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Just to try and seperate a bit
1841 Census
Colley Gate, Cradley, Halesowen
Absalom Cox Homer 43 Agent
Sarah Cox Homer 34
Jane Cox Homer 77
Thos Higgs Cox Homer 6
Sarah Cox Homer 1
all born in County

As Abraham on Ancestry but looks like Absalom
1851 Census
Stourbridge Road, Cradley
Absalom C Homer, head, 53, VictualrAgent Birm Fire Office, Cradley
Sarah, wife, 44, Kingswinford
Sarah J, daur, 10, Cradley
Matilda, niece ser(?) 21, general servant, Oldswinford

1861 Census
Colley Gate House, Cradley
Sarah Homer, head, W, Propietor of houses, Kingswinford
Sarah J, daur, 20, Cradley
Ann Parker, servant, 34, Domestic Servant, Cradley

To add more confusion Marriages 1863
HOMER Thomas COX-HOMER Sarah J Cradley, St Peter Dudley Register Office 013/001/181

Hi Jo, I went through the actual registers looking at these Cox Homer's. It seems there was no rhyme or reason to their names, some of the children are Homer others are Cox Homer

The IGI has Absalom Cox bap 17.9.1797 H/O to Absalom Homer Cox and Jane.
The Register says:- Absalom son of Absalom Homer and Jane Cox.

Baptisms from the Cradley Register
18.4.1802 William son of Absalom and Jane Homer
25.3.1804 Sarah d of Absalom and Jane Homer Cradley
3.7.1808 Noah Homer son of Absalom and Jane Homer Cradley
This is all the children I have found for Absalom and Jane, although there must be a Thomas I have missed somewhere

17.9.1828 Absalom son of Thomas and Mary Homer Cradley Beadle
17.9.1828 Thomas son of Thomas and Mary Homer Cradley Beadle
6.5.1832 Ann Cox d of Thomas and Mary Homer Cradley Beadle
26.1.1834 Ann d of Thomas and Mary Homer Cradley Beadle (note no Cox here, there is a burial for the other Ann)
18.1.1835 Emma d of Noah and Sarah Homer Cradley Shoemaker
15.4.1835 Thomas Higgs Cox son of Absalom and Sarah Cox Homer Cradley Cordwainer
9.10.1836 Absalom Cox son of Noah and Sarah Homer Cradley Shoemaker
18.6.1837 Absalom son of Thomas and Mary Homer Cradley Beadle
12.5.1839 Eliza Cox d of Noah and Sarah Homer Cradley Cordwainer

There is also a Joseph Homer Cordwainer/Shoemaker from Cradley having children at the same time, he is also connected somehow. HTH from Linell.

Thanks for that Lin.
Jo

Ive added the census for him NL so this can be archived for now.
Jo