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Many thanks for that link,Gobby,I hadn't heard of it.I will certainly take a look - some-one may have some information,as I said it is a prolific name in the area.

Thank you for the photos of the Church. Would you know if it is still there? Marisan.

Hello to All who replied to my previous quest on the TIREBUCK name. Since then I have not been able to trace my ancestor,Emma Cox,and I have looked again at the marriage certificate of Emma COX and Joseph Henry TIREBUCK. I had dismissed it originally as the bride gives her father's name as John...

Hi, I am trying to find anyone with connections to the Hickman family in the Brierley Hill area.My great grandfather was Samuel Hickman,a glass blower,who lived in North Street,Brierley Hill.I have traced him on the 1911 census living with the UNDERHILL family at 26 North Street.I belive Annie...

Thank you very much for that,prefabkid.I feel I could well be onto something here,at long last.I have traced my ancestor from 1851 until his death in 1871 and he is described as a cooper all along,it is his early years I am having trouble with. Thanks again, Marisan.

Hi, My 2xGt Grandfather William Cox was a cooper by trade (maker of barrels). On the 1851 census I have found him as a qualified cooper and I am trying,without any luck so far,to find him on the 1841 census.He would be aged about fifteen and presumably an apprentice. I have found a likely...

Hi Tricia, No,the Tirebuck connection in Birmingham turned out to be a false lead. I was so sure because this Emma's age and place of birth corresponded to my ancestor,and also my ancestor had a sister Lily(died in infancy) on the 1901 for whom I thought she had named her child (Joseph & Emma...

Hi Tricia, Thank you for the information,however,I am very sorry to say that the marriage of Joseph Tirebuck and Emma Cox is not my ancestor's marriage. I sent for the certificate,but the bride's details do not correspond to my ancestor,although I was 99% sure.One of those things. Thank you...

Hi familyman, No,I don't think any of my Coxes had any connection with that area,sorry. Best wishes, Marisan.

hello Julie, Yes,I have seen this and I are looking at it seriously.Emma was born in that area (but there were other Emma Coxes born in Shropshire around the same time,wouldn't you know it?). However,my Emma did have a younger sister called Lily who died and,tenuous though it may be,I am...

Hello All, Does anyone have the name TIREBUCK in their ancestry please? I am searching for my ancestor Emma COX and I believe she may have married Joseph Tirebuck around 1892. Emma originated from Shropshire and was born around 1864 to William Cox (a cooper by trade) and Emma Cox. Joseph...

Hi both, and thank you so much for your help.These two are very elusive and to add to the mystery John also had a younger sister Emma who has also vanished.The rest of his family I have managed to trace.John's mother died in Brierley Hill.I have noted the deaths and will check these;I am hoping...

Hi Penny, John Cox was born in Shropshire around 1859,but moved to Brierley Hill with his mother and siblings after his father died.This was around 1872.On the 1881 census all the children had their place of birth put as Brierley Hill,so he could have either place as his birthplace.Martha...

I am desperately seeking an ancestor of mine who seems to have vanished.John COX married Martha Elizabeth GUTTERY in 1891 at St Michael's Church in Brierley Hill STAFFORDSHIRE. At the time both were resident in the Parish.John was a moulder. After this I have 'lost' them and cannot trace them...

Hi Julie. Thanks for the reply and the links.There is some very useful information there,which will help me. Thanks again, Sue.

hello, I am researching the surname Gamble,which is my mother's family name.I have come across it spelt also as Gambell. I have got back to my gt gt grandfather,who was William Henry Gambell,and was born in Brierley Hill.But I am stuck on his father Henry Gambell. I believe his wife was Maria...

Two years ago I received a message via Friends Reunited that someone was trying to contact me who thought she may be a relative.At first I didn't recognise the name,but then she dropped a few of her family members names into the conversation and I realised that she was a cousin I had not seen...

Hello to All, Just found this site and decided to join in. I have been researching my Family History for two years now and I love it.My ancestors hail mostly from the Black Country and Shropshire. Like everyone,I have those elusive ancestors,so I am looking forward to chatting to anyone...