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The Shone Family of Buckley, Flintshire

Lily Shone was my (Peter Kelsall’s) grandmother, my mother’s mother. Our Shones are a Buckley area family that can be traced back to the 1500’s in the Hawarden parish registers. Our direct line traces back from Lily through:

Lily (1879 – 1971) and John Iredale (1881 – 1957) William (1845 – 1925 and Frances (Fanny) Peters (1848 – 1916) Samuel (1817 – 1897) and Esther Bloor (1821 – 1899) William (1789 – 1864) and Charlotte Peers (1785 – 1835) Thomas (1766) and Mary Parry (1760 – 1806)

The Shone line may trace further to John (c. 1740) and Esther, and William and Ann Read married in Hawarden in 1734 – but this is not proven.

Esther Bloor was born in Hanley, Staffordshire; otherwise the whole Shone line traces back to at least the 1700s in Hawarden Parish, many in the Pentrobin township (mostly part of present-day Buckley). St. Mathew’s Church Buckley was dedicated in 1822. Before that time family baptisms, marriages and burials would have been at St. Deiniol’s Hawarden

Contents The Shone Family of Buckley, Flintshire ...... 1 Lily Shone ...... 2 William Shone and Fanny Peters ...... 4 Children of William and Fanny Shone ...... 7 Samuel Shone and Esther Bloor ...... 11 Children of Samuel and Esther ...... 12 William Shone and Charlotte Peers ...... 14 Children of William and Charlotte ...... 14 William Shone ...... 15 Charlotte Peers...... 16 William Shone and Jane Thompson ...... 16 Origins of the Shone Family in Buckley ...... 19 Another Shone Line ...... 21 Shones in Staffordshire ...... 22 Shones in East Liverpool, Ohio ...... 23 Origin and Distribution of the Shone Name ...... 24 Census Chart...... 25

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Lily Shone My maternal grandmother Lily Shone was born in Buckley 25 October 1879, the 7th child of William Shone and Fanny Peters.

Lily in service in 1901 Lily in her garden at Tram Road age about 90

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In 1881 and 1891 Lily was living with family in Church Road, Buckley. In 1901 she was in service with William Nuttall, a medical practitioner, at Market St, Little Lever, Bolton. This is the same town where sister Esther was married in 1901

Lily married John Iredale 17 October 1906 at St. Matthews, Buckley. In the parish register John is listed as a greengrocer and Lily’s address is given as Southport.

John came from Huddersfield in Yorkshire but grew up in Oldham in Lancashire. His mother and grandmother were confectioners. Lily presumably met John while she was in service (i.e. working as a live-in servant) in Lancashire.

Lily and John opened a pie and peas shop in the Lane End area of Buckley, which later became a bakery and cake shop and which they operated until retirement in the 1950’s1. John died in 1957 but Lily survived to the age of 92, passing away in 1971. After retiring from the shop, Lily and John lived in Tramroad, Buckley next door to my father’s sister, Gwen and her husband, Jack Whitehead. This was near St. Matthews Church and around the corner from where Lily lived as a girl.

John and Lily had two daughters, Olwen born 18 May 1916 who married Arthur Wilson, and Joan born 26 April 1922 who married Charles Kelsall.

1 A booklet issued to commemorate the Coronation in June 1953 referred to the bakery as “Roberts, formerly Iredale” suggesting it had been sold recently

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William Shone and Fanny Peters My great-grandfather, William Shone, was born in Fenton, Staffordshire 14 May 1845. His parents were Samuel Shone and Esther Bloor.

Samuel had evidently moved to Fenton to find work and he met Esther. They moved to Buckley between 1847 and 1850.

William was a brickmaker and he lived in Church Road all his married life as shown by the census from 1871 to 1911. After his wife died, William and his daughter, Edna, successfully applied for the post of custodian at St. John’s Congregational Chapel and he was living at the Chapel House when he died in 1925.

William married Frances (Fanny) Peters in 1866.

