Hi Peter Dudley covers a few local areas, ie, Rowley Regis, Tipton etc. If you look for her on West Midlands BMD - it will give you the local areas. Might not be so many to choose from. http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk/ Maggie ======================================== Message Received: Jun 06 2011, 10:37 AM From: "Peter Knott" To: eng-black-country@rootsweb.com Cc: Subject: [Black Country] Mary SMITH nee RICHARDS of Mousesweet Brook Hi Listers Mary Richards married Benjamin Smith at St Thomas Dudley in 1809. Ben died in 1838 but Mary appears to have survived through 1841 to 1851 when she appears at Mousesweet Brook. I have not been able to find her in 1861 and am therefore seeking her death or burial between 51 and 61. Unfortunately age at death does not appear on the BMD index prior to 1912 and there are more that 20 Mary Smiths listed in Dudley RD between 51 and 61. An alternative approach would be to first find her burial. I strongly suspect that this took place at St Giles Rowley Regis but although this parish is well indexed I do not know of anything available for the 1850s. Can anyone suggest a different approach please? Alternatively does any lister have Mary in their tree or know of a suitable burial index enabling me to identify the death/burial of the 'correct' Mary Smith? Peter Knott ------------------------------------- The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message http://thesaltfamily.tribalpages.com/ www.familytrails.net Researching : SALT, BARKLAM/BARTLAM, LOWE, JONES, RILEY, DEAN, SAUNDERS, BURBRIDGE, BURNS, BROWN, FOSTER, HUMPHRIES, STACKHOUSE, SCANLON, SHIRLEY, WEAVER, BENNETT

Hello Maggie Thank you for your suggestion. I do often make use of the westmidlandsbmd site but had omitted to do so on this occasion. Having now looked and then disregarded those with a second initial and those not in Rowley Regis sub district I have a much more manageable list of possible candidates. Thank you again. Peter Knott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maggie Smith" <maggiesmith@fsmail.net> To: <eng-black-country@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [Black Country] Mary SMITH nee RICHARDS of Mousesweet Brook > > Hi Peter > > Dudley covers a few local areas, ie, Rowley Regis, Tipton etc. If you > look for her on West Midlands BMD - it will give you the local areas. > Might not be so many to choose from. > > http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk/ > > Maggie > > > > > ======================================== > Message Received: Jun 06 2011, 10:37 AM > From: "Peter Knott" > To: eng-black-country@rootsweb.com > Cc: > Subject: [Black Country] Mary SMITH nee RICHARDS of Mousesweet Brook > > > Hi Listers > > Mary Richards married Benjamin Smith at St Thomas Dudley in 1809. Ben died > in 1838 but Mary appears to have survived through 1841 to 1851 when she > appears at Mousesweet Brook. I have not been able to find her in 1861 and > am > therefore seeking her death or burial between 51 and 61. > > Unfortunately age at death does not appear on the BMD index prior to 1912 > and there are more that 20 Mary Smiths listed in Dudley RD between 51 and > 61. An alternative approach would be to first find her burial. I strongly > suspect that this took place at St Giles Rowley Regis but although this > parish is well indexed I do not know of anything available for the 1850s. > > Can anyone suggest a different approach please? Alternatively does any > lister have Mary in their tree or know of a suitable burial index enabling > me to identify the death/burial of the 'correct' Mary Smith? > > Peter Knott > > > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run > by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > http://thesaltfamily.tribalpages.com/ > > > > www.familytrails.net > > > > Researching : SALT, BARKLAM/BARTLAM, LOWE, JONES, RILEY, DEAN, SAUNDERS, > BURBRIDGE, BURNS, BROWN, FOSTER, HUMPHRIES, STACKHOUSE, SCANLON, SHIRLEY, > WEAVER, BENNETT > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run > by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >