Joseph Priest born 1855 and Sarah Unknown

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This Joseph Priest born 1885 married a Sarah Unknown c. 1874
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =951556288

Complicated by age variation and in 1881 noted as James Priest .

The children are mostly registered as mother Read or Reade but cannot find marriage

[rockyfowler]

Sent for Charles birth cert - 10 Apr 1888 16 Turners Hill Charles a Boy Father Joseph PRIEST Labourer at Stone Quarry Mother Sarah Priest formerly Read Informant, The X Of Sarah Priest mother 16 Turners Hill Rowley Regis Registered 21 May 1888 difficult to find the marriage yet

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Thanks Rf that confirms mother Read . I have tried as you have probably all tricks to find marriage but no luck

[rockyfowler]

Not this one

81 29 Nov 1874 St Thomas Dudley
Joshua SHAW 21 B Shingler Dudley Father John Shaw Shingler
Sarah READ 20 S Dudley Father Thomas Read Miner
After Banns Both Signed Wit; Lucy Round / Seph Taylor

https://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/t ... ver=668757

[kdwoodie]

In 1861 the family is listed as Redfern

Is it worth checking this marriage

Name Joseph Redfern
Gender Male
Marriage Date 6 Apr 1874
Marriage Place Saint Thomas,Dudley,Worcester,England
Spouse
Sarah Reed
FHL Film Number 378778, 378779, 378780, 378781, 378782, 378783, 378784, 378785

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Well done kdwoodie
I found family used name Redfern on one Census
need look up om marriage marriage

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REED, SARAH HOLMES
GRO Reference: 1857 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 96

HOLMES Martha REED William 1854 Tipton, St Martin (Pepper Box) Sandwell Register Office 39/07/365

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Checked and not that Holmes one

[rockyfowler]

322 6 Apr 1874 St Thomas Dudley
Joseph REDFERN 20 B Miner Dudley Father Thomas Redfern Labourer
Sarah REED 19 S Dudley Father John Reed Labourer
After Banns The X Of Both
Wit; John Simpson X / Mary Simpson X

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Thanks Rf , that will help a lot

[kdwoodie]

Is this the family

https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... ver=668795

[kdwoodie]

READ, THOMAS BURTON
GRO Reference: 1852 D Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 129

READ, SARAH BURTON
GRO Reference: 1855 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 157

Freereg
Worcestershire
Dudley
St Thomas
Parish Register
Register entry number 26
Birth date 17 May 1855
Baptism date 03 Jun 1855
Person forename Sarah
Person sex F
Father forename John
Mother forename Mary
Father surname READ
Person abode Porters Field
Father occupation Labourer


Possible marriage
Name Mary Ann Barton
Gender Female
Marriage Date 8 Jan 1832
Marriage Place Kingswinford, Stafford, England
Spouse
John Read
FHL Film Number 1470765
Reference ID p210 n1046

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Not sure as age is out and Rowley Regis not Dudley

[kdwoodie]

1861 census info is wrong on BCC

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Why is it wrong ? Is it because Redfern surname used rather than Priest .