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Staffordshire / Mary Millward (Millwood, Milwood or Millard), abt 1806 West Bromwich
« on: Wednesday 20 March 19 13:07 GMT (UK) »
I'm trying to firm up the identify of the wife of Edward Holland of West Bromwich (1801-1872). There are one or two other threads on Rootschat dealing with his descendants.
The only suitable marriage I (and others) seem to have found was on the old Family Search site as follows:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record.
EDWARD HOLLAND
Spouse: MARY MILLARD
Marriage: 28 DEC 1823 Saint Marys, Handsworth, Stafford, England
Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.:Type:
M098671 1810 - 1825 0426554 Film NONE
M098671 1825 - 1834 0426555 Film NONE
M098671 1834 - 1837 0426556 Film NONE
Sheet: 00
The name seems to have now become Milward...
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV2N-4LF
Detail page:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MCSR-3GZ
Her year of birth is put at 1804; I'm sure I came across another record for her with an 1802 birth date but I can't seem to find it again now!
According to birth certificate of their youngest child (William, the only one born after registrations began in 1837), Mary's surname is Millwood, which could easily have been Millward misheard by the registrar:
HOLLAND, WILLIAM MILLWOOD
GRO Reference: 1841 J Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 18 Page 576
On the 1841 census (Virgin's End, West Bromwich), there is a widow Ann Millward living nearby, who could be Mary's mother, and a Thomas Millward, possibly a brother, a few doors further on. The possibility of these people being related only came to mind when I found the same Thomas Millward living next door on the 1851 census - by which time they had moved to a new address! I haven't had time to look into these other Millwards yet.
The age at death and on the censuses put her year of birth abt 1806.
I'm not aware of any connection with Handsworth so why they would have married there rather than at All Saints which was very close by I can't imagine. That said, Handsworth did come under West Bromwich at that time so maybe she was born there.
Unfortunately she was unable to write her name so the marriage register has the usual 'x'.
Any thoughts welcome!
The only suitable marriage I (and others) seem to have found was on the old Family Search site as follows:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record.
EDWARD HOLLAND
Spouse: MARY MILLARD
Marriage: 28 DEC 1823 Saint Marys, Handsworth, Stafford, England
Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.:Type:
M098671 1810 - 1825 0426554 Film NONE
M098671 1825 - 1834 0426555 Film NONE
M098671 1834 - 1837 0426556 Film NONE
Sheet: 00
The name seems to have now become Milward...
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV2N-4LF
Detail page:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MCSR-3GZ
Her year of birth is put at 1804; I'm sure I came across another record for her with an 1802 birth date but I can't seem to find it again now!
According to birth certificate of their youngest child (William, the only one born after registrations began in 1837), Mary's surname is Millwood, which could easily have been Millward misheard by the registrar:
HOLLAND, WILLIAM MILLWOOD
GRO Reference: 1841 J Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 18 Page 576
On the 1841 census (Virgin's End, West Bromwich), there is a widow Ann Millward living nearby, who could be Mary's mother, and a Thomas Millward, possibly a brother, a few doors further on. The possibility of these people being related only came to mind when I found the same Thomas Millward living next door on the 1851 census - by which time they had moved to a new address! I haven't had time to look into these other Millwards yet.
The age at death and on the censuses put her year of birth abt 1806.
I'm not aware of any connection with Handsworth so why they would have married there rather than at All Saints which was very close by I can't imagine. That said, Handsworth did come under West Bromwich at that time so maybe she was born there.
Unfortunately she was unable to write her name so the marriage register has the usual 'x'.
Any thoughts welcome!
