Fanny May Jones - Life Story [b.
Born: 1st May, 1887. New Street, Whitchurch, Salop
Died: 17th October, 1947 aged, 60 - 5 Hanbury Wharf, Hanbury, Droitwich, Worcestershire.Fannny May Jones was born 1st May, 1887.
Fanny May married Charles Hayward
On: 13th February, 1908.
At: St John in Bedwardine Church, Worcester.
Charles died in May, 1922, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Fanny May then married George Joseph Petty
On: 3rd December, 1928,
At: Bromyard Register Office, Herefordshire.
Charles and Fanny May Hayward were my Great Uncle & Aunt.Also Uncle & Aunt of my mother Doris Eliza Jones.
Fanny May was the sister of John William Jones, my Grandpa.
When Fanny May Jones was born on the 1st May, 1887, her father John Lloyd Jones was 30 years old and her mother Harriett (Ellison) Jones was 37 years old. She was their third child; her brother John William Jones was 10 years old and her sister Annie Elizabeth Jones was 7 years old.John Lloyd Jones - b. 1857 - Christened, 22nd, November, 1857. - d. December qtr 1932 Manchester South (Aged 75) ?
Harriett Ellison - b. 1851, Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshre. - d. June qtr 1912 Whitchurch South (Aged 60) ?
Birth of brother, John William Jones
b. 19th September, 1877. (Congleton, Cheshire) - d. 9th December, 1956. (aged, 79) (Haywood Cottage, Ankerdine Hill, Knightwick, Worcestershire)
(John William Jones was my grandfather)
Baptism: 23rd December, 1877.
John William Jones
At: Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Parents: John Lloyd & Harriet Jones
Father's Profession: Gardener
Address: 56 Commercial Road, Congleton.
Vicar: Rev. Frederick Jesson.
St. John the Evangelist in Spittlegate, Grantham.
(Painting circa 1853)The name is believed to derive from the Middle English Spitel, and the Viking word 'gata' for "Hospital Gate" after the hospital for lepers believed to have been in the area from the
13th-15th Centuries.
Birth of sister, Annie Elizabeth Jones
b. 12th April, 1880. (The Mount, Congleton, Cheshire) - d. Jan qtr. 1960. (aged, 79) (De Courcel Road, Brighton, Sussex).(Annie Elizabeth Jones was my great aunt)
Baptism: 23rd May, 1880.
Annie Elizabeth Jones
At: St. James, Congleton, Cheshire.
Parents: John Lloyd & Harriet Jones
Father's Profession: Gardener
Address: The Mount, Congleton, Cheshire.
Vicar: Rev. George Arthur Ellison KempsonThe grounds of The Mount contained several ornate greenhouses, (This I am sure would have been one of the main jobs my great grandfather would have been involved in; and plants for the grounds would have been cultured in them) tennis courts and a moat.
Life Story of Fanny May Jones begins.
Born: 1st May, 1887. (New Street, Whitchurch, Salop) - d.
Died: 17th October, 1947. (aged 60) 5 Hanbury Wharf, Hanbury, Droitwich, Worcestershire.
Baptism: 3rd June, 1887.
Baptism:
On: 3rd June, 1887.
Fanny May Jones
At: St. Alkmund's Church, Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Parents: John Lloyd & Harriet Jones
Father's Profession: Gardener
Address: New Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Vicar: Rev. Henry Howard AdamsonInside St. Alkmund's Church
Photo taken on my visit to Whitchurch in August 2005.St. Alkmund’s Church in Whitchurch, Shropshire, is a majestic, Grade I listed Anglican parish church standing at the top of the High Street. Built between 1712 and 1713 , it is famous for being Shropshire’s first grand church designed in the elegant Neoclassical (Queen Anne) architectural style .
This is where my great aunt, Fanny May was Baptised.One of her daaughters was Mabel Hayward, who married Sydney Ganderton. Two of their children were Julia & Roger, my cousins who I went to school with, and they have been friends all my life.
[Age 13] Brother, John William Jones - Marriage to Lucy Grubham - 25th December, 1900.
Age [13] Brother, John William Jones - Marriage
Marriage
John William Jones, 23 years old, Bachelor.
Job: Butcher.
