ARC TBC................Fantastic Vanishing Act.

[caniavapbob]

Most of my family have, up to know, have been reasonably tracable. We have had a few problems with wrong transcriptions and unreadable occupations, but thats fairly normal, so I'm told, concidering the state of education all those years ago. This one however, is proving to be a bit of a nightmare. I have an interest, in a family whose name is Ruston, who all came from, or were born in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire. One member of this family, Joseph Ruston, born in March,1856, married, in 1876, one Eliza Quoit. ( date of birth likely to be the same year, 1856 ) One of the witnesses to this event, was her brother, ( also called Joseph ) who was possibly born in 1853, his age on the document, being given as 23. Can anyone help in finding the Quoit Family, who, given that Eliza is a spinster of the Parish, and was born in Rowley Regis, must have been in the area for some time. My brother, who did not use a computer in the original search, ( they hadn't been invented then ) couldn't find them after the marriage. Having been bought this new toy by my loving family, I have been asked to try and sort it out, aided, I should add, by my all knowing grandaughter. ( Makes you sick doesn't it, when you watch their fingers flick faster than light across a keyboard knowing that it will take me an hour to do exactly the same thing.) Any help on the matter will, I can assure you, be very gratefully received.

[rockyfowler]

In BCC http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... onnections best RF

Probably may need one of the children`s birth certificate to get her ``Real `` Name

[rockyfowler]

added by Jan
Marriage Info
19 Nov 1876 St Thomas Dudley
-Joseph Ruston- 23- bach- puddler- Dudley- Joseph Ruston- nailer
-Eliza Quoit- 20 spinster- Dudley- Joseph Quoit- Collier
banns
X of both
Wit- William Ruston and Hannah Hill X

[Northern Lass]

Do you have the birth certif for Joseph Ruston

Which is your line from JOseph?

cant see wit of a Joseph Quoit brother her father is a Joseph

[Jimmy]

1861. Blackheath.
Joseph Kite 44. Coal miner.
Maria Kite 44. Dudley.
Thomas Kite 18. Son.
Sarah Kite 16. Dau.
Joseph Kite 14. Son.
John Kite 10. Son.
Ann Malia Kite 8. Dau.
Eliza Kite 5. Dau.
William Kite 3. Son.

Others born Rowley Regis.

[Jimmy]

1871. Hackett St, Rowley Regis.
Joseph Kite 53. Labourer.
Maria Kite 52. Dudley.
John Kite 20.
Ann M Kite 18.
Eliza Kite 16.
William Kite 14.

Others born Rowley Regis.

West Midlands Birth indexes for the years: 1855.
KYTE Eliza. Rowley Regis. Sandwell Register Office. RR/22/61.

Looks like Kite on image.
1851. Blackheath Green.
Joseph Wite 32. Coal miner.
Mariah Wite 30.
Maryann Wite 11.
Thomas Wite 9.
Sarah Wite 6.
Joseph Wite 4.
John Wite 6 Mo
.
All born Rowley Regis.

[Jimmy]

Poss,
West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1840.
KYTE Joseph. SMITH Maria. West Bromwich, All Saints Sandwell Register Office. 22/1/449.

[Rob]

Quoit - Kite!! It's a simple step.
Joseph Ruston was my 2x grandfather and Eliza was my ggrandmothers mother.
Good thinking Jimmy!!
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... ite-Family

[caniavapbob]

Can I take it then Jimmy, that a family named Quoit, did not exist in Rowley Regis in the time period, and that as they could not read or write, the Vicar wrote down the name as he thought it should be spelt. Eliza Quoit then, is actually Eliza Kite. Well, that clears that up then, thank you Jimmy for the time, I will pass that on to my brother. I have had a look at the link Rocky Fowler posted to BCC. and am now a bit confused as to which Joseph Ruston it applies. Confusingly, there was a Joseph Rushton born in Dudley in 1856, the same year that Joseph Ruston was born in Rowley Regis. Whats even worse, is that later on, the gentleman from Dudley dropped the H from his surname. My brothers notes suggest that the Joseph Ruston married in Saint Pauls Blackheath, in 1887, was actually born in 1861, and is in the 1881 Census. His parents were Joseph and Mary Ann Ruston, and this may be the one that worked at the Hobbs brickworks in Cakemore Road. Perhaps Rob may care to share some information with me, offline of course, I wouldn't wish to use up valuable space on the site.

[Northern Lass]

excellent Jimmy going to get this moved to the BC area and sticky it so we can add info

[Rob]

Jimmy The Cat has solved the reason why Quoit was not to be found.It's Kite!!
Can we change it on BCC please NL? Eliza Quoit to Eliza Kite.

[Jimmy]

I would put it down to the vicar not being able to understand the local accent, so he wrote down what he thought he had heard.

[Northern Lass]

Jimmy The Cat has solved the reason why Quoit was not to be found.It's Kite!!
Can we change it on BCC please NL? Eliza Quoit to Eliza Kite.

Yes I will do that have stickied the thread

is Joseph Kite on Bcc?

[Jimmy]

This looks like him,

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... ite-Family

[Rob]

That's def him Jimmy .Eliza Kite is Eliza Quoit!!