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birth area birmingham, kings norton or where????

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zenawarrior

zenawarrior Report 25 Apr 2015 18:52

hi
can anyone help please
if someone is on the census with a birth place of coleshill
which area should i look in to order the birth certificates
thank you
zena :-)

Gritty

Gritty Report 25 Apr 2015 19:11

Coleshill used to fall under Meriden registration district, but what year was the birth Zena ?

http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/meriden.html

zenawarrior

zenawarrior Report 25 Apr 2015 19:52

hi gritty
one birth martha davis 1847
other william davis 1849
both on 1861 census with sister sarah
zena

Gritty

Gritty Report 25 Apr 2015 19:58

For reference:

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Friar Street, St Nicholas, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England

William Cottell Head Unmarried Male 30 1831 Salt Maker Droitwich, Worcestershire, England
Mary Davis Lodger Unmarried Female 33 1828 - Droitwich, Worcestershire, England
Sarah Davis Lodger Unmarried Female 16 1845 - Castle Bromwich, Worcestershire
Martha Davis Lodger - Female 14 1847 - Coleshill, Worcestershire,
William Davis Lodger - Male 12 1849 - Coleshill, Worcestershire,

EDIT: Image states Coleshill, Warwickshire

zenawarrior

zenawarrior Report 25 Apr 2015 20:00

yes thats them gritty
zena

zenawarrior

zenawarrior Report 25 Apr 2015 20:02

sorry im a bit slow havn't used laptop for a while and it keeps updateing then switching off
zena

Gritty

Gritty Report 25 Apr 2015 20:05

Zena- I have to go out now, but, if no-one has found the births before I get back, I'll take a look later :-)

zenawarrior

zenawarrior Report 25 Apr 2015 20:08

ok
have a good time x
zena :-)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Apr 2015 20:27

For that time they should be on FreeBMD if the births were registered

zenawarrior

zenawarrior Report 25 Apr 2015 20:50

have tried meriden their not there
zena

BeverleyW

BeverleyW Report 25 Apr 2015 20:57

The 1861 census on Ancestry says 'Coleshill, Warwickshire' - not Worcestershire - which I think is correct.
I don't remember Coleshill being near the Worcester border,

Gritty

Gritty Report 25 Apr 2015 21:50

Apologies- the 1861 transcription from fmp states Worcestershire- but image states Coleshill, Warwickshire.

Do you have members of this family on any other census Zena?

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Apr 2015 00:45

what is meriden????


freebmd is where you should be searching for birth registrations

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Apr 2015 01:02

Is Mary Davis the mother of the 3 younger Davis's????

Gritty

Gritty Report 26 Apr 2015 06:47

Sylvia- Meriden was the registration district for Coleshill

Struggling to find them on other census- Did Mary remarry?

Marriage
Name: Mary Davis
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 14 Jan 1863
Marriage Place: Saint Andrew,Droitwich,Worcester,England
Spouse: William Knott
FHL Film Number: 0354318, 0354319
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1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Holloway, St Peter, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England

William Nott Head - Male 62 1809 - Stoke, Worcestershire,
Mary Nott Wife - Female 47 1824 - Droitwich, Worcestershire,
Edward F Nott ? - Male 3 1868 - Droitwich, Worcestershire,
Martha Davis Step-Daughter - Female 22 1849 - Warwickshire, England
Frederick Davis Step-Son - Male 1 1870 - Droitwich, Worcestershire,

Gritty

Gritty Report 26 Apr 2015 09:30

Perhaps name was Mary, or is this another sister?

First name(s) JOHN
Last name BROOKES
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1873
MarriageFinderâ„¢ JOHN BROOKES married one of these people
MARY DAVIS, FREDRICE LAWLEY PUMFREY
Spouse's last name -
District DROITWICH
District number -
County Worcestershire
Country England
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FMP transciption:
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
St Andrew Street, Droitwich St Andrew, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England

John Brookes Head Married Male 30 1851 Labourer Warwickshire, England
Mary Brookes Wife Married Female 29 1852 - Catshill, Worcestershire, England
Fanny L Brookes Daughter Single Female 5 1876 - Wordsley, Worcestershire, England
John Brookes Son Single Male 2 1879 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Frederick Davis Nephew Single Male 11 1870 Scholar Droitwich, Worcestershire,
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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
3, High Street, Kingswinford & Wall Heath, Kingswinford (Stafford), Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

John Brooks Head Married Male 50 1851 Carter On Farm Stourton, Warwickshire,
Mary Brooks Wife Married Female 50 1851 - Coalhill, Warwickshire, England
Fanny L Brooks Daughter Single Female 25 1876 - Wordsley, Staffordshire, England
Ernest Brooks Son - Male 7 1894 At School Droitwich, Worcestershire, England
Martha Brooks Grand Daughter - Female 4 1897 At School Droitwich, Worcestershire,
Authur Brooks Grand Son - Male 2 1899 - Droitwich, Worcestershire,

Gritty

Gritty Report 26 Apr 2015 09:51

Sister Sarah- marriage:

Marriages Dec 1865 (>99%)
Crowther Samuel Droitwich 6c 729 <<<<<<<<
DAVIS Sarah Droitwich 6c 729 <<<<<<<<<<<
Jones Eliza Droitwich 6c 729
Smith William Droitwich 6c 729
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1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Hill End, Dodderhill, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England

Samuel Crowther Head - Male 53 1818 - Worcestershire, England
Sarah Crowther Wife - Female 28 1843 - Warwickshire, Castle Bromwich, England
William H Crowther Son - Male 1 1870 - Worcestershire, Droitwich England

zenawarrior

zenawarrior Report 26 Apr 2015 13:14

hi everyone thanks for your work
that is sarah on the 71 census its her birth i am trying to find
that is the only census i know is definatly her
marriage cert gives her one birth date and death cert gives her another (she drown 1880)
sylvania free b m d is dificult because there are so many birmingham births,
or was she registered in an outlying birmingham suburb hence my original question.
i went to wdytya saturday and one of the experts suggested i follow up this sarah (1861 census)saying martha would be an easier name to follow
thanks again
zena <3

Gritty

Gritty Report 26 Apr 2015 13:18

I'm not certain, but I suspect Martha was actually Mary- but was called Martha to distinguish from mother.

So we're trying find Sarah's birth- which is consistently Castle Bromwich- who does she list as her father on the marriage certificate?

zenawarrior

zenawarrior Report 26 Apr 2015 13:19

sorry i dont know about mary
on her marriage certificate her father is joseph.
mary and joseph as parents ha ha
i am just starting searching this 1861 family
zena