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Have come across an
Ann Matilda Adams
christened on 25 October 1818, Worcester, England to
Parents: John Adams (1771 - 3 July 1857) and Nancy ? (1772 - 11 February 1857) and is a sister to
Dorcas Adams
b 1813 at Rowley, Staffordshire, England
Married to Samuel Oakley on 1 January 1836 at Clent
Died: March 1893 at Basford, Staffs
and is also a sister to
Jabez Adams B abt 1815 at Rowley, Staffordshire, England
Married to Nancy Billingham (B: 1820, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England - Died: 5 January 1897 at The Bulls Head, Overend, HalesOwen, Staffordshire) on 3 February 1839 at St. Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England.
Died: 30 December 1883 at The Bulls Head, Cradley, Worcestershire, England

Info on Ann Matilda Adams' christening: -

Indexing project (batch) no: C00892-7
System origin: England-EASy
Source Film no: 350494
Ref no: p47, hash373

Citing this Record: -

"England, Births and Christenings, 1538 - 1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JS6D-VMX : accessed 10 Feb 2013), John Adams in entry for Ann Matilda Adams, 25 Oct 1818; citing Worcester, England, reference p 47, hash373; FHL microfilm 350494.

Church Websites

Have also come across 1851 Census: -

John Adams, Occ: Seedsman & Nancy Adams, residence at The Hill, Blackheath, Halesowen, Worcs in 1851.

Also have death cards: -

Nancy Adams aged 84 11th February 1857 buried at Rowley Church
John Adams aged 85 3rd July 1857 buried at Rowley Church

James Adams of Gorsty Hill, aged 87 29th June 1880 buried at St Paul's, Blackheath

Nancy Adams of The Bulls Head, Overend road, Cradley, aged 76 5th January 1897 buried at St Luke's church, Cradley Heath

John Adams aged 77 6th July 1921 buried at St. Peter's church, Cradley.

Jabez and Nancy Adams (nee Billingham)'s children: -

Adah - born on Thursday, 3rd December 1839 at 11 am. She married ? Fiddian.
Zillah - born on Thursday, 25th February 1842 at 12 pm. She married Moses Hipkiss.
John Billingham Adams - born on Tuesday 2nd January 1844 at 7.30 am. He married Emma Cox.
Thomas - born on Monday 24th November 1845 at 4 am.
William - born on Monday 4th October 1847 at 9.30 am and died on 12th October at 9.30 am.
Phoebe Emila - born on Friday 22nd September 1848 at 1.30 am. She married Joseph Foulkes
Philip Henry - born on Thursday 19th September 1850 at 10 pm.
William Edwin - born on ? 4th August 1852 at 7.20 pm.
Myra - born on Monday, 5th December 1853 at 2 am. She married James MacWhister/MacWhirter?
James Adam - born on Saturday, 15th December 1855 at 1 pm.
Flora - born on Monday, 5th July 1858 at 3 am. She married ? Dickenson.
Alma - born on Wednesday 7th August 1866 at 9 pm.
Albert - born on ? 1st January 1864 and died on 21st May 1866.

Grandchildren: -

Lotty Adams - Fiddian, Elizabeth Fiddian, Ada Annie Fiddian, Adelaide Fiddian, Martha Fiddian, Richard Fiddian.

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Wondering if someone on here could update http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... #moreinfo_ with more members and info that I've come across?

Seeing that birth certificates and Census records were not around prior to 1837, could do with advice on how to research/find ancestors of Jabez Adams? They are a direct line on my Dad's side and I'm not having much luck. Just wondering how would we be able to trace our ancestors prior to 1837, if we didn't know where to look?

Hi Waltzer before Civil Registration you need to search Parish Records, which in the Adams case could be one of many Cradley or Cradley Heath, even Old Swinford, Halesowen and or Clent. A lot of these Records have been lost over time, Cradley also had 3 Methodist, a Baptist and a Presbyterian Chapel, can be very time consuming. I found a Christening at Cradley St Peters 14.9.1820 Thomas son of John and Nancy Adams Colley Lane Nailer. The Christening for Ann Matlida 1818 says daughter of John and Nancy Nailer of Cradley. Will see if there are anymore details. Linell.

Waltzer7 wrote:Wondering if someone on here could update http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... #moreinfo_ with more members and info that I've come across?

Seeing that birth certificates and Census records were not around prior to 1837, could do with advice on how to research/find ancestors of Jabez Adams? They are a direct line on my Dad's side and I'm not having much luck. Just wondering how would we be able to trace our ancestors prior to 1837, if we didn't know where to look?

I will add in that bapt that Linell found and verified.
We can't just add in stuff it has to be checked by whoever is adding in and only if they have time
have added some to Bcc and connected up

As Linell says case of searching the parish regis.

Many thanks for your advice, Linell & Northern Lass. Are the Parish registers online or do I need to visit churches in the area? Or would I be better off going to the Ancestry centre near the Black Country Museum for the day?

Jabez & Nancy Adams' children names are all written down in the old original family bible and I have scanned them. Would that be proof enough? Will have ago at uploading them on here.

Wow what amazing things to have!
It would still need to be checked... But is a good thing to go from. Some things are family lore and not always true to fact.
Jo

Waltzer would think Jabez is also a son of John and Nancy. Brother to Thomas and Ann Matilda. Don't know for sure, but it looks like it.

I will start a thread for Adah Adams and add that to BCC...
Jo

I will move this to brickwalls so if anyone has time to check and verify and add then can be added.



Suggest maybe finding all the kids of John and nancy
and the marriage of JOhn and Nancy the wits may be sibs of JOhn or nancy.

The Dudley Archives has lots of the parish registers that is the one near the BCLMuseum.

Northern Lass wrote:I will move this to brickwalls so if anyone has time to check and verify and add then can be added.



Suggest maybe finding all the kids of John and nancy
and the marriage of JOhn and Nancy the wits may be sibs of JOhn or nancy.

The Dudley Archives has lots of the parish registers that is the one near the BCLMuseum.

Many thanks for providing the name: The Dudley Archives. I will book a day there.