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grangers14 wrote:I brought this back Mally after looking for a marriage...

Lydia and Harriet
1851. Oldbury Lane, West Bromwich.
Hannah Heay? , head, 55, Wednesbury
John Heston? Lodger, 28, Engineer, West Bromwich
Lydia Spray, ? 25, Servant general, Pen? Sussex
Harriet Spray, daur, 5, Battle? Sussex

Harriet can not be Johns son.
I will add what I can on that...

Courtesy of Rockyfowler...

Marriage 20 Nov 1870 St Thomas, Dudley
William VAUGHAN 22 B Puddler Dudley Father William Vaughan Puddler
Harriet SPRAY 25 S Dudley Father Joseph Spray (Dec) Carpenter
After Banns The X Of William Harriet Signed
Wit; Mary Bunce X/Jesse Taylor

Her mum is spinster when she married and I can see no marriage for a Joseph Spray to a Lydia. I wonder if she was fibbing to save face?

Looks like she was fibbing!

Freereg

12th September 1847. Christ Church, West Bromwich
Mary Harriet, birth date 8 December 1846
Mother, Lydia Spray

Possible
1841. Mocking? Street, Wednesbury.
Joseph Guest, 35, Millman
Eliza, 35,
John, 15,
Mariah, 13,
Thomas, 11,
Elizabeth, 6,
Charles, 4
Selina, 3,
/Lydia Spray, 16, FS, Not born in County
All others born in County

I have added that in Mally and also added a note that she is possibly illegitimate.
Jo

....fibbing to save face? Too right Jo!

Nice one

Completed with thanks