My mother's ancestors all originated in the West Midlands. Her maiden name was ATTWOOD, and we have got as far back as a JAMES ATTWOOD, my great x 2 grandfather, who married ELIZA CORK in the parish church of Dudley in 1846 (both fathers named William). We have the census returns from 1851 -1881. James' birthplace is given in the 1851 census as BLACKWELL. I know there were two Blackwells in Worcester in the 19th century, and I know it wasn't the one in the parish of Tredington. I am unfamiliar with the West Midlands - does anyone know in which parish the other Blackwell was located? It wasn't a parish in its own right. James was born about 1821, and I would like to locate the parish registers to research parents and siblings. Incidentally, his birthplace is given as Netherton in the 1861 census, and for some reason as Stratford-on-Avon in the 1871 census, but I am sticking with Blackwell for the moment. Any help and advice appreciated. Ruth Harris

Hello Ruth, The other Blackwell was a Hamlet within the Parish of Bromsgrove - a little to the North-East of the town, and 'famous' for being at the top of the Birmingham & Gloucester Railway's 'Lickey Incline'. HTH Gus ----- Original Message ----- From: ruth HARRIS <ruthharris@wells65.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 5:32 PM Subject: [WOR] Blackwell > My mother's ancestors all originated in the West Midlands. Her maiden name was ATTWOOD, and we have got as far back as a JAMES ATTWOOD, my great x 2 grandfather, who married ELIZA CORK in the parish church of Dudley in 1846 (both fathers named William). We have the census returns from 1851 -1881. James' birthplace is given in the 1851 census as BLACKWELL. I know there were two Blackwells in Worcester in the 19th century, and I know it wasn't the one in the parish of Tredington. I am unfamiliar with the West Midlands - does anyone know in which parish the other Blackwell was located? It wasn't a parish in its own right. James was born about 1821, and I would like to locate the parish registers to research parents and siblings. Incidentally, his birthplace is given as Netherton in the 1861 census, and for some reason as Stratford-on-Avon in the 1871 census, but I am sticking with Blackwell for the moment. > > Any help and advice appreciated. > > Ruth Harris > > > > ==== ENG-WORCESTER Mailing List ==== > Transcribers wanted for Worcestershire FreeREG > for more information see http://freereg.rootsweb.com > UK Census on-line > http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ > >