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This is just for fun really but I was talking to our local Butcher, in the pub last night. He's of a similar age to me and has a fairly unusual surname. He said that although there are a lot of them around Worcester now, he did have family that came from The Black Country. He didn't actually specify where, and I didn't ask him to clarify, as the way he was talking, he made it sound like it was somewhere a long way off, that you needed a passport for!

I found his birth easily and from that had his Mother's Maiden name (Tandy). That enabled me to find their marriage, in Worcester in 1946. The father's name was James William Narraway. That gave me his birth in 1928, with the Mother's maiden name of Fowler.

That led me to this marriage for my friend's Grandparents
Name: NARRAWAY, James W H
Registration District: Help Worcester
County: Worcestershire
Year of Registration: 1925
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's last name: Fowler
Volume No: 6C
Page No: 285

Name: FOWLER, Dorothy F R
Registration District: Worcester
County: Worcestershire
Year of Registration: 1925
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's last name: Narraway
Volume No: 6C
Page No: 285

Looking on the 1911 Census, there isn't a likely candidate in Worcester but there is this family in Charlotte Street, Dudley. (which ties in with his belief of coming from the Black Country)
NARRAWAY, William Head Married M 39 1872 General Labourer Worcester Dudley VIEW
NARRAWAY, Maggie Wife Married
16 years F 35 1876
NARRAWAY, Moses Son M 8 1903
NARRAWAY, William Son M 6 1905
NARRAWAY, Lilly Daughter F 13 1898 School
NARRAWAY, Edith Daughter F 10 1901 School
NARRAWAY, Caroline Daughter F 0 (5 MONTHS) 1911
NARRAWAY, Jane Daughter F 3 1908

Looking for Dudley births, there is only one in the right time scale
Name: NARRAWAY, James William
Registration District: Dudley
County: Staffordshire
Year of Registration: 1906
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
So young William has the name James, although, obviously not the one he went by at home.

So then, looking at his parents, this has to be their marriage, as it ties in with the info on the 1911, when they say married for 16 years.

Name: NARRAWAY, William Henry
Registration District: Help Dudley
County: Staffordshire
Year of Registration: 1894
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
William Henry Narraway married one of the following people :-

SOUTHALL, Susannah

GRIFFIN, Margaret This'll be Maggie then.

This was all going so nicely then BRICK WALL
I'm not interested in following the lines of the females, as I said, this was only started as a bit of fun and something to tell him next time I see him in the pub. So I really just want to stick to the Narraways but I just can't find them on any earlier Census. Anyone have any ideas as to where I'm going wrong?

1894
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
NARRAWAY William H GRIFFIN Margaret Dudley, St Luke Dudley Register Office 223/001/379


annie you got this marriage pls

Lily in that family in 1911 and

Births Dec 1925
Narraway Lilian R Fowler Worcester 6c 180

Births Jun 1930
Narraway Edith C Fowler Worcester 6c 194

and an Edith

Thanks NL, so with the use of names, in the next generation, that does seem to confirm I have the right family in 1911 but where are they in 1901 and for that matter, where is he in 91 and 81, when you would hope he'd be living with parents. Doesn't help when they have one name and then use the second name.

could this be them in 1881??

34 Bull Ring Springsmire Dudley (Worcs)

NARROWAY, Joseph Head Married M 30 1851 Underhand Puddler (Iron) Dudley Worcestershire
NARROWAY, Eliza J Wife Married F 29 1852 Dudley Worcestershire
NARROWAY, Mary E Daughter Single F 10 1871 Scholar Dudley Worcestershire
NARROWAY, William Son Single M 7 1874 Scholar Dudley Worcestershire
NARROWAY, Moses Son Single M 5 1876 Dudley Worcestershire
NARROWAY, John T Son Single M 3 1878 Dudley Worcestershire
NARROWAY, Edward Son Single M 1 1880 Dudley Worcestershire
KNOWLES, Sarah J Lodger Married F 27 1854 Dudley Worcestershire
KNOWLES, John H Son Single M 7 1874 Scholar Dudley Worcestershire

1891 9 Watkin Street Warrington Lancashire

Is Eliza using a middle name? does the J above stand for Jane?

