Deborah Skidmore abt 1797

[sp1]

This Deborah Skidmore:

http://www.bcconnections.tribalpages.co ... ver=350359

Will fill in further details of her parents etc later, but noticed that on BCC that two of the executors of her will are her sons-in-law, and the other one is a John Turley. Only seems to be one daughter unaccounted for (Elizabeth) so looked on the IGI and found:
21 Sept 1844, St Peter, Wolverhampton, John Turley, s of William Turley, and Elizabeth Rollason, d of B. Rollason.

Unfortunately it's a submitted entry but it looks likely....

[sp1]

The John Turley/Elizabeth Rollason marriage is on FreeBMD:
Sept Qtr, Wolverhampton 17 346

Checked the Wolverhampton Archives site, but the St Peters marriages on there stop in 1837, but it still looks likely

[rockyfowler]

21 Sep 1844
John TURLEY F B Carrier Bilston Father Wm Turley Carrier
Elizabeth ROLLASON F S Bilston Father B Rollason Cement Maker
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; Rebecca Caddick / J. Biddulph Jun.

10 May 1829 Baptist Chapel Sedgley (Commonly called the Dark House) Register of the Births
Born 26 Mar 1828 Benjamin son of Benjamin & Deborah ROLLASON ,
Parent`s Trade Engineer,Where born Brierley in the Parish of Sedgley,
Persons present Wm Edward Best, Eliz th Hancox , Eliiz th Skidmore

[sp1]

21 Sep 1844
John TURLEY F B Carrier Bilston Father Wm Turley Carrier
Elizabeth ROLLASON F S Bilston Father B Rollason Cement Maker
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; Rebecca Caddick / J. Biddulph Jun.

10 May 1829 Baptist Chapel Sedgley (Commonly called the Dark House) Register of the Births
Born 26 Mar 1828 Benjamin son of Benjamin & Deborah ROLLASON ,
Parent`s Trade Engineer,Where born Brierley in the Parish of Sedgley,
Persons present Wm Edward Best, Eliz th Hancox , Eliiz th Skidmore

Thanks RF, I think that proves it, and one of the witnesses was a Caddick, also relatives of the family.

The family were Baptists, hence the association with Darkhouse Baptist Chapel, and the marriages in Coventry.

There is still, I think, a Skidmore Road in Coseley, where it seems the family lived/ owned houses.

Edit: Skidmore Road is actually now in Bilston, around the corner from Darkhouse Lane

[sp1]

This is the link to the online version of parts of Linda Moffats book:

http://skidmorefamilyhistory.webplus.net/page20.html

The relevant section is 'Skidmore Families of Deepfields, Coseley, and the Town of Dudley'.

(This section of the book also includes Linda Moffatts own line) - I believe Dennis has a copy of the original book.

[Northern Lass]

thanks Will add to Bcc

moving to arc.