This post will explore the information found for the Jones family of San Francisco, California. Thomas Augustine Jones came from Australia in the late 1850s.
Records for Thomas Augustine Jones
Some notes:
Thomas was naturalized long before 1900, so I was surprised that his first entry in the registration books was 1907 after the earthquake and fire. There is a gap between 1908 and 1912, when he went to live with his daughter, Josephine Pohley in San Francisco. Before 1920, he moved in with his daughter, Margaret Jackson’s family. They lived in Oakland. I did not find any voter registration entries for him during that time. Thomas died in 1923.
- Jones Thomas A. 22 Aztec blacksmith 1907 Democrat 57 years old
- Jones Thomas Aug 22 Aztec blacksmith 1908 Democrat
- Jones Thomas Augustine 167 1/2 Chattanooga blacksmith 1912 Democrat
- Jones Thomas Augustine 1671/2 Chattanooga blacksmith 1913 Democrat
This may be the Thomas Augustine Jones b 14 Apr in Bedminster, Somerset, England, son of Eden Thomas Jones (1780-1866) and Isabella Labe (1790-). He lived in Australia
There are close links to Charles Babbage (computing engines fame) -some of his chiildren went to Australia.
David, Thanks for contacting me. Was this Thomas Augustine Jones born in Australia? All indications point to mine being born in Australia to a Welsh father and British mother.