24 Aug 1913 – 05 Nov 1943) m. Patricia Doreen ( – 25 Oct 2012)
  3. 3. Florence (C) Jones (1915 – )
  4. 4. Shirley (M) JONES (1919 – )
  5. 5. Lionel Jones
  6. 6. Mavis JONES

Benjamin Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1885
14 Apr 1885
Birth of Benjamin "Ben" Jones in Toongabbie Vic Australia
Toongabbie Vic Australia
1965
12 Nov 1965
Age 80
Death of Benjamin "Ben" Jones in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1885
    Event Place: Toongabbie Vic Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1965
    Event Place: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
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