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ARC TBC...............Caleb Bills of Cradley

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I thought this Caleb might be this one on BCC ...

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =864132812

From CWGC

Private BILLS, C
Service No 21941

Died 18/12/1915

4th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment

Grave Reference
B. 6.
ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY

From UK soldiers killed in the Great War

Private Caleb Bills
No.21941, 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
Born and resident in Cradley, Worcs
Died 18 Dec 1915, Gallipoli
Enlisted Dudley, Worcs

I also found a marriage for a Caleb Bills

marriage tbc
West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1895
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
BILLS Caleb WORTON Ann J Cradley, St Peter Dudley Register Office 013/002/157

but I don't think that can be the one on BCC because he is listed with parents in 1901

1901 : Intended Street, Cradley, Worcs
Frank Bills, Head, 57, Chain Maker
Caroline Bills, Wife, 50, Chain Maker
Caleb Bills, Son, 27, Chain Maker
Thomas Bills, Son, 23, Chain Maker
Lucy Bills, Daur, 18, Chain Maker
Francis James Bills, Son, 12
Caroline Bills, Daur, 10
All Born in Cradley, Worcs

Then there is this 1911 census :roll:

1911. High Town,Cradley,Worcs
Caleb Bills,38,head,married, chainmaker
Elizabeth,37,wife, married 16 years, 9 children born,5 still living
William,15,son, chain striker
Frank,13, stepson, school
William Bloomer,10, stepson, school
Daisy Tromans,5, stepdaughter
Elise Tromas,2,stepdaughter
All born Cradley

So now I am very confused! :?
Is there more than one Caleb Bills here?

Any help greatly appreciated
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Ah ....

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1911
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
BILLS Caleb TROMANS Elizabeth Cradley Heath, St Luke Sandwell Register Office 20/5/273

that would explain the 1911 census

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Lookup kindly provided by RF ... thankyou :grin:

20 Mar 1911 St Luke Reddal Hill
Caleb BILLS 38 W Chain Maker Cradley Heath Father Francis Bills (Dec) Chain Maker
Elizabeth TROMANS 37 W Old Hill father David Weaver (Dec) Miner
Wit; Joseph Fowkes / Lydia Weaver
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Courtesy of RF ... Thankyou :grin:

20 Jan 1895 St Peter Cradley
Caleb BILLS 22 B Chain Maker Blue Ball Lane Father Francis Bills Chain Maker
Ann Maria WORTON 21 S Blue Ball Lane Father William Worton Chain Maker
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; Joseph Henry Worton / Mary Ann evans

which looks like that one on BCC

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =625211272

he is with his parents in 1901 but I checked the census again and it does say he is is married, though his wife isn't listed.

1901 : Intended Street, Cradley, Worcs
Frank Bills,57, Head,married,Chain Maker
Caroline Bills,50,Wife,Chain Maker
Caleb Bills,27,Son, married, Chain Maker
Thomas Bills,23,Son, Chain Maker
Lucy Bills,18,Daur, Chain Maker
Francis James Bills,12,Son
Caroline Bills, 10,Daur,
All Born in Cradley, Worcs

So I will add to BCC
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Is this Caleb's wife in 1901?

1901. Hospital, Holloway End, Amblecote, Stourbridge
Ann Bills,27,married, patient, born Cradley

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So it looks as though Caleb married Ann Maria Worton in 1895.

They must have had 2 sons ....
William born abt 1896
and Frank born abt 1898 in Cradley

They are on the 1911 census but I don't know where they were in 1901?

1911. High Town,Cradley,Worcs
Caleb Bills,38,head,married, chainmaker
Elizabeth,37,wife, married 16 years, 9 children born,5 still living
William Bills,15,son, chain striker
Frank Bills,13, stepson, school
William Bloomer,10, stepson, school
Daisy Tromans,5, stepdaughter
Elise Tromas,2,stepdaughter
All born Cradley

Wife Ann Maria must have died before 1911 (it looks as though she was in hospital in 1901)

Then Caleb married his second wife Elizabeth Tromans, a widow ( maiden name Weaver) in 1911 .... only a couple of weeks before the 1911 census was taken.

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Is this Ann Maria's death ?
middle name is different though :roll:

Name: Ann Jemima Bills
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1901
Age at Death: 28
Registration district: Stourbridge
Inferred County: Worcestershire
Volume: 6c
Page: 81

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I have started adding to BCC here ...

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =903921642

Could Caleb's first wife Ann Maria Worton
be this Jemima on BCC ?? :?:

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =367907322

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expat66 wrote:Is this Ann Maria's death ?
middle name is different though :roll:

Name: Ann Jemima Bills
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1901
Age at Death: 28
Registration district: Stourbridge
Inferred County: Worcestershire
Volume: 6c
Page: 81

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Got to be her..

marriage tbc
West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1895
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
BILLS Caleb WORTON Ann J Cradley, St Peter Dudley Register Office 013/002/157

Marriages Mar 1895
Bills Caleb Stourbridge 6c 146
Worton Ann Jemima Stourbridge 6c 146
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Info from Cradleylinks site..

Caleb Bills
Private, 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
Regimental Number : 21941

He was born and lived in Cradley, and enlisted at Dudley. He died on Saturday, December 18th 1915 from pneumonia and is buried in Row B. Grave 6 in the Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

Finally, the last Cradley man to die from his Gallipoli experiences was on December 18th 1915, when Caleb Bills succumbed to pneumonia in hospital at Alexandria, aged 39 years. Cradley born and bred, he was a Private in the 4th Worcesters. He is buried in the Chatby Military and War Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Gosh FarSide thanks for all that extra info. :grin:

It is getting very complicated isn't it :roll:

I think I need some help adding this .... getting a bit lost :oops:

I have added some info. for Caleb Bills and his two wives here..

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =794274676

I have those two Bills boys William and Frank as sons of Caleb and his first wife Ann .... who now appears to be Ann Jemima? rather than Ann Maria?

but I haven't connected those wives to their families already on BCC ... can anyone give me a hand please?

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Re: Caleb Bills of Cradley

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Going by this previous post she was Ann Jemima

Heaps of info here
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When married: January 20th 1895
Name & surname((groom)): Caleb Bills
Age: 22
Condition: Bachelor
Rank or profession: chain maker
Residence at time of marriage: Blue Bell Lane
Father's name & surname: Francis Bills
Father's Rank or profession: Chain maker
Name & surname((bride)): Ann Jemima Worton
Age: 21
Condition: spinster
Rank or profession: Chain maker
Residence at time of marriage: Blue Bell Lane
Father's name & surname: William Worton
Father's rank or profession: Chain maker
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns, by me, R. H. Edmondson, Vicar.
This marriage was solemnized between us: Caleb Bills & Ann Jemima Worton, in the presence of us: Joseph Henry Worton & Mary Ann Vans. Caleb appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Cradley.(*18) The address was: Intended Street. On 31 March 1901 he was a Chainmaker in Cradley.(*18) He married Elizabeth TROMANS on 20 March 1911 in Redal Hill, Worcestershire.(*23)
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Connected up Ann Jemima
need to split this thread min.. :wink:
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Deleting Frank until we know who he belongs to as you say down as stepson on 1911 which is odd
will add in death of ann Jemima
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