The Sackett Family Association

Ancestor Chart

Laura Jones

Father

James Jones (c 1850-)

Mother

Mary Evans (1863-1943)

Birth

1897, Nantyglo, Monmouthshire^G,1,2,3

Death

1991, Gwent^G,4,5

Marriage

1923, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire^G

Benjamin Rogers⁶

Laura Jones, daughter of James Jones and Mary Evans, was born in Nantyglo, Monmouthshire^G, on 1 February 1897.^1,2,3 She died aged 93 in Gwent^G on 7 January 1991.^4,5 She married in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire^G, in 1923, Benjamin Rogers, son of ___ Rogers and ___ Price.⁶
     In 1901 Laura was living at 33 Garn Road, Nantyglo^G, in the household of her parents James and Mary, and was recorded in the census as Laura Jones, aged four and born in Nantyglo.⁷
     In 1911 she was living at Waterloo Cottages, Nantyglo^G, in the household of her parents James and Mary, and was recorded as Laura Jones, aged 14.⁸
     In 1921 Laura was living at Garn Road, Nantyglo^G, in the household of her parents James and Mary, and was recorded in the census as Laura Jones, aged 24.⁹
     At the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, Laura was living at 15 Bryn View, Nantyglo^G, with her husband Ben.¹⁰
     Laura was listed on the electoral roll for the Abertillery Division in 1945.¹¹

Child of Laura Jones and Benjamin Rogers

Islwyn Rogers b. 1924

See also
Douglas & Marie (Sutton) Sackett gallery

Notes & Citations

Death record.
General Register Office, Online Index to Births, "Mar qtr 1897. Jones, Laura. Mother: Evans. Bedwellty. 11A:93."
Census.
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007" (Ancestry transcript), Jan 1991. Rogers, Laura, 94, b. 31 Jan 1897. Blaeneau Gwent. 28:7.
Private papers of Marie (Sutton) Sackett.
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index" (Ancestry transcript), Sep qtr 1923. Rogers, Benjamin. Spouse: Jones. Bedwellty. 11a:210."; "Sep qtr 1923. Jones, Laura. Spouse: Rogers. Bedwellty. 11a:210."
1901 England census, RG13, piece 4934, folio 40, p. 15
33 Garn Rd, Nantyglo, Aberystruth, Monmouthshire
James Jones, head, 45, coal hewer, b. Brynmawr, Breconshire
Mary Jones, wife, 35, b. Nantyglo
E Ann Jones, daughter, 16, b. Nantyglo
William Jones, son, 12, b. Nantyglo
Edward Jones, son, 10, b. Nantyglo
Godfrey Jones, son, 6, b. Nantyglo
Laura Jones, daughter, 4, b. Nantyglo
Edward Evans, boarder, 66, coal hewer, b. Blaenavon, Monmouthshire
William Watkins, son-in-law, 23, colliery labourer above, b. Nantyglo
Mary A Watkins, daughter, 20, b. Blaina, Monmouthshire
Augustus Watkins, grandson, 2 Months, b. Nantyglo.
1911 England census, RG14, piece 31825, folio , p.
Waterlow Cottages, Nantyglo, Aberystruth, Monmouthshire
5 rooms
James Jones, head, 59, hitcher on bottom of pit, below ground, b. Llanelly, Breconshire
Mary Jones, wife, 45, m. 27y, 7 ch, 6 living, b. Nantyglo
William J Jones, son, 23, coal miner hewer, b. Nantyglo
Edward Jones, son, 20, coal miner hewer, b. Nantyglo
Godfrey Jones, son, 16, coal miner hewer, b. Nantyglo
Laura Jones, daughter, 14, b. Nantyglo.
1921 England census, Garn Rd, Nantyglo, Aberystruth, Monmouthshire
5 rooms
James Jones, head, 71y, married, b. Llanelly, Breconshire, colliery hitcher, Lancaster's Colliery, Lower Deep, Blaina, out of work
Mary Jones, wife, 59y, married, b. Nantyglo
Godfrey Jones, son, 27y, single, b. Nantyglo, colliery haulier, Lancaster's Colliery, Henwen Pit, Blaina
Laura Jones, daughter, 24y, single, b. Nantyglo, house duties
John Jones, brother, 75y, widowed, b. Llanelly, retired.
"1939 Register" (Findmypast image), 15 Bryn View, Nantyglo, Monmouthshire
236.1 Rogers, Benjamin, b. 4 May 1891, colliery hewer
236.2 Rogers, Laura, b. 1 Feb 1897, unpaid domestic duties
236.3 record closed. [This would be Islwyn]
"Gwent, Wales, Electoral Registers, 1832-1969" (Ancestry image), Register of Electors, Abertillery Division, 1945, "Rogers, Laura, 15 Bryn View."; "Rogers, Islwyn, 15 Bryn View."

Last Edited

3 Apr 2024