Address: Parish of St John the Baptist, Gloucester.
Married: Lucy Grubham, 25 years old, Spinster.
Address: Doddenham.
On: Tuesday, 25th December, 1900
At: Knightwick Church, Worcestershire.
Fathers: John Lloyd Jones, Gardener and Philip Grubham, Parish Clerk.
Rector: Joseph Bowstead Wilson.
In the presence of: Philip Grubham and Esther Elizabeth Grubham. (The Bride's father and sister).Photo on right of my grandparents John & Lucy Jones
Their Children:-
Francis Cuthbert Jones - b. 13th November, 1901. (Cardiff, Wales) - d. 1977 (Worcester).
Reginald Lloyd Jones - b. 12th April 1904. (23. Carter Villas, Bozward Street, Worcester) - d. 1970 (Birmingham).
Philip Rowland Jones - b. 14th November, 1905. (1 Arundel Street, Vernon Park, Worcester) - d. 5th March, 1981. (Lynton, Grange Lane, Rushwick, Worcestershire).Doris Eliza Jones - b. 14th May, 1909. (63. Rowley Hill Street, Worcester.) - d. 27th November, 1974. (Post Office, Knightwick, Worcestershire).
In photo (Colour Ai) standing left to right: Roly, Reg and Frank
Sitting: John, Doris and Lucy
In the garden at Knightwick Post Office.
[Age 20] Sister, Annier Elizabeth Jones - Marriage to Rowland Wilkinson - 1st August, 1907.
[Age 20] Sister, Annie Elizabeth Jones - Marriage.
Marriage
Rowland Wilkinson, 27 years old, Bachelor.
Address: 201 Rustlings Road, Sheffield.
Married: Annie Elizabeth Jones, 26 years old, Spinster.
Address: 201 Rustlings Road, Sheffield.
On: 1st August, 1907.
At: The Registry Office, Ecclesall, Bierlow, Sheffield
Fathers:Thomas Wilkinson, of Independent Means and John Lloyd Jones, Seedsman.
Register Office:
William Henry Bennett, Registrar.
Joseph A. E. Beard, Supt. Registrar.
In the presence of: Mary Foxcroft and Rachel Swallow.Photo: Rowland & Winnie Wilkinson my great uncle & aunt
Their Children:-
In the 1901 census for John Lloyd Jones it says Nora Jones, (Daughter) aged 1year 8month, born Grantham, Lincolnshire.
In the 1911 census for Rowland Wilkinson it says Norah Ellison Wilkinson (Stepdaughter) aged 10, born Grantham, Lincolnshire.My assumption is that my aunt Winnie had a daughter out of wedlock and that my grandparents John Lloyd & Harriett Jones said it was theirs to avoid any shame for their daughter. Because it says Stepdaughter it can not have been Rowland's child. There were no children in their marriage.
[Age 20] Marriage to Charles Hayward
[Fanny May was aged 20, she would be 21 on the 1st May and not 22 as on the certificate.]
Marriage
On: 13th February, 1908.
At: St John in Bedwardine Church, Worcester.
Charles Hayward, 38 years old Widower. [Charles says he is 38 years old - this was not true! he was 53]
Address: 21 Skinner Street, St. Johns, Worcester.
Job: General Dealer.
Married: Francis May (Jones) Hayward, 22 years old Spinster. [Fanny May use Francis May - her baptised name was Fanny May]
Address: The Star Inn, Bransford Road, Worcester.
Fathers: (Charles' father's name not given) John Lloyd Jones, Gardener
In the presence of: William and Agnes Reeves.
Curate: Vivian Chalmer Blyth.
[Age 22] 17th December, 1909 - Birth of daughter, Norah Mary Hayward - Worcestershire.
Photo of Fanny May Hayward with her eldest daughter Norah Mary Hayward [Born: 17th December, 1909] and her youngest daughter Doris Winifred Hayward [Born: 18th May, 1920]
Their father Charles Hayward died, in May, 1922.
Therefore he may or may not have been alive when this photo was taken.
[Age 24] 1911 Census
Acton Beauchamp, WorcestershireCharles Hayward (Head)
Age: 50 [Charles says he is 50 years old - this was not true! he was 57]
Occupation: Dealer Marine Store (Own Account).
