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My interest in BCC arises because of my daughter-in-law, who is a FOWKES. Rosannah is her great(x3) grandmother. Details of Rosannah’s birth are: GRO B/1844/DEC/Dudley/18/283 - Rosannah WESTWOOD Mother BAITEY Certificate: B/1844/Dudley Union/Rowley Regis/Stafford/No. 32 - reg 24/12/1844 Birth on Twe...

Many thanks for this kdw. Thomas did marry Elizabeth HOLT - I have the outline but not all the details, so this is very helpful for me. Also, I have not transcribed all my sources; I am aware that I shouldn't post without the evidence and that takes me a long time to prepare! I can finish this item ...

Perhaps I should have submitted a new post, but before this is archived can I add: Thomas CARTWRIGHT and Elizabeth WILKES had two children - Edward John and Sarah Selina were born on 13 December 1875: GRO ref: B/1876/MAR/Dudley/6c/135 – same reference for both. Birth certificate for Edward is at B/1...

I have been away from the Forum for some time but hope to get back to the Black Country branch of my tree. I would like to offer a connection for Thomas CARTWRIGHT (b1855) (son of Edward CARTWRIGHT and Selina ROLLASON). Thomas CARTWRIGHT was born on 1 June 1855: CARTWRIGHT, THOMAS Mother ROLLASON GR...

FreeReg: Place Halesowen Church name St John the Baptist Register type Parish Register Register entry number 71 Marriage date 7 Apr 1863 Groom forename Thomas Groom surname FOX Groom age 47 Groom condition widower Groom occupation schoolmaster Groom abode Boro Bride forename Elizabeth Bride surname ...

I now have death certificates for the “other” John and his wife Rosannah. WESTWOOD, JOHN Age 78 GRO Reference: 1883 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 10 D/1883/Dudley/Rowley Regis/No. 491 - reg 14th May 1883 Death on 13th May 1883 at Terrace Street of John WESTWOOD, Male, 78 Years, Formerly a Nail...

I now have a certificate for the death of John WESTWOOD: WESTWOOD, JOHN 50 GRO Reference: 1847 S Quarter in DUDLEY UNION Volume 18 Page 193 D/1847/Dudley Union/Dudley/No. 435 - reg 24/7/1847 Death on 21st July 1847 at Grey Stone Street Dudley of John WESTWOOD, Male, 50 years, Carter. Cause: Apoplexy...

I agree that Jane Westwood is a problem!
However, I do have difficulty with the distance between Jane (Old Hill and Waterfall Lane area) and John and Mary at Greystone Street, close to Dudley High Street - a long way in the 1840s.
Work in progress ...

Mary VANES turns up on the 1851 Census: HO107/2032/468/16/Sch 50 – Graystone St, Dudley Mary WESTWOOD Head Widow 42 Josh Westwood Son U 20 Vice Maker John Westwood Son U 16 Vice Maker Ja.. Westwood Son U 10 Maryann Westwood Dau U 8 Thos Westwood Son 3 All born Dudley To support the connection: Birth...

1851 Census: HO107/2028/189/2/Sch 5 - Perrys Lake, Rowley Regis David CUTLER Head Mar 42 Agricultural Labourer Rosehannah do Wife Mar 42 Maryann do Daughter U 21 Dress maker Eliza do Dau U 19 Dress maker Joseph do Son 10 David do Son 7 All born Rowley Birth details for son David from GRO: CUTTER, DA...

I have John Westwood and wife Rosannah BATTY on my tree and had assumed that John’s parents were Joseph and Nancy SIVITER. Which may or may not be correct! However, to try to sort the connection, I looked up possible deaths and ordered two certificates which seem to fit in with possible ages and the...

D/1868/Dudley/Rowley Regis/No. 367 - reg 13th August 1868 Death on 13th August 1868 at Cherry Orchard Rowley Regis of Ruth Smith, Female, 62 years, Widow of William Smith Colliery Labourer. Cause of death: Morbus Cordis 2 1/2 years. Informant: (x the mark of) William GREEN, in attendance, Garratts L...

Is there enough evidence to add illegitimate children to Leah GREEN (b.1815)? On BCC under Ruth GREEN: 1841. Garratts Lane. Ruth Smith. 34. nail m. Mary Smith. 15. Samuel Smith. 10. Emma Smith. 5. // Leah Green. 25. nail m. William Green. 8. Elizabeth Green. 3. 1851.Ruth living with mother Ann @ Gar...

Thanks to both! If I have anything else I will post as new topic...

OK, but I have another very close connection: And it goes round again, this time for Jane SIVITER’s daughter Elizabeth FOWKES (b.1895), who marries ELI NOCK (b.1891): Marriage 1915 Holy Trinity Church, Old Hill No 473 21st November 1915 Eli NOCK, 24, Bachelor, Boatman, 98 Peartree St, Father Richmon...