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Fanny was the daughter of Richard Peters and Martha Roberts, born 5 July 1848 in the Buckley Mountain area.

Richard Peters was born 21 August 1810, Bistre (baptised: 9 September 1810, St Deiniol’s, Hawarden, son of Edward Peters and Frances Gittins, brickmaker, Beestree [sic]. Richard Peters died 7 November 1869 Ewloe, Buckley.

Martha Roberts was born 14 December 1815 Buckley, baptised 7 January 1816 Hawarden, daughter of William Roberts and Elizabeth Prince. She died 31 November 1891 Buckley, buried: 3 December 1891, aged 76.

The Shone and Peters families were all residents of the Buckley Mountain/Knowle Lane/Church Road/Lane End areas of Buckley. Fanny’s sister Mary Peters married James Shone, a cousin of William (James and William were grandsons of William Shone and Charlotte Peers).

Fanny died in Buckley in 1916. She was buried with her son Samuel and later husband William and daughter Emma at St. Matthews.

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In loving memory of SAMUEL Son of WILLIAM and FANNY SHONE Who passed away November 16th 1882 Aged 16 years ‘Thy will be done’

Also FANNY Wife of the above WILLIAM SHONE Who died March 7th 1916 Aged 67 years ‘At Rest’

Also WILLIAM SHONE Who died November 22th 1925 In his 81st year ‘He hath done what he could’

Also EMMA Daughter of the above Who died July 15th 1959 Aged 91 years ‘Rest in Peace’

Shone grave at St. Matthew’s

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Children of William and Fanny Shone William and Fanny had 12 children between 1867 and 1889. At the time of the 1881 census, William and Fanny were living in Church Road with their children, Samuel, Emma, William, Jesse, James, Esther and Lily who was just one year old. (Edna, Frank, Charlotte, Emily and Lance were not yet born.) William is listed in the census as a brickmaker and Samuel, aged 15, as a brick runner. Samuel died in 1882, the following year. William, Fanny, Samuel and Emma are buried at St. Matthews.

1. Samuel 1867 -1862. Brick runner in 1881 census, remembered on parents’ grave

2. Emma 1868 – 1959. “Aunt Emma” who lived next door to the Horse and Jockey pub in Church Road, never married, remembered on parents’ grave.

3. William 1870 - . Married Alice Bellis. Living in Manchester, New Moston 1901 with Harold 7 and Annie 6, cashier in cotton mill. Alice died 1902. William married Jane Elizabeth Roberts living at Failsworth Manchester 1911, with Jane Elizabeth 49, Annie 15, buyer textile machinery.

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Good confirmation that this is the right William from Esther Jones tree showing “Harold?” as son. Tree on Ancestry shows Harold Wesley Shone marrying Jessie Ann Jackson Prescot, Lancs 1953.

Not found in 1939. Not the Edward W. Shone, joiner, b 15 Oct 1870, living with Harold and Annie, Caroline St Stoke in 1939 -children’s birth years do not match census.

Death not found but there are some possibilities that match correct age at death.

4. Jesse Richard 1873 – 1949. Married Charlotte Jones, son Frank present in 1911 census. Charlotte died and Jesse remarried Mary Ann Davies 1919. Jesse and Mary Ann in Spon Green 1939 with Aubrey b 1922, Donald 1937. Frank attested in RWF 1915 but discharged after 8 days likely medical reasons.

