*COMPLETED* Clifford Willetts OBE----Mally working on
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Re: *Arc pending look ups* Clifford Willetts OBE?
I think this could be Samuel Willetts on BCC:
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/family-tree/bcconnections/55014/2607/Samuel-Willetts-Family
1851
Entry 138
Lumbans Bank, Cradley
Isaiah Willetts Head 53 Nailor b. Worcs., Cradley
Mary Willetts Wife 56 Nailor b. Worcs., Cradley
Eliza Willetts Daur 27 - unmarried Nailor b. Worcs., Cradley
Mary Willetts Daur 20 - unmarried Nailor b. Worcs., Cradley
Samuel Willetts Son 16 - unmarried Chain Maker b. Worcs., Cradley
Pheobe Willetts Daur 14 Nailor b. Worcs., Cradley
Caroline Willetts Daur 8 b. Worcs., Cradley
Thomas Willetts 7 - out wed: born - Grandson b. Worcs., Cradley
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/family-tree/bcconnections/55014/2607/Samuel-Willetts-Family
1851
Entry 138
Lumbans Bank, Cradley
Isaiah Willetts Head 53 Nailor b. Worcs., Cradley
Mary Willetts Wife 56 Nailor b. Worcs., Cradley
Eliza Willetts Daur 27 - unmarried Nailor b. Worcs., Cradley
Mary Willetts Daur 20 - unmarried Nailor b. Worcs., Cradley
Samuel Willetts Son 16 - unmarried Chain Maker b. Worcs., Cradley
Pheobe Willetts Daur 14 Nailor b. Worcs., Cradley
Caroline Willetts Daur 8 b. Worcs., Cradley
Thomas Willetts 7 - out wed: born - Grandson b. Worcs., Cradley
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Re: Clifford Willetts OBE?
linell wrote:WILLETTS Samuel MOOR Rhoda Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/014/297 1855
Samuel Willetts
England Marriages, 1538-1973
spouse: Rhoda Moor
marriage: 18 Mar 1855 - Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England
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Re: *Arc pending look ups* Clifford Willetts OBE?
Sorry San.. lots of stuff here for you, tried to keep in order but....
Notebook 1857
# 443A
Purser's Square (=Anvil Yard)
Bills
Septimus, Chains, no church, brother to Bill # 400, son of 572BC
Hannah, no church
Fanny, born 1858
next door, also # 443A (poss Hannahs parents) Hannah on BCC http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... est-Family
Forrest
Emmanuel, nailer, no church
Fanny, no church
William, 16, April, chains, neth school, night school
Eliza, 14, Mar, chains, Wesleyan school
John, 10, work, Wesleyan school
Emmanuel, 7, Wesleyan school, national school
Henry, 1, unbaped
1863
# 381
High Town
Bills
Thomas, drunk, no church
Mary, no church
Francis, 15, Nov, ragged school, night school
Mary Ann, 11, Feb, chain, no school
Isaac, 9, Feb, ragged school
Emily, 7, Jan, ragged school, no school, interested
Noah, 5, Feb, ragged school, interested
Elizabeth, 2, March
Hannah, 1, Oct, unbaped
Her mother Lucy Bloomer, widow, blind, ragged school, church sometimes
# 1126
Colley Lane (High Town)
Bills
Septimus, chain, drunk, no church
Hannah, no church or ragged school
Fanny, 5, Jan, ragged school, national school, interested
Alfred, 4, Jan
Caroline, 2, Dec
Josiah, 1, Oct
Hezekiah, born Oct 1864, unbaped

