I presently live in California but born in the Black Country in Woodside. Now spend time each year in Herefordshire. Lots of miners, nail makers, stone masons in background Barbara Haner nee Hackett My interests in Black Country surnames are: Fathers side: mostly Cradley Heath, Rowley Regis, Old Hill, Halsowen HACKETT - Old Hill /Cradley Heath GREEN - Old Hill, Cradley Heath MASON - Old Hill TROMAN/TROWMAN - Old Hill, Rowley Regis, Dudley HODGETTS - Cradley Heath, Rowley Regis HARTLEY - Pensnett SIVITER - Rowley Regis PAYNE - Rowley Regis BODILY - Cradley & Kings Norton GROVE - Rowley Regis Jeavons Fellows/ Jeavons/Fellows (Take your pick) - Netherton PAYNE - Halesowen, Rowley Regis Mother's side: Sedgley, Upper Gornal/Ruiton/ Woodside & Holly Hall Dudley EDWARDS - Woodside/Holly Hall RICHARDS - Upper Gornal, Woodsetton GREENFIELD - Woodside & Kingswinford ROLLASON - Sedgley & Upper Gornall DUNN - Oldswinford BAGLEY - Dudley BOWATER - Sedgley, Coseley TIGHE/TOY/TOYE - Sedgley, Upper Gornal, Oldswinford DUTTON - Oldswinford, Northfield COLLINS - Brierley Hill GRAINGER - Sedgley Also any connections to the Bromyard area and the village of Pencombe, Herefordshire Especially role chapels played in recruiting hop picking families from congregation