5. James Bloor 1875 – 1949. Married Elizabeth Rowlands. Children Herbert Bloor, Cyril, Lizzie, Freda, Colin, Hilda. Operated the James Shone & Sons transport business in Knowle Lane. He started this business hauling coal by horse and cart after he had lost an arm working in the Mountain Colliery

6. Esther 1877 - 1949. Married John Richard (Jack) Mitchell in Bolton 1899. Living in Little Lever Lancashire. 1901. Working at hospital in Llandudno 1911 with Jack listed as hospital porter and sister Emma listed as a cook. Likely Esther Mitchell died 1949 Hawarden age 71

7. Lily 1879 – 1971. My grandmother, married John Iredale.

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8. Edna 1882 – 1966. “Aunt Edna”, custodian for the Congregational Church for 45 years2, never married. In Loving memory of EDNA SHONE Caretaker of this church for 48 years Called home May 30th 1966 aged 84 years ‘She hath done what she could’

Edna Shone at St. John’s

9. Frank 1884 – 1966. Married Lillie Parry, resident Wirral in 1939. Served in ASC 1918 to 1919 as a driver, formerly munitions worker. Children Doris May, Ronald Frederick, Gladys.

10. Charlotte Anne 1885.- 1957. Married George Roberts; widow in 1939, living in Church Road. Children Edna married William Messham, Nevil married Sarah Davies, Eric, Nellie (died as infant), Bessie married Thomas Hughes.

11. Emily 1887 -1957. Married George Williams; living at 1, Hillside Crescent in 1939 with George and son Wilfred

12. Lancelot 1889 – 1946. Married Sarah Emma Taylor, father of “Lancy” Shone who lived with Aunt Edna. Another son, Frederick was killed in Burma 13th January 1945 and is buried at Taukkyan Cemetery.

2 The Shones were Buckley Church, i.e. Anglican, but Lily and John attended the St. John’s Congregational Church (“Chapel”) on Buckley Common after they were married. Later, after Fanny Shone died, William and his daughter, Edna, successfully applied for the post of custodian at the chapel and Edna lived at the Chapel House until her death in 1966. My Kelsall family also attended the Congregational Church.

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Frederick married Gladys Bronwen Davies, 1938, son Donald born 1939, Resident 14 Drury Lane in 1939

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Samuel Shone and Esther Bloor The current Shone family as we know it derives from three of the four sons of Samuel Shone and Esther Bloor – William, James and George. A fourth son Alfred emigrated to east Liverpool Ohio and has many descendants in the United States.

Samuel was born in Buckley 19 January 18173, the son of William Shone and Charlotte Peers

Samuel Shone and Esther Bloor

Esther Bloor was my (Peter Kelsall’s) great-great-grandmother. She was born September 22, 1821 in Hanley, Staffordshire in the English Potteries district. Her parents were Enoch Bloor and Elizabeth Pool and she was one of at least 9 children, including also Harriett, Edny, James, Edward, Enoch, Joseph and Jesse, and Mary Ann.

Esther married Samuel Shone on December 15, 1839 in Hanley, Staffordshire. They subsequently lived in Buckley, Flintshire and had eight children.

Samuel was born in Buckley and it seems likely that he was working in the Potteries when he met Esther. Buckley was also a pottery town, thus providing a possible connection, but Samuel is listed as a coal miner on his marriage certificate and in the 1841 census. According to the birthplaces listed in the 1881 census, they must have

3 Samuel’s birth was recorded in a family bible that was recorded in Buckley in 1972 by Esther and Syd Jones. His baptism in Hawarden registers confirms parents as William Shone and Charlotte Peers.

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Children of Samuel and Esther Emma 1840 Died 1842 age 2 Enoch Bloor 1842 - 1911 unmarried at age 38 in 1881, died 1911 in accident at Brookhill clay quarry “While engaged in getting clay a piece of rock weighing about four tons fell on to him”4 – when he was 69.

William 1845 - 1925 My great grandfather married Fanny Peters, died 1925 Samuel 1847 - 1853 Died 1853 age 6 James 18505 - 1889 Married Arabella Tomlinson, father of John Samuel Shone who was for many years the licensee of the Horse and Jockey public house in Church Road Buckley Mary Ann 1853 - 1910 Married Samuel Jones Alfred 1856 - 1905 Married Esther Jones and emigrated to East Liverpool Ohio. George 1859- 1939 Married Hannah Bellis

Samuel and Esther were living in Wood St. in the Lane End district of Longton in 1841. They were then at Buckley Mountain in 1851, Church Road in 1861 and 1871, Hope View in 1881 and again in Church Road in 1891.

