1881 census from Familysearch Name: Joseph B Nock Age (Original): 58 Gender: Male Birth Year: 1823 Birthplace: Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England Relationship to Head of Household: Head Marital Status: Married Occupation: Wine Merchant Address: Penns Lane Event Place: Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England GS Film number: 1341728 Affiliate Publication Number: RG11 Piece/Folio: 3050 / 60 Head Joseph B Nock M 58 Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England Wife Caroline Nock F 53 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Son Walter J Nock M 22 Cradley, Staffordshire, England Son Frederick W Nock M 20 Cradley, Staffordshire, England Son Harry H Nock M 18 Cradley, Staffordshire, England Daughter Lilian H Nock F 12 Smethwick, Staffordshire, England Daughter Jessie L Nock F 7 Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England Daughter Kate H Nock F 4 Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England Companion Matilda A Beech F 29 Halesowen, Worcestershire, England Servant Mary Atkins F 28 Knowle, Warwickshire, England
"The present is the key to the past" - Charles Lyell
There is another couple called Joseph and Caroline Nock a little older. So the christenings need to be checked. I think that benjamin is from this couple. Jo
1861. High Street, Rowley Regis. Joseph B Nock, head, 37, Grocer and Druggist, Stourbridge Caroline, wife, 32, Birmingham Lucy, daur, 9, Nottingham Mary S, daur, 7, Lewis B, son, 4, Walter, son, 2, Frederick W, son, 6 months Ann Langley, servant, 22, house servant, Quarry bank Edward Barnatt, servant, 28, Assistant grocer, ? Warwickshire Thomas W Savage, servant, 16, apprentice grocer, ? Derbyshire
1871. 99 Kingston? Road, Deritend, Aston Joseph B Nock, head, 48, Wine merchant, Stourbridge Caroline, wife, 43, Bimingham Lucy C, daur, 19, Nottingham Mary S, daur, 17, Walter J, son, 12, Frederick W, son, 10, Henry ?, son, 8, Arthur G, son, 6, Esley R, daur, 4, Smethwick Lilian H, daur, 2, Smethwick Beatrice E B, daur, 1 month, Birmingham Eliza Crowley, Aunt, W, 70, Commision Agent, Birmingham Elizabeth Millwood, serv, Cradley