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Not sure what happened to his children, GRWL, apart from the one who went to Australia. You could try tracking them through this site:

http://www.bmsgh.org/wmbmd/

There are plenty of Darbys here, but not, I think, the praticular line you're looking for:

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/

Hope this helps:

Descendants of Joseph Darby

Generation No. 1

1.  JOSEPH9 DARBY  (ABRAHAM8, JOSIAH7, JOSEPH6, DANIEL5, JOHN4, JOHN3, EDMOND2, JOHN1) was born 06 Aug 1861 in Windmill End, Netherton, Dudley, Worcs, and died 22 Dec 1937 in 15, Stone Street, Dudley (Albion Inn).  He married SARAH DANKS 19 Apr 1885 in St Edmund's church, Dudley, Worcs.  She was born Abt. 1866 in Windmill End, Netherton, Dudley, Worcs.

Notes for JOSEPH DARBY:
"Joseph Darby the famous spring jumper, his championship belts are in Dudley Museum. His brother- in-law W Grainger of 20 Himley Ave, Dudley registered his death. Address 1900 - 23, High Street, Netherton. Cause of death: Carcinoma of Liver. Occupation 1912 - 1937 Licensed Victualler" (Linda Taylor, 2008).
   
Children of JOSEPH DARBY and SARAH DANKS are:
   i.   FLORENCE10 DARBY, b. 1885, Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire.
   ii.   MINNIE DARBY, b. 1886, Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire.
   iii.   LILIAN DARBY, b. 1887, Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire.
   iv.   VIOLET DARBY, b. 25 Feb 1889, Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire; d. 1974.
   v.   JOSEPH DARBY, b. 05 Mar 1890, Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire; d. 1974, North Bondi, Australia.
   vi.   THOMAS DARBY, b. 15 Sep 1893, Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire; d. 1893.
   vii.   NORAH DARBY, b. 1893, Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire.
   viii.   DOROTHY DARBY, b. 1900, Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire.

Just caught up with this. There are a lot of "Canal Sides" in the area and at least two in Oldbury. The one in the photo taken from the air, next to Toys 'r Us, on the Portway branch of the Titford Canal, is too far outside the town, I grew up very near it in Whiteheath. The two most likely Canal Sides are the one near the Whimsey Bridge, Oldbury, next to the Mecca bingo hall (I think) where the road from Blackheath crosses the canal, and the other is near Bromford Lane, where the road to West Bromwich crosses the now filled-in Oldbury Loop Canal. There was a Canal Side parallel to the present Simpson Street, near the centre of the town, on that Loop Canal. There are photos in some of the books on the area eg. Paul Collins' Black Country Canals.

A while ago I asked here for any information on my family, the Wood family of Alveley, Shropshire, and its connected families (e.g. Rogers, Binnian / Bennion, Williams, Brewer, Dovey, Landon, Rowley, Lawley, Dimmock, Beddow / Beddoe, Kirkham). I have now put together a website on Tribal Pages entitled "The Wood family of Alveley". If there are any Alveley Woods or connected out there, I'd be happy to hear from them!

Dennis Wood. 

Many thanks, Carol I agree he should be there in 1861 and 1871. There is an Albert Edward Priestley b. Huddersfield 1857 but his father's name isn't Edward and they live in Yorkshire! The problem is that none of the bits fit together - no birth cert., the move from London to Birmingham (why?), born in Mayfair according to the census (not Battersea Rise). I have his marriage cert. if I can lay my hands on it, it doesn't give much away as far as I recall. Did his mother remarry or was she not married when he was born? Did AEP decide to change his surname for some reason? I'm totally nonplussed. It's the only "brick wall" I've never been able to break through...

Best wishes,

Dennis.