Many thanks to everyone who has commented on this subject
I'm finding it to be a fascinating journey into the social history of
the Black country area.
Although life was unbelievably grim, to say the least, I get the impression
that the families and general communities were very close knit.
In my particular case the Grainger's were living in "Paradise" in both
the 1851 and 1861 census, and had quite large families.
Also cholera and typhoid was rife at around this time, in the Dudley area due to the squalid
conditions that have been mentioned.
But by the mid 1870's it seems that the majority of the Grainger clan
upped sticks, along with the in-laws and moved to Spennymoor County Durham , where
new coal mines were being discovered and new housing built to accomerdate the workers and their families.
You can't blame er for that,
Any further info would greatly accepted
And thank you all once again
Regards Gareth
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