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I have recently been heavily researching my family tree and came across the BCC site whilst tracking down my Black Country ancestors.

My fathers paternal line can be traced to the Parsons of Baptists End, Netherton, Dudley who were mostly Ironworkers and many of
them migrated to the North East in the 1800's when a rich seam of iron ore was discovered in the Cleveland Hills, particularly at
Eston near Middlesbrough (where I currently reside). This gave birth to the Teesside iron & steel industry which produced the steel for most notably the Sydney harbour bridge.

One name I came across on BCC which is important in my tree is THOMAS PARSONS b abt 1792 (my 3rd great grandfather) - his actual birth date was Oct 1791. His wife is shown as Sophia 'unknown' - her surname was Whitehouse (1793-1858). Thomas's parents are shown as Oliver Parsons and Mary Turner but I believe these to be an incorrect connection.

On the FamilySearch site I have traced Oliver and Mary and they did have a son Thomas but born in 1798 at Old Swinford along with the other siblings mentioned in Mumbles tree. My Thomas was born in Dudley.

I understand the correct parentage to be a William Parsons b1769 and a Jane 'unknown' b1771. This is also confirmed in several other family trees on the Ancestry site, but noone appears to know their parents, which is my most pressing Brick Wall.
If anyone can assist with this I will be very grateful. If I can assist with the North East connection I will be happy to do so.

Cheers,
Martin

bcc thomas

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =774372415

there this one

Thomas Parsons
Christening Date23 Oct 1791 SAINT THOMAS,DUDLEY,WORCESTER,

Father's Name William Parsons

Mother's Name Jane

Indexing Project (Batch) NumberC04014-1
System OriginEngland-ODM
GS Film number378763, 378764
Reference ID

the other

Thomas Parsons
Christening Date26 Aug 1798 SWINFORD,WORCESTER,

Father's Name Oliver Parsons
Mother's Name Mary

Indexing Project (Batch) NumberC04027-2
System OriginEngland-ODM
GS Film number527939
Reference ID

Checking my Parsons details but Sophia is put down as Unknown because she was a widow when she married Thomas ( as was Thomas)

Added by Jan 3-3-12 looked up at archives by BC Wench
26 December 1821 St Thomas, Dudley
Thomas Parsons of this parish Widower
Sophia Whitehouse of this parish Widow
Wit: L. Paskin, John Pasmoore

Thanks Martin..

Ok mumbles what do you think.....that Bapt in 1791 looks good but different parents

Do we amend Mumbles?
and put Thomas as 1798 with no wife but son of Oliver

and connect Thomas 1792/1 up to Wm and Jane

looks good to me

Amend NL
as on checking my records I have added to wrong parents.
If he was a widow when he married Sophia (widow also) the 1798 date looks wrong
I cannot find William Parsons born 1869 on Ancestry

poss

John Whitehouse
Sophia Barton
Event Date12 Nov 1820 St. Thomas, Dudley, Worcester,
Marital Status Single
Spouse's Marital Status Single

Indexing Project (Batch) NumberM01066-8
System OriginEngland-EASy
GS Film number350496
Reference IDP 153, # 457

or

Abel Whitehouse
Sophia Rothin
Event Date21 Aug 1815 Sedgley,Stafford,


Indexing Project (Batch) NumberM00998-2
System OriginEngland-ODM
GS Film number0873645 IT 1, 421588, 421589, 435837, 435838, 435839, 435840
Reference ID

mumbles wrote:Amend NL
as on checking my records I have added to wrong parents.
If he was a widow when he married Sophia (widow also) the 1798 date looks wrong
I cannot find William Parsons born 1869 on Ancestry

Amending now

Thanks Martin for the heads up on this
Would you like your name added in notes that you connect to Thomas?
Let me know if you do I can slot in that you Connect in notes on Bcc using your User name on this forum
then if anyone connects to you they can contact you via the forum

peterd wrote:there this one

Thomas Parsons
Christening Date23 Oct 1791 SAINT THOMAS,DUDLEY,WORCESTER,

Father's Name William Parsons

Mother's Name Jane

Indexing Project (Batch) NumberC04014-1
System OriginEngland-ODM
GS Film number378763, 378764
Reference ID

Mumbles is Wm Parsons on Bcc already?

Do we have Wm Parsons and Janes mariage pls

and any other kids

mumbles wrote:Checking my Parsons details but Sophia is put down as Unknown because she was a widow when she married Thomas ( as was Thomas)

Added by Jan 3-3-12 looked up at archives by BC Wench
26 December 1821 St Thomas, Dudley
Thomas Parsons of this parish Widower
Sophia Whitehouse of this parish Widow
Wit: L. Paskin, John Pasmoore

do we have a marriage for Thomas Parsons previously

Thanks to all for checking this out.

"Would you like your name added in notes that you connect to Thomas?
Let me know if you do I can slot in that you Connect in notes on Bcc using your User name on this forum
then if anyone connects to you they can contact you via the forum"

Yes please to above, will be happy to assist with any further research on this.

It would be great to track down William and Jane to progress the line.

Cheers,
Martin

MartinP wrote:Thanks to all for checking this out.

"Would you like your name added in notes that you connect to Thomas?
Let me know if you do I can slot in that you Connect in notes on Bcc using your User name on this forum
then if anyone connects to you they can contact you via the forum"

Yes please to above, will be happy to assist with any further research on this.

It would be great to track down William and Jane to progress the line.

Cheers,
Martin

Right Martin will do that now



can someone post the marriage pls for Wm and Jane

and Thomas's first marriage

and kids for Wm and Jane

William Parsons & Jane dau Mary christened 29/12/1789 Dudley Worcs.