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INDEX
Note. An italic page-number denotes an illustration on that page or facing it. The pages containing the substantive history of a parish are shown in bold-face type.
The following abbreviations used in the index, sometimes with the addition of the letter s to form the plural, may require elucidation: agric., agriculture; Alex., Alexander; And., Andrew; Ant., Anthony; abp., archbishop; Benj., Benjamin; bp., bishop; b., born; boro., borough; cath., cathedral; Cath., Catherine; cent., century; chap., chapel; char., charity; Chas., Charles; ch., church; Coll., College; commr., commissioner; corp., corporation; ctss., countess; ct., court; Dan., Daniel; dau., daughter; d., died; dist., district; Edm., Edmund; educ., education; Edw., Edward; Eliz., Elizabeth; est., estate; fam., family; f., father; fl., flourished; Fra., Francis; Fred., Frederick; Geof., Geoffrey; Geo., George; Gilb., Gilbert; govt., government; grds., grandson; Hen., Henry; Herb., Herbert; hist., history; hosp., hospital; ho., house; Humph., Humphrey; inc., inclosure; ind., industry; Jas., James; Jos., Joseph; jr., junior; Kath., Katherine; Laur., Laurence; man., manor; mchnss., marchioness; Marg., Margaret; mkt., market; m., married; Matt., Matthew; Mic., Michael; Nic., Nicholas; n, note; par., parish; pk., park; parl., parliamentary; Phil., Philip; pop., population; Prot. nonconf., Protestant nonconformity; rly., railway; Revd., the Reverend; Ric., Richard; rd., road; Rob., Robert; Rog., Roger; Rom. Cath., Roman Catholic(ism); Sam., Samuel; sch., school; sr., senior; Sim., Simon; s., son; Sq., Square; Steph., Stephen; St., Street; Thos., Thomas; Vct., Viscount; Wal., Walter; wid., widow; w., wife; Wm., William; workho., workhouse.
Abbots Bromley, see Bromley, Abbots
Abney:
-, Mary, see Turton
-, Rob., 24
-, Susannah, m. Rog. Holmes, 23, 24
-, fam., 85
Acton:
-, Sir Rob., 178, 214
-, Thos., 189
Adam the bloomer, 192
Adams:
-, Sam., 71
-, Revd. Thos. Burrowes, 174
-, Wal., 103
Addenbrooke, Edw., minister of Smethwick Old Church, 124
Adelaide, queen of William IV, 258
Adkins:
-, Caleb, 102
-, Geo. Caleb, 102, 116, 128
-, Thos., 116
-, Thos., & Co., 116
Adkins, Nock & Boyle, 42, 116
adult schs., 68, 82, 264
air raids, 48, 66, 138, 243
Akrill:
-, Chas., 63, 84, 86
-, Eliz., w. of Chas., 26 n, 84, 131
Alazun, de:
-, Margery, see Rous
-, Ric., 169
Albrighton (Salop.), 99
Alcock, John, bp. of Worcester, 229
Aldridge, 46, 169, 174, 212, 228, 238,
272-3, 278
-, Barr, Great, q.v.
-, ch., 267
-, ind., 191, 278, 280
-, Rom. Cath., 282
-, urban dist., 217, 225
Aldridge-Brownhills:
-, parl. constituency, 225-6
-, urban dist., 217, 275
Alexander & Henman, architects, 46
Alexandra, queen of Edward VII, as Princess of Wales, 152
Allcock, Edgerton, 100
Allen:
-, Eliz. Mary (? née Powell), 69
-, Frank, 21, 69
-, Harry, 21, 69
-, Tom, 69
-, Wm., vicar of St. Matthew's, Wal-
sall, 227, 230
Allsopp, Sam., 42
Almondbury (Yorks. W. R.), Wood- some Hall, 20
Alport:
-, John, 205
-, Wm., 205
aluminium-refining, 194
America, 4, 35
-, North, 20, 108
-, South, see Argentina
-, United States of, 4, 38, 100, 104,
113; and see California; New
York
American War of Independence, 35
Anabaptists, see Baptists
Anglesey, see Holyhead
Anglo-American war of 1812, 35
Ann, Rob., Congregational minister, 131
Ansculf, Wm. fitz, see William
Ansells Brewery Ltd., 18, 178
Anti-Corn Law League, 226, 264
Antinomians, 62
Apollo Chemicals Ltd., 207
Appledore (in Northam, Devon), 243
Archer:
-, Alice l', see Rous
-, Jos. Allen, 275
-, Nic. l', 169-70
architects, see Alexander & Henman; Arkell; Atkinson; Bacon; Bailey; Bailey & McConnal; Beck; Bindley; Birch & Caulfield; Bowden; Bradley; Briggs & Evoral; Brocki; Bucknall & Donnelly; Burton; Bye; Chat- win; Christian; Clarke; Cooke; Cooper; Cotton & McConnal; Crouch, Butler & Savage; Cutts; Davies & Middleton; Dawkes; Dunn & Hansom; Dunn & Hip- kiss; Ebbles; Etwall; Fallows; Fillmore; Gibson; Gill; Good- win; Gray; Griffin & Weller; Griffiths; Harper; Harris, Martin & Harris; Harrison & Cox; Harvey & Wicks; Hawkes; Henman, Harrison & Perrott; Hickton & Farmer; Hickton, Madeley & Salt; Highway; Hill; Hinton, Denys, & Associates; Holliday; Holmes; Horton; Hulme, Upright & Partners; Ingall & Sons; Ireland; James; Jennings, Homer & Lynch; Jesson; Johnson; Johnson & Son; Joynson; Kirby; Lavender; Lavender & Twentyman; Long; Loxton; Lynch; Madin; Mark- wick; Martin & Chamberlain; Mitton; Moss; Naden; Nichols; Nichols & Morgan; Oakley & Coulson; Owen & Ward; Pear- son; Pilkington; Pincher; Randle; Reynolds; Rogers; Sanders; Sharpe; Sheppard, Ric., Robson & Partners; Shipley & Foster; Smith; Street; Sulman; Thoma- son; Veall; Warnock; Webb & Gray; Weller & Proud; White- house; Wigginton; Withers; Wood; Wood & Kendrick; Wright; Wyatt
Argentina, 207
Arkell, Dan., architect, 251
Arley, Upper (formerly Staffs., later Worcs.), 26
Arms and Materials for Arms, Com- mittee of the Manufacturers of, 35
Arrowsmith, fam., 266
Asbury, Fra., Methodist bp., 4, 65, 72
Ashmore, Edw., 34
Ashton:
-, Anne, m. Gamaliel Purefey, 175
-, Thos., 175
Ashton-under-Lyne (Lancs.), 132
Aspinall, Peter, 282
Assemblies of God, 61-2, 129, 241
Astbury:
-, J. L. 73
-, Thos., 100, 113
-, Thos., & Co., 111 n, 113
-, Thos., & Son, 111 n
Astbury & Jewell, 72
Aston:
-, Hen. Hervey, 108
-, Richmond, 172-3
-, Sir Thos., 26, 228
-, fam., 108
Aston (in Runcorn, Ches.), 108
Aston (Warws., later mainly Birming- ham), 14, 30, 36, 190; and see Bromwich, Castle; Bromwich, Little; Erdington; Saltley
Aston, Little (in Shenstone), 32, 228
Atkins, Thos., 105
Atkinson, W. W., and Partners, architects, 141
Ault, Thos., 64
Australia, 36, 42, 207
-, South, see Marryatville
Australian Mining & Smelting Ltd., 194
Avery:
-, Eliz., see Flaxall
-, John, organ-builder, 132
-, W. & T., Ltd., 113-14
Averys Ltd., 114
Avonmouth (in Bristol), 194
awl-blade making, 195, 199
axle-making, 37
Bacchus, Geo., 105
Bache, Chas., 33
Bacon:
-, Fra., architect, 125
-, Wm., 280
Baddeley:
-, Anne, see Underhill
-, Geo., 99
-, John, 99, 104
-, John, his s., 99
-, Martha, see Webster
Badland, Thos., Presbyterian minister, 67
Bagnall:
-, Chas., 237
-, Edw., 39, 104
-, J. N., 21, 54
-, Jas., 39, 56, 72
-, John, 39
-, John, & Sons, 7, 36, 39, 57-8, 74,
237
-, John, & Sons Ltd., 39
-, Jos., 202, 240
-, Mary, m. Frederic Willett, 54
-, Ric., 172
-, Thos., 81
-, Wm., 26
-, fam., 39, 78
Bailey, F. E. F., architect, 268
Bailey & McConnal, architects, 222
Baily, John, 194; and see Bayley; Baylie
Bainbridge, H. G., 117
Baines, Wm., & Co., 112
Bainton, Emily G., 86
Bakepuse:
-, Emecina, see Rous
-, Geof. de, 169, 184
Bakewell (Derb.), see Haddon, Nether
Ball:
-, Joan, 175
-, John, 175
Balls Hill, see Bromwich, West
Balls Hill branch canal, 7-8, 13-14, 36-8, 98
Balthrop, Rob., 176
Baptists, 33, 62, 67-8, 70, 78, 80, 104, 106, 130, 241-2, 264
Barber:
-, John, 256 n
-, Jos., 206
-, Ric., 207
-, Sam., 198
-, Steph., 206
Barford, Kath., 173
Barnes, S. F., 88
Baron Davenport's Trust, 83
Barr, Great (in Aldridge), 1, 29 n, 64,
143, 176, 228-9, 272-3
-, communications, 12-14, 165
-, Ray Hall, q.v.
