It all starts with Nana LANE (nee JONES)

Nana (nee JONES) & Grandad LANE



My Nana LANE (nee JONES) was born in Earlestown, Newton-In-Makerfield, Lancashire in 1927; she is the eldest daughter of Maurice (Morris) JONES and his second wife Ellen JONES (nee NAYLOR). She married Harry LANE in 1947.

My Great Grandfather Maurice was actually born in Wrexham, Denbighshire, North Wales but moved to Warrington, Lancashire some time between 1896 and 1901. His family appear to have returned to Wrexham but he and perhaps a brother remained in the Warrington area.

Maurice, a retired motor lorry driver, died in 1965 at 28 Laurel Avenue, Wargrave, Newton-In-Makerfield and his only son, my Nana's younger brother, was present at the death. He was cremated and his ashes scattered at The Garden Of Remembrance at Newton Cemetery.

Maurice and Ellen also had a second daughter, a middle sibling to my Nana and her brother, who moved to the Peterborough area.




Maurice JONES and Ellen NAYLOR were married on New Year's Day in 1927.

Maurice appears to have been widowed in 1926 when his first wife, Annis Selina JONES (nee WORLEY) died. He appears to have purchased a family plot where she was buried and later joined by my Grand-aunt May JONES (nee TRAVIS) (1935 - 1990).




The known children from Maurice's first marriage, on Christmas Day 1904 are:

Gladys RICHARDSON (nee JONES) (1905 - 1996) wife of Alfred RICHARDSON.

Phyllis TIMMINS (nee JONES) (1906 - 1980) wife of Harold TIMMINS.

Evelyn THOMAS (nee JONES) (1910 - 2004) wife of Arthur THOMAS.

Winnie LOWE (nee JONES) (1911 - 1997) wife of Frank LOWE.

Annis FLINT (nee JONES) (1917 - 2004) wife of William FLINT.

Dorothy WALSH (nee JONES) (1920 - 2004) wife of Wilfred WALSH.

In 1901 Maurice is living at 54 Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington, Lancashire with his widowed mother and three other siblings.

In 1891 he is living with his parents and six other siblings at 38 Chester Street, Wrexham, Denbighshire.

He was born on 23rd December 1882 at 37 Chester Street, Wrexham, Denbighshire to William JONES and Sarah Jane JONES (nee VAUGHAN).

Ellen JONES (nee NAYLOR) died on 13th March 1977 at 28 Laurel Avenue, as her husband had 12 years earlier and her son was present at the death.

Maurice was her one and only husband. They met on Bridge Street, Earlestown when Ellen's bike chain had come off and Maurice stopped to help her fix it. The rest as they say is history.

She was born on 08th October 1890 at 41 Derby Street, Earlestown, Newton-In-Makerfield to Thomas NAYLOR and Ellen NAYLOR (nee NAYLOR). Her mother listed her address at the time as 41 Gas Street, Newton-In- Makerfield also.