Hi Listers, I am new to this particular list, I have been for some time researching the Allchurch surname, with out much success until last night. Ann Allchurch born between 1850 -1853 Stourbridge I have her on the 1871 Census living in Derbyshire as a servant 1881-1901 Census living in Attercliffe Yorkshire, Married to Joseph Driver, so far I havent been able to find a marriage for them, but suspect they married in Eckington Derbyshire I think I have her now on the 1861 Census, age 10, Scholar Source information: RG9/2072 Registration district: Stourbridge Sub-registration district: Kingswinford ED, institution, or vessel: 18 Folio: 34 Page: 61 Household schedule number: 296 GSU Number: 542913 Other Members of the family are Sarah age 42 Widow, Luke age 19 Coal Miner, Joseph age 15 Labourer at Stone Works, Margaret age 15, David age 8, and Thomas age 6, The street name for the 1861 census looks like Little John St. Living next door to this family is Ann Allurch 68, and her son Samuel 34, I suspect they are related as well Is there any one who may be able to see if the family is at the above address in 1851 I found this birth reference for Ann on Ancestry.com if it is the correct one Sep ¼ 1850, Stourbridge Vol 18 Page 493 and the confusing part here for me is that Stourbridge came under Staffordshire as well I hope I am on the correct list or should I be on the Staffordshire list? Appreciate any help Thanks Elaine Smith QLD, Australia

Hello Elaine, Stourbridge Registration District in fact originally straddled *three* Counties - its three Sub-Districts being: 1) Halesowen - mainly a Detached Part of Shropshire (although transferred to Worcestershire in 1844) 2) Stourbridge - all in Worcestershire except Amblecote, which remained stubbornly Staffordshire until as recently as 1966 3) Kingswinford - all, always, in Staffordshire The whole area disappeared into the unlamented "County of West Midlands" in 1973, but following that County's Balkanisation in the mid-1990s it's now anybody's guess where they might be! But for all Censuses after 1841, the whole District was deemed to be in Worcestershire - so you're on the right list! And here's the family - masquerading under the name of HALLCHURCH... 1851 Census HO107 - Piece 2036 Registration District - Stourbridge Registration Sub-District - Kingswinford Parish - Kingswinford Township - Brockmoor Folio 581; Househild 125 - Brockmoor Bridge Thomas HALLCHURCH, Head, M, 38, M, Coal miner, STS, Kingswinford Sarah HALLCHURCH, Wife, M, 32, F, -, STS, Kingswinford Luke HALLCHURCH, Son, -, 9, M, Scholar, STS, Kingswinford Joseph HALLCHURCH, Son, -, 5, M, Scholar, STS, Kingswinford Margaret HALLCHURCH, Dau, -, 3, F, -, STS, Kingswinford Ann HALLCHURCH, Dau, -, 7m, F, -, STS, Kingswinford And in the very next house Folio 581; Househild 126 - Brockmoor Bridge Ann HALLCHURCH, Head, W, 58, F, Housewife, STS, Kingswinford Samuel HALLCHURCH, Son, U, 22, M, Labourer, STS, Kingswinford David HALLCHURCH, Son, U, 18, M, Labourer, STS, Kingswinford Jane HALLCHURCH, Dau, U, 17, F, -, STS, Kingswinford HTH Gus ----- Original Message ----- From: Elaine Smith <famgenes@bigpond.net.au> To: <ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:48 AM Subject: [WOR] ALLCHURCH > Hi Listers, > I am new to this particular list, > I have been for some time researching the Allchurch surname, with out much success until last night. > > Ann Allchurch born between 1850 -1853 Stourbridge > I have her on the 1871 Census living in Derbyshire as a servant > 1881-1901 Census living in Attercliffe Yorkshire, Married to Joseph Driver, so far I havent been able to find a marriage for them, but suspect they married in Eckington Derbyshire > > I think I have her now on the 1861 Census, age 10, Scholar > > Source information: RG9/2072 > Registration district: Stourbridge > Sub-registration district: Kingswinford > ED, institution, or vessel: 18 > Folio: 34 > Page: 61 > Household schedule number: 296 > GSU Number: 542913 > > > > > Other Members of the family are Sarah age 42 Widow, Luke age 19 Coal Miner, Joseph age 15 Labourer at Stone Works, Margaret age 15, David age 8, and Thomas age 6, The street name for the 1861 census looks like Little John St. > Living next door to this family is Ann Allurch 68, and her son Samuel 34, I suspect they are related as well > Is there any one who may be able to see if the family is at the above address in 1851 > > I found this birth reference for Ann on Ancestry.com if it is the correct one Sep ¼ 1850, Stourbridge Vol 18 Page 493 and the confusing part here for me is that Stourbridge came under Staffordshire as well > I hope I am on the correct list or should I be on the Staffordshire list? > Appreciate any help > Thanks > Elaine Smith > QLD, Australia > > > ==== 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/ > http://www.worcestershiresurnames.co.uk/ > >