Barr (Great or Perry), 18
Barr, Perry (in Handsworth), 1, 3 n,
46, 166 n, 228
-, Perry Hall, 101, 103
Barrington, Frances, m. Wm. Legge, earl of Dartmouth (d. 1853), 20
Barrs, Jos., 75-6
Barton-upon-Humber (Lincs.), 114
Bascote (in Long Itchington, Warws.), 214-15, 266
Bass Charrington Ltd., 117
Basset:
-, Joan, see Beauchamp
-, Ralph (fl. later 13th cent.), 170
-, Ralph, Lord Basset of Drayton
(d. 1343), 169-71, 185-6
-, Ralph, Lord Basset of Drayton (d.
1390), 170-1, 177-8, 184
-, Rog., 15
-, fam., 15 n, 209
Bates, Jos., 72
Bath stone, 61-2, 120, 128, 232, 237-9, 241, 245
Baxter, Ric., Presbyterian divine, 243
Bayard's Colts, see Walsall
Bayley (Baylye):
-, Geo., 266
-, Jas., 64
-, John, 173
-, Wm., 173
-, and see Bailey; Baily
Bayley Bros., 208
Baylie, John, minister of Bloxwich, 256, 258
bayonet-making, 32, 35-6
Bealey:
-, John (fl. 1781), 176
-, John (fl. 1829), 176
-, John Edw., 176, 236-7, 262, 274
-, Jos., 176
bear-baiting, 134, 250
Bear Stream, see Shireland Brook
Bearwood, see Smethwick
Beauchamp, de:
-, Anne, m. Ric. Neville, earl of
Warwick, 170
-, Hen., duke of Warwick, 228
-, Joan, m. Ralph Basset, Lord
Basset of Drayton (d. 1390),
170
-, Ric., earl of Warwick, 178
-, Thos., earl of Warwick (d. 1369),
170
-, Thos., earl of Warwick (d. 1401),
170, 185, 194
-, fam., 232
Beaufort:
-, John, duke of Somerset, 170
-, John, marquess of Dorset, 170,
209, 210 n
-, Marg., m. 1 Edm. Tudor, earl of
Richmond, 2 Sir Hen. Stafford,
3 Thos. Stanley, earl of
Derby, 170
Beaumont, Thos., 228
Bebington (Ches.), see Port Sunlight
Beck, F. T., architect, 127-8
Beckett, Eliz., see Price
Bedale (Yorks. N.R.), see Langthorne
Bedford, John, Wesleyan Methodist minister, 4
Bednall, T., & Co. Ltd., 205
bedstead ind., 111-12, 127, 201
Beech, Chas., 241
Beeching Report, 169
Beeson, T. H., 54 n
Belgians, 88, 106, 115
Bell, Ric., Presbyterian teacher, 247
bell-founders, 196; and see Carr; Mears; Mears & Stainbank; Rudhall; Smith; Taylor & Co.
Bellamour, see Colton
Bennett, Moses, 52
Bentley (in St. Peter's, Wolver-
hampton), 143, 165, 184, 212,
216, 228-9, 244, 271-2
-, Bentley Hay, 161 n, 182, 192, 271
-, Prot. nonconf., 247
-, tithes, 227
Bentley Brook, 143, 167
Bentley Faults, 188-9
Benton:
-, Emanuel, 192
-, Rob., 241
Berkeley, Wm., 15 n
Berkshire, see Newbury
Bernard:
-, Mary, see St. John
-, Sir Rob., 179
Berners, Lord, see Bourchier
Bertillon, Alphonse, 88
Bertrand, G. S., Rom. Cath. priest, 240 n
Bescot, see Walsall
Bescot Brook, 143
Bethany Church of God, 249
Bethel Evangelistic Society, 249
Bethel Gospel Church, 242
Beverley, John de, 179, 228
Beynon:
-, Emma, 104 n
-, Wm., 104
-, the Misses, 104
Bible Pattern Church, 62, 242
Bickenhill (Warws.), 272
bicycle ind., 114, 200-1
Bideford (Devon), 243
Billingsley:
-, Jas., 135
-, Kathleen M. J., 135
Bilston (in St. Peter's, Wolver- hampton), 46, 50, 81, 121, 191, 217; and see Bradley; Cappon- fields
Bindley:
-, S. E., architect, 45
-, T. R. B., 93
Birch:
-, Chas., and his w. Anne, 174
-, Dorothy, 239 n
-, Geo. (d. 1698), 109
-, Geo. (d. 1721), 98, 108, 136 n
-, Hen. (of Goscote), 174
-, Hen. (of Harborne), 105
-, Joan, see Birch, Mary
-, John, 174, 239
-, John, his nephew, 174
-, Mary, m. Chas. Lane, 105
-, Mary (or Joan), w. of John, 174
-, Thos. (of Goscote), 174
-, Thos. (of Smethwick), 92 n
-, fam., 92, 105, 136 n, 239
Birch & Caulfield, architects, 149
Birchills, see Walsall
Birchills branch canal, 168, 191
Birchills Estate Co., 193
Birchills Furnaces Ltd., 193
Birchills Hall Iron Co., 193
Bird, Moses, 67
Birmid Ltd., 107
Birmid Qualcast Ltd., 114
Birmingham, 46, 74, 89, 94, 96, 119,
273
-, as address, 8, 16, 32, 36, 45, 48-9,
60, 62, 64, 68, 71, 99-106,
109-10, 114-16, 118, 121, 123
and n, 126, 128-9, 132, 134-5,
176, 190, 194, 205-7, 235, 237,
241, 245, 251, 265, 282
-, Aston, q.v.
-, Birmingham and Midland Institute, 82, 106
-, bps. of, 60, 125-9
-, brick, 61
-, char., 141 n, 123
-, chs., 55 n, 123
-, corp., 49, 102, 266
-, Crown Brewery, 117
-, diocese (Anglican), 60, 123
-, diocese (Rom. Cath.), 129
-, Edgbaston, q.v.
