There were two John deaths, per Rosie’s earlier reply
There were two burials in Rowley Regis for a John Hadley
23 Mar 1833 age 32
24 Aug 1832 age 76.
The marriage to James Penn was December 1833.
Jane Hadley
James Penn
Marriage 29 Dec 1833
Marriage place Kingswinford, Staffordshire
The first husband John was a widower at marriage to Jane.
Could just as easily have been the older man.
No idea how you would differentiate them though. But six months between the death and marriage does seem a short period of time. Although of course I think there were very practical reasons for fast remarriage.
Of course, now it doesn’t matter. You have to figure out who James PENN the Blacksmith (1785 - 1841) was instead
Well I thought I had figured out that Johns parents are Benjamin Hadley and Mary - unknown surname as now. BUT!!
John hadley the son of John snr. was born 02 Jun 1834 and was baptised in June also. John hadley is down as his dad, not James Penn.
So John Snr must have died later than 1833??? Or Jane decided to put John down as the dad instead of James as neither of the two burial dates given fit with jane being pregnant with John's child.
There's also two daughters Ann and Mary Hadley from Jane and John's marriage.
Jane married Joseph Beard in 1844
On the 1851 census:
Husband Joseph Beard (54, Cordwainer)
Jane (43), Born Dudley (AUDLEY mistranscibed)
Joseph's children from a previous marriage to an Eliza??
William (31, Cordwainer)
Thomas (15)
Richard (12, Errand boy)
Then Joseph and Jane's children
Jane (2) & Lucy (9 Months)
The other children must be from James penn
Mary (19, Shoe binder)
John (17, Cordwainer)
Elizabeth (15)
Henry (14, Apprentice to Cordwainer) Patience (11)
Jane married John on 17th Feb 1831. Jane remarried to James pen 29 Dec 1833. married Joseph Beard 27 Jul 1844
