Hills ,Lones and Hayward

[Hayward family]

My grandmother was the twin daughter of Alias Lones and Sarah Jane Hills ,her father died when she was very young and she ended up in an Orphanage which was sponsored by the Manders Family,i think its now the private boys school in Wolverhampton.She subsequentley married William Hayward in the early 1900s and lived in Harbourne.Does anyone know anything of the Orphanage?

 

[pjmburns]

Should that be Elias Lones?

According to the 1901 census (although you probaby know this but am posting for other members)

That is Goldthorn Hill

 

[pjmburns]

The 1912 Kelly's Directory has this paragraph on it

 

[pjmburns]

A slightly different description in 1880

 

[Hayward family]

Probably Elias Lones i know nothing about him or any of the Lones apart from that fact that my grandmother said she was related to the first mayor of Smethick.

 

[pjmburns]

1901 map

 

[pjmburns]

1971 map showing it is now a school

 

[pjmburns]

According to Wikipaedia



A further snippet about the school

 

[pjmburns]

This article is an interesting read about the Orphanage

http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/articles/orphan/home.htm

 

[Pedrocut]

The first mayor of Smethwick was George Bates in 1907, when Smethwick was incorporated as a municipal borough.

 

[Hayward family]

This article is an interesting read about the Orphanage

http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/articles/orphan/home.htm

thanks i have read it all and it ties in with what she told me about having to take an exam etc to get into the school, see some Manders on the Board.Her mother remarried and i think she was at home by 1906 and married 1915.She always said it was very strict and she was trained as a short hand typist.

 

[Hayward family]

The first mayor of Smethwick was George Bates in 1907, when Smethwick was incorporated as a municipal borough.

zabel lones is the relative