Born: Little Cowarne, Herefordshire.(Fanny) May Hayward (Wife)
Age: 24
Born: Whitchurch, Shropshire.Norah (Mary) Hayward (Daughter)
Age: 1
Born: Worcester.Information:
I looked up 'Dealer Marine Store' and it means a scrap metal dealer.
Charles also uses (Own Account), which he also uses in the 1901 Census with his first wife Emily.
[Age 26] 21st June, 1913 - Birth of daughter, Lottie May Hayward - Ridgeway, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Baptism:
At: St. James the Great, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Born: 21st June, 1913
Baptised: 5th November, 1913
Lottie May Hayward
Parent's: Charles and Fanny Hayward
Address: Ridgeway Cross, Herefordshire.
Father's Profession: Dealer
Rector: Rev. Bruce Macpherson (Assistant Priest)
St. James the Great, Cradley, Herefordshire.
[Age 30] 9th March, 1918 - Death of daughter, Lottie May Hayward
Lottie May Hayward 4 years old, died on the 9th March, 1918 at Malvern Hospital, from shock, the result of extensive burns, accidently sustained. Daughter of Charles Hayward, Dealer, Summers Barn Cottage, Ridgeway Cross, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Certificate received from George Frederick Sparrow Brown, Coroner for Worcestershire (Middle District) Inquest held 11th March, 1918.
Death registered on 13th March 1918 by, G. M. Lewis, Deputy Registrar.
Lottie was Mabel Lloyd Hayward's sister, Mabel was less than a year old when her elder sister died.
[Age 29] 10th April, 1917 - Birth of daughter, Mabel Lloyd Hayward - Summers Barn, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Baptism:
At: St. James the Great, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Born: 10th April, 1917.
Baptised: 3rd June, 1917.
Mabel Lloyd Hayward
Parent's: Charles and Fanny May Hayward
Address: Summers Barn, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Father's Profession: Dealer
Rector: Rev. Albert John Seymour (Priest in Charge)
St. James the Great, Cradley, Herefordshire.
[Age 33] 18th May, 1920 - Birth of daughter, Doris Winifred Hayward - Summers Barn, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Baptism:
At: St. James the Great, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Born: 18th May, 1920.
Baptised: 2nd June, 1920.
Doris Winifred Hayward
Parent's: Charles and Fanny May Hayward
Address: Summers Barn, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Father's Profession: Dealer
Rector: Rev. William Langston Benest Janvrin
Doris & Mabel Hayward - Photo Ai
[Age 35y 1m] 1921 Census
Copley, Cradley, Malvern, WorcestershireCharles Hayward (Head)
Age: 66y 8m
Occupation: General Dealer, at Home.
Born: Little Cowarne, Herefordshire.(Fanny) May Hayward (Wife)
Age: 35y 1m
Born: Whitchurch, Shropshire.Norah May Hayward (Daughter)
Age: 11y 6m
At School: Whole-time.
Born: Worcester.Mabel Lloyd Hayward (Daughter)
Age: 4y 2m
Born: Herefordshire.Doris Winifred Hayward (Daughter)
Age: 1y 1m
Born: Herefordshire.Information:-
Charles Hayward was born December qtr. 1854.
Fanny May Jones was born on the 1st May, 1887.
When they married, on 13th February 1908, Fanny says that she is 22 years old [she was actually 20] and Charles says he is *38 years old? He should be 53 years old!!
In 1891 census Charles is married to his first wife Emily Eliza (Shayle) Hayward where he says he is 36 years old√
In 1901 census Charles is still married to his first wife Emily Eliza (Shayle) Hayward where he says he is 46 years old√
In 1911 census Charles is married to Fanny May (Jones) Hayward where he says he is *50 years old? (close but should be 56!!)
In 1921 census Charles puts down his real age 66 years 8 months old√, which tallies with his ages in the 1891 and 1901 census forms when he was married to his first wife Emily Eliza (Shayle) Hayward
[Age 35] May 1922 - Death of husband, Charles Hayward
Burial:
At: St. James Church, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Charles Hayward
Address: Pullens Pitt, Cradley, Herefordshire.
