• Simple Family Tree
• Jones/Smith Chronology pre 1857
• Jones/Smith Chronology 1857 - 1879
• Jones/Smith Chronology 1880 -1899
• Jones/Smith Chronology 1900 -
• Henry Jones
• Bernard Smith
• Mary Smith
• Mary Smith 1834

Starting point for identifying Henry Jones and Mary Smith is: Immigration om the Black Eagle 1857 Both from Staffordshire both CofE Death Certificate Mary Smith 1891, married age 19 years Staffordshire Parents Bernard and Mary Smith RC Death Certificate Henry Smith 1910, 1st married age 20 in England

Also Henry Jones 2nd marriage Wesleyan Methodist Children of Henry Jones didn’t (didn’t know?) Henry’s parents’ names to complete his death certificate Henry Jones completed the death certificate with detail of Mary Jones parents and noted religion as RC Immigration record has religion as CoE

From this: Henry Jones born 1833 (immigration record), born 1831 (2nd marriage record) 1834 (death certificate) Married at age 20 on death certificate gives a marriage year of 1851 or 1853/1854 Mary Jones nee Smith born 1834 (immigration record) Married at age 19 on death certificate gives a marriage year of 1853.

Much of what come next is based on aligning this 1841 Census record with Mary Jones nee Smith migrant in 1857. There are some problems: Name is Maryann not Mary Mothers name might be May not Mary Location is Liverpool not Leek. But there are many points of information that align.