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1881 3 Bridge Street Cradley
James W. Cole Head 50 Coal Miner
Mary Cole Wife 45
Lotty Cole Daur 19 Chain Maker
Betsy Cole Daur 16 Chain Maker
James Cole Son 13 Striker
Thomas Cole Son 9 Scholar
Emma Cole Daur 5
Myriah Cole Daur 2
All Born Cradley

Whale on image

Possble marriage for James and Mary
West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1858
WHALE James BILLS Mary Cradley, St Peter Dudley Register Office 013/001/97

Is Mary the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Bills ?
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... lls-Family

1871 Census New Street Cradley Halesowen Stourbridge Worcs.
James Whale Head 42 Coal Miner born Coventry Warks.
Mary Whale wife 37 born Liverpool Lancs.
Charlet Whale dau 9 born Mary port Cumberland
Betsy Whale dau 6 born Cradley Worcs.
James Whale son 3 born Cradley Worcs.

1891 Census 5 Windmil End Rowley Regis Dudley Staffs.
Mary Whale wife 54 (wid) born Liverpool Lancs.
James Whale son 22 Chain Striker born Cradley Worcs.
Thomas Whale son 18 Breeze Burner born Cradley Worcs.
Emma Whale dau 15 Chain Maker born Cradley Worcs.
Maria Whale dau 12 Scholar born Cradley Worcs


do you mean this James Whale?

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... ale-Family
yes

1861 Dog Lane Rowley Regis
James Whale Head 30 Coal Miner Born Coventry Warwickshire
Mary Whale Wife 25 Born Lancashire Liverpool

On 1841 Mary was born in county (Cradley)
1851 she was born in Liverpool

accord to vicars notes it is lover in 1857

Transcript from the Notebook of
Rev James Hesselgrave Thompson
1857
# 572bc
Butchers Lane
Bills, Thomas, chains, no church, symbol for drunk
Hannah, no church, drunk, she says all at the house serve diabolo
Mary, 22, June, unbap, rough, amat Joseph Whale, gone
Ann, 19, chains, no church, unbaped, married by JHT, babe, 0, Nov, unbaped, John Totney
John, 17, March, chains, no church, unbaped
Henry, 15, June, no church, night school, unbaped, baped by JHT, interested
Elizabeth, 12, June, chains, was school, no clothes, night school, unbaped, baped by JHT
Ann is Mrs Totney, married by JHT



1858
WHALE James BILLS Mary Cradley, St Peter Dudley Register Office 013/001/97

Marriage posted for lookup

Looks good I am connecting up

And here is the look up....ta dah!!

done by RF thanks RF

I will add this now

4 Jan1858 St Peter Cradley
James WHALE 21 B Collier Cradley Father James Whale Chain Maker
Mary BILLS 22 S Chain Maker Cradley Father Thomas Bills Chain Maker
Wit; Fredererick Bence X Phoebe Brooks X


think this is completed well spotted Kdw...