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The Breakwell an Moody Family have connections between Durham and Staffordshire
http://www.bcconnections.tribalpages.co ... =423231097

but on 1881 Census All family are shown as born Staffs.

1881 Census 17 Albert Street Bishop Auckland Durham
Mary A. Breakwell Head 60 (wid)
John Moody son.in.law 25 Coal Miner
Hannah Moody dau 21
Edward Moody grd.son 5
All born Staffs.

Hannah Breakwell married John Moody in 1879 Stockton Durham

Moody family appears to have emigrated to USA in 1882

But I cannot find John Moody before marriage born Staffordshire ?

could this be him in the workhouse ?

1871 Stourbridge Union Workhouse

John Moody 16 labourer (where born has workhouse kingswiniford ?)

i never looked might be some more moody in workhouse ?

Thanks peterd
Only other Moody in workhouse is Henry Moody inmate aged 6 Scholar
who went on to become a Bootmaker dealer and married a Sarah Ann Bowen
Marriage cert shows no father
No obvious connection to John Moody born in Workhouse 1855

mumbles wrote:Thanks peterd
Only other Moody in workhouse is Henry Moody inmate aged 6 Scholar
who went on to become a Bootmaker dealer and married a Sarah Ann Bowen
Marriage cert shows no father
No obvious connection to John Moody born in Workhouse 1855

Wouldnt there be a register if born in workhouse ?
would they be bap at the nearest church ?

Is this Hannah in Kingswinford in 1871?

Hannah Breakwell
Daughter

born 1860 Kingswinford, Staffordshire

Mother: Mary Ann Breakwell
(from Family search census)