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This Richard Drew
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =659695031
Marries
Freereg marriage 25/12/2852 St. Thomas Dudley
Richard Drew bach. Miner Dudley father Joseph Drew Miner
Eliza Ralph sp. Dudley father William Ralph Miner (deceased)
Witnesses John Duffill & Mary Ann Drew
Witnesss should be John Duffield not Duffill

as John Duffield marries Mary Ann Drew sister of Richard Drew

Freereg marriage states :-
4/12/1853 All Saints Sedgley
John Duffield bach. 23 Miner Canlane father William Duffield Miner
Mary Ann Drew 21 Sp. Canlane father Joseph Drew Miner
Witnesses Joseph Holt & Hannah Sherewood
This is wrong according to Ancestry Select Marriages as father of John Duffield is shown as Abraham Duffield all other details etc are same as Freereg marriage

Which ties up with this John Duffield on bcc
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... i=48183233

Plot thickens as Maggie has Abraham Duffield as father of John Duffield but on Census has John Duffield

1841 : Park Lane, Tipton, Staffs
John Duffield, 30, Labourer
Elizabeth Duffield, 30
Ann Duffield, 13
John Duffield, 10
James Duffield, 6
David Duffield, 4
Isaiah Duffield, 2
All Born in County

1851 : Park Lane, Tipton, Staffs
John Duffield, Head, 41, Labourer, Born in Dudley
Elizabeth Duffield, Wife, 40
John Duffield, Son, 21, Labourer
James Duffield, Son, 16, Labourer
David Duffield, Son, 13, Labourer
Thomas Duffield, Son, 4
William Duffield, Son, 2
Edward Duffield, Son, 6 Months
Others Born in Tipton

Census record has been mistranscribed and is def. Abraham not John

Tipton St Martin.
Baptism date 10 Oct 1830.
John DUFFIELD.
Father Abraham DUFFIELD.
Elizabeth DUFFIELD.
Person abode Horseley Heath.
Father occupation Labourer.
Transcribed by A P.
Credit Tony Priest.
File line number 903.

Thanks Jimmy ,
I will amend entries on bcc

Later children have Wilkinson as mothers maiden name,

West Bromwich All Saints.
Marriage date 07 Apr 1828.
DUFFELL. Abraham of this parish. Bachelor.
Elizabeth WILKINSON. of this parish. Spinster.
Witness 1 Sarah BUSHELL.
Witness 2 George BUSHELL.
Notes Bride & both Witnesses sign X.
Transcribed by Jonathan Maxfield.
Credit Jonathan Maxfield.
File line number 149.

not errorjust the norm in old records as we old timers know
1 Diffill is the X of the witness he could not read or write so told the vicar Duffield??? He could not check the spelling of his name
2 Is Wrong this is from record

4 Dec 1852
John DUFFIELD 23 B Miner Canlane Father Abraham Duffield Miner PS To be fair to transcriber at first glance it looks like William
Mary Ann DREW 21 S Canlane Father Joseph Drew Miner
After Banns The X Of Both
Wit; Joseph Holt X/ Hannah Sherewood X

Thanks RF