Black Country (Bilston) Friends and Neighbours - more names

[DudleyWinchurch]

Hi Everyone,

I'm bumping this thread for a couple of reasons.  One is that I've noticed we have a few more Bilston familes being discussed on the Staffs board recently and the other is to make an announcement (though it may be a little early).

If anyone is looking for catholic baptisms in Bilston, I have now started to enter the Holy Trinity Church baptismal index into a searchable (Access) database.  Although there are now more than 1000 entries in the database, it is only complete so far for the "A" surnames.  Bs and Cs should be completed soon, but it will be a while before I get right through the alphabet.

In the mean-time, I'm happy to check out any requests against the database and against the list of baptismal records I have already transcribed for my own research.  When completed, it should be possible to list all children baptised in a particular family, for instance.

[coffindodger]

Hi Dudley

Just spotted your thread.

I just have Jones from Bilston, and in particular Simeon Jones born about 1816. Havn't found him yet.

However, if you haven't already seen this site, I thought you and all the other people searching for Bilston ancestors might like to have a look.

http://www.wolverhamptonarchives.dial.pipex.com/cholera.htm

Regards

Tony

[DudleyWinchurch]

Hi Tony,

welcome to the Bilston friends and neighbours thread.

Wolverhampton Archives have a lot of resources online relevant to Bilston.  I do indeed have a relative on the cholera victims list.

If you read through the thread, lots of people have already added links to many sites of interest.

As many of my Bilston ancestors were catholics, I also have a lot of transcribed data from the Holy Trinity church registers so am happy to check for any names that anyone else is looking for.  I don't think I have your Simeon on record anywhere as as yet. 

Sheila

[modify: I am however, looking for a Charles Jones born 1812ish  Shropshire ]

[coffindodger]

Hi Sheila

Many thanks. The only lead I have is that one of Simeons children was baptised in the Methodist Church, so the family migfht have dabbled in  Non Conformism.

Tony

[RachelK]

Hi fellow Bilston researchers.

I have quite a few names that tie in with the Bilston area, all C of E as far as I'm aware with the exception of one marriage.

Mathew Ralph and Eliza Pitt, at the Queen's St congregational chapel. Anyone have info on congregationalists in the area?

I have a lot of Beebee's from Bilston, who also came under the name Beeby. I have a rough tree back to around 1695 where Thomas and Frances Beebee were included on the reverend's list of inhabitants. Names connected (potentially) include Fereday/Ferraday, Hawkesford, Moss, Webb, Hartshorn, Goodwin, Shale.

I have an ancestor Richard Beebee born c.1808 who appears to have been transported for 7 years for stealing bacon. The site on which I found the info doesn't appear to say where he was sent though, or on which ship?

[Annie65115]

Hello to everyone 

I have a truckload of BRADBURY ancestors who were born in Bilston in the 1800's. Other names who married in include COOPER (Sedgley) and TAYLOR (Bilston).

If anyone has any links in their tree to BRADBURY from Bilston, (or indeed the Taylors or Coopers), I'd love to compare notes!

Muchas gracias

[DudleyWinchurch]

Hi again,

just back from a long weekend away, so will look through for more later but RachelK, I definitely have details on more than one Shale family from the Holy Trinity registers.

[modify:  Oops sorry, meant to suggest that you add some more details (first names and approximate dates) and I'll see what I have]

[Willow 4873]

Hiya RachelK

Gonna laugh if your Shales are related to mine 

Willow x

[RachelK]

Hmm, it seems the Shale connection is very tenuous. It was just a marriage between my ancestor Jane Beebee (born Bilston) and a Ferdinando Shale which took place in Birmingham. I couldn't find any children for them, and of course he might not have been a 'Bilston' Shale. So thankyou Sheila and Willow but any Shale's you have probably aren't in my tree.

On another note Willow, I have found Hartshorn sisters (Mary Ann who married Richard Beebee and Eleanor who married Martin Pitt) both families lived in Bilston. The former being my nan's gx2 grandmother and the latter my grandad's gx2 grandmother - meaning my nan and grandad were 4th cousins. Bet they never knew that!