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This George Morris
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =345031440

wife Ann Elizabeth Willis is shown as Donkey Proprietor Clent Hills

1891 Census Sion Farm Chaddesley Corbett Kidderminster Worcs.
George Morris Head 52 Farmer
Ann Elizabeth Morris wife 48 Donkey Proprieter for Clent Hills born Brierley Hill Staffs.
Albert Morris son 20 Farm Labourer
James Rawlings servant 15 Farm Servant Deaf & Dumb
Rest born Clent Worcs.

Has anybody any further details of Clent Hills Donkeys ?

moving to Brickwalls

mumbles wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 10:10 pm This George Morris
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =345031440

wife Ann Elizabeth Willis is shown as Donkey Proprietor Clent Hills

1891 Census Sion Farm Chaddesley Corbett Kidderminster Worcs.
George Morris Head 52 Farmer
Ann Elizabeth Morris wife 48 Donkey Proprieter for Clent Hills born Brierley Hill Staffs.
Albert Morris son 20 Farm Labourer
James Rawlings servant 15 Farm Servant Deaf & Dumb
Rest born Clent Worcs.

Has anybody any further details of Clent Hills Donkeys ?

Ann Elizabeth Morris was probably better known as "Black Bess." She used to run pony and donkey rides from the stables at the back of the pub at Adams Hill, Clent and very well known to locals as far as Cradley where my parents, grandparents and ancestors lived. My friend and I used to ride on ponies from the stables in a hilly loop opposite the pub. The stables has sadly closed since early 2000s or towards the end of 1900s.

I will ask my Auntie if she remembers.

I know she was buried at St Leonard so this could be her: -

Anne Elizabeth Morris. Age: 84
Burial Date: 24 December 1925 at St Leonard's, Clent.
Abode: Yielding Tree Farm, Clent.

https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_recor ... ?locale=en

Is this George Morris already on BCC https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... ver=655984

I was looking up on the internet, see if I could find any photos or stories of Black Bess and found this video by Bev Pegg, which brings back happy memories for me, although there were no donkeys at the time for me during 1960s-1980s, only ponies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrJJYjbFjtk

kdwoodie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2024 3:13 pm Is this George Morris already on BCC https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... ver=655984

I'm not sure. I will try get to St Leonard's, Clent and look at their gravestones.

I looked the other week but just didn't post.

I do think it's the same person on BCC that kdw said.

From Find a Grave
St. Leonard's Churchyard, Clent

In loving memory of George Morris
Who died May 16th 1905
Aged 66 Years

Also Annie Elizabeth
His beloved wife
Who died Dec 20th 1925
Aged 84 Years

A few newspaper things about...

8th August 1914.
Charge against a Pony owner. At the Stourbridge Police Court, last week, Annie Elizabeth Morris, Adams Hill, Client, was charged with working a gelding whislst in an unfit state, at Client, on the 11th ult

20th June 1896
My father took my brothers and me to Client Hills, a pretty little place in Worcestershire, on Whit Monday. We enjoyed ourselves very much- There are donkeys to ride up and down the hills. I was very sorry for them because they were treated very cruelly. The boys driving them were beating them with thick sticks.

1911. Yeilding Tree Clent, Chaddesley Corbett.
Anne Elizibith Morris. Head. Widow. 68. Private means. Brierley Hill Staffs.
Albert Morris. Single. 40. Farmer. Clent Worcestershire.
James Rawling. Servant. Single. 34. Farmer. Clent Worcestershire.

Have connected up and added info https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =778610990

Black Bess is mentioned on http://www.clenthistory.org/wp-content/ ... erview.pdf

It also mentions her being buried at St Leonard's, Clent.

Hoping this works:-