William Ogwen Jones

William Ogwen Jones
(Cir 1865-1915)

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William Ogwen Jones ³

Born: Cir 1865, Conway, North Wales ²
Marriage: Adelaide Shepherd 6 Apr 1898, West Melbourne, Vic, Australia ¹ ²
Died: 6 Feb 1915, Yarraville, Vic, Australia, at age 50 ⁴ ⁵
Buried: 8 Feb 1915, Footscray Cemetery, Vic, Australia ⁵ ⁶

bullet General Notes:

Middle name given as Ogwin (Dorothy's birth)
Middle name given as Ogwen (William Charles' birth)
Middle name given as Ogiven (William Charles' death)
William's occupation was listed as "quarryman" on the birth register entry for Dorothy Maud, and he had a previous marriage.
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Death notice from The Age, Monday 8 Feb 1915:
JONES.--On the 6th February, at his residence, Ida Cottage, 118 Anderson Street, Yarraville, William Ogwen, the dearly beloved husband of Adelaide Jones, and loving father of Mrs J. Pierce, William and Dorrie.

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Whereabouts: 15 Feb 1900, Footscray Cemetery, Vic, Australia. ² 118 Anderson St, Footscray

• Occupation: 15 Feb 1900, Footscray, Vic, Australia. ² Occupation - quarryman (birth of Dorothy)

• Whereabouts: 6 Feb 1915, Yarraville, Vic, Australia. ³ 118 Anderson St Yarraville

William married Adelaide Shepherd, daughter of Charles Shepherd and Mary A Morgan, on 6 Apr 1898 in West Melbourne, Vic, Australia.¹ ² (Adelaide Shepherd was born circa 1869 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England ⁷, died on 22 Jun 1938 in Williamstown, Vic, Australia ⁸ ⁹ and was buried on 24 Jun 1938 in Footscray Cemetery, Vic, Australia ¹⁰.)

1 1889-1901 Federation index of BDM in Victoria. State Library of Victoria, Australia., 1898/3603 M. Cit. Date: 1898

2 Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, 1900/3352 B. Cit. Date: 28 Mar 1900

3 The Age, Melbourne, Australia, Death Notice 8 Feb 1915. Cit. Date: 8 Feb 1915

5 Julie Maree Shepherd, Headstone. Footscray Cemetery Photos. Cit. Date: 13 Aug 2000

6 Footscray Cemetery, Brooklyn, Vic, Australia, Baptist section, compartment A, grave 406. Cit. Date: 2000

7 1889-1901 Federation index of BDM in Victoria. State Library of Victoria, Australia., 1900/3352 M. Cit. Date: 1900

8 1921-1985 Index of deaths in Victoria. State Library of Victoria, Australia., 1938/5337 D. Cit. Date: 1938

9 The Age, Melbourne, Australia, Death Notice 24 June 1938. Cit. Date: 24 Jun 1948

10 Footscray Cemetery, Brooklyn, Vic, Australia, Baptist sction, compartment A, grave 406. Cit. Date: 2000

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