# 572bc
Butchers Lane
Bills, Thomas, chains, no church, symbol for drunk
Hannah, no church, drunk, she says all at the house serve diabolo....lol what a chick
Mary, 22, June, unbap, rough, amat Joseph Whale, gone
Ann, 19, chains, no church, unbaped, married by JHT, babe, 0, Nov, unbaped, John Totney
John, 17, March, chains, no church, unbaped
Henry, 15, June, no church, night school, unbaped, baped by JHT, interested
Elizabeth, 12, June, chains, was school, no clothes, night school, unbaped, baped y JHT
Ann is Mrs Totney, married by JHTFarSide wrote:linell wrote:I think this must be Caroline Bills in Colley Lane Cradley 1881:-
Septimus BILLS Head M Male 44 Dudley, Worcester, England Chainmaker
Hannah BILLS Wife M Female 45 Cradley, Worcester, England
Caroline BILLS Daur U Female 20 Cradley, Worcester, England Chainmaker
Hezekiah BILLS Son U Male 16 Cradley, Worcester, England Chain Striker
Septimus BILLS Son U Male 14 Cradley, Worcester, England Chain Striker
Selina BILLS Daur U Female 11 Cradley, Worcester, England Scholar
Benjimin BILLS Son Male 9 Cradley, Worcester, England Scholar
John BILLS Son Male 7 Cradley, Worcester, England Scholar
Leah BILLS Daur Female 3 Cradley, Worcester, England
Poss
1857
BILLS Septimus FORREST Hannah Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/016/180
Notebook 1857
# 443A
Purser's Square (=Anvil Yard)
Bills
Septimus, Chains, no church, brother to Bill # 400, son of 572BC
Hannah, no church
Fanny, born 1858
next door, also # 443A (poss Hannahs parents) Hannah on BCC http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... est-Family
Forrest
Emmanuel, nailer, no church
Fanny, no church
William, 16, April, chains, neth school, night school
Eliza, 14, Mar, chains, Wesleyan school
John, 10, work, Wesleyan school
Emmanuel, 7, Wesleyan school, national school
Henry, 1, unbaped
FarSide wrote:From the notebook 1857
# 391
High Town
Bloomer Lucy, widow, nailer, lame no church
William, 21, chains, no church
amat M Bills
amat Emily Haden 564a
Henry, 19, chains, no church
Elizabeth, 16, no church baped by JHT
1857
BLOOMER William BILLS Mary A Kingswinford, St Mary Dudley Register Office 213/003/362
# 400
Edwards Row
Bills Thomas, chains, no church, son of 572bc
Mary, no church, daug of 391
Francis, 9, Nov, no school, picks coal
Mary Ann, 5 Feb
Isaac, 3 Feb
Emily, 1 Jan
# 572bc
Butchers Lane
Bills, Thomas, chains, no church, symbol for drunk
Hannah, no church, drunk, she says all at the house serve diabolo....lol what a chick
Mary, 22, June, unbap, rough, amat Joseph Whale, gone
Ann, 19, chains, no church, unbaped, married by JHT, babe, 0, Nov, unbaped, John Totney
John, 17, March, chains, no church, unbaped
Henry, 15, June, no church, night school, unbaped, baped by JHT, interested
Elizabeth, 12, June, chains, was school, no clothes, night school, unbaped, baped y JHT
Ann is Mrs Totney, married by JHT
Poss
1858
BILLS Mary WHALE James Cradley, St Peter Dudley Register Office 013/001/97
1857
BILLS Ann TOTNEY William Cradley, St Peter Dudley Register Office 013/001/91
1863
# 381
High Town
Bills
Thomas, drunk, no church
Mary, no church
Francis, 15, Nov, ragged school, night school
Mary Ann, 11, Feb, chain, no school
Isaac, 9, Feb, ragged school
Emily, 7, Jan, ragged school, no school, interested
Noah, 5, Feb, ragged school, interested
Elizabeth, 2, March
Hannah, 1, Oct, unbaped
Her mother Lucy Bloomer, widow, blind, ragged school, church sometimes
# 1126
Colley Lane (High Town)
Bills
Septimus, chain, drunk, no church
Hannah, no church or ragged school
Fanny, 5, Jan, ragged school, national school, interested
Alfred, 4, Jan
Caroline, 2, Dec
Josiah, 1, Oct
Hezekiah, born Oct 1864, unbaped
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Re: *Arc pending look ups* Clifford Willetts OBE?
This article mentions Septimus & bro Benjamin
http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/News ... orld-2.htm
http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/News ... orld-2.htm
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Re: Clifford Willetts OBE?
dianel wrote:linell wrote:WILLETTS Samuel MOOR Rhoda Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/014/297 1855
Samuel Willetts
England Marriages, 1538-1973
spouse: Rhoda Moor
marriage: 18 Mar 1855 - Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England
will see if father on that marriage is Isaiah .....so keeping this thread here for now as a sticky and greening it
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Re: Clifford Willetts OBE?--------------being worked on....
Addd and connected some of this
but stuck on the vicars notes....
Fs can you add any of this to BCC if you a min
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... lls-Family
I am really stuck on that Lucy Cox one and that William Bloomer son with "lover" amat? M Bills
as Lucys son Wm married Mary Ann Cox
have got a separate thread on that
but anything from this that can be added would be good
I can hyperlink to that article too if we can sort that out a bit more re the Bills
just don't have my head around this

but stuck on the vicars notes....
Fs can you add any of this to BCC if you a min

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... lls-Family
I am really stuck on that Lucy Cox one and that William Bloomer son with "lover" amat? M Bills
as Lucys son Wm married Mary Ann Cox
have got a separate thread on that
but anything from this that can be added would be good
I can hyperlink to that article too if we can sort that out a bit more re the Bills
just don't have my head around this

