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Family names in Staffordshire
« on: Tuesday 22 August 06 20:31 BST (UK) »
Hi, am new to this board.I'm looking for connections to

Bullock,Dinsdale,Proud,Lunn,Wilkes, Meeson in the walsall staffs area

and Wood of Westbromwich/Oldbury who owned the Albion Wood & Ivery brick manufacturers

thanks
White,Dinsdale,Proud,Bullock,Wilkes, Keogh/Kough, Meeson, Lloyd, Lunn Walsall staffs area
Wood Oldbury/West Bromwich
Boyard Atherstone Warks and Walsall Staffs

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Re: Family names in Staffordshire
« Reply #1 on: Friday 01 September 06 15:22 BST (UK) »
Hi kiansmom, Don't suppose you have any Wilkes in Newcastle u Lyme do you? Mine are all concentrated  there  :)
Pepper/Hickman STS
Wilkes/Haywood STS/DBY
Bone/Longstaff DUR/NBL
Armstrong/Douglass NBL

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Re: Family names in Staffordshire
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 02 September 06 14:33 BST (UK) »
Hi, unfortunately none there yet! most of mine are Darlaston area of Walsall

Linda
White,Dinsdale,Proud,Bullock,Wilkes, Keogh/Kough, Meeson, Lloyd, Lunn Walsall staffs area
Wood Oldbury/West Bromwich
Boyard Atherstone Warks and Walsall Staffs

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Re: Family names in Staffordshire
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 21 September 06 23:20 BST (UK) »
Hi ,

Im trying to find Wilkes from the Darlaston area, if anyone can help.

Dave
Wilkes, Carter, Walters, Hadland

Darlaston
Walsall
Willenhall
Staffordshire


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Re: Family names in Staffordshire
« Reply #4 on: Friday 22 September 06 10:38 BST (UK) »
Hi Dave, I have lots of Darlaston Wilkes in my tree, unfortunately it seems to be a popular name in the area!.

Will post the details of a few of mine to see if any match with yours

Joseph Wilkes c 1731 married Hannah Foster
children

Samuel,Ann,Josiah,Joseph,John,Titus and Catherine
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Samuel Wilkes married Diana Cornes
Children

Aquila,Elizabeth,Keziah,Hannah,Mary and Joseph
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Aquila Wilkes married Sarah London
children

Joseph,Elizabeth,George,Dinah,Mary,Charlotte and Sarah
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Joseph Wilkes married Mary Lunn
Children

Martha,Sarah,Mary, and Arthur



Linda
White,Dinsdale,Proud,Bullock,Wilkes, Keogh/Kough, Meeson, Lloyd, Lunn Walsall staffs area
Wood Oldbury/West Bromwich
Boyard Atherstone Warks and Walsall Staffs

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Re: Family names in Staffordshire
« Reply #5 on: Friday 22 September 06 10:57 BST (UK) »
Hi kiansmom,

I have only just started my tree and i can tell you my Fathers Name was Frederick Charles Wilkes born 1921and he married Violet Carter born 1929 from Darlaston if that throws anything up your end i would be gratefull for any info.

Dave
Wilkes, Carter, Walters, Hadland

Darlaston
Walsall
Willenhall
Staffordshire