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Meant also Kdw for connections .
There was 3 different John Ratcliffe born c. 1840 to 1842 on Bcc and I have found all the same and adjusted

All Added and Connected thanks to RF for marriages and RF for connections
Definitely a considerable error on 1871 Census as original looks 100% Groom not Green
and relationships are wrong

Thanks RF

This is John Ratcliff

https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... pid=229395

This is James Green

https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =569070685

RF looked up this marriage 26 Dec 1870 St Thomas Dudley James GREEN 21 B Furnaceman Dudley Father Thomas Green Grinder Harriet SMITH 19 S Dudley Father John Smith Miner After Banns James Signed The X Of Harriet Wit; Emma Dunn X/ John Ratcliff X and I tried to find on 1871 Census and found 1871 Censu...

GREEN James SMITH Harriet 1870 Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/028/214

26/12/1870 I think

Found it again Looked up by RF 25 Sep 1865 St Thomas Dudley William DARBEY 23 B Furnace Man Dudley Father Thomas Darbey Furnace Man Sarah Ann SMART 21 S Dudley Father Joseph Smart Labourer After Banns The X Of Both Wit Roseanna Smart X / James Portman X This validates that original entry was an erro...

From what i can remember
25 Sep 1865 St. Thomas, Dudley
William Darby father Thomas Darby
Sarah Smart father Joseph Smart

RF looked up 2nd marriage and I checked last night but disappeared this morning before I transferred info

Thanks Rf That helps to sort out William Darby error

Posted other marriage for look up NL but will amend then

DARBY * William SMART Sarah A 1865 Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/023/407

Darby may be Darbey

Complete NL

Freereg marriage 30/6/1866 St. Edmunds Dudley Worcs.
William Darbey 21 Bach. Minder Dudley father George Darbey Boat Loader
Sarah Hollies 20 Sp. Dudley no father details Deceased
Witnesses :- Issacher Darbey & Eliza Hollies

Mary Ann connected this William Darby to a Sarah Ann Smart https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=bcconnections&view=0&pid=10068&randi=517851260 but children are all GRO registered as mother Hollies 25 Sep 1865 St. Thomas, Dudley (IGI Extracted) added by Mary Ann William Darbey ...