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Re: Clifford Willetts OBE?--------------being worked on....
Ok got some look ups on this lot thanks to RF
28 May 1887 St Peter Cradley
Thomas WILLETTS 31 B Chain Maker Cradley Father Samuel Willetts Chain Maker
Caroline BILLS 26 S Chain Maker Cradley Father Septimus Bills Chain Maker
After Banns Thomas Signed-- The Mark of Caroline
Wit; Hiram Beasley Alice Worton
I will add this now
if anyone wants to add some of the census not added pls do
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... lls-Family

28 May 1887 St Peter Cradley
Thomas WILLETTS 31 B Chain Maker Cradley Father Samuel Willetts Chain Maker
Caroline BILLS 26 S Chain Maker Cradley Father Septimus Bills Chain Maker
After Banns Thomas Signed-- The Mark of Caroline
Wit; Hiram Beasley Alice Worton
I will add this now
if anyone wants to add some of the census not added pls do
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... lls-Family
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Re: Clifford Willetts OBE?--------------being worked on....
Ok next look up for Mally ( sorry one before was Mally too)
This is for Septimus Bills and for Hannah forrest
checked out
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... lls-Family
15 March 1857 St Thomas Dudley
Septimus Bills full bach Chainmaker Dudley Thomas Bills Chainmaker
Hannah Forrest full spinster Dudley Emanuel Forrest nailer
banns
X both
Wit- X Luke Crampton/ Mary Ann Crampton<br><br>
adding this marriage now to bcc
if anyone wishes to add any of the census from this thread for this couple pls do
This is for Septimus Bills and for Hannah forrest
checked out
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... lls-Family
15 March 1857 St Thomas Dudley
Septimus Bills full bach Chainmaker Dudley Thomas Bills Chainmaker
Hannah Forrest full spinster Dudley Emanuel Forrest nailer
banns
X both
Wit- X Luke Crampton/ Mary Ann Crampton<br><br>
adding this marriage now to bcc
if anyone wishes to add any of the census from this thread for this couple pls do
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Re: Clifford Willetts OBE?--------------being worked on....
Ok RF looked this one up
it checked out for Samuel so I can link up
really could do with a hand on any o/s census info
Marriage info added by Jan and looked up by RF<br>
10 March 1855 St Thomas Dudley<br>
Samuel Willetts minor bach chainmaker Dudley Isaiah Willetts horse nail maker<br>
Rhoda Moor minor spinster Dudley Joseph Moor dead Chainmaker <br>
banns<br>
X both<br>
Wit- Thomas Hume / Fanny Williams<br><br>
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =316388241
it checked out for Samuel so I can link up
really could do with a hand on any o/s census info
Marriage info added by Jan and looked up by RF<br>
10 March 1855 St Thomas Dudley<br>
Samuel Willetts minor bach chainmaker Dudley Isaiah Willetts horse nail maker<br>
Rhoda Moor minor spinster Dudley Joseph Moor dead Chainmaker <br>
banns<br>
X both<br>
Wit- Thomas Hume / Fanny Williams<br><br>
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =316388241
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Re: Clifford Willetts OBE?--------------being worked on....
can someone post the extractd bapt for samuel willetts cradley area 1834
pls
pls
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Re: Clifford Willetts OBE?--------------being worked on....
(Extracted)
SAMUEL WILLETS
Birth: 07 AUG 1834 Particular Baptist, Cradley, Worcester, England
Father: ISAIAH WILLETS
Mother: MARY
SAMUEL WILLETS
Birth: 07 AUG 1834 Particular Baptist, Cradley, Worcester, England
Father: ISAIAH WILLETS
Mother: MARY
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Re: Clifford Willetts OBE?--------------being worked on....
FarSide wrote:Fs can you add any of this to BCC if you a min
Yes, no prob
Do you want the notebook stuff included
Regarding William Bloomer could he have lied saying he was bach on the marriage to Mary Cox
There's this death, not sure on the area tho..
1858
BLOOMER Mary A Kingswinford Dudley Register Office KIN/027/275
Yes pls FS if you can credit the source though
and maybe just double check whether the vicar said lol what a chick
not read that before wonder if he was on the pop

Re: Clifford Willetts OBE?--------------being worked on....
I pictured the vicars face when Hannah told him, prob with a drink in her hand
they served diabolo..
they served diabolo..

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Re: Clifford Willetts OBE?--------------being worked on....
Northern Lass wrote:Ok got some look ups on this lot thanks to RF
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28 May 1887 St Peter Cradley
Thomas WILLETTS 31 B Chain Maker Cradley Father Samuel Willetts Chain Maker
Caroline BILLS 26 S Chain Maker Cradley Father Septimus Bills Chain Maker
After Banns Thomas Signed-- The Mark of Caroline
Wit; Hiram Beasley Alice Worton
I will add this now
if anyone wants to add some of the census not added pls do
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... lls-Family
Thanks RF!
I've added Census details
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