Infant.
On October 13, 1915, at St Peters Church of England, in St Peters, in metropolitan Sydney, New South Wales, Victor Arthur Jones (1891-1952) and Violet Victoria Porter (1895-1937) were married. Three children were born of the marriage: John Victor (Porter) Jones (1917-1918), Henry Victor (‘Harry’) (1919-1985), and Lloyd Arthur (1922-1995).
Sadly, the firstborn child John, who was born on October 5, 1917 at Marrickville NSW and baptized on February 7, 1918 at St Peters Church of England, St Peters NSW, died from gastroenteritis at The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, at Camperdown NSW, on Christmas Day, December 25, 1918, at the age of 14 months. According to his death certificate, young John -- 'Jacky' to his parents -- had been ill for 14 days. At the time of John's death the Jones family was living at 'Somersby', Tennyson Street, Dulwich Hill NSW. The funeral took place the very next day in the Church of England section of Woronora Cemetery, Woronora NSW where young John was buried with Anglican rites conducted by The Revd George Mashman.
At the time of John's death his mother Violet was four months pregnant with Harry, who would be born on May 31, 1919. The death of a young child, especially a baby or an infant, invariably places strain on a marriage and many marriages collapse under the strain, sometimes as a result of one of the partners unfairly blaming the other for a state of affairs -- real or imagined -- that purportedly led or otherwise contributed to the child's death. It seems that Violet subsequently developed a certain fondness for alcohol and additional strain was placed on the marriage when she began to look outside it for relief. Tragically, Violet took her own life, at the age of 41, dying in Balmain District Hospital, Balmain NSW on May 26, 1937, a couple of days after wilfully self-ingesting potassium permanganate. Reportedly, her last words to her father, when in hospital, were, 'I am looking forward to getting home to my [two remaining] boys.' She then passed away.
The Sydney Morning Herald burial notice for John Victor Jones gave his name as 'John Victor Porter James', whereas his birth notice published in the same newspaper gave his name as 'John Victor Jones' as does the headstone on the grave of John and his mother Violet. John's NSW death certificate (registration No. 1890/1919) lists his name simply as 'John Jones'. The Australian Cemeteries Index, relevantly incorporating material from the burial records of Woronora Cemetery list the infant's name as 'John Victor P Jones'. It is likely that the reference to the 'Porter' family name was included unofficially in John's name after his death, presumably by his father Victor, as a gesture to John's mother Violet.
'If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.' Author unknown.
See also Find A Grave Memorials # 157557033 (Alfred John Porter), # 176434073 (Mary Jane 'Jennie' Morton Porter), # 157983588 (Victor Arthur Jones), # 153906765 (Violet Victoria Porter Jones), # 145071151 (Henry Victor 'Harry' Ellis-Jones), and # 135153728 (Lloyd Arthur Jones).
Note. This brief profile was written by Dr Ian Ellis-Jones, of Sydney NSW Australia, who is the nephew of John Victor Jones.
On October 13, 1915, at St Peters Church of England, in St Peters, in metropolitan Sydney, New South Wales, Victor Arthur Jones (1891-1952) and Violet Victoria Porter (1895-1937) were married. Three children were born of the marriage: John Victor (Porter) Jones (1917-1918), Henry Victor (‘Harry’) (1919-1985), and Lloyd Arthur (1922-1995).
Sadly, the firstborn child John, who was born on October 5, 1917 at Marrickville NSW and baptized on February 7, 1918 at St Peters Church of England, St Peters NSW, died from gastroenteritis at The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, at Camperdown NSW, on Christmas Day, December 25, 1918, at the age of 14 months. According to his death certificate, young John -- 'Jacky' to his parents -- had been ill for 14 days. At the time of John's death the Jones family was living at 'Somersby', Tennyson Street, Dulwich Hill NSW. The funeral took place the very next day in the Church of England section of Woronora Cemetery, Woronora NSW where young John was buried with Anglican rites conducted by The Revd George Mashman.
