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Re: Bentley/Parish/Croft for BCC
Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 9:02 pm
by grangers14
Agree Jimmy

Its just this marriage?
march 7th 1852, Parish church of sedgley, Stafford. by Banns
George Bentley, 32, bachelor, Butcher, Carlane?. Father: Samuel Bentley, Farmer
Sarah Parish, 34, widow, Carlane?. Father:
William Croft, victuallerboth signed
Witnesses: John Dean and x of Rachel Dean
Re: Bentley/Parish/Croft for BCC
Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 9:11 pm
by grangers14
May be its the wrong surname on one marriage?
Bit odd a gentleman and victualler though?
Re: Bentley/Parish/Croft for BCC
Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 9:23 pm
by Jimmy
kdp wrote:1861 census High Street, Dudley
BENTLEY, George Head Married M 31 1830 Publican & Farmer Bridgnorth Shropshire
BENTLEY, Sarah Wife Married F 41 1820 Publicans Wife Dudley
PARISH, Thomas Son M 14 1847 Scholar Dudley
KILL, William Grandson Unmarried M 8 1853 Scholar Dudley
PARISH, Hannah Servant Unmarried F 19 1842 Domestic Servant Kingswinford Staffordshire
HORTON, Emma Servant Unmarried F 13 1848 Domestic Servant...Worcestershire
William
Kill is actually
Hill on the census, I think the
Croft on the second marriage could be wrong.
Re: Bentley/Parish/Croft for BCC
Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 9:37 pm
by Jimmy
1841. Randalls Lane, Tipton.
William Hill 50. Publican. n. b. i. c.
Mary Hill 40. n. b. i. c.
Re: Bentley/Parish/Croft for BCC
Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 12:50 pm
by kdp
Have the copy of the original of wedding cert and def says croft and victualler.

Re: Bentley/Parish/Croft for BCC
Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 2:11 pm
by Jimmy
1841.Birmingham St, Dudley.
William Crofts 45. Vitualler. n. b. i. c.
Hannah Crofts 40.
Emma Crofts 1 MO.
Eliza Payne 15.
Fanny Brazenell 10.
Re: Bentley/Parish/Croft for BCC
Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 2:15 pm
by Jimmy
1851.Birmingham St, Dudley.
William Crofts 56. Victualler. West Bromwich.
Hannah Crofts 51.
Eliza Crofts 15. Dau.
Nancy Round 13. Housemaid.
Others born Dudley.
Re: Bentley/Parish/Croft for BCC
Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 2:24 pm
by Jimmy
grangers14 wrote:
11 Jun 1846 St Thomas dudley
Charles PARISH O W Butcher High St Father Charles Parish (Dec) Butcher
Sarah HILL O W Birmingham St Dudley Father William Dudley (Dec) Gentleman
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; William C--? John Harper Hannah Davies
Do's it give father William's surname on this marriage.
Re: Bentley/Parish/Croft for BCC
Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 2:28 pm
by Jimmy
Possible, extracted.
WILLIAM CROFTS.
HANNAH NOTT.
Marriage, 26 MAY 1817. Tipton, Stafford.
Re: Bentley/Parish/Croft for BCC
Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 3:45 pm
by kdp
Thank you for looking at this for me..I am getting more and more confuddled by it

Re: Bentley/Parish/Croft for BCC
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 5:59 pm
by Northern Lass
Is this still needing help with?
if so I will move to Brickwalls
Unless otherwise advised will archive
Re: *Arc /BW* ---Bentley/Parish/Croft for BCC
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 3:35 pm
by kdp
I think its def a brick wall.
Thank Nl
Re: Bentley/Parish/Croft Query help needed pls
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:42 pm
by BC Wench
Is this still a Brickwall, or have you solved it?
Unless otherwise advised this will be moved to the Brickwalls Archived section
within 24 hours