-, gas, 49
-, Halesowen, q.v.
-, Handsworth, q.v.
-, Harborne, q.v.
-, hosps., 45, 102, 212, 222
-, ind., 35, 100, 105, 109, 111-14, 116-18, 194
-, M.P. for, 88
-, merchants, 104-5
-, Museum of Science and Industry, 98
-, newspaper, 135
-, Northfield, q.v.
-, Norton, King's, q.v.
-, plague, 220
-, Prot. nonconf., 67-9, 131, 132 n, 133
-, public transport, 49-50, 122
-, Rotton Park reservoir, 98
-, School of Art, 138
-, Sheldon, q.v.
-, trade, 11, 28, 40, 187
-, University, 265
-, Sch. of Educ., 266
-, Winson Green, q.v.
-, Yardley, q.v.
Birmingham Aluminium Casting (1903) Co. Ltd., 114
Birmingham and District Cricket League, 74
Birmingham and District Tramways Co. Ltd., 49
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, 14
Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co. ('Midland Red'), 122
Birmingham and Midland Tramways Ltd., 49-50, 122
Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas Light Co., 8, 49, 122, 218, 224
Birmingham Canal, 7-9, 13, 26, 30-1,
36, 38-9, 87, 91-3, 96, 97-8,
100-2, 105, 109-10, 112-13, 113,
115-16, 118, 168
-, Cape arm, 111
-, Co., 9, 108
-, Navigations, 93
Birmingham Dental Supply and Manufacturing Co. Ltd., 208
Birmingham District Power and Traction Co. Ltd., 122
Birmingham Fire Office Co., 48-9, 224
Birmingham Metal Co., 109
Birmingham Patent Iron and Brass Tube Co., 111-12
Birmingham Plate Glass Co., 114, 116
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. Ltd., 93, 112, 122
Birmingham Screw Co., 113
Birmingham Tramways and Omnibus Co. Ltd., 49
Birmingham Wagon Co. Ltd., 93, 112
Birmingham Waterworks Co., 121
Birmingham, Wolverhampton & Dudley Railway, 14, 93, 98, 112, 115
Birmingham, Wolverhampton & Stour Valley Railway, 14, 31, 91-2, 94, 96, 98, 101, 111
Bishop's Itchington, see Itchington, Bishop's
bit-making, see horse furniture
Blackham:
-, John, Congregational deacon of
West Bromwich, 3, 68
-, John, Walsall baker, 186
-, Susanah Langstone, w. of a John
Blackham, 85-6
Blackwell, John Howard, 105
Blades, J. H., M.P., 63
Blair & Stephenson, 116
Blakemore:
-, Ric., 24
-, Thos., 24
-, Mrs., 24
Blakenall Heath, see Bloxwich
Blount, Edw., 22
Bloxwich, John de, 173
Bloxwich (in Walsall), 143, 145-6,
172, 179-80, 229, 234, 269
-, agric., 180-4
-, baths, 222
-, Blakenall Heath, 163, 181-3
-, the Barracks, 163 n
-, ch., 237; par., 274
-, growth, 163-4
-, ind., 163, 196-8, 200
-, pop., 164
-, Prot. nonconf., 243-4, 247
-, races, 250
-, rds., 166
-, schs., 255, 258-60
-, canals, see Bloxwich, communica-
tions
-, cemetery, 223
-, Chapel Green, see Bloxwich, El-
more Green
-, chapelwardens, see Bloxwich,
churchwardens
-, chars. for poor, 267-8, 270-5
-, chs., 81, 210-11, 233-7, 255-6,
270, 273-4
-, clergy, see Baylie; Cheadle;
Davenport
-, churchwardens, 211, 235, 270
-, cinemas, 251
-, Coal Pool, 145, 189, 212, 274
-, char. for poor, 270
-, ch., 237
-, Coal Pool Ho., 164
-, growth, 164
-, ind., 164, 200
-, mill, 185-6
-, pop., 164
-, Prot. nonconf., 246
-, Rom. Cath., 241, 261
-, schs., 241, 255, 261
-, collieries:
-, Broad Lane, 190
-, Broad Lane no. 2 Pit, 189
-, Forest, 164 n
-, Harden, 164 n
-, commons, 163, 181-3, 249
-, communications:
-, canals, 163, 168
-, rly., 169
-, rds., 165-7, 212, 225
-, Cowley's Farm, 173
-, Delaville Spelter Works, 194
-, educ., 241, 251, 254-6, 258, 260-3,
265-6
-, Sunday schs., 254, 256, 262
-, Elmore (formerly Chapel) Green,
161, 212
-, Excelsior Works, 206
-, felons, association for prosecution
of, 224
-, Field Ho., 163
-, fields, common, 161 n, 181-2, 186,
189, 245
-, fire precautions, 224
-, Fishley, 163, 166, 168, 189, 269
-, gallows, 210
-, golf-course, 163
-, Goscote, 143, 179, 182, 210
-, Barley Mow inn, 174, 250
-, char., 270
-, free warren in, 184
-, Goscote Hall, 176
-, Goscote Lodge Farm, 174
-, growth, 164
-, hosp., 176, 223
-, ind., 189, 192, 202
-, man., 173-4
-, mills, 186
-, pop., 164
-, rds., 166, 212
-, sch., 261
-, sewage farm, 174, 176, 221
-, Great Bloxwich, 161, 163, 166,
173, 179, 183, 220
-, chars. for poor, 268
-, educ., 255
-, fields, common, 181-2
-, fishery, 184
-, ind., 189, 195, 199
-, meadows, common, 182
-, Green, 163
-, growth, 161-5
-, Harden, 179, 234, 255
-, chars., 270-1
-, ch., 237
-, Cromwell Cottage, 240
-, fields, common, 181-2
-, growth, 164
-, ind., 164, 195, 197, 199
-, pop., 164
-, rds., 166
-, Rom. Cath., 240-1, 258
-, schs., 258, 261
-, Hatherton Brickworks, 165
-, Hatherton Furnaces, 193
-, the Hills, 176
-, hosps., 223
-, housing, 161, 163-5
-, inc., 182
-, ind., 163, 189-90, 192-208, 248 n
-, King's Arms inn, 210 n
-, Leamore:
-, ch., 237
-, Crown Brewery, 207
-, Crown Hotel, 207
-, growth, 164-5
-, ind., 164-5, 200, 207
-, playing-fields, 250
-, Red Lion inn, 253
-, rds., 166
-, schs., 264
-, library, 252
-, Lime Tree Ho., 145, 249
-, Little Bloxwich, 179, 183, 221
-, chars., 268, 270-1, 273-4
-, ch., 237
-, fields, common, 181-2
-, Green, 163
-, growth, 163
-, ind., 189, 195, 200
-, King William inn, 167
-, meadows, common, 182
-, place-name, 161
-, rds., 166
-, Saddler's Arms inn, 235
-, schs., 255, 262
-, Long Field farm, 181
-, Lower Farm, 163
-, man., 173
-, Manor Ho., 223
-, mkt., 187
-, Marlpit Ho., 161 n
-, meadows, common, 182
-, Music Hall, 247 n, 251
-, pk., 163
-, pinfold, see Bloxwich, pound
-, place-name, 161
-, playing-fields, 163, 176
-, police, 224
-, Poplar Farm, 163
-, pop., 161, 163
-, post offices, 225
-, pound, 210, 219
-, Prot. nonconf., 236, 242-5, 247-9,
259
-, public buildings, 224, 252
-, public health, 220
-, public transport, 169, 225
-, rly., see Bloxwich, communications
-, rds., see Bloxwich, communications
-, Rom. Cath., 61, 240-1, 258, 266
convent of St. Paul of Chartres,
167
-, schs., see Bloxwich, educ.
