Sgt. Richard Evan Jones
1879 - 1936 (56 years)
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Name Richard Evan Jones [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] Title Sgt. Born 6 Nov 1879 Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire, England 
[2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] Gender Male Birth Dec 1879 Prestwich, Lancashire, United Kingdom [4] Residence 1881 Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire, England [11] Residence 1881 with parents, 27 Cardiff St., Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire, England Moved Between 1884 and 1887 moved to Bolton, England Residence 1891 with parents, 16 Baythorpe St., Little Bolton, Lancashire, England Residence 1891 Little Bolton, Lancashire, England [12] Relation to Head: Son Occupation 1901 Bricklayer Residence 1901 Bolton, Lancashire, England [13] Relation to Head of House: Son Arrival 30 Mar 1907 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and St John, New Brunswick, Canada [9, 10] Age: 27 Departure Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] Hobbies/Assoc. tenor, piccolo, 3rd degree Freemason Named After mother Ellen Evans Race Welsh Immigration 1 Apr 1907 to Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Name Dick Jones Name Richard E Jones Nationality Canada Occupation Aft 1907 Building Contractor (carpenter, bricklayer) Occupation 1911 Bricklayer Religion Methodist, (United after 1925) Residence Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada [7] Residence 1911 505 Wilson Ave., Ward 8, Hamilton East, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Residence 1911 Hamilton East, Ontario [8] Religion: Methodist; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head Residence 6 May 1916 220 Maple Ave., Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada _MILT 6 May 1916 Sergeant, 205th Battalion CEF, WWI Residence 1 Jun 1921 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada [9] Age: 41; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head; Occupation: Brick Joyer Residence 1 Jun 1921 220 Maaple, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Age: 41; Religion: Methodist; Municipality: Hamilton; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; ClassOfHouse: Single House; ClassofWorker: 3 Own Account; ConstructMaterials: Brick; EnumerationDistrict: 141; HomeOwnership: Owned; Industry: Cond Residence 1931 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada [6] Died 1 Sep 1936 Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada [2] Buried 4 Sep 1936 Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Ont. (Sec W, Lot 38) Person ID I8270 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 26 Sep 2026
Father John Jones, b. 13 Jan 1848, Flint, Flintshire, Wales , d. 26 Apr 1924, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years) Relationship natural Mother Eleanor (Ellen) Evans, b. 1847, Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales , d. Dec 1912, (or 1913) at sea between England and Canada (Age 65 years) Relationship natural Married 2 Jul 1871 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England [5, 16, 17] Family ID F2361 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Married Jul 1902 Bolton, Lancashire, England [5] Last Modified 26 Sep 2026 Family ID F8887 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Sarah Annie Liptrot, b. 22 Dec 1880, Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England , d. 2 May 1926, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 45 years) Married 12 Jul 1902 Bolton, Lancashire, England Children 1. Edna Anne Jones, b. 24 Nov 1903, Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England , d. 16 May 1996, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 92 years) [natural]2. Harriett Ellen Jones, b. 13 Oct 1906, Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England , d. 2000, Mississauga, Peel County, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years) [natural]3. Hilda Mae Jones, b. 10 May 1910, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada , d. 20 Nov 2010, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 100 years) [natural]Last Modified 26 Sep 2026 Family ID F2356 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Richard Evan Jones was born on 6 Nov 1879 in Manchester, England, or "Dick" as he was known, but grew up in nearby Bolton.
The Jones family were staunch Methodists and were very active in their church. Dick's daughter Harriett recalled the name of the church as Ulswater or Allswater Street Methodist Church. No such church has been found, however, in 1891, the Jones family were living in All Souls parish. It's possible that "All Souls" was mistakenly remembered as "Allswater." Dick sang tenor in the church choir which is where he met his future wife Annie Liptrot who was as a "beautiful contralto" in the choir. Dick was very musical and also played the flute (as does his namesake great-grandson, Richard Brown).
In 1881, at age 18 months, Richard Evan Jones was residing in Harpurhey, Manchester, England, with his parents and siblings.
In 1891, at age 11, Richard Evan Jones was residing at 16 Baythorpe Street in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England, in All Souls parish. He was a student and was residing with his parents and siblings.
