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peterd wrote:1881 added think that marriage for james if looked up will help

WESTON Dorothy BILLINGHAM James 1864 Cradley, St Peter West Midlands Dudley Register Office 013/001/191

I have done the look up for this and the father for James is a James
a chainmaker

I think it is the one on the 1861 census with widowed mother that FS found...

1861
70
Elm? Bower, Kingswinford
Mary Billingham 70 - Widow - b Kingswinford
Benjamin Billingham 22 - Chainmaker
James Billingham 20 - Chainmaker
others b Quarry Bank

can we find this family on the 1861
I think I did in Rowley regis born swinford..but lost em now

Did you want the 1851 NL?

1851: Mr Pursers Building, Rowley Regis
James Billingham 47 Head Chainmaker
Mary Billingham 54 Wife
Lucy Billingham 32 Dau U
Joseph Billingham 19 Son U
Daniel Billingham 13 Son
Benjamin Billingham 11 Son
James Billingham 8 Son Rowley Regis
Mary Ann Caperaell 2 Gr.Dau At Home
All Chainmakers
others born Swinford, Staffs

mallosa wrote:Did you want the 1851 NL?

1851: Mr Pursers Building, Rowley Regis
James Billingham 47
Mary Billingham 54
Lucy Billingham 32
Joseph Billingham 19
Daniel Billingham 13
Benjamin Billingham 11
James Billingham 8
Mary Ann Caperaell 2

ha ha ha....yes! thanks Mally meant that

can you list the occupations and where born Mally please xx

added to my previous post

I need a marrige now for James Billingham and this Mary unknown
and a dob for James billingham son

these on the census look good but I need to be sure
so I can look up marriage find her maiden name...... and if necessary will get birth cert for James son check it matches

kerching!

West Midlands Birth indexes for the years:

1842
BILLINGHAM James Rowley Regis Sandwell Register Office RR/5/150

1843
BILLINGHAM James Rowley Regis Sandwell Register Office RR/6/335

1844
BILLINGHAM James Rowley Regis Sandwell Register Office RR/7/222

Completed with thanks

going to leave this one maybe come back to it
fairly sure it is that one with mother mary but it can wait

so archived shortly