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Hi All you good people,

Can anyone help me with this please

I have a Benjamin Parish born 1854 Commonside Staffordshire

He appears on the 1871 census
Lister Street (Milners) Aston Birmingham
RG10 3146 42
Thomas Parish head 53 labourer staffordshire Brierley Hill
Mary Parish wife 55 Worcestershire
James Parish 15 Son ?
Charles Parish 12 son Staffs Dudley Port
Benjamin Parish 14/17 unclear transcribed as 17 son Commonside Brierley Hill

(Many POB mistranscribed for this family on this Census on my search engine)

This is the first, last and only time Benjamin appears with this family and on my search engine there are no other entries for him (births etc)
There appears to be something written in the end box of the census next to his name but I cant make out what it says (the box asking if any disabilites)

Any suggestions please

If it is 17 -- he is the oldest son on this census? -- when were parents married? -- has he older siblings? -- if not was he born/registered with another surname and then reverted to it in later life?

Can you post other census's you have on the family.

In the end colunm it could say Step.

1851. Kingswinford.
Thomas Parish 30. Boat loader. Kingswinford.
Mary Parish 34. Norton, Worcestershire.
Mary Parish 10. Dau.
Ann Parish 8. Dau.
Elizabeth Parish 1.
William Kilbury 10. Step son.
Caroline Kilbury 8. Step dau.
Sarah Kilbury 4. Step dau.

Others born Kingswinford.

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1849.
PARRISH Thomas. KILBY Mary. Kingswinford, St Mary. Dudley Register Office. 213/002/328.

Hi
Thomas Married Ann Salt in 1840, She already had a daughter Maria Salt. Ann dies and Thomas Remarries Mary Kilby nee Bennet in 1849. Thomas dies in 1877 in Aston.

These are the children that I have Paper trails for:
Maria Salt/Parish 1839
Mary 1841
Ann 1843
William 1845
Elizabeth 1850
Jane 1853
Thomas 1855
James 1857
Charles 1860

William Kilby 1841
Caaroline Kilby 1843 the Kilby children all died quite young
Sarah Kilby 1847

In 1841 the family are in Level, Kingswinford
Thomas, 20
Ann, 25
Maria, 2
Mary 3mths
Richard Salt, 25 (anns brother)

1851 Pensnett as above

61 Private Park Lane Tipton (mistranscribed as Parry/Perry depending on ur search engine)
Thomas 43 Labourer Brierley Hill
Mary 44 Worcestershire
Sarah 16 Stourbridge Bromley (Kilby)
Elizabeth 11 "
Jane 8 "
Thomas 6 "
James 4 "
Charles 1 Tipton

71 Aston Birmingham as above

81 Mary is with son James and 91 with daughter Jane

71 is the only census where Benjamin appears I can find no other Benjamin Par(r)ish on any other census that tie in. I can find No BMDs. And I have no other family members with the name Benjamin (in case he was a relative visiting) Apart from a Benjamin Malpas who was born in Kingswinford 1853 and Thomas' Nephew but in 71 he was with his mother in Kingswinford

kdp wrote:These are the children that I have Paper trails for:
Maria Salt/Parish 1839
Mary 1841
Ann 1843
William 1845
Elizabeth 1850
Jane 1853
Thomas 1855
James 1857
Charles 1860.

I wonder if Thomas was wrongly transcibed as Benjamin in 1871.

mmmmmmmm its poss altho it doesnt look like thomas on original, it does look like Benjamin?? Will check on where Thomas is, thanks

I have had it before where they have just put the wrong name down.

we have this lot on Bcc here
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =266712996

Istill think Benjamin in 1871 should be Thomas.

West Midlands Birth indexes for the years: 1855.
PARRISH Thomas. Kingswinford. Dudley Register Office. KIN/041/254.

Jimmy wrote:Istill think Benjamin in 1871 should be Thomas.

West Midlands Birth indexes for the years: 1855.
PARRISH Thomas. Kingswinford. Dudley Register Office. KIN/041/254.

I agree will note that On bcc

West Midlands Marriage 1874.
PARISH Thomas. DAVIES Caroline. Oldswinford, St Mary. Dudley Register Office. 003/010/189.

1881.
Thomas PARRISH Head M Male 25 Rowley, Stafford, England Railway Plate Layer
Caroline PARRISH Wife M Female 27 Halesowen, Stafford, England
Sarah A. PARRISH Dau Female 6 Halesowen, Stafford, England Scholar
Lilly PARRISH Dau Female 2 Aston Birmingham

No 6 Yard Garrison Lane.
Aston, Warwick.

requested this moved now to Bc section

6 Apr 1874 St Mary Oldswinford
Thomas PARISH 20 B Labourer Lye Father Charles Parish Nail Maker
Caroline DAVIES 20 S Lye Father Edward Davies Spade Handle Maker
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; John Davies Maria Davies