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I wonder if it might be possible to join up some of the Hurleys with other Oldbury families on BCC? My half first cousin once removed William Bernard Wood married Julia Hurley; my grandfather Thomas Wood knew the Lenton family well - William b. 1871 and his son Tommy b. 1904, William's wife Mary Tucker was from Limerick and Tom Wood, being both a Roman Catholic and English, was interested in discussing with Tommy all sides of the troubled political situation in Ireland in the 1920s; there may be a Bastable connection there too with the Hurleys. This is what I have, with the usual apologies for errors and omissions. (Oldbury, by the way, was part of Halesowen and indeed was in Shropshire, in the 1820s):

Descendants of James Hurley

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES1 HURLEY was born Abt. 1782 in Worcestershire. He married HANNAH WEAVER. She was born Abt. 1785 in Worcestershire.

Child of JAMES HURLEY and HANNAH WEAVER is:
2. i. THOMAS2 HURLEY, b. 1810, Halesowen, Worcestershire.


Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS2 HURLEY (JAMES1) was born 1810 in Halesowen, Worcestershire. He married JANE COOPER 03 Feb 1828 in Oldbury, Worcestershire. She was born Abt. 1807 in Worcestershire.

Children of THOMAS HURLEY and JANE COOPER are:
3. i. THOMAS3 HURLEY, b. Abt. 1841, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
4. ii. ELIZA HURLEY, b. Abt. 1830, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
iii. JAMES HURLEY, b. Abt. 1835, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
5. iv. ANN MARIA HURLEY, b. Abt. 1840, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
v. SAMUEL HURLEY, b. Abt. 1844, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
vi. JOSEPH HURLEY, b. Abt. 1847, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
vii. JOHN HURLEY, b. Abt. 1849, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
viii. SARAH JANE HURLEY, b. Abt. 1851, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
ix. WILLIAM B HURLEY, b. Abt. 1855, Oldbury, Worcestershire.


Generation No. 3

3. THOMAS3 HURLEY (THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1841 in Oldbury, Worcestershire. He married ELIZA DEAKIN 05 Nov 1860 in St Edmund's church, Dudley, Worcestershire. She was born Abt. Dec 1843 in Stoke Prior, Worcestershire.

Children of THOMAS HURLEY and ELIZA DEAKIN are:
i. JOHN THOMAS4 HURLEY, b. Abt. 1861, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
ii. WILLIAM HURLEY, b. Abt. 1863, Oldbury, Worcestershire; m. CAROLINE LOWE, 1892, Dudley, Worcestershire; b. Abt. 1862.
6. iii. SAMUEL HURLEY, b. Abt. 1869, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
7. iv. ALBERT HURLEY, b. 28 Aug 1869, Oldbury, Worcestershire; d. 01 Feb 1940, Lichfield, Staffordshire.
v. JOSEPH HURLEY, b. Abt. 1873, Oldbury, Worcestershire; m. JULIA LANE, Mar 1899, West Bromwich, Staffordshire; b. Abt. 1870.
vi. ALICE HURLEY, b. Abt. 1875, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
vii. THOMAS HURLEY, b. Abt. 1876, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
viii. HENRY HURLEY, b. Abt. 1880, Oldbury, Worcestershire.


4. ELIZA3 HURLEY (THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1830 in Oldbury, Worcestershire. She married JOHN LENTON 07 Aug 1853 in St Thomas' church, Dudley, Worcestershire. He was born Abt. 1831 in Foleshill, Warwickshire.

Children of ELIZA HURLEY and JOHN LENTON are:
i. ELIZA4 LENTON, b. Abt. 1854, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
ii. JOHN LENTON, b. Abt. 1860, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
iii. HANNAH LENTON, b. Abt. 1867, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
iv. RICHARD LENTON, b. Abt. 1877, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
v. MARY LENTON, b. Abt. 1868, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
vi. RICHARD LENTON, b. Abt. 1870, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
8. vii. WILLIAM LENTON, b. Abt. 1871, Oldbury, Worcestershire; d. 1940, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
viii. JOSEPH LENTON, b. Abt. 1877, Oldbury, Worcestershire.


5. ANN MARIA3 HURLEY (THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1840 in Oldbury, Worcestershire. She married JOHN WESTON 08 Aug 1859 in St Matthew's church, Smethwick, Staffordshire. He was born Abt. 1840 in Oldbury, Worcestershire.

Child of ANN HURLEY and JOHN WESTON is:
i. ANN M4 WESTON, b. Abt. 1865, Oldbury, Worcestershire.


Generation No. 4

6. SAMUEL4 HURLEY (THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1869 in Oldbury, Worcestershire. He married EMMA SIMCOX Abt. Dec 1888 in St Michael's church, Tividale, Staffordshire. She was born Abt. 1862 in Oldbury, Worcestershire.

