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PLEASE ARCHIVE - David Willetts & Elizabeth (Unknown)
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 8:37 pm
by mallosa
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =924965059
Marriage 1875 (not on FreeReg)
WILLETTS * David FRENCH Elizabeth Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/032/260
WILLETTS, SARAH LOUISA FRENCH
GRO Reference: 1875 D Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 753
WILLETTS, JOSEPH FRENCH
GRO Reference: 1878 D Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 10
WILLETTS, DAVID FRENCH
GRO Reference: 1881 J Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 816
WILLETTS, THOMAS FRENCH
GRO Reference: 1883 J Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 821
Re: David Willetts & Elizabeth (Unknown)
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 9:50 pm
by mumbles
My Aunt Kathleen Charles married into a Family with French surname and lived in Rowley until they left about 1950 and went to Bedfordshire. Their children with surname French still live there and we are in touch regularly. With unusual surname I wonder if connected
Re: David Willetts & Elizabeth (Unknown)
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:45 pm
by mallosa
This looks like them...
1921: 2 CT 2 Hse Richard St, B'ham
Frederick French 20 Years 1 Month Head Assistant Butcher West Bromwich Employer A M A Haughtan Butcher Broad St Birminghmam
Kathleen French 20 Years 6 Months Wife Home Duties Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
FRENCH, FREDERICK CLARK
GRO Reference: 1901 J Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 909
FreeReg
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Register entry number 6
Marriage 10 Oct 1881 Holy Trinity, West Bromwich
Hiram FRENCH 20 bachelor Turner West Bromwich John FRENCH Labourer
Mary Ann CLARKE 20 spinster West Bromwich Joseph CLARKE Tinner
Witness1 Joseph FRENCH
Witness2 Martha FRENCH
Notes Bride signs by mark
Re: David Willetts & Elizabeth (Unknown)
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2025 5:31 am
by rockyfowler
261 19 Apr 1875 St Thomas Dudley
David WILLETTS 21 B Tradesman Dudley Father (Blank)
Elizabeth FRENCH 19 S Dudley Father (Blank)
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; Sarah Williams / Joseph Griffiths X
Re: David Willetts & Elizabeth (Unknown)
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2025 2:37 pm
by mumbles
That is my French relatives and are on bcc . mallosa
I cannot find Elizabeth French born 1855 Oldbury Worcs. before marriage to David Willetts but does not appear connected to my ancestors although lived in same part of West Bromwich/ Oldbury
Re: David Willetts & Elizabeth (Unknown)
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2025 3:31 pm
by mumbles
Have added 1911 and 1921 Census and some further information
Re: David Willetts & Elizabeth (Unknown)
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2025 5:02 pm
by mumbles
Re: David Willetts & Elizabeth (Unknown)
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2025 5:25 pm
by mumbles
For David Willetts born c. 1853 these are possibilities
WILLETTS, DAVID HOLLOWAY
GRO Reference: 1852 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 1
WILLETTS, DAVID HOLLOWAY
GRO Reference: 1852 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 1
WILLETTS, DAVID PARSONS
GRO Reference: 1852 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 5
WILLETTS, DAVID SMITH
GRO Reference: 1853 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 4
WILLETTS, DAVID WHITEHOUSE
GRO Reference: 1855 M Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 20
Re: David Willetts & Elizabeth (Unknown)
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2025 5:27 pm
by mumbles
But if born Oldbury Worcs. this is correct one
WILLETTS, DAVID POWELL
GRO Reference: 1853 D Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 469
Son of Reuben Willetts and Jane Powell already on bcc
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... onnections
so on a third time
Re: David Willetts & Elizabeth (Unknown)
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2025 11:16 pm
by mallosa
Nice one Mumbles, thankyou
Can be archived for now