Mary Rees

Brief Life History of Mary

Mary Rees was born on 8 May 1835 as the daughter of George Rees and Mary. She married Evan Abel Jones on 1 July 1854. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Pyle, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 26 May 1909, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 74, and was buried in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Family Time Line

Evan Abel Jones
1833–1916
Mary Rees
1835–1909
Marriage: 1 July 1854
Sarah Ann Jones
1855–1953
Mary Hannah Jones
1858–1943
Daniel Owen Jones
1860–1874
Elizabeth Jane Jones
1862–1935
Avonia Jones
1868–1972
Georgina Jones
1869–1913
Griffith Jones
1872–1946
Lily Kate Jones
1874–1889
Evan Ernest Jones
1877–1877

Sources (5)

  • Mary Rees, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
  • Mary Rees Jones, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Rees, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"

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World Events (8)

1837

George Grey explores Western Australia.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1867

End of transportation to Western Australia.

Name Meaning

Welsh: variant of Rice .

German: habitational name from a place in the Rhineland called Rees.

German: from a short form of the personal name Andreas .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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