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I know I have asked about Richard before without any luck, he is on BCC. On his daughter wedding cert he is down as a tailor
Henry Guest 37 b farmer Cinderbank Henry Guest labourer

Elizabeth Willitts 46 s Shavers End Richard Willitts tailor

I have found a Richard Willitts tailor Worcester Street Wolverhampton 1835
Also a bap. for Elizabeth Willitts 11.7.1803 st Peter's Wolverhampton parents Richard and Lucy Willitts

What I can't find is a census with them on, the bap. doesn't give a trade for the father.
Any ideas?

nessa

I would say that is the correct Baptism as it matches her age at marriage. But this is a submitted record, not a transcription of the Parish Register.

groom's name: Henry Guest
groom's birth date: 1813
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 37
bride's name: Elizabeth Willitts
bride's birth date: 1804
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 46
marriage date: 1850
marriage place: Sedgley, Stafford, England
groom's father's name: Henry Guest
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name: Richard Willitts
bride's mother's name:
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M13532-2
system origin: England-VR
source film number: 1040793
reference number: 2:3FX76MS

So this is Richard's marriage. This one is a transcription of the Parish Register.

groom's name: Richard Willets
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Lucy Marchant
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 06 Sep 1802
marriage place: Wombourn,Stafford,England
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name:
bride's mother's name:
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M04597-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 421624, 497366
reference number:

I think this Richard Willetts is a tailor but it is hard to read the census form...

1841 census transcription details for: Haly Green, Halesowen, Lutley

National Archive Reference:
RG number: HO107
Piece: 1197
Book/Folio: 9/3
Page: 2
Reg. District: Stourbridge
Sub District: Halesowen
Parish: Halesowen
Enum. District:
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Haly Green, Halesowen, Lutley
County: Worcestershire
Name Relation Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
WILLETTS, Richard M 60 1781 Worcestershire
WILLETTS, Sarah F 55 1786 Worcestershire

That Richard is most likely this one. They have several children around Halesowen.

groom's name: Richard Willets
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Sarah Holloway
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 1803
marriage place: Clent, Worcester, England
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name:
bride's mother's name:
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M03517-2
system origin: England-VR
source film number: 1042160
reference number: 2:R60677

Richard and Sarah above from lutley Hayley Green are my Willetts family, Richard was a Nailer. As far as I know he didn't have an Elizabeth, the family were very much rooted in Hayley Green, they all lived and died there, I doubt they ever went to Netherton. Are you sure Elizabeth did not make up this Richard Nessa?

Linell

When I looked at that 1841 census I thought it said nailer not tailor, as for if she made the name up I don't know all I have is the wedding cert with her fathers name on it Willitts and Elizabeth and Henry had a daughter Mary Emma Guest and it has mothers name Elizabeth Guest formerly Willitts.

nessa

nessa wrote:When I looked at that 1841 census I thought it said nailer not tailor, as for if she made the name up I don't know all I have is the wedding cert with her fathers name on it Willitts and Elizabeth and Henry had a daughter Mary Emma Guest and it has mothers name Elizabeth Guest formerly Willitts.

nessa

who are the witnesses on marriage cert ?

Hi,

The wits. are Richard Pearson and Anne Pearson, neither name means anything to me and do not seem to have a connection with the family as far as I know.

Vanessa

nessa wrote:Hi,

The wits. are Richard Pearson and Anne Pearson, neither name means anything to me and do not seem to have a connection with the family as far as I know.

Vanessa

That throws the cat amongst the pigeons as my Richard Willetts has family connections to Richard Pearson born 1809 Lutley Hayley Green, he had a sister Ann too and they were neighbours!! Trouble is Ann Married Joseph Willetts son of the said Richard in 1830 so she would have been Ann Willetts not Pearson when your Elizabeth Married Henry Guest. I lost Richard Pearson after 1841, don't know if he died or emigrated? Very strange though, maybe there is some connection to my Willetts then Nessa

Linell.

Is this still a Brickwall, or have you solved it?

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