-, Short Heath, 161, 163, 182-3, 199-
201, 224, 249, 259
-, social life, 249-54
-, sport, 250, 253
-, stocks, 210
-, streets:
-, Beatrice St., 165
-, Bloxwich Rd., see Broadstone
-, Booth St., 164
-, Broad (formerly Clitchkyn) Lane,
166
-, Broadstone (later Bloxwich Rd.),
164-5
-, Carl St., 165
-, Church St., 161
-, Clitchkyn Lane, see Broad Lane
-, Comwall St., 164
-, Foster St., 163
-, Harrison St., 163
-, May St., 165
-, New St., 161
-, Parker (formerly Wolver-
hampton) St., 163
-, Portsea (later Portland) St., 164
-, Providence Lane, 164
-, Reeves St., 163
-, Revival St., 248
-, Somerfield Rd., 165-6
-, West St., 165
-, Wolverhampton St., see Parker
St.
-, Sunday schs., see Bloxwich, educ.
-, theatres, 251-2
Bloxwich (cont.)
-, wake, 249-50
-, Wallington Heath, 161, 163, 182,
192, 199
-, King's Arms inn (later Walling-
ton Ho.), 167, 241
-, Walsall Glue Works, 207
-, windmills, 186
-, woodland, 184
-, workho., 212
-, Yieldfields, 166, 179
-, Yieldfields Hall, 179, 240
Bloxwich Brewery Co., 207
Bloxwich Iron & Steel Co., 193-4
Blue Ribbon Army, see Gospel Temperance Movement
Bluegate Stream, 87
Blunt, Geo. Vernon, 100
Blyth:
-, H. C., 200
-, W. W., 109
-, Wm. Edw., 275
Boak Walsall Ltd., 203
boiler-making, 7, 36-7, 280
Bolton, John, and his w. Alice, 269
Bonarjee, Pitt, Congregational minister, 172
Bontemps, Georges, 116 n
Booth, Wm., Salvationist, 248
Bordesley Steel Co., 101, 110
Botetourt, Joan, see Somery
Botteley, Thos., & Co., 31
Boulton:
-, M. R., 110
-, Matt., 35, 110, 120
Boulton & Watt, 36, 98, 101
Boulton, Watt & Sons (later Boulton, Watt & Co.), 110
Bourchier:
-, Eliz., see Tylney
-, John, Lord Berners, 173-4, 279
Bourne:
-, Hen., 33
-, Jas., 33
-, Swaine, 130
Bowden, Geo., architect, 91
-, & Son, architects, 130, 134
Bowen, Thos., Unitarian minister, 251, 266
Bowes:
-, John, 179, 234
-, John, his s., 179, 234
bowling, 92-3, 250
-, oycott, Wm., 100
Boyle:
-, Rob., & Sons, 42
-, —, chemical manufacturer, 42,
116
Boys, Hen., 158, 268, 274
Boyse, Rob., minister of Smethwick Old Chapel, 123
Brace, Eliza, 274
Bradburne:
-, Randall, 123 n
-, Thos., 123
Brades Village (in Rowley Regis), 13
Bradeston, Sir Thos. de, 18
Bradford:
-, barons, see Bridgeman
-, ctss. of, see Wilbraham
-, earls of, 209; and see Bridgeman;
Newport
Bradford, John, Independent minis- ter, 240
Bradley:
-, H. G., architect, 134-5
-, Jos., 174, 186, 202
-, R. T., 174
-, W. F., vicar of St. Peter's, West
Bromwich, 174
Bradley (par.), 229
Bradley (in Bilston), 32
Bradley & Foster Ltd., 193
Bradnack & Son, 206
Braintree (Essex), 115
Braithwaite & Co. Structural Ltd., 8
Bramah, John Jos., 110
Bramah, Fox & Co., 110
Brasier:
-, John, 196
-, — (fl. 1577), 190
brass ind., 9, 36, 109-10, 198, 200
brassware, 111, 194-6, 198, 200
Brawn, — (fl. 1858), 280
Brayford & Lancaster, 193
Brearley:
-, Anna Maria, m. Chas. Sacheverell,
101, 103
-, Jane, m. 1 John Clopton, 2 Wal.
Gough, 101, 103
-, Jos. (fl. 1781), 101
-, Jos. (fl. 1820), 103
-, Wm. (fl. 1710), 101
-, Wm. (d. by 1781), 101
-, fam., 101, 103
Breauté, Marg. de, 98
Breconshire, see Talgarth
Brethren, 62, 130, 242-3
-, Christian, 62, 130, 283
-, Plymouth, 130, 242
Brett:
-, Bayly (fl. 1693), 67
-, Bayly (fl. 1751), 31
-, Eliz., 68
-, Wm., 31, 35
-, Wm., & Co., 31 n
-, fam., 67
Brewer, John, 191-2
Brewer & Marriott, 192
brewing, 8, 22, 41-3, 109, 113, 117- 18, 206-7, 210 n, 229, 248 n
Brewood, 24 n
-, Gunstone, q.v.
-, stone, 231
brick-making, 9, 22, 25, 32, 41, 44, 158, 164-5, 183, 189, 192, 268, 277, 280-1
Brictuin (fl. 1066), 14
Bridgeford (in Seighford), 99 n
Bridgeman:
-, Geo. Augustus Fred. Hen., earl of
Bradford (d. 1865), 167, 177,
245 n, 264, 281
-, as benefactor of chs. and schs.,
237, 256-9
-, as lessor of building land, 147,
149, 151, 153-4, 156, 158-60,
201, 204-5
-, Geo. Cecil Orlando, earl of Brad-
ford (d. 1915), 153, 155
-, Hen., 170
-, Orlando, Baron Bradford, later earl
of Bradford (d. 1825), 170,
182, 188, 191, 283
-, Orlando, earl of Bradford (d.
1957), 170, 226
-, Orlando Geo. Chas., earl of Brad-
ford (d. 1898), 155-7, 159-60,
232 n, 237-8, 265, 281
-, as Vct. Newport, 147
Brierley, J., & Sons Ltd., 206
Brierley Hill (in Kingswinford), 61, 241
Briggs & Evoral, architects, 45
Brindley:
-, Jas., engineer (d. 1772), 13, 97
-, Jas. (fl. 1813), 191
Bristol, 37, 109, 172, 195
-, Avonmouth, q.v.
-, cath., dean of, see Hallam
British Crown Glass Co., 115
British Electric Traction Co. Ltd., 49, 122, 225
British Legion, 60
British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association, 238
British Pens Ltd., 118
Britten, Wm., 72
Brixton (in Lambeth, Surr.), 269
Broadwaters, see Wednesbury
Broadwaters branch canal, 8, 13-14
Brockhouse:
-, Hen., 63
-, John, 37
-, John, & Co. Ltd., 38, 63, 112
Brockhouse Organization, 38
Brocki, L., architect, 61
Brogden, Alex., M.P., 46
Brome, Thos., 173
Bromford, in Oldbury and West
Bromwich, 1
-, bridge, 12
-, Bromford Ironworks, 24, 33, 38-9
-, forge, 30
-, mill, 30
-, pool, 30 and n
Bromley, Abbots, 33
Bromley, King's, 228
Bromsgrove (Worcs.), 142
Bromwich, de:
-, Helis, 15 n
-, Marg., m. Ric. de Marnham, 15,
30
-, Ric., 15
-, Sarah, m. Wal. Devereux, 15
Bromwich, Castle (in Aston, Warws.), 2, 179, 271, 273
Bromwich, Little (in Aston, Warws.), 2
Bromwich, West, 1-86, 108, 115,
145, 228, 269
-, as address, 104, 191
-, agric., 27-30
-, Albion (area), 8, 13-14, 49, 74
-, Albion Brickworks, 32, 41
-, alms-hos., 83-4
-, Balls Hill, 29, 39-40
-, baths, 48
-, beadles, 44
-, Bird End, 6, 12, 21
-, Black Lake (Nether Finchpath),
6-7, 11, 26, 49
-, board of health, 46
-, boro., 45-6
-, arms, 46
-, bridges, see Bromwich, West, com-
munications
-, Bromford, q.v.