At the time of John's death his mother Violet was four months pregnant with Harry, who would be born on May 31, 1919. The death of a young child, especially a baby or an infant, invariably places strain on a marriage and many marriages collapse under the strain, sometimes as a result of one of the partners unfairly blaming the other for a state of affairs -- real or imagined -- that purportedly led or otherwise contributed to the child's death. It seems that Violet subsequently developed a certain fondness for alcohol and additional strain was placed on the marriage when she began to look outside it for relief. Tragically, Violet took her own life, at the age of 41, dying in Balmain District Hospital, Balmain NSW on May 26, 1937, a couple of days after wilfully self-ingesting potassium permanganate. Reportedly, her last words to her father, when in hospital, were, 'I am looking forward to getting home to my [two remaining] boys.' She then passed away.
The Sydney Morning Herald burial notice for John Victor Jones gave his name as 'John Victor Porter James', whereas his birth notice published in the same newspaper gave his name as 'John Victor Jones' as does the headstone on the grave of John and his mother Violet. John's NSW death certificate (registration No. 1890/1919) lists his name simply as 'John Jones'. The Australian Cemeteries Index, relevantly incorporating material from the burial records of Woronora Cemetery list the infant's name as 'John Victor P Jones'. It is likely that the reference to the 'Porter' family name was included unofficially in John's name after his death, presumably by his father Victor, as a gesture to John's mother Violet.
'If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.' Author unknown.
See also Find A Grave Memorials # 157557033 (Alfred John Porter), # 176434073 (Mary Jane 'Jennie' Morton Porter), # 157983588 (Victor Arthur Jones), # 153906765 (Violet Victoria Porter Jones), # 145071151 (Henry Victor 'Harry' Ellis-Jones), and # 135153728 (Lloyd Arthur Jones).
Note. This brief profile was written by Dr Ian Ellis-Jones, of Sydney NSW Australia, who is the nephew of John Victor Jones.
Infant.
On October 13, 1915, at St Peters Church of England, in St Peters, in metropolitan Sydney, New South Wales, Victor Arthur Jones (1891-1952) and Violet Victoria Porter (1895-1937) were married. Three children were born of the marriage: John Victor (Porter) Jones (1917-1918), Henry Victor (‘Harry’) (1919-1985), and Lloyd Arthur (1922-1995).
Sadly, the firstborn child John, who was born on October 5, 1917 at Marrickville NSW and baptized on February 7, 1918 at St Peters Church of England, St Peters NSW, died from gastroenteritis at The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, at Camperdown NSW, on Christmas Day, December 25, 1918, at the age of 14 months. According to his death certificate, young John -- 'Jacky' to his parents -- had been ill for 14 days. At the time of John's death the Jones family was living at 'Somersby', Tennyson Street, Dulwich Hill NSW. The funeral took place the very next day in the Church of England section of Woronora Cemetery, Woronora NSW where young John was buried with Anglican rites conducted by The Revd George Mashman.
At the time of John's death his mother Violet was four months pregnant with Harry, who would be born on May 31, 1919. The death of a young child, especially a baby or an infant, invariably places strain on a marriage and many marriages collapse under the strain, sometimes as a result of one of the partners unfairly blaming the other for a state of affairs -- real or imagined -- that purportedly led or otherwise contributed to the child's death. It seems that Violet subsequently developed a certain fondness for alcohol and additional strain was placed on the marriage when she began to look outside it for relief. Tragically, Violet took her own life, at the age of 41, dying in Balmain District Hospital, Balmain NSW on May 26, 1937, a couple of days after wilfully self-ingesting potassium permanganate. Reportedly, her last words to her father, when in hospital, were, 'I am looking forward to getting home to my [two remaining] boys.' She then passed away.
