Old Voters Lists for Tardebigg/Redditch

[Yegvard]

Hi,

It's likely to be the northern bit, around Beoley.  This would usually be the Civil Parish, handwritten on the enumerator's form.

If you use Ancestry, above the image of the census, is a hot link to the right of the text "Return to Record".  Click on the last word, usually District xxx.  This sends you to the actual description of the route the enumerator was supposed to take and therefore only count his allotted households.  You can sometimes, with a map, work out the exact position of your relative's house.

There's a One Place Study that may help if yo're lot were born nearer Kings Norton.  http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wythallindex/index.htm

PS.  If you come across any HANDS around Redditch I can probably help out.

Cheers

Mike

[gig]

hi
its deffinatly worth going to redditch libaray the folks there are very helpful and friendly
its also worth checking out the redditch advertiser newspaper held there
im descended from two needlemaking familys from the area the rimmers who lived on alcester road studley
and the cottrils who lived on alcester road and later beoley road redditch
the link below is to a very interesting book  naming a few familys of the area, including a nice advert for james cottrill inventor of the four sided needle

www.archive.org/stream/historydescripti00morr/history
regards gig

[Graye]

Strangely enough I just downloaded a copy of that very book to read.  You're right, it's fascinating and very informative.

I haven't come across those family names you mention but they were all very much in the same area so I'll remember to let you know if I see anything interesting.

[Yegvard]

Hi Gig

i'm descended from... and the cottrils who lived on alcester road and later beoley road redditch

I have a Sarah COTTERIL (1696-1774) daughter of John and Elizabeth COTTEREL, who moved from Upton on Severn to Tardebigge.  Sarah married John HANDS in 1731 at Tardebigge.

Any connection, please?

Mike