On: 25th May, 1922.
Aged: 67
Rector: Rev. William Arthur BrownCharles Hayward - Photo Ai
Today it is called Pullens Farm and can be found on the B4220 Bromyard Road from Ridgeway Cross.The following is supposition, but it looks like he died at the place he was working at.
The Cause of Death: Charles Hayward may have been killed while operating or working alongside agricultural machinery on the farm. In the 1920s, the widespread adoption of mechanised farming—such as steam-driven threshing machines, tractors, and heavy milling gear—led to a sharp rise in severe injuries among agricultural laborers who were transitioning away from traditional hand-tool farming.
The Location: The term "Pullens Pitt" likely refers to an old quarry hole, a marl pit (used for digging clay to fertilise fields), or a silage/manure pit located on the Pullens Farm estate where the heavy machinery or work was positioned at the time.
Here are Doris & Mabel with Lucy (Grubham) Jones. Their aunty Lucy was married to their mother's brother John William Jones, who at this time was the sub-postmaster at Knightwick Post Office. John & Lucy looked after Doris & Mabel (Probably after the death of their father, and to help out their mother who would have been struggling on her own with three girls) Their eldest sister Norah stayed with her mother, who later married again. Doris & Mabel both lived at the Post Office, Knightwick, with their uncle and aunty until they married their respective spouses. [John & Lucy Jones were my grandparents] Photograph Ai from Black & White.
[Age 41] 3rd December, 1928 - Marriage to George Joseph Petty
Marriage
3rd December, 1928, Bromyard Register Office, Herefordshire.
George Joseph Petty, 27 years old bachelor
Address: Wold Cottage, Cradley, Bromyard, Herefordshire.
Job: Assistant Cook
Married: Fanny May (Jones) Hayward, 39 years old Widow. [Fanny May was 41 not 39 as on Certificate]
Address: Wold Cottage, Cradley, Bromyard, Herefordshire.
Fathers: Ebenezer Petty, House Barman and John Lloyd Jones, Gardener (Landscaper).
In the presence of: Norah Hayward (Bride's eldest sister) and Sarah Ann Davies.
[Age 42] 7th October, 1929 - Birth of son, Leslie George Petty.
Leslie George Petty
Born: Monday, 7th October, 1929.
At: Wold Cottage, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Parents: George Joseph and Fanny (Jones) (Hayward) PettyWe have been to Wold Cottage, a new house is now standing where two cottages once stood. There is no record of them living here and it may have been for only a short time as two years later they were living at Halesend Cottage, Cradley when they had there second child, a daughter Josephine May Petty.
[Age 44] 25th September, 1931 - Birth of daughter, Josephine May Petty.
Josephine May Petty
Born: Friday, 25 September, 1931.
At: Halesend Cottage, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Parents: George (Joe) and Fanny (Jones) (Hayward) PettySadly Josephine died 9 weeks later from Heart Failure and Gastric Enteritis. Since finding out about her I have wondered if she may have been associated with the naming of my sister.
Two of her step sisters Mabel and Doris went to live with their Uncle, John William Jones at the Post Ofiice, Knightwick. His daughter was Doris Eliza Jones who married John Edward Holland and had Josephine, Graham and myself, Philip.
Their other sister Norah stayed with her mother and step-father.
Baptism:
At: St. James the Great, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Born: 25 September, 1931.
Baptised: 29th November, 1931.
Josephine May Petty
Parent's: George Joseph & May Petty
Address: Halesend, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Father's Profession: Labourer.
Rector: Charles Edward Warner[Age 44] 22nd December, 1931 - Death of daughter, Josephine May Petty.
Josephine May Petty
Died: Tuesday, 22 December, 1931.
At: Halesend Cottage, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Parents: George (Joe) and Fanny (Jones) (Hayward) PettyDeath: Heart Failure and Gastric Enteritis.
Photo: George Joseph, Fanny May, Leslie George & Josephine May Petty.
Fanny May's daughter Norah had this one in a collection of photos that her son Ray Roberts now has. It was one of many photos I took when visiting him in 2022.This photo was so damaged that I never thought anything could ever be done with it but I took a photo anyway. On the back it was dated 1931.
