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This William Christian

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=375062

and this Henry Christian

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=375062

I think could be brothers, purely going on the fact that their occupations are Soap Boilers.

Can anybody find any baptisms for them please as I can't see anything to tie them together.

Another thing, as they are both soap boilers would they have been working for a company? If so, where in the Black Country? I did wonder if they had anything to do with the Lever Brothers of Port Sunlight on the Wirral, but probably too soon.

You could connect up to

Unknown Christian both William and Henry and add a note to both wm and henrys notes
saying that you have connected up but need more proof that they are bros and if anyone has more info pls contact you via Bcc
and that it is a wip

William Christian was buried at All Saints, Sedgley - died 19 Jan 1880

His wife Phoebe also there, died 1 April 1843

And their daughter Catherine, wife of Samuel Caddick, died 18 October 1908, aged 86.

Samuel Caddick died 12 May 1896

Thanks NL will do that.

sp1 - Does this family connect to you? I can't find any burials on FreeREG for the names you mention in All Saints, Sedgley. The burials are pretty well covered for those years, but of course there could be some years that haven't been transcribed yet.

Forget the above sp1, just found it on Ancestry Find A Grave. They were buried at St Chad's and All Saints R.C. Sedgley

BC Wench wrote:Thanks NL will do that.

sp1 - Does this family connect to you? I can't find any burials on FreeREG for the names you mention in All Saints, Sedgley. The burials are pretty well covered for those years, but of course there could be some years that haven't been transcribed yet.

Forget the above sp1, just found it on Ancestry Find A Grave. They were buried at St Chad's and All Saints R.C. Sedgley

Oops, sorry- that's where I found it - missed the St Chads bit!

Edit - isn't Christian an Isle of Man surname- wonder if they (or their father) came from there ?

Entered all on BCC. Thanks very much both. Just seen that someone on Ancestry has them as brothers, sons of James & Sarah Christian, but no source on how they are connected.

Completed with thanks.

BC Wench wrote:This William Christian

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=375062

and this Henry Christian

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=375062

I think could be brothers, purely going on the fact that their occupations are Soap Boilers.

Can anybody find any baptisms for them please as I can't see anything to tie them together.

Another thing, as they are both soap boilers would they have been working for a company? If so, where in the Black Country? I did wonder if they had anything to do with the Lever Brothers of Port Sunlight on the Wirral, but probably too soon.

Hi Barb

Have this in my family

Martha Barklam

1861 : Aged 20 - Living in Sandwell Road, West Bromwich - Servant in the home of Robert Hudson (Washing Powder Manufacturer) and family - 1861 P4

**Robert Hudson invented the first "Dry Soap" in West Bromwich n 1837, The company was later taken over by Lever Brothers in 1908** I have an advert somewhere - will look it out xx