Samuel died 31 January 1897 and was buried 4 February at St. Matthew’s.

4 UK Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths Index, 1700-1950, on Ancestry 5 The family of Samuel and Esther’s fourth son, James, was provided to me by Steven Shone

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Esther died in 1899.

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William Shone and Charlotte Peers William Shone married Charlotte Peers 24 December 1808 at Hawarden.

Children of William and Charlotte From various sources6 children of William and Charlotte were: 1. John Shone, b. December 17, 1809, died 1892. John had children James, Emma, Margaret, and William. James married Mary Peters and had children Charlotte, James, Sarah, Maria. My grandmother Lily Shone was living with James and family in Church Road in 1891. Mary Peters was the sister of my great grandmother Fanny Peters. The Peters sisters married cousins James and William Shone. 2. Mary Shone, b. October 03, 1811, died 1881 3. Thomas Shone, b. November 22, 1813 – 1877, m Sarah Ratcliffe. Later moved to Bromborough Cheshire (see later discussion of Shones of Staffordshire) 4. Samuel Shone, b. January 19, 1817, m. Esther Bloor, December 15, 1839, Hanley, Staffs, England – my 2x great grandparents. 5. James Shone, b. November 27, 1818 – died 1824 6. Edward Shone, b. March 17, 1821, - died 1887, m. Mary Ann Ford. 7. Hannah, b June 10, 1823 – 1873

6 John, Mary, Thomas, James found in transcribed Hawarden registers. Samuel found online at Ancestry. Additional information from trees on Ancestry including DC Lovelady, Rose Figgins, Rita Myhan. Some have an additional child Robert 1810 and Margaret 1834, but I have not confirmed.

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8. Maria b 15 February 1827 9. Emma, b 13 January 1832, died 1927, married Joseph Simpson and later William Bradbury

Charlotte died in April 1835, age 49. Possibly, she never recovered from giving birth to Margaret at age 49.

William Shone Various researchers have determined or perhaps assumed that William was the son of Thomas and Mary of Bannel baptised 18 September 1789, and buried at St. Matthew’s 3 March 1864, age 75. What is the evidence for this?

• In 1841 William was living in Church Road with his children, John, James, Emma and Margaret, plus William’s second wife, Jane Thompson, her daughter Ann Smith, and William 7 months who was presumably the child of William and Jane. • In 1851, William age 62, Jane age 52 and son William were living in Lane End. • In 1861 Jane Shone, age 65 is living in Parr, Lancashire (near St. Helens) with her son William Shone and a granddaughter Mary Smith Thompson. Jane appears to be marked as a widow, but I believe that her husband William the father was in Hindley, Lancashire (written as Chone on the census), age 72, born Wales living with John and Mary Davies also born Wales. William is marked as a lodger, unmarried and a coal labourer. [Hindley and Parr are about 10 miles apart. Did William and family move to Lancashire to find colliery jobs, and did they then have to split up? Were they forced to claim to be unmarried for financial reasons? In 1851 John and Mary Davies were residents at Pentre, Mold. From GRO, Mary’s maiden name was likely Lewis (not Shone). • William died 29 February 1864 age 75. From his death certificate, William died in the Broughton Workhouse but he was buried at St. Matthew’s on 3 March.

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• From his age when he died (which is consistent with ages in 1851 and 1861 censuses) we infer that William was born in 1788 or 1789. This fits William, son of Thomas and Mary of Bannel baptised 18 September 1789.

• I have not found other candidates for William. Looking at other BMDs7 there is a William son of Thomas and Jane of Pentrobin baptised 8 June 1777, and a William Shone of Pentrobin buried 29 June 1848 age 74 – but as noted our William was alive in 1851.

