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Title: Samuel Medley born c 1770 Dudley living at Tipton.
Post by: ciderdrinker on Thursday 27 July 17 12:18 BST (UK)
Hello all
Can anyone help with Samuel Medley?
He says on the 1851 census he is 81 and born Dudley.
He married 1793 at Kingswinford Mary Saunders and he had a daughter Hannah 1795 at Dudley and possible sons Samuel 1798 and Edward 1800 at Bilston.
He fails to appear after 1851 and I assumed he died in 1857 but that appears to be his grandson .I can find no death and no birth that fits.

There are 2 Samuel Medleys joining the army -one born 1769-76 Old Swinford from 1795-1817 and the other born 1776 in West Bromwich from 1808-1817.
Presumably they are the Samuel Medleys bapt O/S 1776 s of John and Mary and Wednesbury 1773 s of Richard and Susannah Medley .
I don't fancy the Wednesbury one as there is a Samuel and Elizabeth coach smith having children there in the 1800s and I know wife Mary died 1845 at Great Bridge but if he's the one from O/S how can he be in the army from 1795-1817 and still at Bilston 1798-1800?

Any one have any ideas?

Ciderdrinker
Title: Re: Samuel Medley born c 1770 Dudley living at Tipton.
Post by: jacquelineve on Thursday 27 July 17 12:46 BST (UK)
Ciderdrinker
                  One of the witnesses was Hannh.Medley -1793 marriage.

Jackie
Title: Re: Samuel Medley born c 1770 Dudley living at Tipton.
Post by: ciderdrinker on Friday 28 July 17 12:52 BST (UK)
Hi
Thanks for that.
That does through a spanner in the works.Neither possible baptism I was looking at has a Hannah Medley.
I can see a Edward Medley married Hannah Sharples 1768 at Birmingham.
Can I ask did Hannah Medley the witness sign her name?
Only the bride at Birmingham did and she's the only Hannah Medley I can see anywhere.

Ciderdrinker
Title: Re: Samuel Medley born c 1770 Dudley living at Tipton.
Post by: jacquelineve on Friday 28 July 17 15:04 BST (UK)

 Nothing of who signed or crossed on any marriage.

Could Hannah( witness) have been Susannah?

Jackie
Title: Re: Samuel Medley born c 1770 Dudley living at Tipton.
Post by: ciderdrinker on Tuesday 01 August 17 09:59 BST (UK)
Hi
Yes could be.I'll ponder on it and see what else comes up.
Thanks again
Ciderdrinker