Black Country (Bilston) Friends and Neighbours - more names

[jacquelineve]

 Many thanks to you both Dudley + Dartmoor.

The registers for the Catholic church at Dudley are'nt too
good either-my g.g.grans maiden name was Elligott,on two
of her childrens baptisms was written "Alcoat" +"Illicote"
but then again,an Irish accent and I believe the priest at
the time was a Cornishman,it's understandable!
    A fter nearly 8 yrs still have'nt managed to find a Durkin
relative. Mary Durkin (1881+her sister Bridget(1883) were
nieces of my g.gran.
       It's Mary who I thought may have the 2nd name
Winifred,as the only one I can find in 1891(age+birthplace
fit) is a Mary W Durkin servant Warwickshire.
    Now I've gone really wild, and looking at a marriage
in West Derby Lancs 1909-Mary Durkin+Joseph Pat.Farron.
A Wlm +Winifred Farron (mother Durkin) birth 1921 W.Derby
both same vol + page number,so I'm presuming they are
twins, my g.gran was a twin, so.......looks as though I'll have
to take another chance + let a few moths fly free.

               Jackie.

[DudleyWinchurch]

Jackie,

If the name Winifred was a confirmation name, it could be the same for both even (so long as it was suitable, usually a saint's name of some sort, then there was no restriction).  Sometimes most of the confirmation group chose the same name.

I hope to get back to the ArchDiocesan archives within the next couple of months.

If you would like to PM me with the details you have, and any other family names that might be there, then I can have a look.  Details in the register would include mother's maiden name.   For 1881, the more precise dates you have the better, as the first film of the registers ends in the middle of 1881 and the second one begins.  If you include an email then I may be able to send you some images from the register.

I particularly notice the Durkans in the register as there is a possible connection with my family name of McDonough, much earlier (1839), but no real evidence yet that these were related to my McDonoughs.

Sheila

[Ivar]

Hello all,

I'm also looking for Bilston ancestors.  Specificially the Wilcox family, who lived around what is now the Bilston Town football ground.  I've got as far back as Joseph Wilcox who was born apparently either in Capetown or the East Indies in 1794-ish, depending on what it says in the census.  Before that they vanish into history, but I am always trying hard to find a link with the Wilcox's from Kingswinford as that was where he got married.  I'm also researching other branches of families from Bilston including Stokes, Fellows and Hollyhead.  They all appeared to move in and around Bilston all through the 19th century, and tracking them down is never easy!

[Old Blue]

Hello all,

Another one researching Bilston ancestors. Primarily Taylor pre-1840. Also Fullwood and Lees.

OB

[DudleyWinchurch]

Hi Ivar,

I have some possible connections with Fellowes, are they likely to be the same family?  No Wilcox in my records so far.

and welcome to Old Blue too,

a few Taylor references in my records but mostly much later (1870-90).  I do have an Anne Taylor, as witness to a marriage between Mary Ann Lambert and John McDermott in 1840.  A couple of later Taylor refs (1886) seem to be connected to Lamberts as well.   I also have a direct link with a Lees family: Mary Dudley married a William Lees in 1866.

I'll add your names to my list to look out for.

Sheila

[masha]

Hello Sheila
Have just been reading your posts about Bilston families.  I've been busy working on other bit of my tree, so have only just caught up with your thread.
Have you come across anyoe from the Banks family?  My Gt Gt Grandfather William Banks was born in Bilston in 1834, he was a shoemaker.  His father, William, was a coal miner born in Madely in 1805.  There were four other children, Joseph born in West Brom 1839,Richard born in Bilston       1836. Sarah born in Bilston 1847 and Samuel
William Jnr married Sarah Ann Stokes (?) and they had a daughter Sarah Ann, my Gt Grandmother.  She married Edward Davis and they lived in Oldbury where my Grandmother Miriam was born.
Would be very interested if you come across any of these.  Another name i would also be interested in is Jarvis - Thomas Jarvis married Sarah Davis, they had a son Thomas, a daughter Grace and another son

regards
Mary

[DudleyWinchurch]

Hi Mary,

Sorry, can't find any Banks in my records so far but will look out for them in my archive visits.

There is a more recent Jarvis in the family but I think that she was born in Sedgley.  However, I don't know where her family came from before that.

haven't had time to check through all my census pages yet to find out if they were neighbours though.

[Washy]

Hi My family come from Church St Bilston, on the 1861 census John Cooper born about 1839 with parents Thomas & Elizabeth. any connection?

[bigjon]

Hi Dud,
         I am a descendant of the BENNETT,S and the TENNANT,S. Some of these were born in Bilston but most were from Coseley and Sedgley.
I am planning a visit to Stafford shortly to carry out some in- depth research. My grandfather George BENNETT left Sedgley about 1895 to work in the new coal mine at Hemsworth South Yorkshire. Several mines and counties later he finished up in Mansfield Notts.
I am new to family history research, so I would appreciate any advice or guidance.
Bigjon