Overall, the chronology through the census provides strong circumstantial evidence that William was the son of Thomas and Mary of Bannel baptised 18 September 1789, and buried at St. Matthew’s 3 March 1864, age 75.

Charlotte Peers From the peers/Jackson tree on Ancestry (Rita Myhan), Charlotte Peers was the daughter of John Peers (1748 – 1833) and Margaret Parry (1752 – 1832) baptised 2 October 1785. This tree has a line going back to John Peers (1605 – 1666) – who would be my 8x great grandfather.

Charlotte Shone was buried at St. Matthew’s, 28 April 1835, age 49.

William Shone and Jane Thompson William married a widow, Jane Thompson (nee Smith) 31 August 1839.

7 Using the spreadsheet compiled by Natalia McKenzie.

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In 1841 William and Jane were living in Church Road with William’s son John, John’s children James, Emma and Margaret, William age 7 months, and Jane’s children Ann Smith and John Thompson. William was the son of William and Jane born in 1840, mother’s name recorded by GRO as Smith.

In 1851, William age 62, Jane age 52 and son William were living in Lane End. This census shows that Jane was born in Salford, Manchester.

In 1861 Jane Shone, age 65 is living in Parr, Lancashire (near St. Helens) with her son William Shone and a granddaughter Mary Smith Thompson. Jane appears to be marked as a widow but as noted above we think William did not die until 1864. It seems that William the father was in Hindley, Lancashire in 1861, (transcribed as Chone on Ancestry), age 72, born Wales living with John and Mary Davies also born Wales. William is marked as a lodger, unmarried and a coal labourer. • Hindley and Parr are about 10 miles apart. • Did William and family move to Lancashire to find colliery jobs, and did they then have to split up? Were they forced to claim to be unmarried for financial reasons? • In 1851 John and Mary Davies were residents at Pentre, Mold. From GRO, Mary’s maiden name was likely Lewis (not Shone)

I have not found Jane Shone or Jane Thompson in 1871.

Possible deaths: Sept 1861 Chorlton – age 0 Sept 1863 W. Derby – age 38 Mar 1864 Gt Boughton – age 64 Dec 1878 Holywell age 82

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Both the 1864 and 1878 dates are close enough in terms of age. I have not found a parish burial record for 1864. Jane Shone Dec 1878 was buried at Bistre.

But it looks like this Jane was wife of John Shone of Nant Mawr found in 1871 census, age 76. [This John may be a brother of William 1789 although Rose Figgins has John marrying Emma Beavan]

So is Jane died 1864 correct?

Where is the son William? Is this William age 40 in 1881, unmarried living in Spon Green? – still present in 1911, age 73. Died 1916 age 76? It is noted that in addition to William mother Smith born in 1840 there was also William Mar 1839 mother Hewitt and William Mar 1839 mother Humphreys, both Holywell. Either of these is potentially the William seen in 1881.

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Origins of the Shone Family in Buckley The Shone line has been assembled from various sources with my own research supplemented considerably by the work of Steven Shone, Marg Pember, Natalia McKenzie and others. Much of what I see online I consider unproven.

Provided that we have the correct baptism of William Shone, 1789, he was the son of Thomas and Mary. I originally obtained from Steven Shone that the parents of William Shone were Thomas Shone and Mary Parry married 15 November 1788.

There are two known possibilities for Thomas [this all needs more review]:

1. Thomas Shone, collier of Bistre, buried at Hawarden 1 August 1817 age 61 – indicating born about 1756.

I do not see a baptism in 1756 but several trees on Ancestry8 link this Thomas to Thomas, baptised 1 April 1750, son of Thomas Shone (notated “alias Edwards”) of Pentrobin and Anne Evans9. This Thomas was a son of George Edwards Shone and Dorothy, and then there is another George Edwards Shone and Anne.

