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Something does not add up here ?

Marriage looked up by RF
9 Mar 1848 St Thomas Dudley
William MILLS O B Provision Dealer Dudley Father Thomas Mills Coal Miner (Dec)
Lucy CARTWRIGHT O S Dudley Father Richard Mills Coal Miner
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; Elizabeth Bailey / Richard Mills / Thomas Cartwright/ Hannah Jones? / K--? Mills

Bit weird Lucy Cartwright father as Richard Mills but a Spinster ?

1851 Census Queens Cross Dudley Worcs.
William Mills Head 24 Roll Turner born Oldbury Worcs.
Lucy Mills wife 27
Ann Cartwright wifes mother 52 (wid)
Mary Jones servant 17 Servant
Rest born Dudley Worcs.

Ann Cartwright is shown as wifes mother

1861 Census Cross Bank Cleobury Mortimer Worcs.Dudley Worcs.
William Mills Head 34 Farmer 16 Acres born Tipton Staffs.
Lucy Mills wife 36
William Mills son 8
Joseph Mills son 5 born Pontypool Monmouths.
Simeon Mills son 3born Kingswinford Staffs.
Arthur T. Mills son 1 born Kingswinford Staffs.
Rest born Dudley Worcs.
Rest born Dudley Worcs.

Big mistake sorry this is how it reads

9 Mar 1848 St Thomas Dudley
William MILLS O B Provision Dealer Dudley Father Thomas Cartwright Coal Miner (Dec)
Lucy CARTWRIGHT O S Dudley Father Richard Mills Coal Miner
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; Elizabeth Bailey / Richard Mills / Thomas Cartwright/ Hannah Jones? / K--? Mills

I think the vicar wrote them wrong way round

Thanks RF
In thought Cartwright must be right as children in later census records start using Cartwright Mills as surname

This one is a red herring

1851 Census Queens Cross Dudley Worcs.
William Mills Head 24 Roll Turner born Oldbury Worcs.
Lucy Mills wife 27
Ann Cartwright wifes mother 52 (wid)
Mary Jones servant 17 Servant
Rest born Dudley Worcs.

Need to find William and Lucy in 1851

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1841. Stafford Street, Dudley
Thomas Cartwright, Miner
Ann, 40,
Benjamin, 30,Coal miner
Thomas, 20, Nail factor,
Lucy, 15, Dress Maker
All born in County

Thanks graingers14 I think that is right one as some of descendants given name Benjamin

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1841. Cornfield St, Dudley
Richard Mills, 35, Charter Master
Hannah, 30,
William, 15,
Joseph, 12,
Thomas, 8,
Hannah ? 24, FS
All not born in County

1851 Census Campbell Street Dudley Worcs.
Richard Mills Head 49 Coal Master
Hannah Mills wife 43
Joseph Mills son 21 Land Agent & Mining Surveyor
Thomas Mills son 18 Asst. to Land Agent
Ann Elsmore servant 19 Servant
All born Coseley Staffs.

1861 Census Summerhill Wordsley Kingswinford Stourbridge Staffs. Dudley Worcs.
Richard Mills Head 59 Farmer
Hannah Mills wife 54 born Deepfields Staffs.
Thomas Mills son 20 Coal Miner
William R. Mills grd.son 8 born Dudley Worcs.
Eliza Causer visitor 46 Shareholder born Enville Staffs.
Ann Davies servant 54 Servant born Dudley Worcs.
Rest born Coseley Staffs.

9/2/1870 partnership dissolved. Richard Mills Coal Master of Richard Mills & Co. Pensnett retired and carried on by sons Joseph & Thomas Mills Coal Masters

Will of Richard Mills Coal Master late of Summerhill Kingswinford died 27/5/1870 proved at Lichfield
by Hannah Mills the widow & Joseph Mills of Kingswinford Coal Master & Thomas Mills of Kingswinford Coal Master The sons
£14,000

Is this still being worked on mumbles or can it be archived?