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Here she is....

(Extracted)
LYDIA DODSON
Birth: 20 FEB 1838
Christening: 18 MAR 1838 Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester
Mother: MARY ANN DODSON

1841: The Dock, Dudley, Worc
Benjn Skakespeare 25 Nailer
Eliza Skekespeare 25 Nailer
Lydia Dodson 3
Henry Eard 18 Stone Getter - not born in county
Charles Bulloch 18 Stone Getter - not born in county

1851: Old Docks, Dudley, Worc
Benjamin Shakespear 38 Head Publican & Grocer
Eliza Shakespear 38 Wife
Lydia Dodson 13 Niece Visitor
Maryann Wilde 16 Serv Skipton? Staffs
Thomas Humphries 58 Serv Westbury, Salop
(others born Dudley, Worc)

Poss Marriage 1856
DODSON Lydia BELLINGHAM James Dudley, St James Dudley Register Office 202/002/30

1861: Vauxall Street, Dudley, Worc
James Billingham 28 Head Miner
Lydia Billingham 23 Wife
Hannah Billingham 2 Dau
Eliza Billingham 11 Mths Dau
(all born Dudley, Worc)

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BENJAMIN SHAKESPEAR
Spouse: ELIZA DODSON
Marriage: 27 MAY 1833 Tipton, Stafford

Benjamin and Eliza...

1861: Old Dock, Dudley, Worc
Benjamin Shakespeare 48 Publican
Eliza Shakespeare 48
Abratha Oakley 75 Lodger Unm Stone Getter
Saml Allport 75 Lodger Unm Stone Getter
(all born Dudley, Worc)

James & Lydia...

1871: 85 Dock Lane, Dudley, Worc
James Bellingham 39 Ironstone Miner
Lydia Bellingham 33
Hannah Bellingham 12 Dau
Eliza Bellingham 10 Dau
Sarah Ann Bellingham 9 Dau
Harriett Bellingham 7 Dau
Benjamin Bellingham 5 Son
(all born Dudley, Worc)

1881: 41 West Row, West Rainton, Durham
Joseph Bellingham 40
Sarah A. Bellingham 40
Thomas Bellingham 17 Son Unm Coalminer
Joseph Bellingham 13 Son born Whittington, Derbyshire
John Bellingham 11 Son
James Bellingham 6 Son born Starfoot? Yorkshire
Sarah Bellingham 3 Dau born Shotton, Durham
James Bellingham 48 Lodger Coalminer
(others born Dudley, Worc)

Here's Lydia with the children...

1881: 85 Dock Lane
Lydia Bellingham 43 Head Marr
Hannah Bellingham 23 Dau Unm Pikelet? Maker
Harriet Bellingham 18 Dau Serv
Benjamin Bellingham 15 Son Glass Blower
Henry Bellingham 6 Son
Ellen Bellingham 3 Dau
Louisa Bellingham 4 mths Dau
(all born Dudley, Worc)

1891: ??

1901: 89 Dock Lane
Lydia Billingham 63 Head Wid Midwife
Ben Billingham 35 Son Marr Night Soil Man
Charlotte Billingham 25 Dau in Law born Gornal, Staffs
James H Billingham 1 Grd Son
Lydia Richards 1 Grd Dau
(others born Dudley, Worc)

Poss Marriage 1893
BILLINGHAM Benjamin HICKMAN Charlotte Dudley, St Luke Dudley Register Office 223/001/342

is it this family? Parents John and Mary

1. Eliza Dotson - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 26 DEC 1813 Dudley, Worcester, England
2. MARY ANN DODSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 27 OCT 1816 Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England
3. ELIZTH. DODSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 05 NOV 1809 Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England
4. LYDIA DODSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 14 APR 1811 Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England
5. WILLM. DODSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 05 FEB 1815 Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England

Eliza would fit I think (if the surname is mis-spelled) and then it would be her sister's kid, named after another sister? Maybe?

gardener wrote:is it this family? Parents John and Mary

1. Eliza Dotson - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 26 DEC 1813 Dudley, Worcester, England
2. MARY ANN DODSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 27 OCT 1816 Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England
3. ELIZTH. DODSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 05 NOV 1809 Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England
4. LYDIA DODSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 14 APR 1811 Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England
5. WILLM. DODSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 05 FEB 1815 Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England

Eliza would fit I think (if the surname is mis-spelled) and then it would be her sister's kid, named after another sister? Maybe?

That looks good Gardener....Eliza's sister Mary Ann named her daughter after their sister Lydia

(Extracted)
LYDIA DODSON
Birth: 20 FEB 1838
Christening: 18 MAR 1838 Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester
Mother: MARY ANN DODSON

added to BCC -
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... son-Family

and added this for a look up -

Poss Marriage 1856
DODSON Lydia BELLINGHAM James Dudley, St James Dudley Register Office 202/002/30

Lydia's mother....

Marriage 1840
DODSON Mary A HUMPHRISS John Tipton, St Martin (Pepper Box) Sandwell Register Office 39/1/459

1841: The Dock, Dudley, Worc - Lydia is with Mary A's sister in 1841 and 1851 - same road/street
John Humphries 20 Collier (not born in county)
Mary Anne Humphries 20
John Humphries 1

1851: Old Dock, Dudley, Worc
John Humphries 36? Head Coal Miner Oswestry, Salop
Maryann Humphries 32 Wife
John Humphries 11 Son Nailer
Eliza Humphries 9 Dau
Elizabeth Humphries 7 Dau
Mary Humphries 4 Dau
(others born Dudley, Worc)

1861: Angel Street, Dudley, Worc
John Humphreys 39? Carter Salop
Mary A Humphreys 44
Betsy Humphreys 16 Nail Maker
Mary Humphreys 14 Nail Maker
Ann Humphreys 10 Dau
Harriet Humphreys 6 Dau
George Humphreys 3 Son
Maria Humphreys 8 Mths Dau
(others born Dudley)

1871: Angell Street, Dudley, Worc
John Humphrey 50 Coal Dealer
Mary A Humphrey 50
Harriett Humphrey 16
George Humphrey 12
Mara Humphrey 9 Dau
(all born Dudley)

1881: 21 Angel Street
John Humphries 65 Coal Dealer
Mary Ann Humphries 64
George Humphries 23 Son Unm Carter
Maria Humphries 20 Dau Unm Gen Serv

back to Lydia and James....

Thanks for this look up RF!

Marriage 14th? Jan 1856 St James Parish Church, Dudley, Worc
James Bellingham full Bach Miner Dudley Thomas Bellingham Nailer
Lydia Dodson Minor Spin - Dudley Philip Hamblett Miner
Banns
Both made their mark
Wit: Mary Ann Humphries (x) Benjamin Shakespeare (signed)

so it looks like her mother was one of the witnesses and her uncle the other

I've got a feeling that this could be Lydia's father Philip Hamblett....

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... ett-Family

West Midlands Birth indexes for the years: 1838
DODSON Lydia Dudley (DUD) Dudley Register Office DUD/002/253

moving this to archived pending look up

I have added in JOhn Humphries

and going to run with Philip Hamblett