-, Bromwich forge (Old Forge), 6, 29,
32, 38, 66 n
-, buses, see Bromwich, West, public
transport
-, Bustleholm, 6
-, canals, see Bromwich, West, com-
munications
-, Carter's Green, 7, 11, 29, 50, 71,
74
-, Junction inn, 65
-, Prot. nonconf., 65, 241
-, cemetery, 33, 48
-, chars. for poor, 83-6
-, Charlemont, 3, 6, 25, 79
-, Charlemont farm, 21
-, Hall, 10, 20-1, 31
-, Prot. nonconf., 65
-, schs., 79-80
-, Stanton farm, 21
-, Church Farm, 52
-, chs., 9, 26, 41, 44, 50-60, 80-1,
84-5, 125
-, clergy, 17, 67, 74, 76, 82, 84;
and see Bradley; Cantilupe;
Connor; Gordon; Hodgson;
Hugh the priest; Jesse; Jesson;
Lane; Langley; Solly; Stilling-
fleet; Stylband; Thompson;
Townsend; Willett; William
-, clergy ho., 53
-, par. ho., 53
-, Churchfield, 34 n, 42
-, Churchfield Ho., 52
-, churchwardens, 44, 54 n, 84
-, cinemas, 71-2
-, Coll. of Commerce and Tech-
nology, 72, 83
-, collieries:
-, Balls Hill, 40
-, Brickhouse, 41
-, Golds Hill, 40n
-, Hall End, 39
-, Heath, 39-40
-, Sandwell Park, 34, 41
-, Union, 40
-, commission of peace, 46
-, commons, 7-8, 28-9
-, communications, 11-14
-, bridges, 11-13, 33
-, canals, 7-9, 11, 13-14, 26, 29-32,
36-40, 43, 49, 65, 98
-, rlys., 14, 30-2, 49, 96
-, rds., 11-12, 47, 49, 96
-, constables, 43-4, 48
-, Control Ho., 48
-, Cop Hall, 8
-, Crabb's Mill Farm, see Bromwich,
West, Finchpath
-, crematorium, 48
-, the Cronehills, 5, 45, 85
-, Crookhay Ironworks, 39
-, Crown Works (chemicals), 43
-, Crown Works (engineering), 8, 37
-, Crump Hall, 20
-, Crumpall Green, 20
-, Cutler's End, see Bromwich, West,
Lambert's End
-, Dagger Hall, 21
-, Dartmouth Pk., 5
-, Dartmouth Sq., 5
-, the Delves, q.v.
-, Dunkirk, 8, 21-2, 42, 62
-, Dunkirk inn, 22, 42
-, Forge, 11, 36
-, Hall, 21-2, 42, 60
-, educ., 61-3, 68-9, 74-83, 225, 241
-, Sunday schs., 52, 59, 62-70, 74-
9, 79 n
-, electricity, 49
-, the Expressway, 5, 12
-, Farley Pk., see Bromwich, West,
Greets Green
-, felons, association for prosecution
of, 48
-, fields, common, 27-8, 34, 43
-, Finchpath, 6-7, 7 n, 11-13, 228
-, Crabb's Mill Farm, 34, 63
-, Finchpath Hill (later Holloway
Bank), 6, 11, 13, 26
-, Fountain inn, 11
-, ind., 26, 39
-, Nether Finchpath, see Brom-
wich, West, Black Lake
-, the Over Ho., 26
-, Prot. nonconf., 62-3, 67
-, Finchpath Hall, see Bromwich,
West, Hill Top
-, fire services, 48-9
-, fishing rights, 30
-, Five Ways, 67
-, Five Ways Ho., 7
-, free warren, 30
-, free Park, 22, 29-30, 33 n, 81
-, ch., 59-60
-, Friar Park Ho., 22
-, Prot. nonconf., 70
-, gas, 14, 49
-, geology, 1, 39, 41
-, Globe Tube Works, 37
-, Golds Green, 7, 13-14, 29
-, ind., 40
-, Prof. nonconf., 66
-, Golds Hill, 7, 40 n
-, char. for poor, 85
-, ch., 57-8
-, ind., 39
-, sch., 78
-, Golds Hill Ironworks, 39, 57, 78
-, Great Bridge, q.v.
-, Greet ('Grete'), 8, 30-1
-, Greets End, 8
-, Greets Green, 1, 8, 12-13, 21,
28-9, 82
-, ch., 57; par., 58
-, Farley Pk., 9
-, ind., 41
-, Prot. nonconf., 62, 64-6
-, schs., 78-80
-, the Grove, 10
-, growth of town, 4-11
-, Guns Village, 9
-, Prot. nonconf., 66
-, sch., 80
-, Hall End, 4, 39, 43, 52
-, Prot. nonconf., 65-7
-, sch., 75
-, Hall Green, 6, 29
-, Hall Green Ho., 17, 32
-, Moorlands Farm Ho., 8 n
-, Hamstead, q.v.
