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KenWW
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Joined: Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:26 am
Primary Surname Interests: Cutler & Dearn(e)
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Cakemore, Warley & environs

Hello from a new member

Post by KenWW »

Hello, Everyone.

I am a retired local government officer living in rural West Sussex and have only recently joined this Forum. Surprisingly, given that I started researching my family history way back in 1992, I had not previously hard of the Forum! My attention was drawn to it by a newly "found" distant cousin - we haven't yet worked our exact relationship, but it appears that our mutual ancestors are 18th ones living in what was then a very rural area to the north-east of Halesowen "proper", nowadays, though, it is part of the West Midlands conurbation. In view of this my newly found cousin thought that, given the Forum's Black Country "section", I would probably find the Forum interesting and helpful. So, here I am!

Most of my other ancestors were from Hampshire (Portsmouth / Gosport), Gloucestershire (Dursley / Painswick / Rodborough), and Shropshire (mainly the part that is now Telford New Town). My paternal grandmother, though, was a descendant of the Cutler / Dearn(e) / Partridge families, who used to live in the Cakemore / Quinton / Warley "neck of the woods". She was born there but subsequently moved into Birmingham. That is where I should have been born but wasn't because of Second World War evacuation. That and how I came to have lived in Sussex for most of my life is a long story, with which I won't bore you!

Looking forward to "meeting" more "new" cousins!
Ken Wilson-Wheeler.
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linell
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Joined: Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:50 am
Primary Surname Interests: Stringer Worton Haynes Mason Reading Pratt Willetts Hackett Brown Darby
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Black Country
Location: Stafford

Re: Hello from a new member

Post by linell »

Hi Ken, sounds like you have already done a lot of research :!: Welcome to the forum, look forward to your posts from Linell.
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Northern Lass
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Primary Surname Interests: Hinett, Rose, Round, Shakespear, Wilkins,
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Black Country, Wiltshire, Newcastle upon Tyne

Re: Hello from a new member

Post by Northern Lass »

Hi Ken

welcome to the forum
think you might have contacted me via the BCC tree
if not the Black Country Connections tree can be viewed by clicking on my website logo
quite a few of us are involved in it and it is growing daily!

Some familiar names there.

We also have as you mentioned a dedicated Black Country Genealogy section so do post in there
for any help you require for that area

good to have you with us
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Annie
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Primary Surname Interests: Griffiths,Faulkner, Edwards, Garbett,Green, Lee, Martin,Jones, Smith, Poole
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Saffordshire, Flintshire,Yorkshir, Lancashire Middlesex, Cheshire

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Post by Annie »

Hi Ken and welcome to the forum.

Annie :-)
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grangers14
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Primary Surname Interests: Shaw, Round, Lawrence, Wain
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Midlands, North East
Location: North East

Re: Hello from a new member

Post by grangers14 »

Hi Ken
I hope you enjoy the forum and our company.
Jo :)
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Maths girl
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Primary Surname Interests: Gladders Hackett Shakespeare Allport
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Staffordshire Durham
Location: Leicestershire

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Post by Maths girl »

Hi Ken and welcome to the forum

Maths girl
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peterd
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Primary Surname Interests: Dorricott. Watterson. Evans. Bracegirdle. Quinn. Mcloughlin
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Location: co durham
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Re: Hello from a new member

Post by peterd »

hi ken and welcome
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mallosa
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Primary Surname Interests: Rollason, Henley/Hendley, Evans, Taylor, Brookes, Lenton, Wilson and Mallon
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Dudley, Rowley Regis, Oldbury, Birmingham and Ireland
Location: Yardley, Birmingham

Re: Hello from a new member

Post by mallosa »

Hiya Ken and welcome!

Believe it or not, the Blackcountry section has only been on here since Sep 2008.....only 18 months, but most of us are part of the fixtures and fittings now, eh guys? :grin:
If you would like to have your ancestors photo's included in our Gallery, please send me a pm.

Researching: Evans, Rollason, Henley/Hendley, Brookes, Taylor (Wilson - Birmingham)
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sparkstopper
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Primary Surname Interests: Weston, Garratt, Spittle, Williams, Nickless, Castle.
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Rowley Regis, Dudley, Blackheath,Essington, Birmingham.
Location: Tamworth/Lichfield.

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Post by sparkstopper »

Hi Ken...These guys are good!!!!!
Lived in West Sussex myself in the 70s, ..Billingshurst.....
served in the West Sussex Fire Brigade. Most of my paternal
family come from the Halesowen, Stourbridge area. Good Luck.
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dianel
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Primary Surname Interests: PERRY, HARROLD, COOKSEY, HINGLEY, WOODHOUSE, MATEER, RIDDELL, RYAN, LEVETT
Primary Geographical Research Areas: BLACK COUNTRY, BELFAST, CO. LIMERICK, LANARKSHIRE
Location: Melbourne, Australia

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Post by dianel »

Hi Ken, welcome.

We have 2 Cutler/Dearn marriages on BCC - Thomas Cutler 1769-1769 to Mary Dearne and Thomas Cutler abt 1766 to Nancy Dearne.

We haven't connected the 2 couples, but surely there is a connection?
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MarkCDodd
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Primary Surname Interests: Homer, Dodd, Murphy, Cutler, Ford
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire

Re: Hello from a new member

Post by MarkCDodd »

You are entering the nightmare world of Parallel Cutler families in Halesowen.....especially the Dearne marriages.

I gave up trying to sort them out a while ago...before I went stark raving mad.

No two trees agree on these families and most are certain they have it right but can't provide me with sufficient proof.

I might just tackle them again.....

Oh, and welcome to another Cutler relative. Seems to be quite a few on this forum....
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