I am trying to trace the family of my great uncle. He and his family have been lost to us since 1906 and I believe a member of this family could still be in your locality.

Edward Gregory Jones was born in Barrow on July 23, 1906. He was the ninth and last child born to Edward Thomas and Hannah Jones, nee Frankland. Sadly, after giving birth to Edward Gregory, Hannah, his mother, passed away and for a short time he was raised by his aunt, Elizabeth Bowman.

After many years of research, I was able to locate Edward Gregory’s marriage certificate. On November 26, 1927 he married Ada Agnes Huck. They married in the parish church at Staveley, Westmorland.

From this marriage my research has yielded me one female child born to this couple, (although there could be more). Her name was Beryl Margaret Jones born 1931, also in Westmorland.

In 1954 Beryl Margaret Jones married Lewis Speight in Staveley. Beryl’s occupation was listed as a shorthand typist.

I would dearly love to be reunited with my family and anyone with information could either write to me, via my mailing address, Ms Shirley Anne Jones, PO Box 760, Melton, Victoria Australia 3337 or e-mail me at: shirleyanne23@yahoo.com.au.

Shirley Anne Jones

Victoria, Australia