Help Please Horace Perks 1904 Jo adding
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Help Please Horace Perks 1904 Jo adding
Horace here https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =757871060
Marriage looked up by Rocky
236 25 Apr 1943 St Giles Rowley Regis
Horace PERKS 38 W Motor Driver 18 Blackberry Lane Father (Blank)
Doris Ann ELWELL 35 S 101 Doulton Road Springfield Father James Elwell Labourer
After Banns
Wit; Meshach Hackett / Nellie Florence Brookes
In 1939 Horace is listed as married
1939 18 Blackberry Lane Rowley Regis
Horace Perks Male 2 Dec 1904 M Lorry Driver Heavy Work
Elizabeth A Perks Female 13 Nov 1904 M Unpaid Domestic Duties
I cant find a marriage for Horace and Elizabeth
Marriage looked up by Rocky
236 25 Apr 1943 St Giles Rowley Regis
Horace PERKS 38 W Motor Driver 18 Blackberry Lane Father (Blank)
Doris Ann ELWELL 35 S 101 Doulton Road Springfield Father James Elwell Labourer
After Banns
Wit; Meshach Hackett / Nellie Florence Brookes
In 1939 Horace is listed as married
1939 18 Blackberry Lane Rowley Regis
Horace Perks Male 2 Dec 1904 M Lorry Driver Heavy Work
Elizabeth A Perks Female 13 Nov 1904 M Unpaid Domestic Duties
I cant find a marriage for Horace and Elizabeth
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Re: Help Please Horace Perks 1904
I can't see a marriage. I can't see a death for an Elizabeth, either. 

