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was it a late marriage as Freebmd only brings this up

Marriages Dec 1931
Cresswell James H Tolley Droitwich 6c 481
Tolley May Cresswell Droitwich 6c 48

if so think its unlikely they had children

could be either of these births

Births Jun 1883
Tolley May Worcester 6c 311
Births Sep 1883
Tolley May Kidderminster 6c 231

different birth year for him
Cresswell Household (2 People) Waresley,Hartlebury , Droitwich R.D., Worcestershire,
First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Occupation
May Cresswell 21 Jul 1883 Unpaid Domestic Duties
James Henry Cresswell 05 Oct 1882 Aero Engine Fitters Mate

same area as marriage

must be a different man

Births Dec 1878
CRESSWELL James Henry Stourbridge 6c 217

CRESSWELL, JAMES HENRY TEAGUE
GRO Reference: 1878 D Quarter in STOURBRIDGE Volume 06C Page 217

Marriages Jun 1862
Cresswell Abraham Stephen Dudley 6c 82
TEAGUE Hannah Dudley 6c 82


1881 census
Name: James Cresswell
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: Abraham Cresswell
Mother: Hannah Cresswell
Gender: Male
Where born: B Hill, Staffordshire, England
Civil Parish: Kingswinford
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street address: 14 Bent Street
Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Stourbridge
ED, institution, or vessel: 36
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Piece: 2895
Folio: 61
Page Number: 12
Household Members:
Name Age
Abraham Cresswell 41
Hannah Cresswell 42
Matilda Cresswell 17
Hearbet Cresswell 15
Mary Cresswell 11
Agnes Cresswell 8
Cable Cresswell 4
James Cresswell 2
Elizabeth Cresswell 78

Thanks everyone for your help.


My plan is to send off for a Wedding Certificate and it should show James parents etc.

Nala

it will only show the fathers name .if known

what info do you have he married a May ?

could this be more likely

Name: James Henry Cresswell
Age in 1911: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
Civil Parish: Birmingham
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County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street address: 71 Vittoria St Hockley Birmingham
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Shift Engineer (electricity Wks)
Registration district: Birmingham
Registration District Number: 384
Sub-registration district: St George
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Piece: 18068
Household Members:
Name Age
James Henry Cresswell 32
Clara Constance Cresswell 28
Devon Adelaide Cresswell 2/12

If the Wedding Cert does not show the Father as Abraham Stephen Cresswell at least I will know which James she married.

May is one of my Grandmother's Aunties (nee Tolley) but very little is known about this branch of the family though.

Off to the job now. Thanks for the kind help.
Nala.

Deaths Dec 1902
Cresswell Abraham S 62 Stourbridge 6c 106


Marriages Mar 1890
CRESSWELL Abraham Stephen Stourbridge 6c 174
GUISE Ann Maria Stourbridge 6c 174


1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
27, Mount Pleasant, Quarry Bank, Quarry Bank (Stafford), Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England


Abraham Cresswell Head Married Male 61 1840 Blacksmith Striker Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
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Maria Cresswell Wife Married Female 53 1848 Grocer Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
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Alice Guise Step Daughter Single Female 24 1877 Shop Assistant Grocer Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
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Lawson G Guise Step Son Single Male 22 1879 Groom Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
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Ebenezer Guise Step Son Single Male 20 1881 Clerk Commercial Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
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Shirley J Guise Step Son Single Male 18 1883 Carpenter Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
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Maud Guise Step Daughter - Female 7 1894 - Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
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Annie M Rowley Servant - Female 13 1888 Domestic Servant Brierley Hill, staffordshire

so Hannah died before the 1891 census

Deaths Jun 1888
CRESSWELL Hannah 49 Stourbridge 6c 110

they have James living with them

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Mount Pleasant, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England


Abraham P Cresswell Head Married Male 50 1841 Iron Tester Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England
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Maria Cresswell Wife Married Female 43 1848 Shop Keeper Staffordshire, England
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William Guise Stepson Single Male 20 1871 Labourer Staffordshire, England
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Caleb Cresswell Son - Male 14 1877 Labourer Staffordshire, England
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Alice M Guise Stepdaughter - Female 14 1877 - Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
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Rawson G Guise Stepson - Male 13 1878 Scholar Staffordshire, England
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James Cresswell Son - Male 12 1879 Scholar Staffordshire, England
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Ebenezer Guise Stepson - Male 10 1881 Scholar Staffordshire, England
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Shirley J Guise Stepson - Female 8 1883 Scholar Staffordshire, England

Marriages Dec 1906

CRESSWELL James Henry Aston 6d 793
King Clara Constance Aston 6d 793

this looks like his death
Deaths Dec 1959
CRESSWELL James H 81 Droitwich 9d 57

same area as the marriage and 1939 reg and then matches an c1878 birth year

so yes that marriage cert is needed

so could be he remarried after the death of his wife

Deaths Mar 1927
Cresswell Clara C E 44 Kidderminster 6c 146

is this May?

First name(s) MAY
Last name CRESSWELL
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1884
Age 59
Death quarter 1
Death year 1943
District Kidderminster
County Worcestershire
Volume 6C
Page 128
Country England

Thank you Shirley for all your extra findings.


Cheers from Nala.