-, Harvills Hawthorn (formerly Har-
vills Oak), 6-7, 12, 37
-, Prot. nonconf., 64, 66, 68
-, Hateley Heath, 7, 11-12, 14, 28
-, sch., 53
-, ind., 36, 39, 42
-, Prot. nonconf., 67
-, schs., 80-1
-, Hawthorns Hotel (formerly Street
Ho. and the Hawthorns), 10
-, Heath, 3-4, 9, 11, 12 and n, 23,
28-9, 40-1, 44
-, Heath End, 4
-, highway surveyors, 44
-, Hill Ho., 22-3, 23
-, Hill Top, 7, 11, 13, 47, 49-50
-, ch., 56-8; par. 86
-, educ., 77, 80, 82
-, Finchpath Hall, 7
-, Meyrick Ho., 7
-, Pk., 7
-, Prot. nonconf., 62-6
-, Hindus, 70
-, Holloway Bank, see Bromwich,
West, Finchpath
-, hosps., 46, 48
-, housing, 5-10, 46-7, 121
-, slum clearance, 47
-, immigrants, 3, 5, 59, 61, 71
-, improvement commrs., 11, 45-7,
49, 70
-, inc., 4, 27, 30, 40
-, ind., 5-10, 13-14, 22, 26, 29-44,
32, 60-1, 65, 72, 74, 112, 190
-, inns:
-, Bull's Head (formerly the Boot),
5, 43, 72
-, Bush, 42
-, Cross Guns, 4
-, Dartmouth Hotel (formerly
Dartmouth Arms), 5
-, Dunkirk, see Bromwich, West,
Dunkirk
-, Fountain, see Bromwich, West,
Finchpath
-, Hawthorns Hotel, 10
-, Junction, see Bromwich, West,
Carter's Green
-, Red Lion, 74
-, Ring of Bells, 43
-, Royal Exchange, 71
-, Stone Cross, see Bromwich,
West, Stone Cross
-, Swan, see Bromwich, West,
Swan Village
-, Three Mile Oak, 10
-, Virgin, 4
-, Ireland Green, 9, 29, 41, 64 and n
-, Kenrick Pk., 10, 88
-, Kenrick Technical Coll., 72, 80,
83
-, Kenrick's Village, 10
-, Lambert's End (formerly Cutler's
End), 9, 71
-, law-cts., 46
-, libraries, 7, 53, 69, 72, 81-2, 97
-, Line Ho., see Bromwich, West,
Lyndon
-, Littleton's Hall, see Bromwich,
West, Lyttleton Hall
-, local govt., 43-6
-, lock-up, 43
-, Lodge Farm, 23
-, the Lower Ho. (later Lower Farm),
26
-, Lyndon (Lyne), 4-5, 11-12, 23
and n
-, Line Ho., 23
-, mkt. ho., 34
-, Prot. nonconf., 64-5, 67
-, schs., 76, 83
-, well, 48
-, the Lyng, 9, 65-6, 80-1
-, Lyttleton (Littleton's) Hall, 23-4,
38
-, man., 14-18, 30-4, 40, 44, 51
-, cts. and govt., 27-8, 34, 43-4,
47-8
-, ho., 2, 6, 11, 16-18, 17
-, mkts., 34
-, Mayer's Green, 4, 28-9, 48 and n
-, Prot. nonconf., 63, 68-9
-, sch., 77
-, mayors, 25, 46-7, 63, 86
-, mechanics' institutes, 81-2
-, medical officer of health, 46-7
-, Meyrick Ho., see Bromwich, West,
Hill Top
-, the Mill, 24-5
-, mills, 7, 11, 12 and n, 24, 30-4
-, Monkey Green, 10
-, Moorlands Farm Ho., see Brom-
wich, West, Hall Green
-, Mount Ephraim, 21
-, museums, 72
-, music halls, 71
-, musical societies, 72
-, New Town, 1, 8, 66
-, newspapers, 72-3
-, Oak Ho., 16, 25, 25-6, 43, 64, 68
-, Oakley, 10
-, Oakwood, 26, 67
-, Old End, 9, 47
-, Old Forge, see Bromwich, West,
Bromwich forge
-, the Over Ho., see Bromwich, West,
Finchpath
-, Overend, 4, 65
-, overseers of poor, 44-5
-, par. govt., 44-5, 48, 54 n
-, Park Village, 10
-, pks. (manorial), 22, 29; and see
Bromwich, West, Sandwell
-, pks. (public), see Bromwich, West,
Dartmouth Pk., Greets Green,
Hill Top, and Kenrick Pk.
-, parl. hist., 46, 50, 63
-, petty sessional division, 119
-, Phoenix Ironworks, 36
-, Piercy Brickworks, 41
-, place-name, 1-2
-, police, 7, 43, 48
-, poor-law union, 45
-, poor relief, 44-5
-, pop., 3
-, postal services, 50
-, pounds, 43-4
-, Prot. nonconf., 52, 61-70, 76-7,
79, 130, 132, 241
-, public health, 46-8
-, public services, 46-50
-, public transport, 49-50; and see
Bromwich, West, communica-
tions, rlys.
-, quarter sessions, 46
-, rlys., see Bromwich, West, com-
munications
-, rates, 3, 44
-, Ray Hall, q.v.
-, rectory, 18, 26, 50-2
-, Ridgacre, 7, 29
-, Ridgacre foundry, 36
-, rds., see Bromwich, West, com-
munications
-, the Roebuck, 10
-, Rom. Cath., 60-1, 76, 81
-, Royal Chemical Works, 42
-, Ryders Green, 8, 13-14, 29
-, Ryland Memorial School of Art,
82-3, 225
-, St. George's Hall, 71
-, Sandwell:
-, Arch Lodge, 10
-, Coopers Hill Ho., 55
-, est., 6, 22, 29, 51, 102
-, Hall, 16, 18-20, 19, 44
-, hermitage, 8
-, ind., see Bromwich, West, col-
lieries
-, man., 18-20, 33, 43-4
-, mill, 33-4
-, pk., 5-6, 10, 18, 20, 29-30, 64,
73
-, priory, 13, 18-20, 26, 29, 31-3,
43-4, 51-2
-, Sandwell Gate, 44
-, Sandwell Park Farm, 20, 20
-, spring, 18-19
-, Sandwell Centre, 5
-, schs., see Bromwich, West, educ.
-, sewage farms, 47
-, Sheepwash, q.v.
-, slum clearance, see Bromwich,
West, housing
-, social life, 70-4
-, Spon, 9
-, Spon Coppice, 9-10
-, Spon Heath, 9
-, Spon Lane, 9-10
-, ch., 59
-, cinema, 71
-, ind., 36-8, 74
-, Prot. nonconf., 65, 68-70, 132
-, Rom. Cath., 61
-, schs., 77, 79, 81
-, well, 48
-, Spon Lane Ironfoundry, 32, 37
-, sport, 6, 71, 73-4
-, Springfields, 10
-, Stanley Trust, 51-2, 55
-, Stanton farm, see Bromwich, West,
Charlemont
-, sterilization clinic, see Bromwich
West, Control Ho.
-, stocks, 43
-, Stone Cross, 6, 11-12
-, ch., 60
-, Prot. nonconf., 62
-, Rom. Cath., 61
-, Stone Cross Hotel, 61
-, Stone Cross inn, 71
-, Stour Valley Works, 37
-, Street Ho., see Bromwich, West,
Hawthorns Hotel
-, streets:
-, Beeches Rd., 5, 12
-, Bratt St., 4
-, Brickhouse Lane, 12, 41
-, Bromford Lane, 9
-, Dagger Lane, 4
-, Fisher St., 8
-, Garden St., see Trinity Rd.
-, Glover St., 10
-, Grice St., 10
-, Grout St., 8
-, Hall Green Rd., 11
-, Hallam St., 4
-, Herbert St., 5
-, High St., 4-5
-, Houghton St., 9
-, Legge St., 5
-, Lodge Rd., 9
-, Lombard St., 4
-, Marsh Lane, 12
-, New St., 4
-, Newton Rd., 12
-, Nicholls St., 5
-, Oxford Rd., 9 n
-, Pitt St., 5
-, Queen St., 5
-, Roebuck Lane, 10
-, Roebuck St., 10
-, Salter's (formerly Saltwell) Lane,
12
-, Sams Lane, 9
-, Spon Lane, see Bromwich, West,
Spon Lane
-, Tinkers Lane, 12
-, Trinity Rd. (formerly Garden
St.), 10
-, Whitehall Rd., 12
-, William St., 8
-, Summit Foundry, 9, 77
-, Sunday schs., see Bromwich, West,
educ.
