gardener wrote:What bothers me is that Joseph gives his birth as Woodside/Dudley, as does Susannah (her name and age vary a lot mind!). On the other hand Benjamin's place of birth is Kingswinford/Staffordshire.
1851 Joseph Skidmore age 40 Dudley
1861 Joseph Skidmore age 50 Dudley
1871 Joseph Skidmore 59 Woodside
1848 Susan Skidmore married age 31 father Thomas
1851 Susannah Kenna age 42 Dudley
1861 Susan Kinnas age 60 Dudley
1871 Susan Ann Skidmore 65 Woodside
1881 Susannah Kannar age 78 Dudley
1841 Benjamin Skidmore age 35 Staffordshire
1851 Benjamin Skidmore age 48 Kingswinford
1841 Luisa Skidmore age 30 Staffordshire
1851 Louisa Skidmore age 42 Kingswinford
1861 Louisa Westwood age 49 Staffordshire (can"™t read place)
1871 Louisa Billingham age 62 Kingswinford
1881 Louisa Billingham age 79 Kingswinford
1882 Louisa Billingham died aged 81
Kate Brierley Hill which was under Kingswinford runs into Dudley Worcs, today Brierley Hill comes under Dudley, there is no issue with distance here. HTH from Linell.
