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On 13 September 1861 Richard Beddall, son of Joseph Beddall, married Mary Ann Plant, daughter of Ezekiel and Abiah Plant, at St Thomas's church, Dudley, Worcs. They were witnesses at the marriage of Mary Ann's brother, David Simeon Plant and Emma Johnson in Halesowen the following year, but then they seem to disappear from the records. Does anyone know what happened to them? Did they have children? Did they perhaps emigrate?

Dennis wrote:On 13 September 1861 Richard Beddall, son of Joseph Beddall, married Mary Ann Plant, daughter of Ezekiel and Abiah Plant, at St Thomas's church, Dudley, Worcs. They were witnesses at the marriage of Mary Ann's brother, David Simeon Plant and Emma Johnson in Halesowen the following year, but then they seem to disappear from the records. Does anyone know what happened to them? Did they have children? Did they perhaps emigrate?

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http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... all-Family

Look at these details, unfortunately I havn't been able to find the marriage, perhaps someone can

RG11/2791/14 page 22 sch 124, Windmill Bank, Wombourn, Staffs
Thomas Smith, Head, Mar, 37, Hobnail Maker, Gorst Hill, Worcs
Mary Smith, Wife, Mar, 38, Hobnail Maker, Furness, Worcs
Thomas Beddall, stepson, Unm, 16, General Labourer, Furness, Worcs
William Beddall, stepson, 14, Scholar, Furness, Worcs
Arthur Smith, Son, 7, Scholar, Furness, Worcs
Martha L Smith, Dau, 4, Furness, Worcs

This might be them in 1871

Gorsty Cottages, Furnace, Worcs
Mary Beddall, Head, Widow, 38, Nail Forger
Thomas Beddall, Son, 7 Scholar
William Beddall, Son 4, Scholar
Ezakial ?? Plant, Lodger, 75, Nail Forger, Born in Gorsty Hill
All others born in Furnace, Worcs

There is a death registered for Richard Beddall, December Qtr 1867 - Stourbridge District, Sub District of Kingswinford - aged 27

FreeBMD Marriages Mar 1877
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Betley Mary Ellesmere 6a 969 <---
Butler James Ellesmere 6a 969
SMITH Thomas Ellesmere 6a 969 <---
Speakman Sarah Ellesmere 6a 969

Is this the marriage, probably not but possible

Antie Em wrote:This might be them in 1871

Gorsty Cottages, Furnace, Worcs
Mary Beddall, Head, Widow, 38, Nail Forger
Thomas Beddall, Son, 7 Scholar
William Beddall, Son 4, Scholar
Ezakial ?? Plant, Lodger, 75, Nail Forger, Born in Gorsty Hill
All others born in Furnace, Worcs

looking good isnt it

what can we add safely....and whom is going to do it...

I was trying to address where Mary Ann had disappeared too, so I didn't bother to mention the Beddal references at Gosty Cottages
I do not have access to Ancestry or find my past, so someone will have to check censuses after 1881 for Smith.
Checking where the children have gone might be possible, cheers

corner_shop wrote:I was trying to address where Mary Ann had disappeared too, so I didn't bother to mention the Beddal references at Gosty Cottages
I do not have access to Ancestry or find my past, so someone will have to check censuses after 1881 for Smith.
Checking where the children have gone might be possible, cheers

Hi CS do you mean these
1891
Windmill Bank, Wombourn
Thomas Smith 48 - Nailer
Mary Smith 48 - Nailer
Arthur Smith 17 - Ag lab
Thomas Smith 26 - Collier
Louie Smith 14 - daug
all b Halesowen

Very many thanks, all of you. It looks as if Mary Beddall remarried (although I've not yet found the record) to a Thomas Smith b. Gorsty Hill and had more children, in addition to Thomas and William Beddall: Arthur Smith and Martha L Smith, possibly known as Louie. They all seem to be out in the country at Wombourne in 1891!

Dennis do you fancy adding this to BCC
I will flag as a sticky as this could do with going on

help pls adding what we can to BCC

Will do, NL.

thanks Dennis

if you let me know when sorted I can archive this
or if you ok working from archive with it I can leave it as a sticky in there