ARC TBC Benjamin Billingham bc1818

[Frodo]

I have a copy of the Family tree taken from The Billinghams of Cradley Heath website and have noticed a family member not on the Black Country Connection tree - I've been talking to my dad's cousin who is over 90 and he too does not recognise the name so I wondered if it is a mistake or if anyone knows anything - he has asked me to look as he is in failing health.

Benjamin married Charlotte Hall - on the Connection tree Esther is born c1847, Laura Weaver 1848 and Jane 1851 but the Billinghams of Cradley Heath has Laura called Lowe Reumea and a Susannah born in 1849. I can't tell from the small amount of information I have what is correct - there's no family evidence one way or the other and I've not seen anything when I've looked elsewhere.

[peterd]

benjamin & charlotte

http://app1.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... ver=385885

[peterd]

these are the census


1841 Census Cradley Heath Rowley Regis Dudley Staffs.

Benjamin Billingham 20 Iron Stone Miner
Charlotte Billingham 20
Mary Billingham 2mths.
William Morton 25
Fanney Morton 20
All born Staffs.

1851 Census Hayseech Rowley Regis Dudley Staffs.
Benjamin Billingham Head 32 Chain Maker
Charlotte Billingham wife 33 born Alcester Warks.
Mary A. Billingham dau 9
Joseph Billingham son 7 Scholar
Esther Billingham dau 4
Soruhamah Billingham dau 2
Jane Billingham dau 2mths. Rest born Rowley Regis Staffs.

1861 Census Waterfall Lane Rowley Regis Dudley Staffs.
Benjamin Billingham Head 42 Chain Maker
Charlotte Billingham wife 43 born Alcester Warks.
Mary A. Billingham dau 19 Chain Maker
Joseph Billingham son 17 Chain Maker
Esther Billingham dau 14 Chain Maker
Loraema Billingham dau 12 Chain Maker
Jane Billingham dau 10 Scholar
Jethro Billingham son 7 Scholar
Jacob Billingham son 5 Scholar
Martha Billingham dau 3
Sarah Homer boarder 21 Chainmaker Rest born Rowley Regis Staffs.

1871 Census Waterfall Lane Rowley Regis Dudley Staffs.
Benjamin Billingham Head 52 Chain Maker
Charlotte Billingham wife 53 born Alcester Warks.
Jane Billingham dau 20
Jethro Billingham son 17 Tube Maker
Jacob Billingham son 15 Tube Maker
Martha M. Billingham dau 13
Frank Bullock grd.son 4
Rest born Rowley Regis Staffs.

(added by San 11/4/2015)
1881: Terrace Street, Rowley Regis
Benjamin Billingham 63 Head Chain Manufacturer
Charlotte Billingham 64 Wife
Martha Billingham 23 Dau unm Rowley Regis

1891 Census Terrace Street West Bromwich Wednesbury Staffs.
Benjamin Billingham Head 72 Chain Maker
Charlotte Billingham wife 74 born Alcester Warks.
Joseph Billingham son 35 Engine Tender
Sophia E. Billingham dau.in.law 33
Alobert H. Billingham grd.son 9 Scholar
Benjamin Billingham grd.son 7 Scholar
Beatrice Billingham Rest grd.dau 5 Scholar
Charlotte Billingham grd.dau 1
Rest born Rowley Regis Staffs.


look like it the same person unless a twin and the other wasnt there

[peterd]

here the marriage with her name spelt as on BCC

Marriage (m. Tromans, Joseph) Citation
Marriage looked up at archives by RF
(Direct & primary evidence)
Text: Added by Jan 6-6-11
24 Feb 1867 St Giles Rowley Regis
Joseph Trueman 20 bach chainmaker Blackheath Thomas Trueman nailer
Laura Weaver Billingham 18 Spinster Blackheath Benjamin Billingham chainmaker
banns
X both
Wit - X Benjamin Gould/X Rebecca Gould


also a note by mumbles who did the research

Christian name spelt variously on records :- Laura Weam, Laura Weaver, Lorohomah,Laura Namah , Loraema , Soruhamah

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1911 Census 171 Radcliffe Street Oldham Lancs.
William Hall Head 28 Pawnbroker Manager
Sarah Jane Hall wife 29
married 6 years
Joseph Hall son 5
Alice Hall dau 7mths.
Joseph Troman father.in.law 65 Chain Maker born Rowley Regis Staffs.
Lorohomah Troman mother.in.law 63 born Rowley Regis Staffs.
married 45 years
Alice Troman sister.in.law 27 Winder
Joseph Troman brother.in.law 21 Lather Boy
Walter Troman brother.in.law 19 Pawnbroker Assistant
Rest born Oldham Lancs.

looks like joseph death

Deaths Mar 1914 (>99%)
Troman Joseph 68 Oldham 8d 911

[peterd]

here laura another spelling looks like on BCC they put the marriage spelling in as that seem more legible version

Deaths Jun 1924 (>99%)
Troman Lorohamah 75 Oldham 8d 736


although looking it up it is a proper name

Loruhamah. (the uncompassionated), the name of the daughter of Hosea the prophet

[Frodo]

It does look like it was a mistake or a twin who didn't survive or wasn't registered/present. I can't see any other obvious mention of Susannah on the Billinghams of Cradley Heath website and on a quick search of the BMD index I can only find Mary, Joseph and Esther so younger children may not have been registered or registered elsewhere although there are one or two unnamed Billingham births in Rowley Regis around the right time. Not sure what Laura should really be called on the family tree and Weaver sounds like an old surname but I have no knowledge of any Weaver's in the family.

[mumbles]

FreeBMD has :-
BILLINGHAM Louie Reumea Dudley 18 310
Billingham Lowe Reumea Dudley 18 310

WMBMD has :-
BILLINGHAM Louie R Rowley Regis Sandwell Register Office RR/12/65

Family Search has Laura Weamer Billingham and Joseph Freeman not Trueman or Tromans for 1967 marriage

[Northern Lass]

added some of that to Bcc

so no susannah but Laura was prob meant to be ...
Loruhamah. (the uncompassionated), the name of the daughter of Hosea the prophet

[peterd]

added some of that to Bcc

so no susannah but Laura was prob meant to be ...
Loruhamah. (the uncompassionated), the name of the daughter of Hosea the prophet

looks like it jan

[Northern Lass]

Think that answers this one then Frodo

so gonna flag to arc

[Frodo]

Looks like it. I do wonder why she used so many names - whether she didn't like her christened name or just had spelling/education problems. I also wonder if she ever met her nephew Albert Horace when he moved to Oldham after WW1.

[BC Wench]

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