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Thanks for the welcome everyone.
Selina Fereday born Tipton 1827 was my GG Grandmother. Her Father's name was Benjamin.
The Rollason side is a bit more complicated. My Grandfather was registered as Rollason but his parents were Robert and Rosanna Rowson. I have found them in the workhouse at new cross in the 1911 census. Robert died there in 1922 but I haven't been able to find a death for Rosanna yet. Living so far away makes it more difficult to get info as so many records are not online. Does anyone know when the workhouse closed and what happened to the people living there. I know it became a hospital but I don't know when.

Here you go polo info on W'ton Workhouse

http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhous ... khouse.htm

Did you ever send for that death certificate for that Rose A Rowson

1946 on Ances
Hull
March qtr
Rose A Rowson age 73 9d 236.

I seem to remember you saying something about your Grandfather in 1946 obtaining the birth certif for Rosannah?
he would need that for the death certif.

Hi Polo, can you confirm that this is Rosannah's date of Birth?

Births Jun 1872
Brazier Rosanna Wolverhampton 6b 615

Marriages Mar 1891.
Brazier Philip. Wolverhampton 6b 740.
Brazier Rosannah. Wolverhampton 6b 740.
Rowson Robert. Wolverhampton 6b 740.
Ward Susannah. Wolverhampton 6b 740.

Extracted.

Rosannah Brazier.
Father: Jesse Brazier.

Spouse: Robert Rowson.
Father: Robert Rowson.
Marriage, 29 MAR 1891. Bilston, Stafford,

1881.

Jesse BRAZIER. Head M Male 37. Bilston, Stafford, Labourer In Ironworks.
Mary BRAZIER. Wife M Female 35. Bilston, Stafford.
Joseph. H. BRAZIER. Son Male 13. Sedgley, Stafford, Scholar.
Halic BRAZIER. Son Male 11. Bilston, Stafford, Scholar.
Rose Annah BRAZIER. Daur Female 8. Bilston, Stafford, Scholar.
Sarah BRAZIER. Daur Female 5. Bilston, Stafford, Scholar.
Mary BRAZIER. Daur Female 5. Bilston, Stafford, Scholar.
Agnes. J. BRAZIER. Daur Female 2. Bilston, Stafford,
Alice BRAZIER. Daur Female 2 m. Bilston, Stafford,
John CAMMIES. Brother-In-Law U Male 23 Bilston, Stafford, Labourer In Ironworks.
Nathaniel ARMSTRONG. Lodger M Male 45 Bilston, Stafford, Coal Miner.

No 10 Wolverhampton St, Bilston, Stafford,

Hi
yes all of those details are correct. I have traced Rosanna's family back to Alexander Brazier born Middle Water Lane, York 1789. Son of James Brazier, shoemaker and his wife Ann. There is also an entry in the Register of St. Mary, Castlegate York.

James s James Brazier,Shoe Maker in the Middle Water Lane, s William Brazier, Shoemaker at Etten ser Lanes near Wolverhampton in Staffordshire by Eliz Stockes, his wife and Ann, d Alexander Milnes, Blacksmith in York by Ann Pook his wife b Oct 15 1786.
I assume he would be Alexander's brother.

I didn't get a copy of the birth certificate for Hull as I'm sure that is not the right one. There are a lot of Rowsons in that area but they are not connected to my family as far as I can tell.

hmmm I wouldn't dismiss it until you can rule it out.

Wonder why your Grandfather wanted that certif in 1946?


there is this one

Deaths Mar 1951
ROWSON Rosannah 78 Bilston 9b 59

The Hull one doesn't make any sense to me. Rosanna's children still lived in the Bilston area. If Rosanna had moved there to live with relatives, why didn't they register her death? Also, if the registrar had her birth cert with the name Rosanna, why would he register the death as Rose A? The death certs from that time do not give a place of birth so unless Granddad registered her death there I can't see that it will prove anything.
I have had to obtain copies of death certs from 1944 and 1950 Wolverhampton using the info from gravestones as I couldn't find their GRO refs either.
I don't have a burial record for Rosanna, so I can't use that in this case. I'm certain Rosanna died in the Bilston area but without a date of death I don't know what to do.

Just flagging this to see if it can now be archived ?
so unless otherwise advised will be moving to archive in 24 hr and will bring back if requested.
pete