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Have looked a marriage up
19 May 1895 St Peter Cradley
James Westwood X 24 Bachelor Miner Living High Town Father Benjamin Westwood Miner
Emma Jane Cox 23 Spinster Chain Maker Living High Town Father Benjamin Cox Chain Maker
Wit: Jeremiah Westwood X Ellen Tromans X

This could be Benjamin Cox
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =134598448
1881 3 High Town Cradley
Benjamin Cox Head 43 Chain Maker
Sarah Cox Wife 34
Ellen Harris Step Daur.16
Emma J. Cox Daur. 9 Scholar
Thomas Cox Son 4 Scholar
All born Cradley

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1869
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
COX Benjamin HARRIS Sarah Amblecote, Holy Trinity Dudley Register Office 015/002/332

Will post in lookups

There's only the one Benjamin of the right age in Cradley Kaye, here they are in High Town 1861:-

THOMAS COX Head Married 53 yrs
SARAH COX Wife Married 54 yrs
BENJAMIN COX Son Unmarried 23 yrs
THOMAS COX Son Unmarried 18 yrs
ABSALOM COX Son Unmarried 15 yrs
HENRY COX Son 11 yrs
SARAH A. MASSEY Visitor 8 yrs

Linell

1851 High Park Cradley
Thomas Cox HD 48 Nailer Cradley
Sarah Wife 44 Lye
Benjamin Son 13
Thomas Son 8
Absalom Son 5
Matthew Son 1
Elizabeth DA M 20
Emma DA 16

All children born Cradley.

Linell.

The Vicar's Notes have the family in Bloomers Row 1857, which I think was High Town? Apparently they were all New Conexion Methodists, and had taken the Sacrament, no other details, the children were all Nailers or Chainmakers.

HTH from Linell.

That is the right family. Been looking through records i have and have the marriage for Benjamin and Sarah
8 Nov 1869 Holy Trinity Amblecote
Benjamin Cox 32 Bachelor Chain Maker Living Amblecote Father Thomas Cox Nail Forger
Sarah Harris X 22 Widow Living Amblecote Father Richard Attwood Chain Maker
Wit: John Attwood Henry Pearson X

Could this be 1st marriage for Sarah
West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1863
ATTWOOD Sarah HARRIS Rowland Dudley, St Andrew Dudley Register Office 205/003/152

So before i add anything could this be Sarah with family
1851 Cradley Heath Reddall Hill
Richard Atwood Head 32 Chain Maker
Sarah Atwood Wife 29
Elizabeth Atwood Daur. 11 Scholar
Sarah Atwood Daur. 6 Scholar
Carolina Atwood Daur. 9 Scholar
John Atwood Son 4 Scholar
Joseph Atwood Son 1
All Born Rowley

1861 some of the family are prisoners in Stafford County Prison
Sarah Attwood Married 39 No Occupation Born Cradley Heath
Sarah Attwood Unmarried 15 Chain Maker Born Cradley Heath
Caroline Attwood Unmarried 17 Chain Maker Born Cradley Heath
Elizabeth Attwood Unmarried 20 Chain Maker Born Cradley Heath
John Attwood Unmarried 12 No Occupation Born Cradley Heath

1861 Toys Green or Foys Green Reddall Hill
Richard Attwood Head Married 41 Chain Maker Born Rowley Regis
Joseph Attwood Son 11 Chain Maker Born Rowley Regis
Richard Attwood Son 9 Chain Maker Born Rowley Regis
Thomas Attwood Son 7 Scholar Born Rowley Regis

1871 High Street Dog & Duck Cradley
Richard Attwood Head 53 Chain Maker Born Cradley Heath
Sarah Attwood Wife 50 Born Cradley
John Attwood Son 22 Chain Maker Born Cradley Heath
Joseph Attwood Son 20 Chain Maker Born Cradley Heath
Richard Attwood Son 17 Scholar Born Cradley Heath
James Attwood Son 15 Scholar Born Cradley Heath

Will stick the lookup down but wonder why some were in prison in 1861 and is this Richard on BCC
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =851388832

May have another connection with the Attwoods and John Priest Thread

Could this be who Caroline Attwood married
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =793483288

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1863
ATTWOOD Caroline PRIEST Noah Halesowen, St John the Baptist Dudley Register Office 014/003/118

This from IGI
NOAH PRIEST
Marriages:
Spouse: CAROLINE ATTWOOD Family
Marriage: 25 DEC 1863 Halesowen, Worcester, England

Husband Age at Marriage: 22
Wife Age at Marriage: 21

1871 Ash Bank Cradley
Noah Priest Head 29 Chain Maker
Caroline Priest Wife 27 Chain Maker
Caleb Priest Son 20(Image looks like 6) School boy
Mariah Priest Daur. 4 School Girl
David Priest Son 1
All born Cradley

1851 Cradley Heath Reddall Hill
Richard Atwood Head 32 Chain Maker
Sarah Atwood Wife 29
Elizabeth Atwood Daur. 11 Scholar
Sarah Atwood Daur. 6 Scholar
Carolina Atwood Daur. 9 Scholar
John Atwood Son 4 Scholar
Joseph Atwood Son 1
All Born Rowley

Hi Kaye, I have this family.

Richard Attwood Married Sarah Crampton 1839 Halesowen.
Richard is the son of Joseph Attwood 1791 and Mary Handley from CH.

Haven't got any further back than 1851 with them, so I do not know who they all Married, have more info going backwards if you want it.

Your query on the Prison, they were probably debtors, wouldn't have been in for long. If you didn't pay your debts back then you would be locked up

HTH from Linell.

Hi Linell

Looks like it all connects.

1841 Lomy Town Rowley Regis
Richard Attwood 22 Forge Man Born in county
Sarah Attwood 20 Not born in county
Elizabeth Attwood 1 Not born in county
Will connect everything up

Not another Connection!

Excellent!...stick the link on when you done and let me know when it can be archived

this is great all the connections are coming in fast now!

Hi Kaye, great, am in the process of adding more connections, will put a link on when I am done NL

Linell.

Hi
Have added Richard Attwoods kids and all census info here http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =757274584

HI Kaye, thanks, am still adding names further down the chain. I think Thomas Attwood 1854 was Thurza a daughter, that's what it looks like on the 1861 Image, see what you think. Best Wishes from Lin.

Hi Linell
Not sure about Thurza although it says Daughter can only find Tamar born 1853 and Thomas 1855 on West Mids births
Kaye

Will have a search tomorrow Kaye, Griffs4bears has Thurza, but could be anything I suppose, maybe check the burials, Thurza/Thomas is only on the one Census, isn't she/he

Time I got off here, my brains had enough for one day

Linell.

Have added lots more names, here is the link:-
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =602449712

My endeavours have thrown up a couple of queries, will post them on another thread.

Many thanks Kaye and NL

Linell.