Notes for SAMUEL HURLEY:
In 1911 census "Iron Worker Puddler" living with family - wife Emma - and daughters Annie, Sarah, Emma, Julia, Eliza - at 5 Orchard Street, Oldbury, Worcs.

Children of SAMUEL HURLEY and EMMA SIMCOX are:
i. ANNIE5 HURLEY, b. Abt. 1894, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
9. ii. SARAH HURLEY, b. Abt. 1894, Oldbury, Worcestershire; d. Sep 1928, West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
iii. EMMA HURLEY, b. Abt. 1898, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
10. iv. JULIA HURLEY, b. Abt. 1900, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
v. ELIZA HURLEY, b. Abt. 1903, Oldbury, Worcestershire.


7. ALBERT4 HURLEY (THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born 28 Aug 1869 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, and died 01 Feb 1940 in Lichfield, Staffordshire. He married ELIZABETH ANNE COX 17 Mar 1891 in Parish church, Tipton, Staffordshire. She was born 14 Jan 1873 in Prospect Building Walker, Longbenton, Tynemouth, Northumberland, and died 28 Aug 1920 in 7 Eagle Lane, Tipton, Staffordshire.

Notes for ALBERT HURLEY:
'Canal boatman. Informant of death, M.Hurley, son, 45 St. Marks Rd. Ocker Hill, Tipton. Albert's home address given as 7 Eagle Lane, Tipton. Cause of death Cardiac Failure and Influenza 15 Trent Valley rd is St Michael's Hospital originally the Workhouse. he is buried in unmarked grave in St. Michael's church opposite St. Michael's hospital in Trent Valley rd., Lichfield. Date of burial 9th Feb.1940 details from church burial register. entry no.20. Said to have been in the hospital as a result of an accident - falling and trampled by his horse whilst making delivery on Lichfield Canal. Death Reference Number : no.243, HC229870' (information from Christine Jeffries).


Notes for ELIZABETH ANNE COX:
'"Lizzy", said to have been a keen horsewoman, living at time of marriage at 23 New-Meeting Street, West Brom. Father's name given as William Cox on marriage cert. Father's occupation "Rolling-Mill Furnaceman" on birth cert. Mother Lucy Cox nee Hand At time of 1911 census living at 7 Eagle Lane, Great Bridge, Tipton with husband Albert and six surviving children. Died August 28th 1920. Aged 46. Cause of Death Lobary Pneumonia and Heart Failure. No pm Signature of informant A Hurley, widower of deceased, occupation Canal Carrier Boatman. Address 7 Eagle Lane, Tipton' (information from Christine Jeffries)

Children of ALBERT HURLEY and ELIZABETH COX are:
i. LUCY5 HURLEY, b. 20 May 1902, Tipton, Staffordshire; d. May 1994, Goscote Hospital, Walsall, Staffs; m. WILLIAM THOMAS JEFFRIES, 26 Dec 1924, Palfrey, Walsall, Staffs.
ii. JAMES THOMAS HURLEY, b. Abt. 1905, Tipton, Staffordshire; d. 1977, 32 Robert Road, Tipton, Staffordshire.
iii. ANNIE HURLEY, b. Abt. 1907, West Bromwich, Staffordshire; d. 20 Nov 1940, 106 Oak Road, West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
iv. DANIEL JOSEPH HURLEY, b. 1909, Tipton, Staffordshire; d. 01 Feb 1971, 59, Dudley Port, Staffs.


8. WILLIAM4 LENTON (ELIZA3 HURLEY, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1871 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, and died 1940 in Oldbury, Worcestershire. He married MARY TUCKER, daughter of PAUL TUCKER and MARY BUCKLEY. She was born 1867 in Limerick, Ireland, and died 26 Dec 1957 in Oldbury, Worcestershire.

Children of WILLIAM LENTON and MARY TUCKER are:
i. JOHN JOSEPH5 LENTON, b. 1898, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
ii. MARY ELLEN LENTON, b. 1899, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
iii. ELIZABETH LENTON, b. 1900, Limerick, Ireland; d. 1980, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
iv. THOMAS G LENTON, b. Abt. 1904, Oldbury, Worcestershire; m. ELIZABETH INGRAM, Sep 1935, Oldbury, Worcestershire; b. 1910.
v. SARAH LENTON, b. Abt. 1905, Oldbury, Worcestershire.


[Perhaps? Generation No. 5

9. SARAH5 HURLEY (SAMUEL4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1894 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, and died Sep 1928 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. She married JOHN WILLIAM BASTABLE 05 Apr 1915 in Christ Church, Oldbury, Worcestershire, son of JOHN BASTABLE and FLORENCE SMITH. He was born 12 Feb 1896 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, and died Jun 1970 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire.

