William Jones was born circa 1821. He was the son of William Jones, a tailor. On 15 august 1847, he married Anne Jones, the daughter of John Jones, a nailer. William and Anne then lived at Penrhydlyniog, Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire. William seemed to start and finish his career as a tailor, but spent some time in-between as a fisherman. Between 1857 and 1871 the family moved from Penrhydlyniog to Gadlys, which is also in Pwllheli. This was where Robert Jones (their ninth child of ten) was born on 22 March 1873.
Anne died between 1881 and 1891, and William died after 1891.
Robert Jones was born on 22 March 1873 at Gadlys, Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire. On 17 April 1897 he married Elizabeth Thomas from Nefyn, Caernarvonshire. Robert’s occupation was a plasterer. After marrying they lived at 1 Back Caernarvon Road, Pwllheli, but on 17 April 1899, their second daughter Catherine Jones was born in Well Street, Nefyn (The same street as Elizabeth). Robert was now working as a slater and plasterer.
The family moved south to Abercynon, Glamorganshire, and Robert started working down the coal mine as a sumper.
Robert died on 26 December 1914 and Elizabeth died on 12 August 1949. Both are buried at Abercynon Cemetery.
Catherine Jones was born on 17 April 1899 in Well Street, Nefyn. She spent the early years of her life living in Pwllheli, before the family moved south to Abercynon, Glamorganshire. On 26 December 1929 at Penuel Chapel, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire she married David Davies, a coal miner, who also lived in Abercynon.
