Black Country (Bilston) Friends and Neighbours - more names

[RoDe]

Hi Dartmoor
Re your post 51. I am researching Hughes from Bilston.  Don't know whether they were RC by religion but could I have a copy please of the baptism record?
Many thanks.

[Dartmoor]

Hi RoDe,

Here it is:

Thomas BROWN
born 2nd May 1842 baptised 8th May 1842
the son of Henry BROWN and Mary (nee HUGHES)
performed by George FOX
witnessed by Joseph and Mary TAYLOR

All the best!

[foggyjano]

Hi

I am researching three familes from bilston..William & Lucy Thomas, Richard Cullis and Joesph Pearson, these are all connected to my tree They are all on the census in Bilston for 1871.. very interesting thread, I am going back to see if i have missed any of my families from the pages already written.

The Thomas family moved to Pendlebury as did Richard Cullis - they came during the miners strike to work in the pits in Pendlebury when the local miners were striking..around 1875/1880

[ggrocott]

I am interested in Grocott and Powis who were in Bilston about 1860 - en route from the Telford area to Rugeley, Staffs.

[RoDe]

Hi to everyone researching families in the Bilston area. For information and for anyone interested I have discovered that there is a series of books titled 'Bilston, Bradley & Ladymoor' by Ron Davies that contains historical information and old photographs of the area.  All are available from Amazon.

[jacquelineve]

Hello Dartmoor
 Re.Dunkin -Holy Trinity, could that possibly be Durkin?

 Have now found a little more info re my Durkins, any chance

of baptisms for Mary Durkin 1881
                        Bridget ....... 1883
Parents James + Mary Durkin(neeDurkin)

(Re.Mary 1881 possible 2nd christiam Winifred)

                  Jackie.

[Dartmoor]

Hi Jackie,

Unfortunately the scribe in the Holy Trinity parish has very bad handwriting and uses Latin versions of names!  It could well be DURKIN or any other variant of the name.   Names were often written phonetically and spelt how the scriber saw fit.  My ancestor Daniel MAHER was spelt something like Danielus MARS.  I only have the one photocopied sheet from the parish record and nothing else from the area.

[DudleyWinchurch]

Hello Dartmoor
 Re.Dunkin -Holy Trinity, could that possibly be Durkin?

 Have now found a little more info re my Durkins, any chance

of baptisms for Mary Durkin 1881
                        Bridget ....... 1883
Parents James + Mary Durkin(neeDurkin)

(Re.Mary 1881 possible 2nd christiam Winifred)

                  Jackie.

Hi Jackie,

can't spot your James and Mary's children straight off but I do have a William John in May 1880, parents William and Mary/Maria (nee Keegan).  Could he be a cousin perhaps?  Godparents/sponsors were Thomas Keegan and Ellen/Helen/Eleanor McEvoy.

I've come across Durkin, Durkan and Durcan spellings so far.

[DudleyWinchurch]

Hi Jackie,

Bridget's confirmation name was Winifred.  She was one of 64 girls confirmed at the same time as a couple of my relatives (if my notes have not got muddled up it was March 15th 1896).