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Benjamin Darby/ Mary Jane Taylor marriage 1903
Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 6:35 pm
by expat66
Rf kindly provided me with this marriage info ...
30 Aug 1903 St James Langley
Benjamin DARBY 22 B Boatman 24 Portway Road Father William Darby Boatman
Mary Jane TAYLOR 19 S 24 Portway Road Father Joseph Taylor Labourer
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; Thomas Richard Jones? Mary May Jones
Added to BCC here ...
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =647919682Their daughter married one of the Kettle clan I have been working on
I don't have the 1911 census... could anyone look that up for me please?
Also stuck on parents of both Benjamin & Mary Jane ... can't seem to pin them down on a census
Any help greatly appreciated
Thankyou
Expat

Re: Benjamin Darby/ Mary Jane Taylor marriage 1903
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 10:23 am
by grangers14
1901. 24 Portway Road, Oldbury
Sarah Taylor, head, W, 43, Laundress, West Bromwich
Thomas R Fose ? Son in Law, M,26, Labourer (Brickworks) Oldbury
Mary A Fose?, daur, M, 23
Edward Taylor, son, 19, Boatman Barge Canal
Mary J Taylor, daur, 16, Bobber?
Emily Taylor, daur, 9
All others born Tipton
Re: Benjamin Darby/ Mary Jane Taylor marriage 1903
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 10:35 am
by grangers14
That surname may be Fox?
West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1900
FOX Thomas R TAYLOR Mary A Oldbury, St James Sandwell Register Office 14/1/76
Re: Benjamin Darby/ Mary Jane Taylor marriage 1903
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:09 am
by grangers14
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1881. 25 Walker Street, Tipton
Joseph Taylor, head, 27, Iron Striker
Sarah, wife, 24, W Bromwich, Deaf
Mary A, daur, 3, Tipton
Esther, daur, 1, Tipton
Joseph Moore, Boarder, W, 40, Civil engineer, Rowley
1891. ct1 h3, Walker Street, Tipton
Sarah Taylor, head, W, 33, Coal dealer, West Bromwich
Richard, son, 8,
Jane, daur, 5,
William, son, 2,
William Price, boarder, 31,
All others born Tipton
Re: Benjamin Darby/ Mary Jane Taylor marriage 1903
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 1:49 pm
by sparkstopper
Are you sure you have d.o.bs correct:
Benjamin at marr: is 22 in 1903, making d.o.b. 1881 not1865
same with Mary, 19 in 1903...d.o.b. 1884 not 1873
Re: Benjamin Darby/ Mary Jane Taylor marriage 1903
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 2:06 pm
by sparkstopper
Nothing stands out;;;This is the nearest I can find with daughter Mary:
1911 Census: 83 Greene Lane, Walsall.
Benjamin DARBY hd. 33 Lab.Breeze Burner b.Wilmeland??,Worcs.
Maria DARBY wife 26 b.Walsall.
Florence DARBY dau. 7 b.Greene Lane,Bloxwich.
Mary DARBY dau. 5 b.Walsall
Benjamin DARBY son 1 mth. b.Greene Lane.
Re: Benjamin Darby/ Mary Jane Taylor marriage 1903
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 2:47 pm
by expat66
sparkstopper wrote:Are you sure you have d.o.bs correct:
Benjamin at marr: is 22 in 1903, making d.o.b. 1881 not1865
same with Mary, 19 in 1903...d.o.b. 1884 not 1873
Oops ... my 'bad' ... got the birthdates wrong
Yes... they should be 1881 and 1884
Expat

Re: Benjamin Darby/ Mary Jane Taylor marriage 1903
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 9:34 am
by Northern Lass
are you still working on this or can it be archived?
Re: Benjamin Darby/ Mary Jane Taylor marriage 1903
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 5:08 pm
by expat66
Have added some of this to BCC here ...
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =628039302and posted that marriage for lookup
OK to Archive
Thankyou all
Expat