Eliza JONES

[DaveHam9]

NSW Bap JONES ELIZA 647/1835 V1835647 19 RICHARD - CATHARINE
NSW Bap JONES ELIZA 94/1835 V183594 44A RICHARD - CATHARINE

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Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of St. Thomas in the County of Ayr in the Year 1835
No. 63 When Baptised: Novr. 29 When Born: Novr. 21st 1835 Eliza - Richard & Catherine Jones Abode: Port Macquarie Quality or Profession: Soldier of the 28th Regt. By whom the Ceremony was performed: John Cross

I can't find where that fits in my tree.

 

[DaveHam9]

1st / 28th Foot (The North Gloucestershire Regiment) 1835 - 1842
Known as (nickname)................................................... " The Old Braggs ,"," The Slashers ", "The Fore and Afts"
Facings............................................................................ YELLOW
Braided Lace.................................................................. Gold
Service in Australia ....................................................... Arrived during 1835 leaving for India in 1842 . HQ at Sydney, with detachments at Parramatta, Hassan's Wells, Illawarra, Tonrang, Newcastle, Moreton Bay and Port Phillip Melbourne
Deployment as............................................................... 23 Detachments of convict guards;
Commanding Officer......................................................Lieut. Colonel C. French.

 

[DaveHam9]

David, John and Thomas are the only Jones of the 28th listed to have stayed in NSW so that's an incomplete list.

 

[Bootzy]

Daily Telegraph Tassie – 14 Jan 1886
JONES – On the 6th January at his son’s residence Westbury, Richard Jones pensioner late of H.M. 28th and 86th Regiments, aged 75 years. His end was peace (Home papers please copy)

Catherine Handling b 1814 Newry Co Down Ireland married 1 Aug 1830 Newry Co Down to Richard Jones (1811-1886) – she died 15 Sept Westbury Tassie
Children:
Ambrose b April 1833 Cork
Elizabeth b Nov 1835 Port Macquarie Nsw

Robert b 22 July 1847 Bombay – baptised 1 Aug 1847 – v 21 p 157 FHL 523845 – married Jane Oliver 1877 Westbury – died Feb 1914 Launceston

Margaret b 21 April 1850 Deesa India baptised 28 April – v 24 p 94 FHL 528777 – married Joseph Emms 1872 Westbury – died 10 Feb 1886
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233100817?searchTerm=emms - jones

Catherine b Jan 1854 Westbury Tassie – married Robert Thomas Foster 25 Dec 1873 Westbury – died 7 March 1918 Devonport

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks Val.

Nothing there rings any bells.

The library lookups are from a list complied over the two-year COVID period and I'm not to the end of the list yet.

The only ref re Regiments in Australia to the 86th with no date.

86th Royal County down Regiment. This detachment were held in Sydney for 12months awaiting transport to India.

 

[DaveHam9]

Back to this one.

I have the two images but don't know where to put them.