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Anyone have any idea what brass foundries existed in Aston in the 19th and early 20th century - I am also wondering if there is anything in the Coleman Street & Brearley Street areas
Anyone have any idea what brass foundries existed in Aston in the 19th and early 20th century - I am also wondering if there is anything in the Coleman Street & Brearley Street areas
Hi Jennifer,
Is your Joseph the son of Levi Jones and Ann Bridge? If so I think he's the brother of someone I'm interested in - Levi Jones junior. My great-grandmother said her father was Levi Jones (would be Levi the son because she said he was a pearl button maker) but I can't find her birth record or her living with Levi at any time. Would love to know more about Joseph's family - you don't have a stray Maria Jones born about 1860 do you??
[/QUOTl levi junior married catherine loise from tamworth in - 3 children frederick 1853,kate 1858 and jane 1862
levi juniors brother edwin woked as a pearl button cutter probably with levi as well his 1st child was mary born 1855 does this help. edwin also made pearl items eg knife handles and inlay shapes
yes he is. he married charlotte doley. known brothers levi, edwin, james, reubrn and david known sisters ann , mary anne,hannah ruth maria born 1845. the father of levi was another levi who married ruth maria gold in 1779.family legend has it that ruth maria was 16 when she got married had 16 children and eventually weighed 16 stone!. relationships become a little confused when levi and annes grandchildren stareted marrying cousins - which probably explains my mad gene- if you have any more details on maria i will wade through the mountain of info left by my late mothers research. she was levi and annes great granddaughter the daughter of annie christian jones . annie was the daughter of ellen merciful jones [daughter of james jones son of levi ] and jesse jones[son of joseph son of levi and charlotte jones]
Hi Chris, welcome to the forum. Another person stuck in Reading. You would be very lucky to discover which brassworks he worked for, as there were so many around, many small, and most leaving no staff records. I can show you where he lived though The map below is c 1889 , but this area change little between then and 1900. . the census shows him at 38 Tower st, which is marked in red. It is the front half of a back to back. That part of Tower St is no longer there, but by the look of Streetview is under the gardens of some maisonettes in Aldgate grove
Mike
Hey Jennifer and Sally!Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for your reply, sorry I've been away. I would love to hear more about your JONES and see if what I know fits in with anything you have - I'll send you a private message with my email address.