-, Swan Foundry, 65 n
-, Swan Pool, 33
-, Swan Village, 8, 47
-, Basin, 14
-, gas-works, 11, 14, 49, 81
-, ind., 8, 36-7, 40-3, 65 n
-, Prot. nonconf., 65-6
-, rly., 14
-, Swan inn, 8, 12, 43-4, 72
-, theatres, 71
-, Three Mile Oak, 10-12
-, tithes, 22, 26, 29, 51
-, town hall, 46, 69, 71, 97
-, trams, see Bromwich, West, public
transport
-, Union Farm, 8
-, Union Furnaces, 8, 39
-, Victoria Chemical Works, 42
-, Victoria Works, 38
-, Virgins End, 4, 68
-, Vulcan Works, 36-7
-, wakes, 70-1
-, Walsall and West Bromwich Dis-
trict Schools, 45
-, warren, 30
-, water-supply, 46-8
-, Wellington Tube Works, 8
-, West Bromwich Brewery, 42
-, West Bromwich Institute, 81-2
-, whipping-post, 43
-, Whisty, 6
-, Whisty Ho., 6
-, 'Whytelake', 7
-, Wigmore, 6, 32, 45, 47, 49
-, woodland, 26, 29-30, 38
-, workhos., 44-5, 48, 53
-, Y.M.C.A., 74
Brook, Ann Eliz., 268
Brooke, Baron, see Greville
Broseley (Salop.), 39
Broughall:
-, Eliza Jane, 85
-, John, 24
Brown:
-, John (fl. 1669), 232
-, John (fl. later 1760s), 175
-, R.G., & Co. Ltd., 112
-, Thos., 186
Brown & Chesterton, 201
Browne:
-, Sir Ant., and his w. Lucy, 18 n
-, Lucy, m. 1 Sir John Cutte, 2 Sir
Thos. Clifford, 18
Brownhills (in Norton Canes and Ogley Hay), 225, 275, 277-8, 280-1; and see Aldridge-Brown- hills
Brownhills Gas Co. Ltd., 281
Brownhills Motor Sales Ltd., 281
Bruggende, Ric., 147 n
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom, 110
brush-making, 206
Bryntysilio Outdoor Education Centre, see Llangollen
Buchanan:
-, Frances (née Mellish), 153
-, fam., 153
Buckingham, duke of, see Stafford
buckle-making, 34-5, 60, 151 n, 154 n, 195-200, 208, 280
Bucknall & Donnelly, architects, 241
building societies, 8, 156-7
Bulkington (Warws.), see Wolvershill
Bull:
-, Alice, see Hanlon
-, Fred., and his w. Annie Eliz., 275
bull-baiting, 71, 134, 250
Bullevant, Jos., 41
Bullock:
-, Edw., 56
-, W., 10
-, Wm. (fl. 1780s), 36
-, Wm. (fl. 1805, ? another), 9
-, Wm., & Co., 32, 36-7, 79
-, fam., 36
Bunch, Jones & Co., 193
Burch, Wm., 49
Burgess:
-, Eleanor, see Shelfield
-, Wm., 179
Burgis:
-, Eliz., see Persehouse
-, Rob., 177
Burn, Geo., Ltd., 114, 117
Burrowes:
-, Joanna, m. Fra. Goodall, 175
-, Ric., 207
-, Sim. (fl. 1767-70), 206
-, Sim. (d. 1785, ? another), 175
-, Thos., 175
Burton, J. H., architect, 132
Burton (in Castle Church), 273
Burton-upon-Trent, 42, 254, 273
Bury, Sam., 180
Bushbury, 273; and see Essington; Moseley
Busst & Marlow, 206-7
Butler:
-, Steph. F., & Co. Ltd., 280
-, Thos., 95
-, Wm., 117
Butteaux, Thos., Independent minister, 243
button-making, 280
Bye:
-, A., architect, 71
-, Albert, architect (? the same), 69
Byrdall, Thos., vicar of Walsall, 229-30
Cadbury Bros., 132
Caddick, Edw., 24
Caernarvonshire, see Nantgwynant
Cairns, Edw., 104
Cairns, Frears, Carmichael, Halliday & Co. 104
Caldmore, see Walsall
Caldmore Residents Action Group, 156
Caldow, Wm., 136
Cale:
-, Anne, wid. of Benj., 176
-, Benj. Geo., 176
-, John, 176
California, 36
Caloe, Thos., 186
Calstone Wellington (Wilts.), 52
Camm:
-, Thos. Wm., 116
-, fam., 116
Camm Brothers (later Camm & Co.), 116
Cannock, 179, 217, 225, 243, 271-2, 282; and see Churchbridge; Hednesford
Cannock Chase coalfield, 188, 281
Cannock forest, 29, 180, 190, 279
Canterbury, abp. of, 53; and see Theobald
Cantilupe, Matt. de, probably vicar of West Bromwich, 51
Canwell, 101, 216
Cape of Good Hope Stream, see Shireland Brook
Capponfields (in Bilston), 58
Carles (Careles), Jos., 30
Carless, Seaman J. H., V.C., 156, 158
Carnegie, And., 72, 252
Carpenter, Benj., Presbyterian minister, 67
Carr, Chas., bell-founder, 127
Carroll, Madeleine, 4
cart-gear, manufacture of, 197, 280
Carter's Green, see Bromwich, West
Cartwright, D., 275
Carver:
-, Edw., 102
-, Eliz., see Guest
-, Hen., 102, 108
-, Hen., s. of Hen., 102
-, fam., 204
Castle Bromwich (Warws.), see Bromwich, Castle
Castle Church, see Burton; Ricker- scote
Castle Coal & Iron Co., 193
Caswall, Edw., Rom. Cath. divine, 88, 129
Catholic Apostolic Church, 62-3, 130, 243
Catshill, see Walsall Wood
Catten, —, schoolmistress, 138
Caverswall, Park Hall, 178
Central Manufacturing Co., 208
Central Wagon Co. Ltd., 112
chain-making, 197-8, 277, 280
Chamberlain:
-, Jos., 113
-, Jos., s. of Jos., statesman, 88, 113,
136, 140
Chambers, Jos., 23
Chance:
-, A. M., 102
-, G. F., 128
-, J. H., 127
-, Jas. Timmins, later Sir Jas., 88, 92,
116, 120
-, Rob. Lucas (d. 1865), 81, 115, 120,
133
-, Rob. Lucas (d. 1897), 126, 133
-, Wm., 56, 115
-, fam., 59, 116, 126, 138, 140
Chance Bros. & Co. (later Chance Bros. & Co. Ltd. and Chance Bros. Ltd.), 49, 59, 81 n, 82, 88, 91, 112, 115-17, 120, 122, 125-6, 133, 138
Chances & Hartleys, 115-16
Chapman:
-, Frank, and his w., 137
-, John, 42
-, Wm., 32
Charlemont, see Bromwich, West
Charles II, 216, 219
Charles, Rowland, 175
Charlton, Frank, Ltd., 202
Chartism, Christian, 130
Chatsworth (Derb.), 115
Chatwin:
-, J. A., architect, 128
-, P. B., architect, 129
Chavasse, J. L., 252
Cheadle:
-, H., and his w., 236
-, R., vicar of All Saints', Bloxwich,
236
Cheadle, 109, 248
Checketts, Wal., 159
Checkley, see Hollington
chemical ind., 42-3, 116-17, 207
Cheshire, Edw., 117-18
Cheshire, see Aston; Port Sunlight; Woodhey
Chesshire, J. H., 25
Chester, bps. of, 98
Chesterton (Warws.), 32
cholera, 46, 220, 222
Christadelphians, 62, 130, 243
Christian, Ewan, architect, 55, 232
Christian Scientists, 62-3, 243
Church Building Society, 232
Church Mission to the Deaf and Dumb, see Deaf and Dumb
Church of England Temperance Society, 74
Church of England Working Men's Society, 230
Church of God, 249
Churchbridge (in Cannock), 166
Churchill, John, 33
City Electrical Factors (Midlands) Ltd., 133
Civic Trust, 9, 126
Civil War, 9, 18, 145-6, 178, 241
Clarke:
-, Jervoise, see Clarke Jervoise
