Hello Polly and Gus, Thanks for the info. Polly and your offer Gus. I will see if someone on the Staffs. list can help me in Dudley. Regards Louise -----Original message----- From: polly@rowberry.org Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 23:03:30 +1000 To: ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: Re: [WOR] New Lister - EDWARDS/PLANT > Hi Gus > > I'm sorry to say that you have to go to Dudley for the St James registers.... > Polly > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > To: ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb.com > From: gtysoe@jtysoe.fsnet.co.uk > Cc: > Subject: Re: [WOR] New Lister - EDWARDS/PLANT > Date: 03/10/2005 07:51:42 > > > Hello Louise, > > *IF* Worcester History Centre holds the films of Dudley St James, I'll look > up that marriage for you on my next trip - today/tomorrow. > > But while I know they hold Dudley St Thomas and Dudley St Edmund, I'm by no > means certain that they hold any other Dudley parishes :-( > > > There's a sort-of 'Demarkation Dispute' over Dudley, which was transferred > out of Worcestershire into Staffordshire in 1966 - and it also has its own > Records Office. > > > Finally, although Dudley itself was Worcestershire - albeit a 'detached > part' as it was entirely surrounded by Staffordshire, the Registration > District bearing its name was treated for Census and other Governmental > statistical purposes as being Staffordshire from 1851. > > Complicated... ! > > HTH > > Gus > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Louise Reynolds <louise@planetlighting.com> > To: <ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 3:05 AM > Subject: [WOR] New Lister - EDWARDS/PLANT > > > > Hello all, > > > > I am new on your list and have only just started my research in this part > of England. Here I was thinking Tipton was Staffordshire, and now I find > the registration district is actually Worcestershire... > > > > I am not sure how big an ask this is, but I have received the GRO Marriage > certificate for my Great-Grandfather and all seems right except his and his > father's occupation. I am wondering if anyone has access to the parish > register they may be able to check this up for me please? > > > > Details are: > > > > Marriage 17 Jan 1871 St James Church, Parish of Dudley. > > Edwin Edwards, 21 (groom) > > > > My question is that Edwin and his father John are both shown with > occupation Puddler. They were in fact both Painters. Bearing in mind that > both start with P and end in ER, I am wondering if the person who > transcribed the certificate at the GRO mis-read the words. > > > > I would appreciate it if anyone had access to the parish reg. and could > check on this for me please. > > > > Regards > > > > Louise Reynolds > > Melbourne, Aus. > > > > ==== ENG-WORCESTER Mailing List ==== > FreeREG Project: parish register database > http://freereg.rootsweb.com > > UK Census on-line > http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > ==== ENG-WORCESTER Mailing List ==== > FreeREG Project: parish register database > http://freereg.rootsweb.com > > UK Census on-line > http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ >