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From: "John Tysoe" <>
Subject: Re: [WOR] New Lister - EDWARDS/PLANT
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 07:51:42 +0100
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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 <>
To: <>
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.


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