2. From Natalia McKenzie, Thomas Shone buried 14 Oct 1837 age 7110 corresponding to birth about 1766. This corresponds to Thomas Shone, son of John and Esther______, baptized 23 February 176611. Father John born about 1740 was the son of William Shone and Mary Read married 15 July 1734 at

8 e.g. Rose Figgins (Alex & Nick tree). 9 Married 1 Jan 1725 per Natalia McKenzie 10 Not found on FMP 11 Also not found on FMP

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Hawarden.

These two different possible lineages are summarized as follows:

Sources: Sources Rose Figgins (True Tree) Natalia McKenzie DC Lovelady tree Jenny Coombes

George Shone 1594 – 1666 and Jane unknown Edwards and George Shone c. 1662 - 1707 George Edwards and Anne Shone 1682 - 1707 George (Edwards) Shone 1685 – 1723 William Shone and Mary Read and Dorothy? Thomas (als Edwards) Shone 1705 – John Shone 1740 and Esther ? 1800 and Anne Evans 1709 -1800 Thomas Shone 1750 – 1819 and Mary Thomas Shone 1766 – 1819 and Parry 1760 -1806 Mary Parry 1760 -1806 William Shone 1789 -1864 William Shone 1789 -1864

I do not see a way to prove either of these lineages. I assign preference to the Natalia McKenzie line based on the depth of her research in the Hawarden registers.

Mary Shone, wife of Thomas Shone collier of Bannel was buried at Hawarden, 25 May 1806 age 46.

From the Alex & Nick tree on Ancestry researched by Rose Figgins, Mary Parry was the daughter of Benjamin Parry and Hannah Read. Benjamin was the son of John Parry and Jane Hill. This is plausible but I don’t see how it can be proven.

Thomas Shone and Mary Parry had six children: William, George, Thomas, John, Ann, and Mary12. 1. William, 1789 – my 3x great grandfather discussed above.

12 Most of this other than family of William from Natalia McKenzie “Descendants of Thomas Shone”

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2. George, 1791-1848 – married Anne Millington and had 11 children: Hannah, Thomas, William, Sarah, George, Mary, Joseph, Anne, Jane, Charles, and Elizabeth. 3. Thomas, 1793- , married Hannah Hewitt and had nine children: Thomas, Anne, John, Mary, Hannah, Jane, Samuel, Esther , and William. Mary is the ancestor of Jenny Coombes. I have a distant DNA match to Jenny which may support that we have the right William, son of Thomas and Mary. 4. John, 1795-1868 – married Emma Beavan and had nine children: Charles, Hannah, Anne, John, Thomas, Maria, Emma, Charlotte, and Joseph. Lived in Pensnett, Kingswinford, Staffs. 5. Ann, 1798-1810 6. Mary, 1802-1803

Another Shone Line

Grandfather side Grandmother side

6 x G William Shone and Mary John Shone and Magdalena Read Jones 5 x G John Shone 1740 and John Peters and Esther Esther ? Shone 4 x G Thomas Shone 1766 and Edward Peters 1744 and Mary Parry Mary Bellis 3 x G William Shone 1789 and Edward Peters 1784 and Charlotte Peers Frances Gittins 2 x G Samuel Shone 1817 and Richard Peters 1810 and Esther Bloor Martha Roberts 1 x G William Shone 1845 Fanny Peters 1848

From this, Fanny Peters who married William Shone also had Shone ancestors. I also have Peters ancestors on both my father’s and mother’s sides.

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Shones in Staffordshire In the 1841 census, Samuel and Esther, with daughter Emma 8 months old, were living in the Lane End district of Stoke-on-Trent now part of Longton. Samuel is listed as a coal miner and Esther as a pot painter. They are listed in Wood St., which is in the centre of modern Longton, off King Street, opposite Longton Station. Thomas Shone is also listed in Wood St., with wife Martha13 and children, Edward, Thomas and Charlotte – also John Ratcliffe 30 and Martha Ratcliffe 15 –Based on age and his mother’s name, Charlotte, Thomas is identified as Samuel’s brother born in 1813. Thomas married Sarah Ratcliffe, 8 March 1835 Stoke14. They had children, Edward 1836, Thomas 1839, Charlotte 1838, William 1842, James 1844, John 1846 – all born in Longton – and Ann 1849 and George 1851 – born in Flintshire. We see that Thomas moved back to Buckley between 1846 and 1849. For comparison, we know Samuel and Esther moved back to Buckley between September 1847 and August 1850. From research by Rose Figgins, Thomas and his family later moved to Bromborough between 1851 and 1861. Their son Thomas is probably the same Thomas found in Tranmere in 1881.

