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Have added a lot more to that added by Farside as a result of Black Country Bugle Article and further research of his siblings
Marriage of his sister Martha to John Ricketts could be useful confirmation of father William but it ties up so have added


SANKEYMarthaRICKETTJohnWest Bromwich, Christ ChurchSandwell Register Office23/2/115 1847

I think I have found family of his wife Emma Chambers as they also live in Temple Street Bilston as do some of Sankey family

1841 Census Temple Street Bilston Wolverhampton Staffs.
Thomas Chambers Head 40 Labourer
Hannah Chambers 40
William Chambers 15
Mary Chambers 14
Emma Chambers 12
Hannah Chambers 9
Richard Chambers 7
Anne Chambers 5
John Chambers 9mths.
Lea Corbett 20 F.S.
All born Staffs.

1851 Census Temple Street Bilston Wolverhampton Staffs.
Thomas Chambers Head 53 Labourer with Cart
Drusila Chambers wife 47 born Salop.
Mary Chambers dau 24
Richard Chambers son 16 Labourer with Cart
John Chambers son 10
Rest born Bilston Staffs.

1861 Census 40 Temple Street Bilston Wolverhampton Staffs.
Thomas Chambers Head 63 Carter
Drewsila Chambers wife 57 born Dawley Shrops.
John Chambers son 20 Clerk in Iron Warehouse
Rest born Bilston Staffs.

1871 Census Temple Street Bilston Wolverhampton Staffs.
Thomas Chambers Head 73 (wid)
John Chambers son 30 Clerk in Iron Works
Rosina Chambers wife 24 born London
Gertrude Chambers 8mths.
Theresa Chillington servant 20 General Domestic Servant born Sedgley Staffs.
Rest born Bilston Staffs.

Cannot find second marriage for Thomas

Poss
Marriage 1849
CHAMBERS Thomas WILLIAMS Drusilla West Bromwich, All Saints Sandwell Register Office 22/4/447

I thinks Ann Chambers sister of Emma Chambers married John Thompson of Bolier Makers John Thompson Ltd.

Thompson John & Anne Chambers Wolverhampton 6B 637 1862

Which means Two of biggest Industrial firms in Bilston/ Wolverhampton were connected

Now found connection between Thompson and Sankey and Wright families
latter were Ironmasters and owners of Rowley Hall Colliery
It is going to take ages to add but these families were all connected and major industrialists in 19th century
Wills left large sums and they passed on firms to subsequent generations

Can connect same families to Isaac Jenks Ironmaster and Mayor of Wolverhampton in 1872/3
Present chain of office donated by him
Other members of other families were also Mayors of Wolverhampton

ok to archive Mumbles or do you need here?

Ok to Archive but still adding as practically every Mayor of Wolverhampton and Large Industrialist in 19th Century connects through marriages.
It must have been a closed shop