help to find (lime cottages, caunsall)

[brummy]

hello,
I have a daunting task, a relative of mine was born 1911 in caunsall, and was adopted by a family called woolley, they lived at lime cottages, could anyone discover any information about the woolley family, i'm sorry I have no names or dates, but thought there might be records from the electoral register? I would be most gratefull of any information I may get. if I can get anymore info in future, I will pass it on. thank you very much.

john

[Trish]

hello,
I have a daunting task, a relative of mine was born 1911 in caunsall, and was adopted by a family called woolley, they lived at lime cottages, could anyone discover any information about the woolley family, i'm sorry I have no names or dates, but thought there might be records from the electoral register? I would be most gratefull of any information I may get. if I can get anymore info in future, I will pass it on. thank you very much.

johnWell, maybe a little less daunting if you know that your WOOLLEY family is living at Lime Cottages in the 1891 census:

Reference: RG12/2312 Folio 61 Page 16
Address: Lime Cottages, Caunsall, Wolverley, Worcestershire
Harriet WOOLLEY Head Widow 46* Laundress born Worcester Wolverley
John Ditto Son Single 18 ?Greeter [word hard to read, fuzzy image] in Carpet Works born ditto
Ann MILLS Sister Single 66* Housekeeper born ditto

* Note that the ages of sisters Harriet and Ann are correct as enumerated -- 20 years apart.

HTH,

[Trish]

And also in 1901:

Reference: RG13/2764 Folio 42 Page 9
Address: Lime Cottages, Wolverley, Worcestershire
Benjamin S YEOMANS Head 33 Carpet Shearer [Axminister] born Worcestershire Kidderminster
Gertrude YEOMANS Wife 27 born ditto
Constance K YEOMANS Daur 3 born ditto Cookley
Edith G YEOMANS Daur 2 born ditto Kidderminster
John WOOLLEY Son [sic] Single 28 Carpet Weaver born ditto Cookley
Harriett WOOLLEY Mother Wid 56 born ditto Coodley
Mrs BEESER away on Sunday [no relationship, age details given] born ditto

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John

FYI...

In 1881, John WOOLLEY is living at Alms Cottages in Wolverley with his mother, Harriett, a widow and laundress and Harriett's mother, Mary MILLS, and sister, Emma MILLS and nephew, Frederick MILLS. [Reference: RG11/2898 Folio 73 Page 31]

In 1871, Harriet WOOLLEY is living with her husband and her parents at Rose Villa in Wolverley:

Reference: RG10/3032 Folio 91 Page 32
Address: Rose Villa, Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire
Thomas MILLS Head 81 Disabled Ag Lab born Worcester Wolverley
Mary ditto Wife 73 born ditto
Emma ditto Daur unm 46 born ditto
Frederick ditto Grand Son 15 Errand Boy born Hereford Leominster
James WOOLLEY Head 26 Annealer [not sure of spelling] born Worcester Wolverley
Harriet ditto Wife 26 born ditto

Next door, more MILLS households
Reference: same as above
Address: Island Port, Roadside Inn, Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire
Sarah MILLS Head W 68 Publican born Sussex Billingshurst
Harriet CORBETT Daur Mar 32 Farmer's Wife born Worcester Wolverley

Reference: same as above
Address: Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire
Job MILLS Head 34 Iron Puddler born ditto
Annie ditto Wife 47 born ditto Abberley
Mary E. ditto Daur 6 Scholar born ditto Wolverley

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In 1861:

Reference: RG9/2076 Folio 97 Page 31
Address: Island Pools, Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire
Thomas MILLS Head 73 Farm Labourer born Worcestershire Wolverley
Mary ditto Wife 60 born Shropshire Wigley
Emma ditto Daur Un 36 born Worcestershire Wolverley
Job MILLS Son Un 23 Forgeman born ditto
Harriet ditto Daur Un 16 born ditto
Frederick ditto Grandson 5 born Herefordshire Leominster

In 1851:

Reference: HO107/2037 Folio 162 Page 20
Address: Austcliffe, Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire
Thomas MILLS Head 60 Agricultural Labourer born Worcestershire Wolverley
Mary ditto Wife 54 born ditto NK
Emma ditto Daur Un 25 born Worcestershire Wolverley
Amelia ditto Daur 17 Servant [Visitor] born ditto
Job MILLS Son Un 13 Forge Boy born ditto
Harriet ditto Daur Un 7 Scholar born ditto

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James WOOLLEY in 1861:

Reference: RG9/2076 Folio 91 Page 20
Address: Alfred St, Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire
Rebeca WOOLLEY Head Un 25 Housekeeper born Worcesetershire Wolverley
Elizabeth ditto Sister Un 23 born ditto
Joseph ditto Brother Un 21 Forgeman born ditto
Reuben ditto Brother Un 21 Ditto Under ?Hand Pudler born ditto
Jesse ditto Brother 18 Ditto Under ?Hand at Hammer born ditto
James ditto Brother 16 Ditto born ditto
Edwin ditto Brother 13 Scholar born ditto

And in 1851:

Reference: HO107/2037 Folio 168 Page 32
Address: Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire
John WOOLLEY Head 47 Forgeman born Worcesetershire Wolverley
Sohia ditto Wife 43 born ditto Kidderminster
Mary A ditto Daur 22 Tin Rubber born ditto
Rebeca ditto Daur 14 born ditto Wolverley
Elizabeth ditto Daur 13 born ditto
Reuben ditto Son Un 12 Forge Boy born ditto
Joseph ditto Son 11 ditto born ditto
Jesse ditto Brother 9 Scholar born ditto
James ditto Brother 7 Ditto born ditto
Edwin ditto Brother 3 Scholar born ditto
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[brummy]

hello trish,

thank you for your help and everything you found me. but could I be a little bit cheeky and ask you to try and find more of the same, because the relative Freda (was not born till 1911) and wants to find info for later than 1891 if this is possible?, because she believes she lived at lime cottages as a child. she later married a fred hopkins ( when I dont know ) but I believe he died 1931. she had a daughter june patricia hopkins (born 1931) . she then remarried a james mathews and lived at 20. poplar road, kidderminster. freda died 18th june 1978. this is all the info I have. I hope it will help.

best regards

john

[Geoffers]

Freda (was not born till 1911) and wants to find info for later than 1891 if this is possible?, because she believes she lived at lime cottages as a child. she later married a fred hopkins ( when I dont know ) but I believe he died 1931.Your first step might be to trace the marriage certificate for the above. To do this, begin with the General Register Office (GRO) indexes for births, and marriages, and deaths. These can be found in many county record offices, your local one is bound to have a copy. If you have difficulty getting to a record office then the indexes can be found online - a pay-per-view web-site, 1837online. has the complete index for the period in which you are interested. There is a project to make these available free - it isn't complete but a useful starting point http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl
using references found you can order certificates from the GRO online at
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

If you're not clear how to search, just ask
Geoffers

[Trish]

John,

Good advice, as always, from Geoffers...

I hope you took note of my 2nd post to you which gave the occupants of Lime Cottages in 1901. Harriet WOOLLEY may have been somehow related to the YEOMANs, although it's difficult to say, as the enumerator appears to have somewhat mangled the recording of the relationships between the two families.

The censuses post-1901 are not yet available so your best bet may be as Geoffers suggests -- to seek out birth and marriage records. Possibly, John WOOLLEY married after the 1901 census and perhaps he and his wife adopted Freda. Do you know if she was related to the WOOLLEYs?

Trish