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174 29 Jun 1868 St Thomas Dudley
Samuel FIRKIN 23 B Holloware Turner Dudley Father Eli Firkin Holloware Turner
Mary SHAW 21 S Dudley Father Thomas Shaw Coach Spring Maker
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; Eliza Firkin / Charles Shaw

1881. 172, Hill Top, West Bromwich.
Samuel Firkin. 36. Coach axle turner (mkr). West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Mary Firkin. 33. Confectioner. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Samuel Firkin. Son. 11. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Florence M Firkin. Daughter. 3. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Louise Butler. Servant. Single. 18. Serv (dom). West Bromwich, Staffordshire.

Death,
FIRKIN, SAMUEL 47.
GRO Reference: 1893 J Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 499.

1901. 25, Carters Green, West Bromwich.
Mary Firkin. Widow. 53. Pork pie manufacturer. Staffordshire.
Florence M Firkin. Daughter. Single. 23. Pork pie assistant. Staffordshire.
Hannah M Thickett. Aunt. Widow. 44. Pork pie assistant. Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
Alice Beasley. Servant. 14. Servant (domestic). Tipton, Staffordshire.

West Bromwich Heath Lane Cemetery.
Burial date 30 Apr 1901.
Mary FIRKIN.
Person age 53.
Burial person abode Carters Green.

1861. 2, High Road, West Bromwich.
Thomas Shaw. 34. Coach spring maker. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Ann Shaw. 35. Coach spring maker wife. Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
Mary Shaw. Daughter. 13. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Charles Shaw. Son. 10. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Thomas Shaw. Son. 7. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Hannah Shaw. Daughter. 5. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Ann H Shaw. Daughter. 2. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
John Shaw. Son. 0. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Harriet Simmonds. Servant. Unmarried. 18. House servant. Shropshire.

FMP.

Thomas Shaw.
Ann Pittaway.
Name note -
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973.
Marriage date 22 Mar 1847.
Marriage place Aston Juxta Birmingham.
Subcategory Parish Marriages.
County Warwickshire.

SHAW, MARY PITTAWAY.
GRO Reference: 1848 M Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 18 Page 628.

Daughter Florence married and continued the business.

West Bromwich St Philip.
Marriage date 13 Jan 1902.
William James CAVILL. 25. bachelor. Confectioner. 97 High St. James CAVILL. Game Keeper (deceased)
Florence Maria FIRKIN. 24. spinster. 25 Carters Green. Samuel FIRKIN. Axletree Maker (deceased).
Witness 1 Samuel FIRKIN.
Witness 2 Blanche Victoria SHAW..

1911. 25 Carters Green West Bromwich.
William James Cavill. 34. Pork pie manufacturer. Selworthy. Mincham. Somerset.
Florence Cavill. 33. West Bromwich, Staffs.
Ellen Lloyd. Assistant . Single. 27. Assisting in the business. Wolverhampton, Staffs.
Elsie Bunce. Servant. Single. 18. Domestic servant. Bilston., Staffs.
Harold Cavill. Son. Male. 7. West Bromwich. Staffs.

Death,
CAVILL, WILLIAM JAMES 35
GRO Reference: 1911 D Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 951.

Florence remarried.West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1917
CAVILL Florence M. BUNN Watson. 1917. West Bromwich, St Andrew. Sandwell Register Office. 26/04/378.

1921. 45 Lombard Street, West Bromwich.
Watson Bunn. 55. Licensed Victualler. Own Account. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Florence Maria Bunn. 44. Retired. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Harold James Cavill. Step-son. 17. Pork Pie Baker. West Bromwich, Staffordshire. M Firkin 25 Carters Green West Bromwich.
Clifford Watson Bunn. Son. 2. West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.
Georgina Mary Langley. Servant. 23. Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

1939. Fair Haven, Newton Road, West Bromwich.
Florence M Bunn. 02 Oct 1877. Retired (Confectioner Pork Pie Manufacturer. Widowed.
Clifford W Bunn. 07 Jan 1919. Confectioner Pork Pie Manufacturer Etc. Single.
Gladys M Lindsey. (Hibberd). 28 Nov 1888. Lady Companion. Widowed.

Death,
BUNN, WATSON 70.
GRO Reference: 1936 M Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 890.

1851. Harvill Hawthorn, West Bromwich
Eli Ferkin, head, 39, Hardware Turner,
Rachael, wife, 37,
Sarah, daur, 15,
Eli, son, 13,
Rachel, daur, 8,
Samuel, son, 6,
Mary, daur, 3,
Eliza, daur, 1,
All born West Bromwich

1861. ?

1871. Tunnel Road, West Bromwich
Eli Firkin, head, 59, Hollowave turner,
Sarah, daur, UM, 35, Housekeeper,
Thomas A, son, 19, Striker Spring factory
Charlotte, daur, 17,
All born West Bromwich

FIRKIN, SAMUEL ROBINSON.
GRO Reference: 1845 M Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 18 Page 570.

Walsall St Matthew.
Marriage date 25 Dec 1832.
Eli FIRKIN. Walsall. bachelor.
Rachel ROBINSON. Walsall. spinster.
Witness 1 Benjamin STOKES.
Witness 2 John SHELDON.
Notes Witness 1 signs by mark.

Was this Rachel Death ? FIRKIN, RACHEL Age 41
GRO Reference: 1854 S Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 396

Looks like it,

West Bromwich All Saints.
Burial date 26 Sep 1854.
Rachel FIRKIN. 41.
Burial person abode Harvills Hawthorn.

1861. 12, Railway Street, West Bromwich.
Ede Tinkin. Widower. 56. Mariner turner. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Sarah Tinkin. Daughter. 25. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Rachel Tinkin. Daughter. 18. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Samuel Tinkin. Son. 16. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Eliza Tinkin. Daughter. 11. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Thomas Tinkin. Son. 9. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Charlotte Tinkin. Daughter. 7. West Bromwich, Staffordshire.

I think I have added it all!
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =227173078

Including Bunn, Shaw, Cavill, Firkin families.

Thank you RF and Jimmy, if you could check through and see if I have missed anything please, then I will archive.

I could just eat a Pork Pie!

All looks good to me.

Thank you Jimmy.
I could still eat a pork pie!