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Can anyone find marriage of Mary Ann Bunce to Richard Cowley
I think it should be Richard Coley

1881 Census Cross Row Single Houses Brookside Durham
Richard Cowley Head Coal Miner 45
Mary Ann Cowley wife 35
David Cowley son 13 Driver in Pit Coal Miner
John Thomas Cowley son 9 Scholar
John Bunce father.in.law Coal Miner Out of Employment
Hannah Bunce mother.in.law 57
Margaret Bunce sister in Law 13
All born Dudley Worcs.

Children born in Dudley area, but I have not found a marriage.

Births Jun 1866.
COLEY David. Dudley. 6c. 150.

Births Mar 1872.
COLEY John Thomas. Dudley. 6c. 132.

Mary Bunce with parents in 1861,

1861. Dudley.
John Bunce 38. Furnace labourer.
Hannah Bunce 37.
Susanah Bunce 16.
Mary A Bunce 15.
Ester Bunce 13.
Edwad Bunce 10.
David Bunce 7.
Eliza Bunce 5.
Ann M Bunce 3.
Emma Bunce 5/12.
All born Dudley.

1871. Dudley.
John Bunce 47. Labourer.
Hannah Bunce 47.
Edward Bunce 21.
David Bunce 17.
Eliza Bunce 15.
Maria Bunce 13.
John Bunce 6.
Margaret Bunce 3.
All born Dudley.

But Its still Richard Cowley in 1891 and 1901,

1891. Ferry Fryston, St Andrews, New Fryston, Yorkshire.
Edward D Bunce 23.
Hannah Bunce 24. Morton, Staffordshire.
Richard Cowley 55. Father.
Mary A Cowley 45. Mother.
John T Cowley 19. Brother.

Others born Dudley.

1901. Fryston, Yorkshire.
John Cowley 29. Dudley.
Mary Cowley 27. Burslem.
Harold Cowley 1/12. Fryston, Yorkshire.
Elizabeth Cowley 4. Fryston, Yorkshire.
Richard Cowley 65. Father. Dudley.

Thanks Jimmy
I have found a related Coley family who kept changing name back and forth from Coley to Cowley and Cawley

1911. 37 Heald St Castleford, Yorkshire.
John Cowley 38. Dudley.
Mary Cowley 36. Burslem. married 16 years.
Elizabeth Cowley 14. Fryston, Yorkshire.
Harold Cowley 10. Fryston, Yorkshire.
John Cowley 3. Castleford, Yorkshire.
Fred Cowley 1. Castleford, Yorkshire.

Possible marriage,

Marriages Jun 1895.
Cowley John Thomas. Pontefract. 9c. 180.
Griffin Mary. Pontefract. 9c. 180.

Have found John Bunce in other Census Records and added to bcc

http://www.bcconnections.tribalpages.co ... =294583239

Jimmy noted

1891. Ferry Fryston, St Andrews, New Fryston, Yorkshire.
Edward D Bunce 23.
Hannah Bunce 24. Morton, Staffordshire.
Richard Cowley 55. Father.
Mary A Cowley 45. Mother.
John T Cowley 19. Brother.

Marriage of Edward David Bunce is a little weird
Marriage Swinton near Rotherham 26/5/1889
Edward David Bunce 21 father Richard Bunce
Hannah Wilson 22 father Absolom John Wilson

Richard Bunce is probably Richard Coley/Cowley and Edward David Bunce was born before his parents marriage

Edward David Bunce is quite a character he lied about age in WW1 and joined up aged 48 and said he was 38

Marriage of Edward David Bunce is mixed up
Marriage Swinton near Rotherham 26/5/1889
Edward David Bunce 21 father Richard Bunce
Hannah Wilson 22 father Absolom John Wilson

Richard Bunce is probably Richard Coley/Cowley and Edward David Bunce was born before his parents marriage

1891 Census Oxford Street Ferry Fryston St Andrews New Fryston Yorkshire.
Edward D Bunce Head 23 Coal Miner
Hannah Bunce wife 24 born Moreton Staffordshire
Richard Cowley Father 55 Coal Miner
Mary A Cowley Mother 45
John T Cowley Brother 19 Coal Miner
Rest born Dudley Staffs..

1901 Census 9 Broomside Bainbridge Street or Chapel Street Broomside Lane Belmont Durham
David Bunce Head 32 Coal Miner Hewer born Holly Hall Staffs.
Hannah Bunce wife 34 born Wharton Warks.
John Thomas Bunce son 9 born Fryston Yorks.
Edward David Bunce son 1 born Broomside Durham

1911 Census 99 Broomside Lane Belmont Durham
Edward David Bunce Head 42 Coal Hewer born Dudley Hall Staffs.
Hannah Bunce wife 44 born Polesworth Warks.
Married 21 years,7 children,4 living
John Thomas Bunce son 19 Putter or Hewer born Fryston Yorks.
Edward David Bunce son 11
William Edward Bunce son 9
George Henry Bunce son 6
Rest born Belmont Durham

WW1 Records Attested as David Bunce 15/1/1915 aged 38 years 1 mth. (lied about age as 48) Wife Hannah Wilson children William, Edward David and George Henry Bunce of 99 Broomside Lane Durham joined Tyneside Irish and transferred to Tank Corps before discharge on 16/1/1919 age noted as 42 ( actually 52) and same address but 6 children

Part details of missing marriage
27/12/1869 St. James Lower Gornal
Richard Colley wid Father Richard Colley
Marianne Bunce father John Bunce

Different surname spelling again

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1869

BUNCE Marianne COLLEY Richard Lower Gornal, St James Dudley Register Office 215/003/65

Sorry repeating you I hadn't gone down enough!

are you still working on this one mumbles?

Finished with Bunce and working on Colley but archive this thread