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This Bessie Harris seems to link to the Plants of Kingswinford... and so I will add the info going back to the connections tree when I get a min.
or you might like to join us on the Connections tree and add them yourself!
If so....
Go to black Country genealogy section
go to the sticky entitiled one big family
and you will see what we are about.
or click on the link on my posts to take you to the website.
you may wish to join in.
Do you know one of our members Dennis?
He has the plants and Harris in his tree

So Bessie with Parents William Harris b abt 1872 m Annie Bowdler? she is b abt 1874 wernerth lancs(prob the marriage Pete found)
then going back...
Henry Harris b 1846 Brierley Hill married Mary Plant b 1846
and then a whole load of Plants going way back....
I will ask Dennis how they link to the ones we already have on there

Wonder if any one could find BOWDLER Annie Helena lancs on 1891 census?

this is so exciting

The birth cert for Bessie will confirm the parents........

not looked for Annie Bowdler.....on the 1891 ........maybe someone else can?

this is the William Harris lot... I will add to it...bear with me

So info from Paul we have a Bessie b 1899 Pendleton Lancs Parents William Harris and Annie ?
The lot below fits

We have a possible first marriage which looks good to me

HARRIS Bessie H CARTER William 1922 Pendleton St Thomas Lancashire Salford C38/9/472


1901 Pendleton Lancs 8 Ruthin St
William Harris h m 29 Paper somthing cant read it b Openshaw Lancs
Annie Harris 27 wife b Wernerth Lancs
Edna Harris 6
Fred Harris 3
Bessie Harris 2
Eliza Harris 1 month
all kids of above and b Pendleton

This looks a good marr Pete found
HARRIS William BOWDLER Annie Helena 1895 Leigh Register Office or Registrar Attended Lancashire Wigan & Leigh ROL/51/166
but again a birth cert or marriage would confirm either father or parents.

Then going back......

1866
HARRIS * Henry PLANT Mary Dudley, St Andrew Dudley Register Office 205/003/429

1891 census 44 John St Pendleton Salford Lancs

Henry Harris 48 labourer coal pit b Worcs stourbridge
Mary Harris 45 b Staffs Dudley
Phoebe A Harris 24 b Staffs Dudley
William Harris 19 b Lancs Manchester
Henry Harris 16 b Staffs Dudley
Benj Harris 14 b Lancs Wigan
Sarah Harris 11 ditto
Eliza Harris 8 b manchester
Mary Harris 2 ditto

this confirms it from bcc end i think now it up to paul to confirm his side, well paul could be your tree gone to 15,000 members one side anyway

1881 census

18 Railway St, Pendleton In Salford, Lancashire

Mary PLANT Head Age 52 Occupation Housekeeper Birthplace Brierley Hill, Stafford,

Henry HARRIS Son In Law 35 Occupation Coal Miner Birthplace Brierley Hill, Stafford,

Mary HARRIS Wife 35 Occupation - Birthplace Brierley Hill, Stafford,

Benjm. PLANT M Age 19 Occupation Iron Roller Birthplace Brierley Hill, Stafford,

Phoebe Ann HARRIS Grand Daur 15 Occupation Lace Jagger Birthplace Brierley Hill, Stafford,

Willm. HARRIS Grandson 9 Occupation Scholar Birthplace Manchester, Lancashire,

Henry HARRIS Grandson 7 Occupation Scholar Birthplace Brierley Hill, Stafford,

Benjn. HARRIS Grandson 4 Occupation Scholar Birthplace Wigan, Lancashire,

Sarah HARRIS (Grand Daur) Age 1 Occupation - Birthplace Brierley Hill, Stafford,

Noah GREEN Son In Law 23 Occupation Puddler Iron Works Birthplace Brierley Hill, Stafford,

Martha GREEN Daur 22 Occupation - Birthplace Brierley Hill, Stafford,

Mary GREEN Grand daur 2 Occupation - Birthplace Pendleton, Lancashire,

noticed on the 1891 couple of houses from Henry Harris a John Taylor age 40 lodger and from middlesex

also coincidently on the 1891 there was at Barton Irwell? Lancs a William Harris b 1872 b Devonshire.

