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West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1853
WOOLDRIDGE Thomas DONNELL Jane Wednesbury, St John Sandwell Register Office 34/1/67

Thomas Wooldridge -Jane Donnell 14th February 1853 St John Wednesbury

Thomas Wooldrige 31 widower ?maker
Jane Donnell 35 spinster both living Wednesbury.
Father: Wilton or Littleton Wooldridge ?maker (hard to to make it out).
James Donnell job not legible.
witnesses Thomas Wooldridge
James Donnell

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =230393643

What do you think Lyttleton Wooldridge?

Thanks Rob

Can we move this over to Black Country to work on it please?
Jo

1841. Lyeforge Road, Old Swinford
Lyttleton Wooldridge, 45, Chain Maker
Jane, 45
Both born in County

1851. Calledonia, Kingswinford
Jeremiah Brooks, head, 50, Chain Maker
Sarah, wife, 50,
Jane Wooldridge, Sister in Law, Lodger, 55, Washer Woman
All born Oldswinford

Further up the page theres
H Wooldridge, head, 32, Boot and Shoe Maker, Kingswinford
P Wooldridge, wife, 29, Lye

Transcribed and looks like Woollridge
1851. Constitution Hill, Netherton
Thomas Woollridge, head, 30, Anvil Maker, Hays Hill, Worcestshire
Pricilla, wife,28,
Elizabeth, daur, 2,
All others born Netherton

groom's name: Thomas Wooldridge
bride's name: Priscilla Johnson
marriage date: 23 Nov 1846
marriage place: St Edmund'S, Dudley, Worcester, England
groom's father's name: Lytleton Wooldridge
bride's father's name: John Johnson
indexing project (batch) number: I02301-7
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 992182

name: Thos. Wooldridge
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 01 Apr 1821
baptism/christening place: OLD SWINFORD,WORCESTER,ENGLAND
father's name: Littleton Wooldridge
mother's name: Maria
indexing project (batch) number: C04027-3
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 527939, 527940, 527941

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Littleton Wooldridge marriage: 24 Jul 1814 Clent, Stafford, England
spouse: Maria Wooldridge

Theres a load of births on Family search with mother as Maria...

And this 1861????

1861. Bridge Street, Cradley
Lyttleton Wooldridge, head, 27, Day Labourer in Iron Woks, Cradley
Eliza, wife, 25, Bristol
Maria, Mother, W, 68, Oldswinford
Mary Ann Wooldridge, Sister, 25, Cradley

Hmmmm looks like 2 Lyttleton Wooldridge

Transcribed as Wool??g is hard to read
1851. Cradley Bridge, Rowley Regis
Littleton Wooldridge, head, 60, Anvil Maker, Staffordshire ? Sedgley Parish? (Transcribed as Sittellen
Meria, wife, 56, ? Worcestershire
Meria, daur, 22, Nailer
Littleton, son, 27(17)?, Chain Maker (Transcribed as Sillilon)
Mary Ann, daur, 15, Nailer
Joseph Millward, visitor, 29, Engineer, Sedgley Staffordshire ?
Susannah, Mar, 27
All others born Cradley

I think this is him????

Transcribed as Wooley is hard to read
1841, Cradley Bridge to the five ways
Lyttleton Woo?ige, 50, Anvil Maker, born in County (Transcribed as Lyttbton)
Maria, 45,
Thomas, 20,
Susannah, 17,
Edward, 15,
Maria, 12
Lyttleton, 8, (Transcribed as Lyttbor)
Mary, 5
All others not born in County

grangers14 wrote:1841. Lyeforge Road, Old Swinford
Lyttleton Wooldridge, 45, Chain Maker
Jane, 45
Both born in County

1851. Calledonia, Kingswinford
Jeremiah Brooks, head, 50, Chain Maker
Sarah, wife, 50,
Jane Wooldridge, Sister in Law, Lodger, 55, Washer Woman
All born Oldswinford

Further up the page theres
H Wooldridge, head, 32, Boot and Shoe Maker, Kingswinford
P Wooldridge, wife, 29, Lye

1841. Mears? Coppice, Kingswinford
Jeremiah Brooks, 40, Chainmaker
Sarah, 40,
Both not born in County

Also houses previous
Mary Wooldridge, 50, ? Not born in County
Maria, 13,
Henry, 20(26?) Shoe Maker
Emma ? 15
All others born in County

William Wooldridge, 60, Nailer, not born in County
Elizabeth, 70, born in County
Elijah, 30, Nailer, not born in County
Hezekiah Brooks, 20, Nailer, not born in County

grangers14 wrote:??

Littleton Wooldridge marriage: 24 Jul 1814 Clent, Stafford, England
spouse: Maria Wooldridge

24 Jul 1814
Littleton Wooldridge of the parish of Rowley Regis, bach
Maria (signed Mariah) Wooldridge of the parish of Rowley Regis, sp
by banns, with consent of parents
Wit - Josiah Wooldridge & Elizabeth Woolridige

From the Clent reg - exact spelling

Theres a load of births on Family search with mother as Maria...

And this 1861????

1861. Bridge Street, Cradley
Lyttleton Wooldridge, head, 27, Day Labourer in Iron Woks, Cradley
Eliza, wife, 25, Bristol
Maria, Mother, W, 68, Oldswinford
Mary Ann Wooldridge, Sister, 25, Cradley

1857 Vicars notebook
535
Bridge Street
Maria Woolridge, widow, Wesleyan
Lyttleton, 2, 23 May, new connexion sacrament
Mary ann, 21 July, no church
Woolridge Lyttelton, 23, May, new connexion sacrament & Mrs.

Thank you FS.
Jo

Still adding, so far,

William Wooldridge added here
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =678720054

His son Elijah here
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =825603466

Lyttleton Wooldridge
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =421547773

Lyttleton jr
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =540115931

The other Lyttleton
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =813781099

Hezekiah Brooks
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =365223836

Jeremiah Brooks
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =511322682

Ummm...