Arc tbc...William Parker/Simmonds and wife Obia.

[kdwoodie]

Freereg has Wordsley for baptism of Louisa.
There is also Sylvia 1845

[Northern Lass]

Can you see the family on 1841 at all?

or a marriage for Abiah Stevens and a Symmonds

or Abiah to a Wm Parker

or the other kids ...Hannah/ Phillip and Ephraim on 1841? or bapts.

[kdwoodie]

Nothing at all, can you get on the Forest of dean site, i'm having problems

[Northern Lass]

Nothing at all, can you get on the Forest of dean site, i'm having problems

what forest of dean site...didn't know there was one?

[Northern Lass]

So they were in the area of Kingswinford in 1843 onwards.

[mumbles]

1881 Census High Street Wordsley Kingswinford Stourbridge Staffs.
Abia Parker Head 72 Charwoman born Forest of Dean Gloucs.
Ephraim Parker son 31 Labourer in Lime Worcs. born Wordsley Staffs.

1891 Census Buckpool Kingswinford Stourbridge Staffs.
Ephraim Parker son 42 Labourer in Lime Worcs. born Wordsley Staffs.
Abia Parker Head 87 mother born Forest of Dean Gloucs.
Rebecca Webb sister 37 (wid) born Wordsley Staffs.
Agnes Parker dau 13 Scholar born Sheffield Yorks.
Alfred Parker son 12 Scholar born Wordsley Staffs.

[mumbles]

1871 Census High Street Wordsley Kingswinford Stourbridge Staffs.
Alice Parker Head 61 (wid)
Ephraim Parker son 21 Iron Works Labourer
Hiram Parker son 18 Brass Moulder
Rebecca Parker dau 16 General Servant
All born Kingswinford Staffs.

[mumbles]

Daughter Hannah married
Select Marriages 26/12/1853 St. Marys Kingswinford
Joshua Banister father Thomas Banister
Hannah Parker father William

and they moved to Forest of Dean

[Northern Lass]

Added those mumbles thanks.

[Northern Lass]

Daughter Hannah married
Select Marriages 26/12/1853 St. Marys Kingswinford
Joshua Banister father Thomas Banister
Hannah Parker father William

and they moved to Forest of Dean

Do you fancy adding that mumbles?

[Northern Lass]

Wordsley Holy Trinity
Marriage date 26 Dec 1853
Joshua BANISTER - age 24 - bachelor - occupation Miner- abode Wordsley Green- father Thomas BANISTER- father occupation Miner
Hannah PARKER -age 22 - spinster - abode Wordsley Green -father William PARKER- father occupation Miner
Witness1 Joseph MEREDITH
Witness2 Sarah HANDLEY
Notes The Bride, Groom & both witnesses signed with a X

Free reg.

[mumbles]

Can Do NL

[kdwoodie]

Google Forest of Dean Genealogy it should come up.

[mumbles]

Well done ladies you are as good as Jimmy

There must have been a strong connection between Black Country Miners and Miners of Forest of Dean

[kdwoodie]

Ancestry
Name: Bia Stevens
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 04 Dec 1830
Marriage Place: Hope Mansell,Hereford,England
Spouse:
Emanuel Symonds
FHL Film Number: 992807

1841 Llanover Upper Monmouthshire
Emanuel Simon 25 Collier
Alice Simon 26
Alia Simon 8
Ann Simon 1
Joseph Simon 9
Phillip Simon 3
None born in County