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RF kindly did a marriage look-up for me as I was hoping to link this Mary Ann Chatwin (*)

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =914163456
to Frederick Simpson.
However, the forename of the bride's father on the certificate is George, and I was expecting Charles. I have put the the people involved in the wedding on Bcc.

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... onnections

I have spent some time looking through the census data on ancestry for 1881 and 1891, but I can't find any trace of a Mary Ann Chatwin with a father named George.

I'm beginning to think that it is possible that the Vicar has put the wrong forename for Mary Ann's father.

(1) In the 1891 census, the Mary Ann (*) originally on Bcc is with her parents in Tibbetts' Gardens. She is described as a 'dressmaker'.
(2) In that census, her father Charles is a 'labourer', crossed out, 'iron worker' inserted.
(3) On the marriage lines, the father (George) is an 'iron worker'.
(4) In 1901, the Simpsons are in Allbut Street, Rowley Regis and Mary Ann Simpson is (again) described as a 'dressmaker'.

I would welcome any thoughts and additional search assistance.

who are those wits
looks like Sukings?

do we have any census we can post?

Only one coming out on wmbsgh

1876
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Reference
CHATWIN Mary A Rowley Regis Sandwell Register Office RR/64/410

wits are an Alexander Seekings /Sukings
Seekings on 1901
Alexander b abt 1875 Doncaster
Agnes wife b abt 1874 Dudley

children

1897
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Reference
SEEKINGS Olive M Dudley (DUD) Dudley Register Office DUD/221/304


1899
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Reference
SEEKINGS Ivy Dudley (DUD) Dudley Register Office DUD/230/84

Marriages Jun 1895 (>99%)
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Freeman Theresa Agnes Dudley 6c 53
Seekings Robert Alexander Dudley 6c 53
Stafford Thomas James Dudley 6c 53
Wright Fanny Dudley 6c 53


1895
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
SEEKINGS Robert A FREEMAN Theresa A Dudley, St James Dudley Register Office 202/012/96


thought it might be a sister for mary ann

can someone post the census for 1911
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =224712629

Northern Lass wrote:can someone post the census for 1911
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =224712629

??1911: 115 Birmingham Street, Stourbridge
SIMPSON, Frederick Head M 42 1869 Tailor Staffs Cradley Heth
SIMPSON, Mary Ann Wife F 35 1876 Staffs Cradley Heth
SIMPSON, Frederick Son M 9 1902 Staffs Cradley Heth
SIMPSON, Ellen Daughter F 7 1904 Worcs Kidderminster
SIMPSON, Florence Daughter F 5 1906 Worcs Kidderminster
SIMPSON, Charles Son M 2 1909 Worcs Stourbridge
CHATWIN, Alfred Boarder Single M 38 1873 Chainmaker Staffs Cradley Heath
Married: 12yrs 5 Children 4 Living 1 Died

Great! The Alfred Chatwin with the Simpsons in 1911 looks like Charles and Leah son!

Northern Lass wrote:wits are an Alexander Seekings /Sukings
Seekings on 1901
Alexander b abt 1875 Doncaster
Agnes wife b abt 1874 Dudley

children

1897
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Reference
SEEKINGS Olive M Dudley (DUD) Dudley Register Office DUD/221/304


1899
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Reference
SEEKINGS Ivy Dudley (DUD) Dudley Register Office DUD/230/84

I cant see one that matches either. Vicars do make miskes too.

For Interest the witnesses
1901. 18, Fleetwood Street, Ancoats, Manchester
Alexander Seekings, head, 26, Tailor, Doncater, Yorks
agnes, wife, 27,
Olive, daur, 3,
Ivy, daur, 1,
All others born Dudley

RichTea wrote:Great! The Alfred Chatwin with the Simpsons in 1911 looks like Charles and Leah son!

I reckon connect up and add a note

There is 2 of them.

1891. Rowley Regis
Charles Chatwin 56.
Leah Chatwin 57.
Charles Chatwin 27.
James Chatwin 21.
Alfred Chatwin 17.
Mary A Chatwin 15.


1891. 55 Hawes Lane, Rowley Regis.
June Bennett 76. Widow. Rowley Regis.
Annie E Darley 21. Rowley Regis.
Mary A Chatwin 17. Servant. Rowley Regis.

I think the age for Mary b abt 1876 looks good for father Charles
Alfred with her on 1911
and they call son Charles

this looks completed now so will flag to archive