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Can we find him on census pls prior to marriage in 1869

Marriage info looked up at archives by RF
10 Jan 1869 St Thomas Dudley
Joseph Bridgewater 28 bach shingler Dudley Joseph Bridgewater shingler
Emma Monk 27 spinster Dudley William Monk Mechanic
banns
both signed
Wit- X Ann Monk / ? Taylor

Ok so what is a shingler?

Possible?
1841 New Road, Halesowen, Cradley
BRIDGWATER, Joseph M 25 1816
BRIDGWATER, Lucy F 30 1811
BRIDGWATER, Alfred M 3 1838 Worcestershire
BRIDGWATER, Joseph M 0 (5 months) 1841 Worcestershire

1851 Top Of New Road Parade
JONES, Mary Head Widow F 45 1806 Proprietor Of Houses Rowley Regis Staffordshire
MURRAY, Elizabeth Lodger Unmarried F 30 1821 Governess At British Iron Company's School Scotland
BRIDGEWATER, Alfred Visitor Unmarried M 13 1838 Forge Boy Cradley Worcestershire
BRIDGEWATER, Joseph Visitor Unmarried M 10 1841 No Occupation Cradley

1861 Retail Beerhouse, Dartmouth Street, West Bromwich
BRADLEY, George Head Married M 58 1803 Engine Fitter Retail... Shifnal Shropshire
BRADLEY, Ann Wife Married F 58 1803 Halesowen
BRADLEY, Sarah Daughter Unmarried F 30 1831 House Servant Tipton Staffordshire
BRIDGWATER, Joseph Lodger Unmarried M 20 1841 Hungters Cradley Worcestershire (Ithink this is Shingler on original)

Maths girl wrote:Ok so what is a shingler?

From google it seems to be a tiler of roofs

Shingler Worked with an Iron Puddler, manipulating puddled balls of iron on an anvil Very hard work!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingling

that looks like him

so flagging for help adding this and marriage to bcc checking not already on

Added here
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =326329668

thanks Jo

the marriage can go in the boxes too pls

yep forgot but have done it
Jo