Children of SARAH HURLEY and JOHN BASTABLE are:
i. JOHN WILLIAM6 BASTABLE, b. 13 Jun 1915, 28 Portway Road, Oldbury; d. Dec 1982, Sandwell, West Midlands.]



10. JULIA5 HURLEY (SAMUEL4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1900 in Oldbury, Worcestershire. She married WILLIAM BERNARD WOOD 08 Nov 1919 in St Francis Xavier R C church, Oldbury, Worcs, son of WILLIAM WOOD and HANNAH MURPHY. He was born 1897 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, and died Aft. 1911.

Notes for JULIA HURLEY:
Known as "Julie" or "Jule".

Notes for WILLIAM BERNARD WOOD:
Baptized at St Francis Xavier R C church, Oldbury on May 30, 1897, sponsors: Margaret McCormick and Thomas Wood. Recorded in 1901 census aged 4. Known as "Bill".

Marriage Notes for JULIA HURLEY and WILLIAM WOOD:
Married by Father Vincent O'Reilly. Witnesses: Lucy Wood) and Andrew Duggan. "Disp. Mixt. Relig. obtenta" - dispensation for mixed marriage obtained.

Their daughter Kath Wood married a William Bastable and ran a fish and chip shop in Rowley Regis.

Also: VINCENT WOOD, b. Abt. 1930, Oldbury, Worcestershire; d. 2003.

Just a couple of footnotes, the first a very sad one:

Annie Hurley b. abt 1894 married Thomas H Stevens b. 1894 West Bromwich in abt. Dec 1934 in West Bromwich. They had a daughter Nellie J Stevens b. abt. March 1935. Nellie and her mother were killed in the Blitz in about December 1940.

William Bernard Wood and Julia née Hurley's daughter Kathleen M Wood married a John William Bastable. I wonder if there could be a connection with Sarah Hurley's son?

WOOD Kathleen M BASTABLE John W Dudley Register Office (Rowley Regis District) Dudley Register Office ROW/02D/202 1955
They used to run the fish shop in Harvest Rd lovely family- nice fish & chips too! 1s and 6p in those days Best RF

dennis i am not too good on explaining myself but will try.sarah hurley born 1894 was my mother inlaw annie was her twin sister
who my husband said had been married about three times.sarah married john william bastable in 1915 he died about 1970 and sarah 1972. hope i have the right family queeny

sorry that must be a different annie hurley.

Many thanks, RF, and how fascinating, queeny, that you should be related! Yes, I'm completely wrong about Annie, queeny : the Annie who was killed in the Blitz was the daughter of Albert Hurley b. 1869, she was born about 1909, married Thomas Stevens in 1934. The Annie you mention was indeed Sarah Hurley's sister, both born in Oldbury in 1894.

So.... this other thread I have running....
on John William Bastable

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=11588

From what I can see on your thread here Dennis ...he did marry Sarah Hurley and was the son of John and Florence Bastable

I would like to add them to BCC but still not 100% sure where the John married to Florence are .... is it this John here.. born in 1869 ?

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

Any thoughts?
Expat

On the face of it, Expat, he is indeed the son of John and Priscilla in Rowley. It looks like he was registered in Dudley in about October 1868.

I now think that the Sarah Simcox who married Frederick C Abbey in 1898 in Oldbury was the sister of Emma Simcox who married Samuel Hurley in 1888. This is a first attempt at the Oldbury Simcox family - usual apologies :

Descendants of Joseph Simcox

Generation No. 1

1. JOSEPH1 SIMCOX was born Oldbury, Worcestershire? He married SARAH BIGGS 10 Jan 1814 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. She was born Abt. 1779 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, and died Abt. Jul 1862 in Oldbury, Worcestershire? Or possibly Sarah ROWLEY earlier- or both in sequence?

Children of JOSEPH SIMCOX and SARAH BIGGS are:
i. ELIZABETH2 SIMCOX, b. Abt. 26 Jun 1816, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
2. ii. ELIZA SIMCOX, b. Abt. 31 Aug 1817, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
iii. JOSEPH SIMCOX, b. 20 Nov 1829, Oldbury, Worcestershire; perhaps m. MARY ANN UNKNOWN; b. Abt. 1837, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
3. iv. SAMUEL SIMCOX, b. Jan 1841, Oldbury, Worcestershire; d. Mar 1924, West Bromwich, Staffordshire.


Generation No. 2

2. ELIZA2 SIMCOX (JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 31 Aug 1817 in Oldbury, Worcestershire. She married JOHN FARLEY. He was born Abt. 1820 in Worcestershire.

