Caroline Davis possibly Emery c 1874

[NormanE]

AVM228
Re Carrie UDALE 1895 birth. The informant was her mother giving the same address as the birthplace
NormanE

[heywood]

How frustrating is this.

At least it does seem that Caroline Emery was the mother of the two children, although that is little comfort.
It is just so odd. I just don’t know what to think.

[avm228]

Very frustrating indeed that the birth address of Field Lane in the Oldswinford part of Stourbridge does not precisely match any address we have for the Emery family.

However - though it's not my area - it appears to me looking at a modern map that Field Lane (which comes off Hagley Rd to the south of Stourbridge town centre) can't be more than a few minutes walk from the Emery family's 1891 address of Birmingham St, which runs parallel to A458 Stourbridge Rd just to the east of the town centre.

1891 reference for the Emery family is RG12/2302/35/6.

[brigidmac]

fascinating story ..I wonder if you.ll find any more information .

[heywood]

A couple of newspaper snippets mention Joseph snr’s death on Christmas night, 1894.

The address in the newspaper article re Joseph Emery’s death, Christmas 1894 is Field Terrace, Oldswinford - perhaps this is Field Lane re Carrie’s birth or certainly very close.

[avm228]

Ooh.  Now that IS good