George & Ellen Janes
From Lacey Green History
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Abel 'George' Janes born 1841 in Speen was the son of Jacob & Hannah Janes
Ellen Stallwood born 1850 was the daughter of John & Sarah Stallwood
George and Ellen married in 1875. They lived in Lacey Green
George and Ellen's 7 children were as follows :
Leonard Janes born 1877 married Annie Harman. Click Leonard & Annie Janes.
Henry 'Harry' Janes born 1880 married and moved to High Wycombe
Emily 'Sarah' Janes born 1882 married Lawrence Arthur Brown. Click Lawrence & Sarah Brown
George Janes born 1886 in Lacey Green married Elizabeth Griffin of Lacey Green Emigrated to USA
Ellen 'Nell' Janes born 1890 married Percival Taylor, who had been adopted by ? Trigg, postman
Frederick Wilfred Janes born 1894. Corporal, Cheshire Regiment, 16th Battalion. Killed in Action, April 1917, Flanders WW1. Click Families with Fallen WW1 for others killed in WW1
Alfred John Janes born 1895 Alfred, a butcher enlisted 2nd February 1917. October 1917, missing presumed dead, Flanders, WW1 Click Families with Fallen WW1 for others killed in WW1. Photo on the right >>>> Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry - The 'Bantams'. All less than 5'3" in height.
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Death of Abel George Janes (head of family) 1896, aged 55
Widowed
Ellen did not remarry. She reared her children, the older ones already working to bring in wages.
In 1915 her daughter Emily, known as Sarah, and her husband Lawrence Brown took over The Crown Inn in Church Lane, Lacey Green. Click Lawrence & Sarah Brown for their life story)Lawrence was a brickmaker at Walters Ash. Ellen moved in with them and helped Sarah run the pub. click The Crown
Death Ellen died in 1926.