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Marriage looked up by RF
25 Dec 1872 St. Thomas Dudley
George SHAW 26 B Furnace Man Dudley Father Robert Shaw Labourer
Louisa MASSEY 22 S Dudley Father Thomas Massey Labourer
After Banns George Signed The X Of Louisa
Wit; Hannah Rathbone X / John Edwards X

I thought this was George Shaw and Louisa Mercer :-

1881 Census 12 Canal Side Oldbury West Bromwich Worcs.
George Shaw Head 34 Labourer Brickyard born Silverdale Staffs.
Louisa Shaw wife 27
Sarah Anne Shaw dau 4 Brickmaker
George Shaw son 3
John Cox boarder 40 Brewer born Tividale Staffs.
Rest born Oldbury Worcs.

1891 Census Back Junction Street Oldbury West Bromwich Worcs.
George Shaw Head 42 Labourer Brickyard born Tunstall Staffs.
Louisa Shaw wife 38
Sarah Shaw dau 15 Brickmaker
George Shaw son 14
Albert Shaw son 5
Thomas Mercer Boarder 62 Brickyard Labourer born Bilston Staffs.
Jane Mercer Boarder 67
Rest born Oldbury Worcs.

1901 Census 39 Junction Street Oldbury West Bromwich Staffs.
George Shaw Head 55 Labourer Brickyard born Tunstall Staffs.
Louisa Shaw wife 49
George Shaw son 23 Labourer Brickyard
Albert Shaw son 14 Labourer Brickyard
Sarah Ann Jewkes dau 25 (m)
Jane Mercer mother.in.law 78
Job Jewkes son.in.law 27 (m) Labourer Brickyard
Susannah Jewkes grd.dau 5
Jane Jewkes grd.dau 3
Job Jewkes grd.son
Rest born Oldbury Worcs.

Need to find a) another marriage for George Shaw and Louisa Mercer
b) Louisa Massey and her father Thomas Massey before marriage
c) George Shaw and father Robert Shaw before marriage

Found Robert Shaw and George but it was hard as they moved around Country

1841 Census Allington Stoneham South Hampshire
Robert Shaw 30 Excavator
Mary Shaw 20
Mary Ann Shaw 10
William Shaw 5
Hannah Shaw 3
Thomas Shaw 1
All born in County

1851 Census Normans Row Buntingford Royston Cambridgeshire
Robert Shaw Head 44 Rail Labourer born Braunston Northamptonshire
Mary Shaw wife 37 born Chesham Bucks.
William Shaw son 14
Hannah Shaw dau 12 born Kingswinford Staffs.
Esther Shaw dau 8 Scholar born Southampton Hants.
Robert Shaw son 6 Scholar born France B.S.
George Shaw son 4 born Tunstall Staffs.
Sarah Shaw dau 1.5 years born Dudley Staffs.

1861 Census Windmill End Dudley Worcs.
Robert Shaw Head 57 Excavator born Northamptonshire
Mary Shaw wife 47 born Buckingham ?
William Robert Shaw son 16 born France
George Robert Shaw son 14 born Staffs.
Sarah Robert Shaw dau 12 born Great Bridge Staffs.

25 Dec 1872 St. Thomas Dudley
George SHAW 26 B Furnace Man Dudley Father Robert Shaw Labourer
Louisa MASSEY 22 S Dudley Father Thomas Massey Labourer
After Banns George Signed The X Of Louisa
Wit; Hannah Rathbone X / John Edwards X

The witnesses? I wonder who witnessed their marriage?

Marriages Sep 1872
BAKER Mary Jane Dudley 6c 123
Bullock William Dudley 6c 123
Edwards John Dudley 6c 123
RATHBONE Hannah Dudley 6c 123

RATHBONE Hannah EDWARDS John Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/029/485


1871
Oldbury
Samuel Rathbone 46
Ann Rathbone 47
Hannah Rathbone 17
Samuel Rathbone 11
Mary Jane Rathbone 9
William Jas Rathbone 7
John Robert Rathbone 5
George Henry Rathbone 2

Robert Shaw born France and brother of George Shaw married an Ann Rathbone in 1870 St.Thomas

1871 Census 14 Junction Street Oldbury West Bromwich Staffs.
Robert Shaw Head 26 Labourer in Iron Works born France
Ann Shaw wife 24 born Northwich Cheshire
Robert Shaw son 2weeks born Oldbury Worcs.

1881 Census Back Stone Street Oldbury West Bromwich Worcs.
Robert Shaw Head 36 Labourer born France B.S.
Annie Shaw wife 34 born Cheshire
Robert Shaw son 10 born Oldbury Worcs.
Thomas Shaw son 8 born West Bromwich Staffs.
William Shaw son 5 born Bilston Staffs.

1891 Census 9a Exchange Street Oldbury West Bromwich Staffs.
Robert Shaw Head 45 Labourer born Rouen France B.S.
Annie Shaw wife 43 born Northwich Cheshire
Robert Shaw son 21 born Oldbury Worcs.
Thomas Shaw son 18 born West Bromwich Staffs.
William Shaw son 15 born Bilston Staffs.

1901 Census 9a Exchange Street Oldbury West Bromwich Staffs.
Robert Shaw Head 58 born France B.S. (Chronic Bronchitis)
Annie Shaw wife 54 born Cheshire

Two Amendments
1861 Census Windmill End Dudley Worcs.
Robert Shaw Head 57 Excavator born Northamptonshire
Mary Shaw wife 47 born Buckingham ?
William Robert Shaw son 16 Cokeman born France
George Robert Shaw son 14 Brickmaker born Staffs.
Sarah Robert Shaw dau 12 born Great Bridge Staffs.

1891 Census 45 Cross Street Smethwick Harborne Kings Norton Staffs.
Robert Shaw Head 58 born France B.S. ( Chronic Bronchitis)
Annie Shaw wife 54 Laundry Woman born Cheshire

22 Sep 1872 St Thomas Dudley
John EDWARDS 24 B Labourer Dudley Father John Edwards Labourer
Hannah RATHBONE 22 S Dudley Father Samuel Rathbone Labourer
After Banns The X Of Both
Wit; Eliza Taylor X / Seth Taylor X

Thanks RF

and This Look up by RF
Proves that George Shaw marriage to Louisa Massey should be George Shaw to Louisa Mercer/Mercy ( note family used Mercy until 1851 and Mercer afterwards.
Massey in Archives for wedding is wrong

25 Sep 1870
Robert SHAW 25 B Labourer Dudley Father Robert Shaw Labourer
Ann RATHBONE 24 S Dudley Father Samuel Rathbone Groom
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; Louisa Mercy X / George Shaw

Have Added all the Shaw and Mercer details but not followed up Rathbone families

Ok to archive this thread then mumbles?

Need to follow up Rathbone connections NL

do you want to open new thread for RAthbone and copy info applicable into that?

Posted new Thread NL