In 1901, at age 21, Richard E. Jones was residing at 94 Grasmere Street in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a bricklayer, as were his father and brother Daniel.
(Living 3 houses away at 91 Grasmere, was James Morris, 49, born in Risley, Cheshire, a cotton spinner, with his wife, Sarah I (or J), age 47, born in New Wells, Derbyshire, and their children: Mary E, 16, Anne E, 14, Ada A. 13, Charles H., 8. And father Thomas Morris, age 74, born in Horwich, Lancashire.)
According to their daughter Edna, they lived at 345 Blackburn Road in Bloton, Lancashire, England.
In 1903, at age 24, Dick suffered from pneumonia, according to his later military record.
On 30 Mar 1907, Dick Jones arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the Empress of Britain, having departed from Liverpool, England. His wife and daughters were not with him. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Empress_of_Britain_(1905) )
Their daughter Hilda Jones recalled her mother saying it was April Fool's day, while Hilda's sister, Harriet Jones, recalled it being in March. A Liptrot family photo was taken in March 1907 just days before Richard and Annie left for Canada. They were the first of the Liptrot clan to emigrate and were followed shortly by Thomas and Elizabeth Liptrot.
Upon arriving in Hamilton, Dick and Annie stayed with a family named Bryers. It is not known how they were connected with the Bryers.
In Canada, Dick became more than just a carpenter and bricklayer. He began taking contracts to build houses and became moderately prosperous as a building contractor and owned his own private contracting company. Dick built many homes in the present Aberdeen area of Hamilton, including the home that his family eventually moved into on Maple Avenue (now Maplewood) near Gage Park. Many of those houses still stand today.
The family were very active in Ryerson Methodist Church (later Ryerson United Church) and Dick did the brickwork when the present sanctuary was built in 1915. Dick played piccolo in a drum and bugle corps in Hamilton and sang regularly in the choir at Centenary Methodist Church and Ryerson United Church in Hamilton.
I911, at age 32, Dick Jones was residing at 505 Wilson Street in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and their three daughters. Also residing with them was Dick's brother, William Jones, born 1871 in England, and William's son, Arthur Jones, born 1892 in England. Also residing with them was Eick's brother-in-law, James Pillings, born 1877 in England, and lodgers Elizabeth Morris, b 1861 in England, and Hilda Morris, b Mar 1870 in England. (The census is extremely blurry and the dates for the Morrises may be wrong.)
On 1 Apr 1916, at age 37, Dick enlisted as a Private in the 205th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force. He resided at 220 Maple Ave in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, and was employed as a builder at the time.
On 6 May 1916, Pvt. Dick Jones was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.
On 31 Oct 1917, at age 38, Sgt. Dick Jones was transferred to the No. 2 Special Service Company, Machine Gun Corps.
On 3 Jan 1918, at age 39. Sgt. Dick Jones was discharged from military service for "special conditions" which appear to be related to medical conditions. He was diagnosed with chronic pleurisy (inflamation of the lining of the lungs) and a weak heart valve. These caused shortness of breath and dizziness on exertion. He served entirely in Toronto and never shipped overseas.
In 1921, at age 41, Dick Jones was residing at 220 Maple Ave. in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, employed as a brick layer and contractor. He was residing with his wife, their three daughters, and Dick's 73 year old father, John Jones.
On 2 May 1926, when Dick was age 47, his wife Annie died prematurely at the age of 46 leaving Dick to raise their three daughters, ages 16, 19, and 22. He was also caring for his widowed father, John Jones, who had immigrated a few years after Dick and Annie. Dick's mother died at sea on the voyage to Canada.
In 1931, at age 51, Richard E Jones was residing at 220 Maple Ave in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, with his daughter, Hilda. He was employed as a brick layer and was listed as an employer in the building industry.
Dick died in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, although his death certificate indicates that he resided in Hamilton and had only been visiting in Kingston for four days at the time of his death. It's not known who he was visiting.
- Richard Evan Jones was born on 6 Nov 1879 in Manchester, England, or "Dick" as he was known, but grew up in nearby Bolton.
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Sources - [S246] Personal Correspondence with Harriett (Jones) Brown, Harriett Jones.
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