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Joanna Parkes & Walter Downes

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:50 pm
by BC Wench
Joannah Parkes who is here on BCC

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=395554

Is the daughter of James & Ellen/Eleanor (Careless) Parkes NOT Joseph & Maria (Bourne) Parkes.

Joanna Parkes the daughter of Joseph & Maria married William Cutler

Marriage: 29 October 1876 St Giles, Rowley Regis (FreeREG)
William Cutler, 22, B, Boat Man, Old Hill, William Cutler, Boatman
Joanna Parkes, 23, S, Old Hill, Joseph Parkes, Labourer
Wit: Thomas Cutler, Hannah Parkes
The bride & both witnesses signed with X

Again, could somebody re-connect for me please and I will add info I have when I can get onto BCC.

Re: Joanna Parkes & Walter Downes

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 9:02 am
by Northern Lass
right sorting this one now.... :wink:

Re: Joanna Parkes & Walter Downes

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 9:15 am
by Northern Lass
PARKES, JOANNAH BURNS
GRO Reference: 1853 M Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 3

so that is the bourne/Burns one

where is the other Johannah

any later census pls for James and Ellen parents and Johannah is she regis as Hannah?

Re: Joanna Parkes & Walter Downes

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 10:44 am
by Jimmy
1881. Simms Lane, Dudley.
C.R. Jones 53. Birmingham.
George Jones 19.
Samuel Jones 12.
Emma Jones 10.
Walter Downs 33. Lodger.
Hannah Downs 29. Wife. Rowley.
Ellen Downs 5. Dau.
Ann Downs 3. Dau.
Sarah Downs 5. Dau.

Others born Netherton.

Re: Joanna Parkes & Walter Downes

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 10:57 am
by BC Wench
This is Joanna Parkes who married Walter Down(e)s. Her parents are James Parkes & Eleanor(Ellen) Careless, who are on another thread which I have put on the forum here viewtopic.php?f=29&t=20621

This is Joanna's baptism
Baptism: 8 February 1852 St Thomas, Dudley
Joanna (Born 12 Nov 1851) - Parents: James & Ellen Parkes - Darbey Hand - Father's occ: Furnace Man

Marriage: 16 March 1873 St James, Dudley (Looked up by RF)
Walter DOWNES 23 B Miner Dudley Father Edward Downes Miner
Johanna PARKES 21 S Dudley Father James Parkes Miner
After Banns The X Of Both
Wit; John Butcher X/ Sarah Butcher X

1881 Census - Simms Lane, Dudley
Walter Downs - Lodger.Mar - 33 - Coal Miner - Netherton
Hannah Downs - Wife - 29 - Rowley
Ellen Downs - Dau - 5 - Dudley
Ann Downs - Dau - 3 - Netherton
Sarah Downs - Dau - 5mths - Netherton

1891 Census - 47 High Street, Netherton, Dudley
Walter Dawns - Head.Mar - 42 - Fish Painter? - Dudley
Sushannah/Joanna Dawns - Wife - 40 - Nailer - Dudley
Ellen Dawns - Dau - 15 - Dudley
Ann Dawns - Dau - 13 - Dudley
Sarah Dawns - Dau - 10 - Dudley
John H Dawns - Son - 7 - Dudley

Burial: 19 March 1899 St Andrew, Netherton
Walter Downes - Abode: 43 Dudley Road - Age: 49yrs

1901 Census - 43 Dudley Road, Rowley Regis
Johanna Downes - Head.Wid - 49 - Laundress - Dudley
John Downes - Son.S - 17 - Labourer at Pottery - Dudley
Sarah Downes - Dau.S - 20 - Brickmaker - Dudley
Thomas Wesson - Lodger.Wid - 70 - Coal Miner - Rowley Regis

1911 Census - 38 New Cross Street, Tipton
Joseph Henry Hadley - Head.Mar - 30 - Collier Coal Miner Hewer - Netherton
Sarah Hadley - Wife - 29 - Netherton Married 9 years 2 children both living
Lily Elizabeth Hadley - Dau 8 - Dudley Port
Joseph Henry Hadley - Son - 5mths - Tipton
George Henry Clarke - Boarder.Wid - 32 - Colliery - Coseley (this family of Clarkes are crossed out)
Mary Clarke - Boarder's Dau - 11 - Coseley
May Clarke - Boarder's Dau - 8 - Coseley
Johannah Downs - Mother.Wid - 61 Windmill End 5 Children 4 Living 1 Died
John Henry Downs- Brother.Wid - 28 - Collier Miner Hewer - Netherton
Ethel Downs - Brother's Dau - 4 - Springfield

Re: Joanna Parkes & Walter Downes

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 10:57 am
by Jimmy
1871. St Johns Street, Dudley.
James Parkes 46. Labourer.
Ellen Parkes 43.
Hannah Parkes 19.
John Parkes 17.
Phoebe Parkes 14.
Benjamin Parkes 12. Rowley Regis.
James Parkes 10.
Ellen Parkes 7.
Ann Parkes 5.
William Parkes 11 Months.

Others born Dudley.

Re: Joanna Parkes & Walter Downes

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:10 am
by Jimmy
1861. St Johns Street, Dudley.
James Parkes 34. Furnace Labourer.
Ellen Parkes 34.
Johanah Parkes 9.
John Henry Parkes 7. Rowley.
Phebe Parkes 5. Rowley.
Henry Parkes 4. Rowley.
James Parkes 1.

Others born Dudley.

Re: Joanna Parkes & Walter Downes

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:17 am
by BC Wench
Thanks for that Jimmy, but I've already put info on the other thread about Joanna's parents here

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=20621

Re: Joanna Parkes & Walter Downes

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:25 am
by Jimmy
Northern Lass wrote:PARKES, JOANNAH BURNS
GRO Reference: 1853 M Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 3

so that is the bourne/Burns one

where is the other Johannah

any later census pls for James and Ellen parents and Johannah is she regis as Hannah?


On BCC,

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=395602

Re: Joanna Parkes & Walter Downes

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:07 pm
by Jimmy
PARKES, JOANNA. CARELESS Order
GRO Reference: 1851. D. Quarter in DUDLEY. Volume 18. Page 275.

Re: Joanna Parkes & Walter Downes

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:13 pm
by Jimmy
Worcestershire.
Place (link for place information) Dudley.
Church name St Thomas.
Register type Unspecified.
Register entry number 396.
Baptism date 08 Feb 1852.
Birth date 12 Nov 1851.
Person forename Joanna
Person sex F.
Person abode Darbey Hand.
Father forename James
Father surname PARKES.
Father occupation Labourer.
Mother forename Ellen.

Re: Joanna Parkes & Walter Downes

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:49 am
by Northern Lass
completed with thanks :grin: