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Hi could anyone please help me looking for my gt grandparents they lived in rhymney which is now in county of gwent in 1920 onwards they came here from Hereford Worcester area only have there names as Rosa and Fred . My grandmothers name was Marjorie blanch Jones born abt 1919 not sure where she died when my mother was a young girl abt 1940 and my mother and her siblings were put in foster homes so I don't know were to look thank you

Start by looking for your grandmother's birth registration on freebmd

That will tell you the maiden name of her mother.....then you can look for the marriage of her parents

Who did Marjorie marry?

Is THIS the right one?

Births Jun 1919 (>99%)

Jones Marjorie B Cole Bedwellty 11a 218

Don't know if this coud help???????


England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005 about Marjorie B Jones
Name: Marjorie B Jones
Mother's Maiden Surname: Cole
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1919
Registration District: Bedwellty
Inferred County: Wales
Volume Number: 11a
Page Number: 218

My mothers father is unknown but Marjorie did marry his surname was Griffiths thankyou

Rosa B Cole married Alfred J Jones

Name: COLE, Rosa B
Registration district: ] Ledbury
County: Herefordshire
Year of registration: 1912
Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's last name Jones
Volume no: 6A
Page no: 1071

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England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about Marjorie Blanche Jones
Name: Marjorie Blanche Jones
Birth Date: 13 Oct 1916
Date of Registration: Oct 1992
Age at Death: 76
Registration District: Barnsley
Inferred County: Yorkshire
Volume: 3
Page: 119

I think you'll need the marriage cert for info about their ages and their fathers......................

Thank you this looks good as area and names are almost right as Fred most problem Alfred and led bury being Hereford Worcester area

She was married when she died..................in about 1940, apparently

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 about Rosa E Cole
Name: Rosa E Cole
Spouse Surname: Jones
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1912
Registration District: Ledbury
Inferred County: Herefordshire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 1071
Records on Page:
Name
Rosa E Cole ************************
Alfred J Jones*****************************FRED????
William C Sheaksheff
Emily J Sparrow

Died later than 1940

Deaths Dec 1949 (>99%)
Griffiths Marjorie B 30 Bedwellty 8c 129

Buy the Jones/Cole marriage cert if you wish to progress this search accurately

Conflicting details about Rosa's second forename initial on the marriage records.

IF she was Rosa E........this MAY be her birth

Births Mar 1893 (>99%)
Cole Rosa Emily Weobly 6a 502

Suggestion ONLY

1911 census


Person: COLE, Rose Address: 79 Eign St Hereford

POWELL, Charles Head Married M 47 1864 Restaurant Proprietor Hereford St Nicholas VIEW
POWELL, Elizabeth Wife Married20 years F 47 1864 Assisting In Business Coventry VIEW
POWELL, Reginald Son Single M 18 1893 Clerk Hereford St Peters VIEW
POWELL, Lilly Daughter Single F 19 1892 Clerk And Boot Keeper Hereford Holy Trinity VIEW
POWELL, May Daughter Single F 16 1895 Telephone Operator Hereford St Peter VIEW
POWELL, Keeve Son M 11 1900 School Hereford All Saints VIEW
COLE, Rose Servant Single F 18 1893 Servant Domestic Hereford Kington VIEW
PROBERT, Molly Servant Single F 17 1894 Servant Domestic Dilwyn Hereford VIEW

No............THIS one

Marriages Dec 1943 (>99%)

Griffiths William J Jones Bedwellty 11a 168
Jones Marjorie B Griffiths Bedwellty 11a 168

Good one Reggie. I will delete mine.

Pamela needs to invest £9.25 to get facts

I agree Reggie. You need the marriage cert of Rosa and alfred Val.

Many thanks all