William Shone was listed in Church St., living with Charles and Sarah Jones. This is in the centre of Stoke near the Spode Museum. While I have no other record of William it is possible that he was another brother of Samuel’s, named after father William. Thomas and William are listed as coal miners like Samuel.

Baptisms for William • 4 April 1819 son of John and Jane (Edwards), Broughton • 1 August 1819 son of Thomas and Mary (Barton), Broughton • 6 April 1821, son of John and Jane (Griffiths), Hawarden • 12 August 1821, son of John and Jane, Mold • 26 May 1822, son of John and Margaret (Griffiths), Ewloe

In 1845, Samuel and Esther were living in China St., Fenton, as listed on the birth certificate of their second son, William, my great grandfather. China St. is in the centre of Fenton about one mile from Wood St. in Longton.

In the 1841 census, the Bloor family was living in the Terrace Building in Fenton, close to Foley Mill. This was apparently a large building that housed many families shown with the same address in the census. It is identified on the contemporary Ordnance Survey map located near the center of Fenton approximately in the location of the present-day north-south spur of the A50 adjacent to Glebedale Park. The Terrace Building was located near Glebe and Oldfield Collieries and was near many china works including Minerva, Lane Delph and Park.

13 Thomas’s wife is listed as Martha in 1841 but Sarah in subsequent census. I confirmed that the mother’s name for Thomas born in 1839 was Ratcliffe, therefore it does not seem that Thomas married twice. I can only think that Martha in 1841 is a mistake, perhaps a confusion with the other Martha Ratcliffe in the household. 14 Select Marriages 1538 – 1973 Ancestry

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Shones in East Liverpool, Ohio Samuel and Esther’s fifth son, Alfred, emigrated to East Liverpool in 1880 following his cousin, James Bloor, who had emigrated from Staffordshire the previous year. (James was the son of Esther’s brother, Joseph.) Alfred Shone married Esther Jones in Chester 29 June 1880.

Esther was the daughter of Samuel and Hannah Jones (nee Peters) of Bannel born 22 March 1859 (see Appendix).

Alfred sailed from Liverpool one day after he and Esther Jones were married in Chester. Esther (Jones) Shone joined Alfred in East Liverpool one year later, traveling alone via New York and Pittsburgh. They had eight children and have descendants in East Liverpool and elsewhere in the US. Alfred Shone died 14 Oct 1905 in East Liverpool. Esther (Jones) Shone died 1 Feb 1942.

The Shone and Bloor family histories in East Liverpool have been collected by Esther (Thompson) Jones, Esther Bloor’s great granddaughter and my (Peter Kelsall’s) second cousin once removed. Esther Jones started corresponding with the Shones in Buckley in the 1960’s after she had written to the Buckley vicar, and she and her husband, Syd, visited Buckley in 1972. Esther gave me the photographs of Samuel Shone and Esther Bloor, and many old letters and newspaper cuttings that describe the Shones’ and Jones’ lives in the 1800’s.

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Origin and Distribution of the Shone Name The name Shone derives from Sion, the old Welsh form of John (there is no letter J in Welsh). Shone is a holdover that did not convert to Jones and is concentrated in northeast Wales and adjacent English counties. In the 1881 census there were 1300 people named Shone living in England and Wales with 90% in five counties, Cheshire, Lancashire, Flintshire, Denbighshire and Shropshire. There were 212 people named Shone in Flintshire

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Census Chart

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