Comments on: Jones Dairy, Henry Jones & family

By: Mr Steffan R Jones

Mr Steffan R Jones — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 19:26:08 +0000

My grandfather was born in Islington. Our family dairy was W.H Jones. Only have one picture as my mum went to the U.S. Interested in more information. Diolch.

By: Hilary Thomas

Hilary Thomas — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:46:43 +0000

My husband’s Ancestor was a David Morgan, late Cardiganshire Militia, married 1799 and went to London where himself and Hannah raised a family. Stoney Lane rings a bell but most addresses in the baptisms were back Church Lane. He varied between Milkman and Carpenter. His daughter married a John Myers in 1845 and he ran the milk business in Whitechapel. David Morgan eventually retired in Lambeth – where on the census he is a Gentleman. Cardiganshire Records Office have releases from the Cardiganshire Militia – for a fee – and on the Census David claims to be born in Cardigan in 1772.
DNA tested Husband if anyone wants to try to find a match. Ironically – he also matches many Morgans in Australia – a convict in 1833 transported did well farming – however there are many Morgans in Wales to try to find a match to!!!

By: Alan Knight

Alan Knight — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 17:28:00 +0000

Please has anyone out there any information about Griffith Jones

By: Carole

Carole — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:29:22 +0000

I am trying to find out information about my Grandfather, Arthur Sheate (1890 – 1947). He worked for a dairy in the area as a milkman (horse drawn milk-cart) and I can remember my mother (who died a month ago) telling me that during World War II, the dairy was run by two sisters. He lived in Clerkenwell (Peabody Buildings) – does anyone think it could be Jones’s Dairy? He couldn’t fight in World War II due to sustaining shrapnel injuries in World War I.

By: Jon Jaffa

Jon Jaffa — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:21:00 +0000

Very interesting history. My grand father had a dairy – Golden Lane Dairies and then City of London Dairies in Goswell Road. This was from around 1920 up to 1955 ish. His name was Harry Miller and his best friend was a Mr Dick Jones. Dick Jones was also in the milk business. I can just about remember Dick Jones and his wife. I would be interested if there is a connection with your family.

By: Glyn Harries

Glyn Harries — Sat, 26 Jan 2019 22:14:59 +0000

As a Llanelli Harries I love that the Beth Din man was a Harries, though assuming an adopted name. Quite a few Jews took Harris as a surname though not that I have seen before a Harries. There did used to be a Synagogue in Llanelli, to which a certain Michael Howard was in the congregation before he became a Tory politician.

By: Janet Wheatley (formerly Evans.)

Janet Wheatley (formerly Evans.) — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 17:20:02 +0000

How very interesting it all is!..My parents, Jos and Ella Evans, owned a dairy in Black Lion Yard, Whitechapel. Up until the end of the war they kept cows (weho survived the war), but eventually my father had to give up and buy milk from Independent Milk Suppliers.

One of the main reasons for keeping the cows was for the Kosher milk. A man from the Beth Din, a Mr Harries used to come and supervise the evening milking, so ensure it was kosher. He would then put a label on the top of the bottle (cardboard labels in those days) to show that it was genuine kosher.

I went to the Central foundation School in Spital Square. Unfortunately the school, then a grammar school for girls, no longer exists, but the old school hall is now Galvin La Chappelle restaurant. I had a very nostalgic meal there not very long ago.

My parents eventually retired to Aberystwyth and sold the dairy back to the Independent Milk Suppliers.

Black L>ion Yard was a fascinating street (well, alley really). There were 12 jewellers’ shops there – and I’m not talking Ratners or H Samuel type shops =- there were top of the rang, and Black Lion Yard was considered the richest alley in London, second only to Bond Street! I used to love looking in the windows, which were dressed every day with the finest jewels.

I remember a lot of the names mentioned in the above replies – Mrs Evans Columbia Road and John Evans Ezra Street were well known to us.

I am so glad to have found this site, and hope that there may be some people who remember Black Lion Yard.

By: Nancy Evans

Nancy Evans — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 06:03:54 +0000

Apparently, my G Grandfather Tomas Jones was a cowkeeper, lived at 21 Fairbank Street and apparently had a dairy in Dean Street?????

Any connection with any of these wonderful Jones’?

would just love to know.

My Grandmother Annie Hughes also had a store in this region – not sure where

By: Angela Harris

Angela Harris — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 10:01:10 +0000

My ancestor was William Williams who brought his cows to London from Cardiganshire before 1841. He was born in 1815/16 in Aberystwyth district and lived for a time in Clerkenwell before moving across the river to Fashion Street in Bermondsey where he was a cow keeper and dairyman. The family story is that he was ruined when his cows caught foot and mouth and died in the Infirmary. He is buried in Abney Park cemetery but I do not think he was a non-conformist. I think it was a family connection. All the records suggest he was established church. If anyone knows about foot and mouth in the time around 1881, or anything about Bermondsey dairies that would be fantastic. His father was John Williams and was a farmer and cattle dealer.

By: Ivor P Morgan

Ivor P Morgan — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 19:51:17 +0000

Very interesting history this. There is no mention here of the Morgan family of Willesden Green and Cricklewood. And on my other side, there was a Jones Dairy in Danbury street and Clarendon Road (Islington). This Jones family retired to Silian, Ceredigion before WW2. I spent some of WW2 as a young lad in Silian and most of the rest of WW2 in Cricklewood (for all the wrong bits). But later, my brothers and I spent all of our Easters and summers in Ceredigion. The milk round in Cricklewood went in WW2 and the shop in the early 1960s.
I live in the USA and my older brother in Australia. My late younger brother was in Glasgow. This is how the Welsh moved around the world.
Best wishes. I shall read the book on the London Dairy Trade.

Ivor PM