Looking For Family Name willetts Staffordshire

[Pels.]

1841 census:
HO107/997/5; Folio: 49; Page: 14

Staffordshire, Rowley Regis
Wilkes Fold ?

George Willitts, 35, Nail Maker
Sarah, 30
Elezebeth, 12
David, 9
Kazia, 5
Susanna, 4
Elijah, 1

All born in county with the exception of Sarah.

Kezia is indexed as Thenia.

Pels 

[Pels.]

Here are George and Sarah in 1861 Angela .. ..

1861 census:
RG9/2040, Folio 132, Page 64

Staffordshire, Rowley Regis
New Street

George Willetts, h. mar, 60, Nail Factor, b. Staffs, Rowley Regis
Sarah, wife, mar, 53, Nail Factor, Worcestershire, Cradley
David, son, unm, 28, Nail Factor
Soloman, son, Nail Maker
Sarah, dau, 13, Scholar
George, son, 10

All born in Rowley Regis with the exception of Sarah snr.

Kind regards,

Pels 

[Pels.]

1871 census:
RG10/2995, Folio 131, Page 9

Staffordshire, Rowley Regis
New Street

George Willetts. h, mar, 71, Retired Nail Master? b. Rowley Regis
Sarah, wife, 64, b. Worcs, Bridley
George, son, unm, 20, Nail Master's son
Sarah, dau, unm, 20, Nails Master's dau
Jane Endis Willetts, Grdaur, 12, Scholar

All born in Rowley Regis, have you noticed every census year Sarah was born somewhere different! 

[Pels.]

I do apologise for slowly plodding my way through it Angela .. here is a good link for occupations .. ..

http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/a.html

I think you will have to look at Nailor and Factor separately though! 

[Arranroots]

Hi Angela

I believe there are other RootsChatters looking for Willetts in this area - have you looked on the Surname Interest Table yet?

Look for the link at the bottom of each page

kind regards, Arranroots 

[Pels.]

Hi Angela and Arranroots,

Just to recap on everything we know so far .. 

The information on the marriage certificate that Angela has received is as follows:

Marriage Cert for Kezia Willetts Married on the 17/10/1853 to George Hender.
Marriage at st Edmund's Church in the Parish of Dudley in the county of Worcester.

George Hender age 24 Blacksmith,  Father deceased.
No name for George's father.

Kezia Willetts, aged 19. Spinster ..Dudley Father George Willetts, occupation Nail Factor.

Witnesses:
Edward Hender And Elizabeth Hender

The information taken presumably from the IGI .. George Willetts married Sarah Miles
Marriage 15 April 1827 Old Swinford,Worcester.

Angela has been told that George Hender's father's name was Edward Hender Well.
On the Marriage Cert for George and Kezia .. the Witness's were Edward Hender and Elizabeth.

So if we try and find an Edward and Elizabeth Hender to determine their actual relationship to George .. .. hopefully as Arranroots has kindly said someone who is also searching for these names will see these posts.


Pels 

[Arranroots]

Morning both!

Actually there are lots of people looking for WILLETTS and variant surnames in the Midlands - I would recommend doing a RootsChat search and comparing notes with the others, as not many of them have used the SIT yet (tsk tsk!)

A 

[Pels.]

Jumping straight in again and hoping this isn't a coincidence for the witnesses AR .. 

1841 census:
HO107/997/6, Folio 15, Page 22

Staffordshire, Rowley Regis
Old Hill

Edward Hender, 40, Blacksmith, not born in county
Elizabeth, 35, born in county

Kind regards,

Pels

[Pels.]

1851 census:
HO107/2028, Folio 297, Page 9

Staffordshire, Rowley Regis
Cherry Orchard St

Edward Endor, h. mar, 49, Blacksmith Master emp 2 men, b Gloucester, Sidney
Elizabeth, wife, 45, b. Staffs, Wolverhampton
George, nephew, unm, 23, Blacksmith, b. Gloucester, Red Brooks
Eliza, niece, unm, 16, House Servant, b. Gloucester, Red Brooks
George Hooper, app, unm, 20, Blacksmith, Dunhampstead
Joseph Westward, inmate, unm, 20, Blacksmith, b. Worcester, Cradley

Angela this looks like it might solve your query, going on the above information, it appears the witnesses were George's aunt and uncle.

Pels