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Does anyone have transcripts of Halesowen Parish records please? I am trying to find out anything about
Thomas Grove born abt 1762 in Halesowen,married 4/7/1786 at St Giles Rowley Regis, Hannah Smith - on BCC
My father and auntie both insist that we are related to the Grove family who started Groves button factory, through Thomas's great grandson James born abt 1864, sibling of Mary Ann, Maria, Thomas and John - on BCC. I can't find a connection except that Thomas (1762) was born in Halesowen.
James was a gardener according to 1881, 1891 & 1901 census and later in life he lived in Barrs road, he is buried in Halesowen churchyard.

here is Thomas Grove b 1762
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =416443741


here is James Grove the button maker
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =871391666

and here is James Grove b 1864
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =161117517
son of William Grove
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =176586845
son of Ann Grove
dau of Thomas Grove at top b 1762

Poss
Bap
26 Apr 1761 Thomas, s of Thomas & Sarah Grove

Farside is the bap at St Johns Halesowen?

dumblonde wrote:Farside is the bap at St Johns Halesowen?

Yes, I've looked at all Groves acouple of years either side of 1762

Looks like that's him.

dumblonde wrote:Looks like that's him.

maybe not.. on familysearch there's this

THOMAS GROVE
Christening: 26 APR 1761 Halesowen, Worcester
Death: 05 OCT 1774
Parents:
Father: THOMAS GROVE
Mother: SARAH

Shucks! my Thomas was 89 in 1851

FarSide wrote:

dumblonde wrote:Looks like that's him.

maybe not.. on familysearch there's this

THOMAS GROVE
Christening: 26 APR 1761 Halesowen, Worcester
Death: 05 OCT 1774
Parents:
Father: THOMAS GROVE
Mother: SARAH

That death on the PR reads -:

1774 - October
Thomas Grove infant burd ye 5th
Notice Oct ye 31st

Q - would he be an infant at 13 years old?

Very odd

most of the info i put on came from this book


http://openlibrary.org/books/OL23302315 ... _Halesowen.

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