The Sydney Morning Herald burial notice for John Victor Jones gave his name as 'John Victor Porter James', whereas his birth notice published in the same newspaper gave his name as 'John Victor Jones' as does the headstone on the grave of John and his mother Violet. John's NSW death certificate (registration No. 1890/1919) lists his name simply as 'John Jones'. The Australian Cemeteries Index, relevantly incorporating material from the burial records of Woronora Cemetery list the infant's name as 'John Victor P Jones'. It is likely that the reference to the 'Porter' family name was included unofficially in John's name after his death, presumably by his father Victor, as a gesture to John's mother Violet.
'If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.' Author unknown.
See also Find A Grave Memorials # 157557033 (Alfred John Porter), # 176434073 (Mary Jane 'Jennie' Morton Porter), # 157983588 (Victor Arthur Jones), # 153906765 (Violet Victoria Porter Jones), # 145071151 (Henry Victor 'Harry' Ellis-Jones), and # 135153728 (Lloyd Arthur Jones).
Note. This brief profile was written by Dr Ian Ellis-Jones, of Sydney NSW Australia, who is the nephew of John Victor Jones.
On October 13, 1915, at St Peters Church of England, in St Peters, in metropolitan Sydney, New South Wales, Victor Arthur Jones (1891-1952) and Violet Victoria Porter (1895-1937) were married. Three children were born of the marriage: John Victor (Porter) Jones (1917-1918), Henry Victor (‘Harry’) (1919-1985), and Lloyd Arthur (1922-1995).
Sadly, the firstborn child John, who was born on October 5, 1917 at Marrickville NSW and baptized on February 7, 1918 at St Peters Church of England, St Peters NSW, died from gastroenteritis at The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, at Camperdown NSW, on Christmas Day, December 25, 1918, at the age of 14 months. According to his death certificate, young John -- 'Jacky' to his parents -- had been ill for 14 days. At the time of John's death the Jones family was living at 'Somersby', Tennyson Street, Dulwich Hill NSW. The funeral took place the very next day in the Church of England section of Woronora Cemetery, Woronora NSW where young John was buried with Anglican rites conducted by The Revd George Mashman.
At the time of John's death his mother Violet was four months pregnant with Harry, who would be born on May 31, 1919. The death of a young child, especially a baby or an infant, invariably places strain on a marriage and many marriages collapse under the strain, sometimes as a result of one of the partners unfairly blaming the other for a state of affairs -- real or imagined -- that purportedly led or otherwise contributed to the child's death. It seems that Violet subsequently developed a certain fondness for alcohol and additional strain was placed on the marriage when she began to look outside it for relief. Tragically, Violet took her own life, at the age of 41, dying in Balmain District Hospital, Balmain NSW on May 26, 1937, a couple of days after wilfully self-ingesting potassium permanganate. Reportedly, her last words to her father, when in hospital, were, 'I am looking forward to getting home to my [two remaining] boys.' She then passed away.
The Sydney Morning Herald burial notice for John Victor Jones gave his name as 'John Victor Porter James', whereas his birth notice published in the same newspaper gave his name as 'John Victor Jones' as does the headstone on the grave of John and his mother Violet. John's NSW death certificate (registration No. 1890/1919) lists his name simply as 'John Jones'. The Australian Cemeteries Index, relevantly incorporating material from the burial records of Woronora Cemetery list the infant's name as 'John Victor P Jones'. It is likely that the reference to the 'Porter' family name was included unofficially in John's name after his death, presumably by his father Victor, as a gesture to John's mother Violet.
'If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.' Author unknown.
See also Find A Grave Memorials # 157557033 (Alfred John Porter), # 176434073 (Mary Jane 'Jennie' Morton Porter), # 157983588 (Victor Arthur Jones), # 153906765 (Violet Victoria Porter Jones), # 145071151 (Henry Victor 'Harry' Ellis-Jones), and # 135153728 (Lloyd Arthur Jones).
Note. This brief profile was written by Dr Ian Ellis-Jones, of Sydney NSW Australia, who is the nephew of John Victor Jones.
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