NARROWAY, Joseph Head Married M 39 1852 Forge Labourer Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Jane Wife Married F 39 1852 Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Ellen Daughter Single F 19 1872 Staffordshire
NARROWAY, William Son Single M 17 1874 Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Moses Son Single M 15 1876 General Labourer Staffordshire
NARROWAY, John Son Single M 13 1878 Scholar Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Edward Son Single M 11 1880 Scholar Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Elizabeth J Daughter Single F 6 1885 Scholar Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Rebbecca Daughter Single F 4 1887 Scholar Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Dona Daughter Single F 1 1890 Warrington Lancashire
FARRINGTON, Alfred Lodger Single M 23 1868 Forge Man Staffordshire

Northern Lass wrote:1894
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
NARRAWAY William H GRIFFIN Margaret Dudley, St Luke Dudley Register Office 223/001/379


annie you got this marriage pls

Here it is Northern Lass,

22 October 1894 St Lukes Dudley

William Henry Narroway 21 B Labourer 43 Charlotte St. father Joseph William Narroway (Dec) Pudler
Margaret Griffin 21 S 43 Charlotte St. father James Griffin (Dec) Dresser.
Witnesses:- Joseph Nicklin & Lillian Harper

Annie

Deaths Jun 1892.
Narroway Joseph. 41. Warrington. 8c. 115.

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1871.
NARAWAY Joseph. HADLINGTON Jane. Lower Gornal, St James. Dudley Register Office. 215/003/306.

cid wrote:1891 9 Watkin Street Warrington Lancashire

Is Eliza using a middle name? does the J above stand for Jane?

NARROWAY, Joseph Head Married M 39 1852 Forge Labourer Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Jane Wife Married F 39 1852 Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Ellen Daughter Single F 19 1872 Staffordshire
NARROWAY, William Son Single M 17 1874 Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Moses Son Single M 15 1876 General Labourer Staffordshire
NARROWAY, John Son Single M 13 1878 Scholar Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Edward Son Single M 11 1880 Scholar Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Elizabeth J Daughter Single F 6 1885 Scholar Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Rebbecca Daughter Single F 4 1887 Scholar Staffordshire
NARROWAY, Dona Daughter Single F 1 1890 Warrington Lancashire
FARRINGTON, Alfred Lodger Single M 23 1868 Forge Man Staffordshire

Looks like Dona was Sidona,

Births Sep 1889.
Narraway Sidona. Warrington. 8c. 195.


1901. Wick, Worcestershire.
Charles Meredith. 42. Navvy. Oakengates, Shropshire.
Jane Meredith. 49. Nailmaker. Dudley.
Sidonah Narroway. 11. Step dau. Nailmaker. Warrington, Lancs.

some of these are narraway but put on for search as narroway

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... e/Narroway

esther that connect to the body is spelt narraway on marriage cert

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =597722869

we might change to Narraway on Bcc will have a look tomoz

Golly! They didn't like to leave a clear trail, did they?

So it looks as if Dona (Sidona) ended up in Wick, which is the most beautiful hamlet, just outside Pershore. Hard to imagine such poor sounding people (Navvy & Nailmaker) could have been living there, you'd have to have a very healthy bank balance to live there today.

Thanks for all your help, that's great and they connect to BCC!! Unless I missed it, they are still being elusive on the 1901, William and Margaret that is.

If there are any Rugby fans, you may have heard of my friend's son, he plays for England, although having treatment for a back complaint right now. http://www.rfu.com/SquadsAndPlayers/Eng ... raway.aspx

Where do they connect to on Bcc....am I missing it?


I started them off here
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =267204812

but do they connect to any on Bcc of the narroways

Not sure when James W is regis

we have 1906 by Lulu above and on bmsgh is this
1905
NARRAWAY James W Dudley Dudley Register Office DUD/250/316