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sp1 wrote:Richard Harris:
1861
Portway, Rowley
John Smith 35 - Stoneminer
Elizabeth Smith 38 - b Birmingham
Mary A Smith 14
Alfred Smith 11 - b Dudley
Warrick Smith 10 (Harriet)
James Smith 5
Emelia Smith 1
Richard Harris 44 - Boarder - Stoneminer - b Dudley
others b Rowley
1871
Portway, Rowley
John Smith 49 - Labourer in stone quarry
Elizabeth Smith 46 - b Birmingham
James Smith 15 - Labourer in stone quarry
Hanny Smith 9 (Fanny on image)
Joseph Smith 7
Richard Harris 53 - Boarder - Labourer in stone quarry - b Halesowen
other b Rowley
I'll come back to Richard Harris, but I think the James Smith aged 5, then 15 in the above census married 25 Dec 1878, St Thomas, Dudley, his father, John, Smith, to Phoebe Parkes, aged 21, father Henry Parkes.
I think the John Smith (with wife Elizabeth) was bapt 2 Dec 1821 Rowley Regis, son of Samuel Smith & Mary (ie Samuel being the hangmans brother) - note he is on the 1841 census above with Samuel & Mary.
A submitted entry on the IGI gives the residence in this 1821 entry as Oakham......
Edit to add info about Phoebe Parkes:
She was born Oldbury (later census with husband James Smith, including 1911, at Oakham). I think her bapt is:
5 May 1856, Oldbury, dau of Henry & Elizabeth Parkes (this family not on BCC).
Henry Parkes was born about 1815, Oldbury. In 1871 he is living in Rowley Regis (Widower), with daughters Levina, aged 21, and Phoebe, aged 14, all born Oldbury.
Rob wrote:There is or probably was a pub up Oakham called The Hangmans tree.Built on the site of the tree where George Smith hanged himself.
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