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There are quite a few Redferns living close to each other in 1861, so trying to establish who's who.

This is what we have already ..here

Is this John's with his parents...

1861: Hailstone Farm, Rowley Regis
Ent: 119
Joseph Redfern 58 Head Furnace Lab/Coalminer
Mariah Redfern 60 Wife
William Redfern 26 Son U Lab
Soloman Redfern 19 Son U Lab
John Redfern 17 Son U Coalminer??
Samuel Redfern 15 Son
Henry Redfern 7 Gr.Son
(all born R/Regs)

John names his 1st daughter Ann Maria

Living in previous two houses are...

Ent: 118
Thomas Redfern 36
Emma Redfern 35
John Redfern 14
Sarah Redfern 11
Joseph Redfern 6
Thomas Redfern 4
Elizabeth Redfern 2
Ann Redfern 2
(all born R/Regis)

and

Ent: 117
Josph Redfern 28 ............poss marriage 1856: REDFERN Joseph TAYLOR Ann M Dudley, St Thomas 204/015/357
Ann M Redfern 27
Emmah Redfern 6
Thomas Redfern 11
William Redfern 2
Sarah Redfern 5 Mo
(all born R/Regis)

1851: Turners Hill, Rowley Regis
Joseph Redfern 48 Head Lab
Maria Redfern 50 Wife
Eliza Redfern 20 Dau..............Poss Marriage 1859: REDFERN Eliza HUGHES Daniel Dudley, St James 202/002/400
Joseph Redfern 18 Son Lab
William Redfern 16 Son Lab
Ann Redfern 13 Dau ..............Poss Marriage 1857: REDFERN Ann HADLEY Frederick Dudley, St Thomas 204/017/19
Solomon Redfern 9 Son
John Redfern 7 Son
Samuel Redfern 5 Son

1841: Turners Hill
(Redfern on image)
Joseph Rodfina 35 Lab
Maria Rodfina 40
Sarah Rodfina 12
Eliza Rodfina 10
Joseph Rodfina 8
William Rodfina 6
Ann Rodfina 4
(all y born in county)

mallosa wrote:
1861: Hailstone Farm, Rowley Regis
Ent: 119
Joseph Redfern 58 Head Furnace Lab/Coalminer
Mariah Redfern 60 Wife
William Redfern 26 Son U Lab
Soloman Redfern 19 Son U Lab
John Redfern 17 Son U Coalminer??
Samuel Redfern 15 Son
Henry Redfern 7 Gr.Son
(all born R/Regs)

Here's Joseph and Maria (or Ann? Maria) in

1871: Turners Hill
Joseph Redfern 68 Head Furnace Lab
Ann Maria Redfern 70 Wife
Samuel Redfern 25 Son U Funace Lab
Paul Hipkiss 51 Boarder U Lab on the Highway
Henry Hipkiss 17 Gr.Son Lab at Pit Yard
(all born R/Regis)

Living next door...

Joseph Redfern 37 Head M Lab in Pit Yard
Annmaria Redfern 38 Wife
Emma Redfern 17 Dau Nailer
Thomas Redfern 14 Son Lab in Pit Yard
William Redfern 12 Son Lab in Pit Yard
Annmaria Redfern 7 Dau
Joseph Redfern 2 Son
John Redfern 4mths Son
(all born R/Regis)

Will add what is relevant as soon as I can - can't have another late night, work tomorrow!

I'm not sure where this subject began - or why - and I'm very new to the Forum so please forgive any errors. I haven't checked every detail against my files but it seems to match OK.

I've spent a great deal of time researching this subject as it is my own direct patrilineal line and starting with me it goes as follows:
John Redfern: 1946 John Redfern: 1913 William Redfern: 1889 William Redfern: 1858 Joseph Redfern: 1832 Joseph Redfern: 1802
I have paper certificates for quite a lot of the births and marriages and have researched it also through LDS Archives, Other Parish Records, Ancestry and Family paperwork and conversations/diaries.
They did all live on Turner's Hill - cheek by jowel - a common thing at one time of course, with many others in the family in the Village, Dudley Road, and Portway in its various names. John later lived in various properties in Rowley Village and the last record I have of him is at 26 Rowley Village, aged 68, a widow but 2 daughters - Ann Maria and Phoebe - still at home.
His parents were Joseph ( b.1802) and Maria Priest who were married in Tipton in July 1827. Her birth is given as 1801.

Hi that's great John
this is something we run with updating and filling in the Black country Connections tree
I know you and I are in contact and this is the sort of thing you can add to BCC too.

(Extracted)
JOSEPH REDFERN
Spouse: MARIA PRIEST
Marriage: 16 JUL 1827 Tipton, Stafford

This ties in with foreverablade's info...

1871: Turners Hill, Rowley Regis, Staffs
Joseph Redfern 68 Head Furnace Labourer
Ann Maria Redfern 70 Wife
Samuel Redfern 25 Son U Furnace Labourer
Paul Hipkiss 51 Boarder U Labourer on the Highway
Henry Hipkiss 17 Gr.Son Lab at Pit Yard
(all born R/Regis)

next door are Joseph and Annmaria Redfern aged 37 and 38 with their children

and next door to those are Thomas and Emma Priest both 45 with their 7 children

also (same page) a Mary Ann Redfern is visiting James and Elizabeth Lague ages 28 and 30

1881: 24 Turners Hill
Maria Redfern 81 Head Wid Road Labourers Widow R/Regis
Paul Hipkiss 60 Boarder U Road Labourer R/Regis

I think most of this is on now ....here

Well done!....flagging now to archive