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This is her marriage (confirmed)

1 June 1873 St Thomas Dudley

Thomas Westwood X 21 Bachelor Miner Living Dudley Father Caleb Westwood(Dec)Miner
Mary Matthews X 18 Spinster Living Dudley Father John Matthews (Dec) Miner
Witness
John Matthews X/ Hannah Matthews X

Looking for her with parents pre-marriage

1861: Blackheath, R/Regis, Staffs
John Matthews 45 Head Coalminer Tipton
Mary Matthews 40 Wife R/Regis
Ann Matthews 21 Dau U
William Matthews 15 Son
Joseph Matthews 12 Son
Mary Matthews 5 Dau
John Matthews 3 Son
others born R/Regis

1851: Peartree St, R/Regis
John Matthews 34 Head Miner Lidagate, Staffs
Mary Matthews 30 Wife
Ann Matthews 4 Dau
Elizabeth Matthews 8 Dau
William Matthews 5 Son
Joseph Matthews 2 Son
others born R/Regis

1841: Peartree St, R/Regis
John Matthews 20 Coal Miner (y)
Mary Matthews 20 (y)
Ann Matthews 2 (y)

Poss Marriage 1838
MATTHEWS John TIBBETTS Mary Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/001/444

Have requested a look up

all added to connections ....here

and can now be archived pending look up please

Ok have done the look up for Mally
and been able to join 2 parts of the tree

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =575596508

so the Tibbetts now link to the Matthews which is great!

So can we find more on father for John Matthews and a mother for John

outside poss

JOHN MATHEWS
Christening: 08 MAY 1821 Bilston, Stafford,

Father: THOMAS MATHEWS
Mother: MARY


poss sister

MARY ANNE MATHEWS
Christening: 09 JAN 1825 Bilston, Stafford, England


Father: THOMAS MATHEWS
Mother: MARY

1881 70 Hackett St Rowley Regis, Stafford,

Mary MATHEWS W 61 Rowley Regis, Stafford, Nailer
David MATHEWS 17 Rowley Regis, Stafford, Coal Miner



same house

1881 70 Hackett St Rowley Regis, Stafford

Thomas WESTWOOD 29 Rowley Regis, Stafford, Coal Miner
Mary WESTWOOD 25 Rowley Regis, Stafford, Nailer
Joseph WESTWOOD 7 Rowley Regis, Stafford, Scholar
Caleb WESTWOOD 3 Rowley Regis, Stafford, Scholar
John Thomas WESTWOOD 1 Rowley Regis, Stafford,


any one find the 1871 census for the above so we can link them please

Seems odd, but...
1871 Census
Hackett Street, Rowley Regis,
James Rutter, head, 58, Slate Maker, Thaslebury(?) Worc
Mary, wife, 50, Nail Maker, Rowley
Mary Mathews, step daur, 15, Nail Maker, Rowley
John, son, step son, 12, Miner, Rowley
David, step son, 7, Rowley

1861 Census
Mackheath, Rowley Regis

John Matthews, Head, 45, Coal Miner, Tipton
Mary, wife, 40, Rowley
Ann, daur, 21, Rowley
William, son, 15, Rowley
Joseph, son, 12, Rowley
Mary, daur, 5, Rowley
John, son, 3, Rowley

1851 Census
Peartree St, Rowley Regis,
John Matthews, head, 34, Miner, Staffordshire parish of ?
Mary, wife, 30, Rowley
Ann, daur, 11, Nail Maker, Rowley,
Elizabeth, daur, 8, Rowley
William, son, 5, Rowley
Joseph, son, 2, Rowley

West Midlands Marriage 1870.
RUTTER James, MATTHEWS Mary, Dudley, St James, Dudley Register Office, 202/006/14.

1841 Census
Pear Tree Street, Rowley Regis,
John Matthews, 20, Coal Miner
Mary, 20,
Ann, 2
All born County

here the marriage

MATTHEWS Mary RUTTER James 1870 Dudley, St James West Midlands Dudley Register Office 202/006/14

he poss died and she went back to kid father name ? put iton for lookup

not following this but to any admins involved on this or any of the other threads please
do add any relevant info to BCC cos shame to waste ought!