So yes I agree Pete we can add this info to connections but it needs Paul to confirm via poss a birth cert that the Parents of Bessie are William Harris and Annie someone prob Bowdler.
then think it would look good for a connection

omg this is so exciting.

I am all the way back to 1816 on the Harris side from Census etc. The Pendleton side is indeed the Harris family. I have traced them back to Stourbridge. Next door to Brierley I believe...

In my research on the Harris side I have Annie as Bessies mother but have never confirmed a Maiden name. William b1872 Openshaw,Manchester is her Father.

Its got me really confused on the John Firth Taylor stuff though...

I think I need to re-read your comments and digest them one at a time...

Northern Lass wrote:This Bessie Harris seems to link to the Plants of Kingswinford... and so I will add the info going back to the connections tree when I get a min.
or you might like to join us on the Connections tree and add them yourself!
If so....
Go to black Country genealogy section
go to the sticky entitiled one big family
and you will see what we are about.
or click on the link on my posts to take you to the website.
you may wish to join in.
Do you know one of our members Dennis?
He has the plants and Harris in his tree

So Bessie with Parents William Harris b abt 1872 m Annie Bowdler? she is b abt 1874 wernerth lancs(prob the marriage Pete found)
then going back...
Henry Harris b 1846 Brierley Hill married Mary Plant b 1846
and then a whole load of Plants going way back....
I will ask Dennis how they link to the ones we already have on there

northernlass - I do have a link to the Plants in Kingswinford in my tree already.

Do you mean the link back to Esther Leah?
Which Plant name is it?

So it goes from here....

WILLIAM7 HARRIS (MARY6 PLANT, THOMAS5, DANIEL4, THOMAS3, ESTHER2 LEAH, JOSEPH1) was born 1872 in Manchester, Lancs. He married ANNIE. She was born 1874 in Werneth, Lancs.

Children of WILLIAM HARRIS and ANNIE are:
i. EDNA8 HARRIS, b. 1895, Pendleton, Lancs.
ii. FREDERICK HARRIS, b. 1898, Pendleton, Lancs.
iii. BESSIE HARRIS, b. 1899, Pendleton, Lancs.
iv. ELIZA HARRIS, b. 1901, Pendleton, Lancs.

to here .....

Generation No. 1

1. JOSEPH1 LEAH was born 1690 in ?. He married ELIZABETH GILBERTS. She was born 1690 in ?.

Children of JOSEPH LEAH and ELIZABETH GILBERTS are:
2. i. ESTHER2 LEAH, b. 09 Nov 1714, Kingswinford, Staffs; d. 09 Jan 1782.
ii. JOSEPH LEAH, b. 1715, Kingswinford, Staffs; d. 1732.
iii. ELIZABETH LEAH, b. 1718, Kingswinford, Staffs.
iv. ANN LEAH, b. 1726, Kingswinford, Staffs.


we have only got on Connections another branch of plants that must somehow tie in.
there are according to info 3 Plant trees, at the mo not connected, "yours" and the one we have on Connections and another I dont know of.

I will enter the info as much as I can on "your" line when I get a mo.

Have you got the birth certif for Patricia Taylor at all?
Think that is still your best bet. To start with.
And let us know the details.

I have Joseph Leah and Elizabeth Gilberts both b1690 in Kingswinford, Staffs

I have looked at Connections and can't see any link from any children I have in my tree.

How do I get an access code for the connections. It looks fab... Are you responsible for it?

Paul

Hi Paul

That line we have is the other line of Plants as I mentioned there are apparently 3 at the moment unconnected lines of Plants in that Stourbridge area... so they must link somehow.

Your line I have been given info to put on but not started that yet. So that will go on asap.

