Hi there Farside,
many thanks for the info. James and Ann Nock have been somewhat of a brick wall for me as i cannot determine which Ann James married. Based on the info on the IGI for children of James & Ann Nock I would hazard a guess that Ann was formerly Ann Priest but I have no concrete evidence. There is no death information that I can find for James Nock or Ann except for the marriage cert of Thomas Nock and Mary Ann Law in 1845 (Tipton). He is on the cert but noted as deceased. I have requested some death certs for James but they do not seem to be the correct people.
The info I have collect is as follows ( during these times would it be common for parents to be having children into their 40's?)
Children of James and Ann Nock: -
John 1806 R.Regis
William 1804 ~ 1806 R.Regis
Benjamin 1810 ~ R.Regis
Sam'l 1807 ~ R.Regis
Then there are : -
Ann Maria 1815 St Thomas, Dudley
James 1818 St Thomas, Dudley
Thomas 1823 ~ St Thomas, Dudley (This is my lineage link)
Elizabeth 1820 ~ St Thomas, Dudley
William 1821 ~ St Thomas, Dudley
Joseph 1826 ~ St Thomas, Dudley
Edward 1828 ~ St Thomas, Dudley
I have linked these two blocks of children based on that I cannot find any marriage info for a James & Ann Nock married after 1806 and before 1815 when Ann Maria was born.
Any help would be much appreciated as my Nock line seems to be quite frustrating to research. There must be a link somewhere !!!
Regards
Simon Nock (Nocky1972)