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I have burial details of the following...

Burial in the parish of Blackheath, Worc
June 3 1933
Lilian Amy Audrey Marshall age 31 yrs of Culmore Road

Marriages Sep 1920
Brookes Lilian A A Marshall W.Bromwich 6b 2407
Capener Leonard Preen W.Bromwich 6b 2407
Marshall George W Brookes W.Bromwich 6b 2407
Preen Lilian G Capener W.Bromwich 6b 2407

Here's Lilian with her parents...

1911: 59 New England, Long Lane Nr Halesowen
Samuel Brookes 37 Head Bricklayer Rowley Regis marr 15 yrs
Annie Brookes 35 Wife Old Hill - children 6 - 5 still living - 1 has died
Joseph Brookes 14 Son Old Hill
Lilian Amy Audrey Brookes 9 Dau Old Hill
Florrie Brookes 7 Dau Old Hill
Ernest Brookes 4 Son Hagley
Winnie Brookes 2 Dau Halesowen
(crossed out and not transcribed)
Wilfred Brookes Son Dead Old Hill

Can we find a marriage for Samuel and Annie?

1911 census says married 15 years,

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1896.
BROOKS Samuel. HACKETT Annie. Cradley Heath, St Luke. Sandwell Register Office 20/3/71.

1901. Upton Street, Rowley Regis.
Samuel Brooks 27. Brick layer. Rowley Regis.
Annie Brooks 25. Old Hill.

Jimmy wrote:1911 census says married 15 years,

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1896.
BROOKS Samuel. HACKETT Annie. Cradley Heath, St Luke. Sandwell Register Office 20/3/71.

2 in different places,

Worcestershire.
Place Cradley Heath.
Church name St Luke.
Register type Parish Register.
Register entry number 71.
Marriage date 9 Feb 1896.
Groom forename Samuel
Groom surname BROOKS.
Groom age 22.
Groom condition bachelor.
Groom abode Rowley Regis.
Groom occupation builder.
Bride forename Annie
Bride surname HACKETT.
Bride age 20.
Bride condition spinster.
Bride abode Reddal Hill Road.
Groom father forename Joseph
Groom father surname BROOKS.
Groom father occupation nail maker.
Bride father forename Joseph
Bride father surname HACKETT.
Bride father occupation broker.
Witness1 forename Samuel
Witness1 surname BROOKES.
Witness2 forename Edith
Witness2 surname HOMER .

Staffordshire.
Place Rowley Regis.
Church name St Luke (Reddal Hill).
Register type Transcript.
Register entry number 71.
Marriage date 9 Feb 1896.
Groom forename Samuel
Groom surname BROOKS.
Groom age 22.
Groom condition bachelor.
Groom abode Rowley Regis.
Groom occupation builder.
Bride forename Annie
Bride surname HACKETT.
Bride age 20.
Bride condition spinster.
Bride abode Reddal Hill Road.
Groom father forename Joseph
Groom father surname BROOKS.
Groom father occupation nail maker.
Bride father forename Joseph
Bride father surname HACKETT.
Bride father occupation broker.
Witness1 forename Samuel
Witness1 surname BROOKES.
Witness2 forename Edith
Witness2 surname HOMER.

Son Joseph Brookes.

1901. Dudley Road,
Joseph Hackett 53. Retiered pawn Broker.
Eliza Hackett 50. Netherton.
Joseph W Hackett 22. Son.
Lilian A Hackett 15. Dau.
Joseph Brooks 4. Grand son. Old Hill.

Others born Old Hill.

There is a Joseph Hackett on BCC that fits,

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=367712

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1874.
HACKETT Joseph. HARRIS Eliza. Dudley, St Edmund. Dudley Register Office. 201/006/4.

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1875.
HACKETT Joseph. DARBY Eliza. Dudley, St Edmund. Dudley Register Office. 201/006/128.

Death Dec 1907
Hackett Joseph 59 Bromsgrove 6c 203

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
HACKETT Joseph of Station Road, Hagley, Worc died 26 October 1907
Probate to Stephen Harris grocer and Joseph Lewis Purnell clothier
Effects £5169 0s 5d

So it looks like this is the correct marriage ...

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1874.
HACKETT Joseph. HARRIS Eliza. Dudley, St Edmund. Dudley Register Office. 201/006/4.

Joseph Hackett & Eliza Harris? - http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=368495

Samuel Brookes and Annie Hackett - http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=368494

Lilian Amy Audrey Brookes - http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=368494

The above Stephen Harris is the brother of Eliza...

1861: Lomey Town, Rowley Regis
Stephen Harris 48 Head Nailor Kingswinford, Staffs
Rosanah Harris 48 Wife
Benjamin Harris 24 Son Unm Nailor
Elizabeth Harris 19 Dau Unm Nailor
Stephen Harris 15 Son Carter
Richard Harris 13 Son Nailor
Eliza Harris 9 Dau
(others born Cradley, Worc)

20 Oct 1874
Joseph HACKETT 26 B Pawnbroker Dudley Father Joseph Hackett Nailer
Eliza HARRIS 23 S Dudley Father Stephen Harris Machine Man
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; John Palmer / Eliza Palmer

28 Nov 1875
Joseph HACKETT 19 B Collier Dudley Father Levi Hackett Boiler Maker?
Eliza DARBY 20 S Dudley Father William Darby Furnace Labourer
After Banns Joseph Signed The X Of Eliza
Wit; Dixon James Parsons / Sarah Ann Attwood X

Thanks for those RF

Will sort out and add this evening

rockyfowler wrote:20 Oct 1874
Joseph HACKETT 26 B Pawnbroker Dudley Father Joseph Hackett Nailer
Eliza HARRIS 23 S Dudley Father Stephen Harris Machine Man
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; John Palmer / Eliza Palmer

Eliza's parents

Freereg...

Register type Unspecified
Register entry number 349
Marriage 09 Aug 1835 St Thomas, Dudley
Stephen HARRIS bachelor Dudley
Rosannah HOMER spinster Dudley
Witness1: Louisa HARRIS
Witness2: John HARRIS
Notes By Banns-Groom Bride & witnesses signed

Rosannah is already on BCC - http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=368826

connecting up...