NameLiza/Elizabeth Richards
Birth12 Sep 1816, Monmouthshire, Wales
Deathaft 1900
MotherMary Ware
Misc. Notes
From RJ Parsons”My Dad told me that James Parsons was an orphan. Some of Robert John's notes indicate that he was born near Staffordshire, Feb, 1850, and was raised by a man named Haggen. I know he was illiterate because I have his citizenship papers with his mark. Jane Jones' family came from Aberaman, Wales. Her father was Robert Jones, mother, Liza Richards.”

Aberaman Colliery on the Welsh Coal Mines site

POSS FreeBMD Marriages Mar 1847
Jones Robert Festiniog 27 page 233 
Richards Elizabeth Festiniog 27 233

1861UKC Robert Jones & Family; Wales; Glamorgan > Aberdare > District 9; image 3 of 47 @ancestry.com; Civil Parish or Township: Aberdare; Town: Aberdare; County/Island: Glamorgan; Country: Wales; Source information: RG9/4064; Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil; Sub-registration district: Aberdare; ED, institution, or vessel: 9; Folio: 48; Page: 3; Household schedule number: 8; GSU Number: 543228
Robert Jones b abt 1813 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, Head
Elizabeth Jones b abt 1818 in Cumcarven, Monmouthshire, Wife (Cwmcarvan?)
Robert Jones b abt 1851 in Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales, Son
Jane Jones b abt 1853 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, Daughter
John Jones b abt 1855 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, Son
Thomas Jones b abt 1858 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, Son
Abraham Jones b abt 1860 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, Son

1871UKC RobertJonesFam; Wales Census > Glamorgan > Aberdare > District 34; image 45 of 51 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 5410; Folio: 42; Page: 44; GSU roll: 848036
Civil Parish: Aberdare; Town: Aberdare
County/Island: Glamorgan; Country: Wales
Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil
Sub-registration district: Aberdare
ED, institution, or vessel: 34
Household schedule number: 200
Piece: 5410; Folio: 42; Page Number: 44
Household Members:
Robert Jones b abt 1811 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Head labourer colliery
Eliza Jones b abt 1818 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, Wife
Robert Jones b abt 1851 in Brecon, Breconshire, Son engine driver colliery
John Jones b abt 1855 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, Son
Thomas Jones b abt 1858 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, Son

looking in 1881 cannot find them, but there is a family in Blakely that looks right-
could they have immigrated??? YES!

1880FCI United States Federal Census; Pennsylvania Lackawanna Blakely 035; image 14 of 18
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1138; Page: 240B; Enumeration District: 035
Home in 1880: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Dwelling Number: 136
Household Members:
Robert Jones 69 b AUG 1811 Wales
Eliza Jones 64 b SEP 1816 Wales
John Jones 26 b OCT 1854 Wales
Thomas Jones 23 b MAY 1857 Wales

1900FCI United States Federal Census; Pennsylvania Lackawanna Blakely District 0005; image 27 of 50 @ancestry; Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0005
Name: Eliza Jones; Race: White; Gender: Female
Age: 84; Birth Date: Sep 1815; Birthplace: Wales
Home in 1900: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Ward of City: 1
Street: Main Street; House Number: 2; Sheet Number: 14
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 255
Family Number: 290
Immigration Year: 1872
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Wales; Mother's Birthplace: Wales
Mother: Number of Living Children: 3
Mother: How Many Children: 5
Years in US: 28
Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: R
Farm or House: H
Household Members:
Eliza Jones 84 Sep 1815 Wales
John Jones 44 OCT 1855 Wales; coal miner
Spouses
Birth25 Sep 1811, Blaenavon, Monmouthshire
Death27 Jul 1889
OccupationFounder per daughter Jane’s MC
MotherJane Bath
ChildrenRobert (1851->1900)
 Jane (1851-1891)
 John (~1855-)
 Thomas (~1858-)
 Abraham (1860-1866)
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