Children of ELIZA SIMCOX and JOHN FARLEY are:
i. JAMES3 FARLEY, b. Abt. 1840, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
ii. GEORGE FARLEY, b. Abt. 1849, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
iii. MARY FARLEY, b. Abt. 1851, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
iv. EMMA FARLEY, b. Abt. 1853, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
v. JOHN FARLEY, b. Abt. 1855, Oldbury, Worcestershire.


3. SAMUEL2 SIMCOX (JOSEPH1) was born Jan 1841 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, and died Mar 1924 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. He married MARY LUNN 1861 in St Thomas' church, Dudley, Worcestershire. She was born Abt. 1842 in Smethwick, Staffordshire, and died Jul 1890.

Children of SAMUEL SIMCOX and MARY LUNN are:
4. i. EMMA3 SIMCOX, b. Abt. Jan 1862, 1 Albert Street, Oldbury, Worcestershire; d. Mar 1928, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
ii. GEORGE SIMCOX, b. Abt. 1867, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
iii. SAMUEL SIMCOX, b. Abt. 1868, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
iv. ELIZA SIMCOX, b. Abt. 1871, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
5. v. SARAH SIMCOX, b. Abt. 1873, Oldbury, Worcestershire; d. Abt. Mar 1915, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
vi. JOHN SIMCOX, b. Abt. 1879, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
vii. ANNIE SIMCOX, b. Abt. 1880, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
viii. JOSEPH SIMCOX, b. Abt. 1880, Oldbury, Worcestershire.


Generation No. 3

4. EMMA3 SIMCOX (SAMUEL2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. Jan 1862 in 1 Albert Street, Oldbury, Worcestershire, and died Mar 1928 in Oldbury, Worcestershire. She married SAMUEL HURLEY Abt. Dec 1888 in St Michael's church, Tividale, Staffordshire, son of THOMAS HURLEY and ELIZA DEAKIN. He was born Abt. 1869 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, and died Jun 1950 in Oldbury, Worcestershire.

Notes for SAMUEL HURLEY:
In 1911 census "Iron Worker Puddler" living with family - wife Emma - and daughters Annie, Sarah, Emma, Julia, Eliza - at 5 Orchard Street, Oldbury, Worcs.

Children of EMMA SIMCOX and SAMUEL HURLEY are:
i. ANNIE4 HURLEY, b. Abt. 1894, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
6. ii. SARAH HURLEY, b. Abt. 1894, Oldbury, Worcestershire; d. 1972. (Annie and Sarah were twins)
iii. EMMA HURLEY, b. Abt. 1898, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
7. iv. JULIA HURLEY, b. 05 Apr 1900, Oldbury, Worcestershire; d. Mar 1982, Sandwell, West Midlands.
v. ELIZA HURLEY, b. Abt. 1903, Oldbury, Worcestershire.


5. SARAH3 SIMCOX (SAMUEL2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1873 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, and died Abt. Mar 1915 in Oldbury, Worcestershire. She married FREDERICK CHARLES ABBEY Abt. Dec 1898 in Christ Church, Oldbury, Worcestershire, son of THOMAS ABBEY and ANN UNKNOWN. He was born Abt. Sep 1877 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, and died Abt. Dec 1941 in Oldbury, Worcestershire.

Children of SARAH SIMCOX and FREDERICK ABBEY are:
i. JOHN HORACE4 ABBEY, b. Abt. Mar 1901, West Bromwich, Staffordshire.

Notes for JOHN HORACE ABBEY:
In birth record "John Horace Abbey". Hollis?

ii. FANNY ABBEY, b. Abt. 1905, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
iii. FREDERICK ABBEY, b. Abt. 1906, Oldbury, Worcestershire.
iv. NELLY ABBEY, b. Abt. 1908, Oldbury, Worcestershire.


Generation No. 4

6. SARAH4 HURLEY (EMMA3 SIMCOX, SAMUEL2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1894 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, and died in 1972. She married JOHN WILLIAM BASTABLE 05 Apr 1915 in Christ Church, Oldbury, Worcestershire, son of JOHN BASTABLE and FLORENCE SMITH. He was born 12 Feb 1896 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, and died Jun 1970 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire.

Children of SARAH HURLEY and JOHN BASTABLE are:
i. JOHN WILLIAM5 BASTABLE, b. 13 Jun 1915, 28 Portway Road, Oldbury; d. Dec 1982, Sandwell, West Midlands.

FURTHER NOTES ON William Bernard Wood and Julia Hurley:

William Bernard Wood b. abt. July 1897, d. after 1940?; Julia Hurley b. 5 April 1900, d. abt March 1982 Sandwell. Sons William Bernard Wood b. 26 Jan 1920 Oldbury d. abt. March 1978 Stourbridge; Vincent Paul J Wood b. 2 May 1932 Oldbury d. Jan 2003 Sandwell.

I think this one's probably run its course now, NL, I've added a few folk, especially linked a few families on BCC