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Hi all, My grandfather (Joseph Nock) was a munitions worker in WW2 and worked on Tanks. He was from Summer Street in West Bromwich... Would anyone have any info about munitions factories in that area? I also know he was a fire warden during the war - any links to this would be much appreciated. Many...

Hi there NL,
long time no speak.. Not solved as yet but you can archive if you like.

Hi All, does anyone have any information on Coal mining in the West Bromwich area circa 1850. My Gt Gt Gt Grandfather Thomas Nock was a miner in 1851 and died some time between 1851 and 1861.. I know that this profession was extremely dangerous at this time; is there any documentation (newspaper arc...

Hi,
does anyone have any information about an Ann Priest born approx 1781 Staffordshire who married James Nock?

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Nocky1972

Hi there Farside, many thanks for the info. James and Ann Nock have been somewhat of a brick wall for me as i cannot determine which Ann James married. Based on the info on the IGI for children of James & Ann Nock I would hazard a guess that Ann was formerly Ann Priest but I have no concrete evi...

Hello Nocky, have just joined this site and I have the Nock Family in my tree, but does not look like your line though. Have checked Ancestry for Staffs parish registers and have found a James Nock son of Cornelias and Vye Nock bap 25 December 1787 Rowley Regis, might be of some help. Sandy Hi Sand...

Hi there, if anyone is visiting the records office could they please look up the following:- Marriage of James Nock & Celia Griffith 16 OCT 1842 Saint Phillips, Birmingham, Warwickshire Could someone please look up this too Marriage of Edward Nock & Emma Price 25 FEB 1866 Saint Phillips, Bir...

Hi NL, the IGI has both of these Ann's marrying a James Nock, Ann Priest 25 SEP 1803 Saint Michael, Lichfield, Stafford, England and Ann Freeman 03 FEB 1806 Halesowen, Worcester, England No definite marriage details but based on the above dates I would suggest Ann Priest. Children of James and Ann P...

Hi all, been some time since i last posted something; have recently looked at my Ancestry account and a few other researchers have posted the parents of James Nock as William Nock (b: abt 1740 Dudley) and Leah Yardley (b: abt 1750 Dudley), does anyone have any information about these two people? I d...

Thanks Guys, not the right one i'm afraid. Thanks for looking though. NL - you were right you had found that one for me before I guess i'm gonna have to go check the records for all of the local churches around Rowley,Tipton, Dudley. Would it be better to go to the Staffs Register office ? They wou...

Hi Nocky Just out of interest do you know who their kids married.. Eliza for one Hi Farside, I know that Ann Maria married a William Raven, James married a Celia Griffiths, Elizabeth married a Robert Harris, William married an Eliza Taffler & Thomas married Mary Ann Law. Don't know about Edward...

Thanks Guys, not the right one i'm afraid. Thanks for looking though. NL - you were right you had found that one for me before I guess i'm gonna have to go check the records for all of the local churches around Rowley,Tipton, Dudley. Would it be better to go to the Staffs Register office ? They woul...

Hi all,
if possible, could anyone check the age of the following James Nock : -

dies 1840
Dudley
Q2
Vol 18
Page 233

regards
nocky1972

Thanks Farside,
info is much appreciated.

Regards
Nocky1972

I believe that the church for these guys is St Giles Rowley Regis. Would anyone have any parish records on CD at all ? If not would a baptism lookup be possible to check father and mothers name ?


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nocky