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Here on BCC - http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=371440

1871: looks like - No 3, No 7 Park Street, Kingswinford
John Holden 26 Head Miner
Mary Ann Holden 30 Wife Herefordshire
Agnes Holden 3 Dau
Sarah Ann Holden 5 Months Dau
(others born Kingswinford)

Need to find a marriage for above

Death Mar 1876
HOLDEN John 31 Stourbridge 6c 139

Marriage 1877
BOWEN Joseph HOLDEN Mary A Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/033/459

There is this one,

Worcestershire.
Place Dudley.
Church name St Andrew (Netherton).
Register type Unspecified.
Register entry number.
Marriage date 17 May 1863.
Groom forename John
Groom surname HOLDEN.
Groom age Full age
Groom condition bachelor.
Groom parish Netherton.
Groom occupation Collier.
Bride forename Mary Ann
Bride surname DUNN.
Bride age Full age.
Bride condition spinster.
Bride parish Netherton.
Groom father forename William
Groom father surname HOLDEN.
Groom father occupation Collier.
Bride father forename Benjamin
Bride father surname DUNN.
Bride father occupation Bundler.
Witness John STRINGER.
Witness Charlotte HOLDEN.

And these 2,

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1861.
HOLDEN John. KING Mary A. Oldswinford, St Mary Dudley Register Office. 003/007/140.

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1866.
HOLDEN John. MOORE Mary A. Dudley, St Thomas. Dudley Register Office. 204/024/478.

1881. Bromley Lane, Kingswinford.
Joseph Bowen 57. Brightsmith.
Mary Bowen 40. Bromyard, Hereford.
Agnes Holden 13. Dau to wife.
William Holden 7. Son to wife.
James Holden 7. Son to wife.
Edwin Holden 5. Son to wife.
Laura Bowen 10. Dau.
John Bowen 3. Son.
David Bowen 1. Son.

Others born Kingswinford.

18 Nov 1866 St Thomas Dudley
John HOLDEN 21 B Miner Dudley Father John Holden Miner
Mary Ann MOORE 25 S Dudley Father John Moore Labourer
After Banns The X Of Both
Wit; Tobias Price X / Sarah Ann Holden X

22 Jan 1877 St Thomas Dudley
Joseph BOWEN 49 W Blacksmith Dudley Father Joseph Bowen (Dec)Labourer
Mary Ann HOLDEN 37 W Dudley Father John Moore Labourer
After Banns The X Of Both
Wit; George Moore X / Emma Beaman X

Thanks a lot RF

rockyfowler wrote:
22 Jan 1877 St Thomas Dudley
Joseph BOWEN 49 W Blacksmith Dudley Father Joseph Bowen (Dec)Labourer
Mary Ann HOLDEN 37 W Dudley Father John Moore Labourer
After Banns The X Of Both
Wit; George Moore X / Emma Beaman X

Here's Joseph with his first wife (already on)

1861: New Street, Kingswinford
Joseph Bowen 35 Head Blacksmith
Maria Bowen 33 Wife
Elizabeth Bowen 9 Dau
Joseph Bowen 5 Son
Jemima Bowen 8 mths Dau
(all born Kingswinford)

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=371945

Looks like the same Joseph with his second wife...

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=371946

Needs to be connected up but I don't want to mess it up

Will sticky this

and either Jo or I when we get a min will go thru it

Ok

Going thru this now