by NBarta » Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:31 pm
Hello everyone,
I am a 74 year old woman living in Michigan USA. I was born near and raised in Upper Landywood which is between Walsall and Cannock. My mother's family is from Walsall and I am looking for information on them. My grandmother was Fanny Elizabeth ONIONS, nee BROWN. She married Thomas ONIONS somewhere between 1885 and 1895. I am interested in finding my grandfather's family and also my grandmother's. She was Fanny Elizabeth BROWN and her parents were Rosannah TIFT and William BROWN. William may have been from Shropshire but was living in Walsall. Rosannah was from Walsall. She has a sister who married a man named WALKER. They owned a pub called The Chainmaker's Arms. I believe the Onions family was living in either Blue Lane or Green Lane in Walsall. My grandparents eventually lived in Croft St, close to the school and my grandfather rang the bell at St. Peter's church on Stafford St. I was told that my grandfather may have come from the Pleck but I am not sure of this. If anyone has any knowledge of any of these people, I would appreciate hearing what they know. Norma Barta.
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I have no marriage certificates . . . yet. Right now I am amazed (and also swamped!) with all the information you have found. It appears that many of the names do fit with what I have been told, specifically the ONIONS names but the others sound like probabilities rather than possibilities.
"Yep here they are :
1901 16 Lewis Street
John Walker 25 Currier (Leather) Rushall
Henrietta Walker 23 WAlsall
May Walker 2 Walsall
Janet Walker 1 Walsall"
I wonder about this since I know they owned a pub in the 1930s and 1940s. I suppose that could have come about later in their lives.
"Marriages Dec 1854
Allen Mary Ann Walsall 6b 873
Brown William Walsall 6b 873 "
The dates would seem to fit but I have no knowledge of these people as far as being related or not.
I need to explain that I am new to all this and a bit lost at present. My information came mainly from an aunt who worked for Henrietta Walker (her aunt) at the pub when needed. I am trying to put a family tree together for my children and grandchildren which is why I joined. Do you know of a similar genealogy site for the Cannock (Staffs) area? My father's side is from that area, Cheslyn Hay, to be precise.NBarta
this line is here on bcc
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... d=72676464
norma will need to obtian this marriage cert
Marriages Dec 1872
BROWN William Walsall 6b 1028
Tiff Rosannah Walsall 6b 1028
