John Morgan Born c1814, married Bridget Co.Mayo, moved to West midlands

[MandB73]

Oh dont give up on me - I need your expertise 

[crisane]

Certainly won't give up but I am no expert on Irish genealogy, my great grandmother's origins are still a mystery to me after 10 years of searching.

I am sure there will be others along to take a look at this later.

One sure way of finding out Bridget's maiden name is to find a birth registration for either Margaret, Thomas or Sarah and buy the certificate. I thought Margaret's would be the easiest to find on FreeBMD and just pop up but is proving a bit more difficult than that.

[crisane]

I still can't see a birth reg for Margaret but there is this one for a Thomas registration district Wolverhampton, which includes Willenhall.  There are two others but they both have middle names.

Births Jun 1/4 1854   
Thomas Morgan Wolverhampton vol 6b page 389

Certificates can be ordered from here http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp
and you can specify you only want it if the parents' names are John and Bridget. That way they won't issue it and won't charge you.

[crisane]

In 1861 just Margaret, Thomas and sarah are at home with their parents. RG9/1989/67/15

1871 RG10 Piece 2933 Folio 57 Page 31
Merridale Street
John Morgan 57 labourer Ireland
Bridget Morgan   59 Ireland
Margaret Dickinson 21 dau married born Wolverhampton
Thomas Morgan 17 iron brassier Wolverhampton
Sarah Morgan   13 book binder Wolverhampton
William Wen? Dickenson 2 months g/son Wolverhampton

Marriages Dec 1/4 1868   
Joseph Dickensen and Margaret Morgan.  Wolverhampton    6b/774

[MandB73]

Which spelling of Dickinson would you suggest I use, I can't find William - who I may think was called William Wench Dickinson on any Census with different spelling. Plus, how on earth are you finding all these records so quickly?

[crisane]

I am using ancestry for the census and FreeBMD for the birth and marriage records. Freecen and Freereg may have the records if you don't have access to ancestry. The 1881 census is free on all sites including familysearch.org
Try using wild  cards for names if the site you are using allows eg Dick*ns*n or just Dick* That way you should get all variations of the name.
when looking for William don't use his middle name just first and last names, date of birth +/- 2 and county.

[crisane]

1881
Barraks Wolverhampton
RG11/2794/17/27
Mary 31 wall paper presser
William 10
Mary 8
Joseph 5
Sarah 2
All born w
Wolverhampton

[crisane]

1891 RG12/3218/73/25
5 Greenvale Street SALFORD Lancashire
Margaret Dickinson Widow 39 iron washer worker
Joseph 15 packer
Both born Wolverhampton

Have to leave it now- my bedtime

[crisane]

Having taken a closer look at the 1871 census i think William's middle name is Henry and this is a possible birth registration for him
March 1/4 1871
William Henry Dickinson   
Wolverhampton   
Vol 6b page 560