So this was probably the only photo ever taken of Josephine Petty
Born: 25th September, 1931.
Died: 22nd December, 1931.I put the photo on an Ai site and was amazed by this result.
[Age 52) 1939 Register
Joseph G. Petty.
Born: 6th January 1900.
Occupation: Farm Labourer.
May F. Petty.
Born: 1st May 1887. (Housework)
Address: 1 Primrose Cottages, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
(Three others lived at this address)
[Age 55] Marriage of daughter, Mabel Lloyd Hayward to Sidney Ralph Ganderton.
Marriage
Sidney Ralph Ganderton (28) Bachelor
Married: Mabel Lloyd Hayward (24) Spinster.
At: Knightwick Church, Worcestershire.
On: Saturday, 14th February, 1942.
Fathers: Charles Sidney Ganderton, Farmer and Charles Hayward, Deceased.
Witness': Edgar William Ganderton and Fanny May Petty the Bride's Mother.
Rector: James Rothwell Burns.
The Best Man was Sid's brother Frank Ganderton. The three Bridesmaids (left to right) were Mary Ganderton (Sid's brother Tom's daughter) Josephine Lucy Holland, (John Edward and Doris Eliza Holland's daughter) and Doreen Margaret Jones ( Reginald Lloyd and Gwendoline Nellie Jones daughter) Standing next to Josephine and Doreen is their grandfather John William Jones, who was also Mabel's uncle.
Photo AiI imagine that my grandad gave Mabel away acting on behalf of her father. Mabel's father Charles Hayward died in 1922.
[Age 60] 14th August, 1947 - Death of husband, George Joseph Petty
George Joseph Petty died from Cysticercosis, aged 46. On the 14th August, 1947, at the Royal infirmary, Worcester.Cysticercoid, noun.
the larva of certain tapeworms, somewhat similar to the cysticercus but having a very small, or rudimentary, bladder.Cysticercus, noun, pl. -cerci.
the encysted larva of certain tapeworms.
[Age 60] 17th October, 1947 - Death of Fanny May Petty [nee Jones - first married name Hayward]
Fanny May Petty died from Atheroma, aged 60.
(Only 9 weeks after her second husband George Joseph Petty died, aged 46)Atherogenesis, noun.
formation or development of atheroma.Atherogenic, adjective.
forming or developing atheroma.
Ex. an atherogenic diet of high cholesterol content.Atheroma, noun, pl. -mas, -mata.
1. fatty degeneration of the inner walls of the arteries.
2. a fatty deposit clogging an artery.I did a lot of research on my great aunt, and finally found that she was buried at Knightwck Mortuary Chapel's graveyard.
Because Fanny's second husband George Petty had already died, I think her brother, my grandfather John William Jones brought her back to his village from where she was living near Droitwich, and had her intered at Knightwick. Unfortunately there is no grave stone, but you can see the burial page which tells of her aged 60 and living at 5 Hanbury Wharf, Hanbury. She was buried on the 21st October, 1947, by Ernest Stanley Bartlett, Rector of Suckley.
Three years later after Fanny May Petty's death her youngest daughter Doris Winifred Hayward married Benjamin John Bayliss.
Marriage
14th January, 1950. Broadwas Church, Worcestershire.
Benjamin John Bayliss, 45 Bachelor
Job: Farmer
Address: Burghope, Pencombe, Herefordshire.
Married: Doris Winifred Hayward, 29 Spinster.
Address: Broadwas, Worcestershire.
Fathers: James Bayliss, Wheelwright and Charles Hayward (deceased).
Rector: Arthur Hemmings
In the presence of: Walter Henry Bayliss, Robert John Roberts and (unknown could be Mary Skan?).
Benjamin John Bayliss and Doris Winifred (Hayward) Bayliss, at the front of St. Mary Magdalene Church, Broadwas, Worcester.
After their Wedding Ceremony, Saturday, 14th January, 1950.
Photo Ai
I'm sure the boy on left is my brother Graham Holland. The lady on the far right is Dorises aunty, who was also Graham and my, great aunty, Annie Elizabeth Wilkinson. [Annie was called aunt Winnie - She was my grandfather John William Jones sister]
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