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This Edward Lavender married Mary Russon 25/12/1822 Dudley
http://www.bcconnections.tribalpages.co ... =745501640

He died 1835 and Mary married a William Smith in 1842 Tipton St. Martins Pepper Box

1851 Census Sweet Turf Dudley Staffs.
William Smith Head 62 Nail Maker
Mary Smith wife 52 Nail Maker
Rosannah Smith 17 Nail Maker
All born Dudley Worcs.

Rosannah is actually Rosannah Lavender by first Marriage

1861 Census Double Row Sweet Turf Dudley Staffs.
Samuel Pearson Head 27 Iron Miner
Rosanna Pearson wife 26
William Pearson son 6 Scholar
Mary Pearson dau 4 Scholar
All born Netherton Worcs.

Next door is Mary Smith Head (wid) 60 born Netherton Worcs.

Rosanna Lavender married Samuel Pearson St. Edmunds Dudley 1854

1871 Census 20 St. Giles Dudley Worcs.
Samuel Pearson Head 38 Coal Miner
Rosanna Pearson wife 36
William Pearson son 16 Coal Miner
Sarah Pearson dau 14 Nail Maker
Hagar Pearson dau 9 Scholar
Albert Pearson son 6 Scholar
Thomas Pearson son 1
Mary Smith mother.in.law 71 (wid)
All born Netherton Worcs.

1881 Census 20 St. Giles Dudley Worcs.
Rosanna Pearson wife 48 (wid) Nail Maker born Dudley Worcs.
Albert Guest nephew 16 Labourer in Iron Works born Quarry Bank Staffs.
Thomas Pearson son 11 Scholar born Netherton Worcs.

Note Albert has changed from Pearson to Guest

Possibly because he was son of John Guest and Eliza Lavender ( sister of Rosanna)
and came to live with Rosanna when John Guest remarried after his wife Eliza died

From then on Albert changed back and forth from Pearson to Guest until 1911 when he became Albert William Pearson Guest
after marrying Matilda Bennett ( on bcc)
as Albert W.P.Guest in 1889 St. Andrew Dudley

I can add Census details of Albert before marriage and after and he also links to Aston family as Sarah Pearson dau of Rosanna married Thomas Aston

get em connected and added mumbles!

nice one!

11 Apr 1842 St Martin Tipton
William SMITH O W Nailer Dudley Father William Smith (Dec) Agent
Mary LAVENDER O W Dudley Father Samuel Ruston Nailer
After Banns The X Of Both
Wit; Thomas Shorthouse Junior /Phebe Raybould X

Will do NL

A living relative of family put letter in Bugle looking for info on family and why Pearson Guest
She is in Australia

Albert was registered as Guest but I think he was adopted by his Aunt Rosanna when his mother Eliza Guest (nee Lavender) died and father John Guest remarried

Worth a look up of this marriage to see who father was ?

GUESTAlbert W PBENNETTMatildaDudley, St AndrewDudley Register Office205/009/190 1889

Thanks for marriage RF as that proves Ruston link

4 Aug 1889 St Andrew Netherton
Albert William Pearson GUEST 25 B Iron Worker Netherton Father John Guest Engineer
Matilda BENNETT 24 S Netherton Benjamin Bennett (Dec) Miner
Wit; Albert Vines / Clara Bennett

Excellent RF
As that proves my theory that John Guest was the father

Well done mumbles

is this thread done with now?

Hold for Moment Nl as I am still working on some parts