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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Staffordshire => Topic started by: viva1angel on Thursday 14 August 08 22:05 BST (UK)
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Well i am Stumped well and Truly!
I have Done Quite well over the last few weeks.... and now Stuck.
I have a William C Jennings Born in 1835 in tipton in Stafforshire. It Says his parents were Solomon Jennings and Mary. (1841 census found saying they Born around 1816 but i know 1841 census ages were Rounded up or Down.) i have Searched High and Low for this Man But i cannot Find anything.
i have His Solomons marriage to Mary Cramage in in Wolverhampton in 1834.
I cannot Find a trace of Solomons Birth anywhere. i have Checked Wolverhampton parish Records and got nothing. ???
I am hoping Some Brilliant Lovely person here may be able to see him somewhere i cant :)
thankyou for any help
emma
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Hiya Emma
Welcome to Rootschat!
On the 1851 it has Solomon being born 1812 Tipton
Tipton comes under Dudley not Wolverhampton so you need some kind soul to have a look at Dudley Archives for you
Willow x
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Could be a Baptist Emma they weren't baptised until they were adults, or some other Non Conformist, they were rife in the BC area, most of my Ancestors were Non Conformist of one denomination or another. Happy hunting from linell
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Just in case you haven't this bapt
WILLIAM CRANAGE JENNINGS Christening: 19 APR 1835 Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester,
Father: SOLOMON JENNINGS
Mother Mary
Extracted record
There are a few other kids for a Solomon and Mary St Thomas Dudley coming up on the IGI too.
;)
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There are no records for Tipton at Dudley Archives, they are held at Stafford Record Office.
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Hiya Emma
You could also try here http://blackcountrygob.com/index.php I know people have been helpful doing look ups at the registers if they are going over there
Willow x
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Hi Emma,
Tipton comes under the Sandwell Archives area. The archive is located in Smethwick library. If I'd known before I went away I could have done a look-up for you.
It's amazing how many Archives we have for such a small area. I've just got back from a short trip to the Black Country and managed to take in the (catholic) Archdiocesan Archive, Sandwell Archive, Wolverhampton Archive and Walsall Archive - missed out Dudley and Birmingham on this trip as it would have been just too much.
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You should have said you were in Wolvo Sheila would have met u for a coffee!
Willow x
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Sorry Willow,
I did mean to mention it for lookups too, but the few weeks befor the trip I was poorly with a tooth infection and on lots of antibiotics so ended up not being sure whether I'd even cope with my own lookups.
The high-lights of the trip have to be finding my grand-parents grave at Bilston Cemetery in the rain on Wednesday and then going to a meeting of The Black Country Memories Club at the Holy Trinity Church Club, where I met two second cousins and a more distant relative, for the first time. It was a great meeting too and I even managed a peek inside the church, which is being refurbished at present.
I came away afterwards feeling like I'd had my very own WDYTYA!
Sheila
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Glad you had a brilliant day Sheila
Willow x
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Just to add to the confusion! There are some records for Tipton at Stafford but they don't have all of them. Whether these are copies of what Smethwick have or different I don't know. I do know Tipton is awkward to research as people only have to move a short distance and you end up in a different area and hence a different record office.
Joy
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Well I am new to this game so hope that this message is in the right place. My apologies if it is wrong and perhaps some kind soul will set me right.
I see many people are having trouble accessing old parish records but so far I haven't seen any mention of the Old Dudley Meeting House (I see the church is still in existence now). Living in furthest Cornwall it is difficult to visit Dudley archives. Is there anything on line? I haven't found anything yet.
I am looking for baptism records of MINCHER baptisms going from Phoebe Mincher 1758 to Hannah (Nancy) 1764.
I have particular interest in John Mincher 1761 who we think (poor soul) was the John who was transported to America for stealing malt.
I should be happy to hear from anyone who has an interest in the Mincher family of BILSTON, TIPTON, WEDNESBURY.
Thanks. Do we sign off with our user name?-
Crooked Spire
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Hiya Crooked Spire
Welcome to Rootschat!
There are quite a few Minchers listed on FreeREG http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl and you could also try the Wolverhampton Archives site http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/resources/familyhistory
Willow x
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Dear Willow X
Thanks for your reply.
That first web site
www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl
is very good. it is a new one for me.
As you say there are quite a few Minchers there. ......and I thought the name 'Mincher' was rare!
Thanks
Crooked Spire
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Glad to help
FreeREG is really useful for Wolverhampton records ad getting better all the time
Willow x