The Black Country Connections is a site that my cousin and I set up to see how we all link together in that area of the Midlands Known as the Black Country and surrounding areas (bit of a flexible boundary)... but it is a huge team effort with other people we invite in adding their ancestors.

So have a look and if you would like to become involved pm me

Poss

Pete
Wonder if any one could find BOWDLER Annie Helena lancs on 1891 census?

1891
14 Bowling Green Road, Atherton (Borough - Leigh)
Henry Bowdler 39 - Collier - b Gloucestershire, East Dean - Lutton
Alice Bowdler 36 - b Gloucestershire, East Dean - Cinderford
Harriett Bowdler 16 - Pit brow? girl - b Gloucestershire, East Dean - Lutton
Annie Bowdler 14 - nut & bolt worker - b Cheshire, Romiley
Frederick Bowdler 11 - b Gloucestershire - Cinderford
Mary Bowdler 4 - b Gloucestershire - Cinderford
Henry Bowdler 8/12 - Lancashire - Platt bridge

Poss
1881 in Gloucestershire
6
Stockwell Green, East Dean
Henry Bowdler 29 - Coal miner - b Flaxley, Gloucestershire
Alice Bowdler 25 - b Cinderford, Gloucestershire
Harriet E. Bowdler 6 - b Flaxley
Annie H. Bowdler 4 - b Romiley Cheshire
Frederick Bowdler 1 - b Cinderford, Gloucestershire

1901
6
White house hotel, East Dean
Henry Bowdler 50 - Coal hewer - b Sutton, Gloucestershire
Alice Bowdler 46 - b Cinderford, Gloucestershire
Frederick Bowdler 21 - Coal hewer - b Cinderford, Gloucestershire
Mary Louise Bowdler 14 - b Cinderford, Gloucestershire
Henry Bowdler 10 - b Chowbent, Lancashire
Alise Bowdler 1 - b Badley, Lancashire

Poss marriage
Jun 1874
Bowdler Henry Gloucester 6a 561
BOWDLES Henry Gloucester 6a 561
Edwards Alice Gloucester 6a 561

Poss for Henry Bowdler b Flaxley, Gloucestershire and family
1841
Sutton
Thos Bowdler 30 - Gamekeeper - not b in c
Eleonor Bowdler 30
Jane Bowdler 4
William Bowdler 2
Anne Bowdler 4
others b in c

1851
18
Sutton, Flaxley
Thos Bowdler 45 - Gamekeeper - b Herefordshire
Mary A Bowdler 29 - b Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Jane Bowdler 14 - b East Dean
Willm Bowdler 12 - b Flaxley
Ann Bowdler 10 - b Flaxley
Thos Bowdler 4 - b Flaxley
George Bowdler 1 - b Flaxley

1861
47
Mounsell Cottage, Flaxley
Thomas Bowdler 51 - Game keeper & farm baliff - b Morton Eye, Herefordshire
Mary A Bowdler 38 - b Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
William Bowdler 22 - Moulder in iron foundry - b Flaxley
Thomas Bowdler 14 - b Flaxley
George Bowdler 11 - b Flaxley
Henery Bowdler 9 - b Flaxley
Joseph Bowdler 8 - b Flaxley

1871
204
Sutton Green, Flaxley
Thomas Bowdler 66 - Farm baliff - b NK, Moreton Eye
Mary Ann Bowdler 48 - b Westbury, Gloucestershire
Thomas Bowdler 24 - Farm lab - b Flaxley
George Bowdler 21 - Carpenter - b Flaxley
Henry Bowdler 19 - Labourer - b Flaxley
Joseph Bowdler 18 - Labourer - b Flaxley
Fredk Bowdler 7 - b Flaxley

This must be Thomas's second marriage
Extracted
THOMAS BOWDLER
Spouse: MARY ANN NASH
Marriage: 22 APR 1846 Saint Nicholas

Poss first marriage for Thomas
Extracted
THOMAS BOWDLER
Spouse: ELEANOR NELMS
Marriage: 20 MAR 1836 Lydney, Gloucester, England

Phew! Nice one Farside