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father is a William a miner
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =600071318

is this the same one
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =992931782

Comparing the marriage info with the 1861 census on the links you gave ages etc fit but marriage has William as Miner and census has him as Horse Nail Maker -- I haven't come across many who have swopped from one of these jobs to the other.

23 Mar 1874 St John The Baptist Halesowen
Thomas CLIFT 20 B Rivet Maker Boro Father Thomas Clift Green Grocer
Hannah STOKES 19 S Nailer Hill Father William Stokes Miner
Wit; John Brettell/ Fanny Brettell X

1861: 128 Blackheath, Rowley Regis
William Stokes 48 - Horse nail maker - b Netherton
Hannah Stokes 46
Esther Stokes 20
Maria Stokes 14
Mary A Stokes 12
James Stokes 10
Hannah Stokes 6
Jonah Stokes 3
Phoebe Stokes 2 Mo
others Nailors and b Rowley

this might be them

1861: 14 Hill top West Bromwich

William Stokes 43 Colliery Labourer Wednesbury
Mary A Stokes 33
John Stokes 14 ? ware Moulder
Richard Stokes 10
Hannah Stokes 6
Lousia A Stokes 4
Joseph Stokes 1

rest born West Bromwich

peterd wrote:this might be them

1861: 14 Hill top West Bromwich

William Stokes 43 Colliery Labourer Wednesbury
Mary A Stokes 33
John Stokes 14 ? ware Moulder
Richard Stokes 10
Hannah Stokes 6
Lousia A Stokes 4
Joseph Stokes 1

rest born West Bromwich

1871 Church Lane, West Bromwich
STOKES, William Head M 56 1815 Staffordshire Labourer b. Wednesbury
STOKES, Mary Ann Wife F 43 1828 Staffordshire
STOKES, Richard Son M 19 1852 Staffordshire Labourer
STOKES, Hannah Daughter F 16 1855 Staffordshire
STOKES, Louisa Daughter F 14 1857 Staffordshire
STOKES, Joseph Son M 12 1859 Staffordshire
STOKES, Samuel Son M 9 1862 Staffordshire
STOKES, Alice Daughter F 3 1868 Staffordshire

Rest born W Bromwich

1881 30, Hill St, West Bromwich
STOKES, William Head Married M 65 1816 General Labourer Wednesbury Staffordshire
STOKES, Mary A Wife Married F 55 1826 W Bromwich Staffordshire
STOKES, Samuel Son Single M 18 1863 Works In Boiler Yard W Bromwich Staffordshire
STOKES, Alice Daughter Single F 13 1868 W Bromwich Staffordshire
RICHARDS, John Stepson Single M 35 1846 Riveter Gasholders (Boilermaker) W Bromwich Staffordshire


Hannah has left home at the right time to be the Hannah who married but that is not sufficient to say she is the right Hannah

Agreed MG

so I am done on this one

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