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Re: Help Please Horace Perks 1904
There's this but I can't see on WMBMD
Marriages Sep 1936
Perks Horace Smith Rowley R. 6b 2717
Smith Alice E Perks Rowley R. 6b 2717
Deaths Mar 1942
Perks Alice E 37 Rowley R. 6b 1495 Scan available - click to view
Marriages Sep 1936
Perks Horace Smith Rowley R. 6b 2717
Smith Alice E Perks Rowley R. 6b 2717
Deaths Mar 1942
Perks Alice E 37 Rowley R. 6b 1495 Scan available - click to view
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Re: Help Please Horace Perks 1904
I was going to suggest that
Could it be Elizabeth, daughter of William and Olive Smith?
1921 census has them at Portway, Springfield, and the youngest three kids seem to have a mother maiden name Knowles, which works for a marriage possibility
Marriages Mar 1894
Knowles Olive W. Bromwich 6b 977
Pennington George W. Bromwich 6b 977
Smith William W. Bromwich 6b 977
Yates Elizabeth W. Bromwich
SMITH, ELIZABETH KNOWLES
GRO Reference: 1907 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 6
SMITH, ALBERT KNOWLES
GRO Reference: 1909 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 18
SMITH, JOSEPH KNOWLES
GRO Reference: 1905 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 12
Could it be Elizabeth, daughter of William and Olive Smith?
1921 census has them at Portway, Springfield, and the youngest three kids seem to have a mother maiden name Knowles, which works for a marriage possibility
Marriages Mar 1894
Knowles Olive W. Bromwich 6b 977
Pennington George W. Bromwich 6b 977
Smith William W. Bromwich 6b 977
Yates Elizabeth W. Bromwich
SMITH, ELIZABETH KNOWLES
GRO Reference: 1907 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 6
SMITH, ALBERT KNOWLES
GRO Reference: 1909 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 18
SMITH, JOSEPH KNOWLES
GRO Reference: 1905 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 12
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Re: Help Please Horace Perks 1904
I think this is Alice
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... ver=664428
SMITH, ALICE ELIZABETH PITCHFORD
GRO Reference: 1904 D Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 28
1911 census is wrong on BCC
1911 18 Pear Tree Street, Old Hill Nr Dudley, Staffordshire
David Smith 34 Head Married Miner Pikeman Hewer Born Rowley Regis
Mary Ann Smith 34 Wife Married Born Rowley Regis Married 11 Years 5 Children 5 Living 0 Died
Amy Smith 11 Daughter School Born Rowley Regis
David Smith 8 Son School Born Rowley Regis
Alice Smith 6 Daughter School Born Rowley Regis
Emanuel Smith 4 Son Born Rowley Regis
George Smith 2 Son Born Rowley Regis
Ann Pitchford 85 Boarder Widow Born Rowley Regis
1921 18 Peartree Street, Old Hill, Staffordshire
David Smith 44 Years 7 Months Head Married Coal MIner Pikeman Born Old Hill
Mary Ann Smith 44 Years 8 Months Wife Married Hoe Duties Born Cradley Heath
David Smith 19 Years 0 Months Son Single Coal Miner Horse Driver Born Old HIll
Alice Elizabeth Smith 16 Years 7 Months Daughter Single Away Born Old Hill
Emanuel Smith 14 Years 7 Months Son Single Nut Frazier Born Old HIll
George Frederick Smith 12 Years 3 Months Son School Whole Time Born Old HIll
Martha Smith 10 Years 1 Month Daughter School Whole Time Born Old Hill
Albert Smith 7 Years 11 Months Son School Whole Time Born Old Hill
Samuel Smith 5 Years 11 Months Son School Whole Time Born Old Hill
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... ver=664428
SMITH, ALICE ELIZABETH PITCHFORD
GRO Reference: 1904 D Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 28
1911 census is wrong on BCC
1911 18 Pear Tree Street, Old Hill Nr Dudley, Staffordshire
David Smith 34 Head Married Miner Pikeman Hewer Born Rowley Regis
Mary Ann Smith 34 Wife Married Born Rowley Regis Married 11 Years 5 Children 5 Living 0 Died
Amy Smith 11 Daughter School Born Rowley Regis
David Smith 8 Son School Born Rowley Regis
Alice Smith 6 Daughter School Born Rowley Regis
Emanuel Smith 4 Son Born Rowley Regis
George Smith 2 Son Born Rowley Regis
Ann Pitchford 85 Boarder Widow Born Rowley Regis
1921 18 Peartree Street, Old Hill, Staffordshire
David Smith 44 Years 7 Months Head Married Coal MIner Pikeman Born Old Hill
Mary Ann Smith 44 Years 8 Months Wife Married Hoe Duties Born Cradley Heath
David Smith 19 Years 0 Months Son Single Coal Miner Horse Driver Born Old HIll
Alice Elizabeth Smith 16 Years 7 Months Daughter Single Away Born Old Hill
Emanuel Smith 14 Years 7 Months Son Single Nut Frazier Born Old HIll
George Frederick Smith 12 Years 3 Months Son School Whole Time Born Old HIll
Martha Smith 10 Years 1 Month Daughter School Whole Time Born Old Hill
Albert Smith 7 Years 11 Months Son School Whole Time Born Old Hill
Samuel Smith 5 Years 11 Months Son School Whole Time Born Old Hill
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Re: Help Please Horace Perks 1904
I think you are correct kdw.
Alice Elizabeth's birth was registered 4 the quarter and her family living at Pear Tree.
Alice Elizabeth's birth was registered 4 the quarter and her family living at Pear Tree.
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Re: Help Please Horace Perks 1904
Can anyone find where Horace and Alice married ?
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Re: Help Please Horace Perks 1904
I looked earlier, there used to be a website where you could put in district etc but I can't find it.
I don't know.
I don't know.
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Re: Help Please Horace Perks 1904
Alice death cert
96 2 Mar 1942 No 18 Blackberry Lane Springfield Rowley Regis U. D. Alice Elizabeth PERKS Female 37 years Wife of Horace PERKS a Motor Lorry Driver Cause Asphyxia by coal gas due to being overcome by coal gas accidentally escaping from a leaky connection between the service pipe and a coal gas boiler Certificate received from Frank Cooper Coroner for Staffordshire (South East) Inquest held 5 Mar 1942 Registered 6 Mar 1942
96 2 Mar 1942 No 18 Blackberry Lane Springfield Rowley Regis U. D. Alice Elizabeth PERKS Female 37 years Wife of Horace PERKS a Motor Lorry Driver Cause Asphyxia by coal gas due to being overcome by coal gas accidentally escaping from a leaky connection between the service pipe and a coal gas boiler Certificate received from Frank Cooper Coroner for Staffordshire (South East) Inquest held 5 Mar 1942 Registered 6 Mar 1942
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Thank you rocky
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Re: Help Please Horace Perks 1904
Can someone please add this to BCC please, my laptop has stopped working and I am struggling with phone. Should have laptop back next week.
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Re: Help Please Horace Perks 1904 Can someone add please.
I will kdw as soon as I have completed other things.
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Have ordered that marriage Horace Perks 1936 from gro 

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Oh, thank you RF! That is so kind of you.



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Thank you rocky