My interest in BCC arises because of my daughter-in-law, who is a FOWKES. Rosannah is her great(x3) grandmother.
Details of Rosannah’s birth are: GRO B/1844/DEC/Dudley/18/283 - Rosannah WESTWOOD Mother BAITEY
Certificate: B/1844/Dudley Union/Rowley Regis/Stafford/No. 32 - reg 24/12/1844
Birth on Twentysecond of December 1844 at Old Hill of Rosannah, daughter of Thomas WESTWOOD and Elizabeth WESTWOOD formerly BAITEY. Father's occupation: Collier. Informant: The mark(X) of Thomas Westwood, Father, Old Hill.
Rosannah married Edward SMITH in 1866: GRO M/1866/MAR/Dudley/6C/102
Certificate (PDF from GRO as part of the Pilot Scheme in 2017): M/1866/Dudley/Parish Church Dudley/No. 190
Marriage on 25th March 1866 of Edward SMITH, age 19, Bachelor, a Labourer of Dudley and Roseanna WESTWOOD, age 21, Spinster of Dudley.
Fathers: John SMITH Dead a Carter and Thomas WESTWOOD Dead a Miner.
Witnesses: Joseph HOMER and Maria HOMER. Note: Groom, Bride and witnesses all Mark(X).
The witness Maria HOMER appears to be Rosannah’s sister Maria WESTWOOD (b1846) who married Joseph HOMER in 1865, see FreeBMD M/1865/DEC/Dudley/6c/91.
Edward and Rosannah had 7 children:
John SMITH (1869- )
Joseph Edward SMITH (1871- )
Eliza Jane SMITH (1876-1965)
Elijah SMITH (1880- )
Nancy SMITH (1883- )
Louisa SMITH (1886- )
James SMITH (1888- )
Details for Eliza Jane are: GRO Births: SMITH, ELIZA JANE Mother: WESTWOOD GRO Reference: 1876 D Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 22.
Certificate: 1876/Births/Dudley/Rowley Regis/No 407/Reg 6/12/1876
Birth on 6th November 1876 at Providence Street Rowley Regis of Eliza Jane, Girl, dau of Edward SMITH and Rosannah SMITH formerly WESTWOOD; father a Bricklayer's Labourer.
Informant: Rosannah Smith, Mother, of Providence Street, Rowley Regis (Mark X)
In my records this is the Eliza Jane SMITH who, on 20th May 1900, marries Edward CARTWRIGHT (b.1875) See BCC. A witness at the wedding is Elijah SMITH.
ARC...BCC Connections to Rosannah WESTWOOD (b.1844)
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Re: BCC Connections to Rosannah WESTWOOD (b.1844)
If this is completed I will archive.