-, Mary, see Jervoise
-, Sir Sam. (d. 1733), 16, 17, 44
-, Sam. (d. 1767), 16
-, Sam. (fl. 1851), 105
-, Somers, architect, 54, 58
-, fam., 74
Clarke Jervoise:
-, Jervoise, 16
-, Thos., 16, 31
Clarkson, Geo., 209, 227
Claverley (Salop.), see Shipley
Claybrooke (Leics.), see Wigston Parva
Clayhanger, see Walsall Wood
Clayhanger Brook, 275, 277 n
Clayhanger Fault, 281
Cliff, Wm., & Sons, 117
Clifford, Dame Lucy, see Browne
Clift, Thos., 104
Clinton, de:
-, Joan, see Hillary
-, John, 171
-, Rog., bp. of Coventry, 50
clock-making, 99, 200
Clock Mill Brook, 143
Clopton:
-, Jane, see Brearley
-, John, 101
cloth, manufacture of, 204
clothing, manufacture of, 204-5, 281
coach ironwork and furniture, 36-7, 197-8
coaches, 11, 167
coal-mining, 7-8, 11, 14, 22, 24, 38-
41, 47, 115, 158-9, 163-4, 168,
184, 188-90, 193, 202, 237, 277-
8, 281
-, butties, 65, 74
Coal Pool, see Bloxwich
Coatham (in Kirkleatham, Yorks. N.R.), 222
cock-fighting, 71, 134, 250
Cockayne:
-, Dorothy, m. Wm. Pirton, 179
-, Fra., and his w. Mary, 179
Codsall, 228
-, stone, 235-7, 239
Cohen, Mark, & Co. Ltd., 205
Cole, A. A., Baptist minister, 264, 265 n
Coleshill (Warws.), 11, 171
Coleson, Wm., 179, 228
Colley, Theodore, 173
Collins:
-, Patrick, M.P., 145, 249
-, fam., 155
Colton, Bellamour in, 22
Colwich, see Haywood
Comberford, Wm., 32
Comberlege, see Cumberlege
Comitassone, Nic., 31
Compton (in Kinver), 18
Congregationalists (Independents), later United Reformed Church, 42, 68-9, 76-7, 84, 86, 130-1, 172, 243-4, 260, 264
Connor, M. M., vicar of All Saints', West Bromwich, 53
Conservative party, 46, 50, 88, 120, 123, 217, 226, 252; and see Tories
Conyworth:
-, John, 175
-, Rob., 175
Cook, Thos., & Son, 169
Cooke:
-, Agnes, 228
-, Harriet, 174
-, S. N., architect, 128
Cooper:
-, B. H., Congregational minister, 77
-, Geo., 17
-, Hen., architect, 257
-, Jas., Presbyterian or Congrega-
tional minister, 68
-, and see Couper; Cowper
Coote, Chas. Hen., earl of Mountrath, 170, 184, 191, 227
Cope, E. F., 253
copper-refining, 194
copper-ware, 196
Corby (Northants.), 201
Cornhill, Wm., bp. of Coventry, 51
Cornwallis:
-, Sir Chas., 98
-, Chas., his grds., 98
corrugated iron, 36, 39
Coseley (in Sedgley), 46, 69, 217
Cotterell:
-, Jas., & Sons Ltd., 197
-, Jos., 188
Cotterill, Chas., 23
Cotton & McConnal, architects, 248
Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, 68, 243
Couper, Steph., 184
Coventry, 114, 204, 229, 269
-, bps. of, 98, 226; and see Clinton;
Cornhill; Durdent
-, prior of, 51, 226
Coventry and Lichfield, bps. of, 98, 118, 226; and see Heyworth; Stavensby
Coventry-Eagle Cycle and Motor Co. Ltd., 114
Cowley:
-, Joan, 173
-, John, 176
-, Winefrid, see Pretty
Cowper alias Piddock (Piddocke):
-, Eliz., 141
-, Ric., 108
-, Thos. (fl. 1583), 24
-, Thos. (fl. 1624), 102
-, Wm. (fl. 1623), 141
-, Wm. (d. by 1624, ? another), 102
-, Wm. (fl. 1661), 100
-, fam., 102
Cox:
-, Jos., and his w., 240
-, Sam., 268
Cozens & Greatrex, 202
Crabtree, J. A., Ltd., 208
Crane, Wal., artist, 63
Crapper:
-, Elias, 176, 192, 222
-, Jas., 222
Credenda Seamless Tube Co. Ltd., 114, 122
Creese, Thos., 67
Crescent Motors Ltd., 114, 198
cricket, 73-4, 78, 88, 135-6, 253
Crimean War, 149
Crittall-Hope Ltd., 115
Crittall Manufacturing Co. Ltd., 115
Crockett, Wm., 101
Cromwell:
-, Oliver, later Lord Protector, 241
-, Thos., 51
Crooke, Chas., 250
Cross, Solomon, & Co., 112
Crouch, Butler & Savage, architects, 132
Crowther:
-, B., 49
-, Dorothy, 172
-, Edw., 172
-, John (fl. 1820), 172
-, John (fl. 1857), 274
-, Steph., 172
-, Wm., 172
Croxall:
-, Sam., 109
-, Wm., 109
Crump:
-, J. H., vicar of Holy Trinity, Smeth-
wick, 125, 127
-, John Farrington, 153, 160, 268
Crystal Palace, 88, 111, 115
Cumberlege (Comberlege, Cumber-
lidge):
-, John, 215, 222
-, Rog., 250
-, Thos., 241
currying, see leather trades
Curteys:
-, John (fl. 1560), 174
-, John (d. 1617 or 1618), and his w.
Ellen, 270
Curtis, Jos., 184
Cutler:
-, Mrs. Benj., 62
-, Geo., 62
Cutler's End, see Bromwich, West
Cutte:
-, Sir John, 18
-, John, his grds., 18
-, Dame Lucy, see Browne
Cutts:
-, J. E. K., architect, 238-9
-, J. P., architect, 239
-, Jos., 64
Cwmbran (Mon.), 113
Daly, J. J., Rom. Cath. priest, 61
Dandy, Jas., 142
Danks branch canal, 14
Darby:
-, Chas., 42
-, Chas., s. of Geo., 22, 42
-, Geo., 42
-, Thos., 106
Darby's Brewery Ltd., 22, 42
Darlaston, 177, 212, 217, 245, 273-4
-, ind., 35
-, Primitive Methodist circuit, 66
-, trams, 49, 225
Dartmouth:
-, Baron, see Legge
-, ctsses. of, see Barrington; Nicoll
-, earls of, 18, 50-1, 54-6, 73-4; and
see Legge
Dartmouth Auto Castings Ltd., 114
Dartmouth branch canal, 14, 30
Darwall, C. F., 151, 251
Davenport:
-, Jas., minister of Bloxwich, 235
-, and see Baron Davenport's Trust
Davies:
-, Edw., 176
-, T., & Son, 39
Davies & Middleton, architects, 235
Daw End (in Rushall), 191, 270
Daw End branch canal, 168, 278, 281
Daw End Lime Co., 191
Dawes:
-, Geo., 106
-, Hen., 21
-, John, 24, 38
-, John, & Sons, 39, 106
-, John Sam., 38, 106
-, S. & J., 38
-, Sam. Jas., 21, 38
-, W. H., 38, 58
-, fam., 21, 24
Dawkes, S. W., architect, 56-7
Dawley (in Wellington, Salop.), 172
Deaf and Dumb, Church Mission to the, 237
Deakin, Eliz., 247
Dee, John, 270
Delaville Spelter Co. Ltd., 194
Delight, Eliz. (probably née Goodall), 175-6
Delta Metal Group, 194
Delves, the (formerly in Wednesbury,
later in Walsall and West Brom-
wich), 1, 155
-, chs., 60, 239
-, Delves Inn, 61
-, Green, 155, 239
-, housing, 155
-, Yew Tree Est., 6, 60-1, 65
-, Prot. nonconf., 65, 242-3
-, rds., 155
-, Rom. Cath., 61
-, schs., 80-1, 261-2
Denbigh, earl of, see Feilding
Denbighshire, see Llangollen; Ruabon
Derby:
-, ctss. of, see Beaufort
-, earl of, see Stanley
Derbyshire, 125, 188; and see Chats- worth; Haddon, Nether; Sud- bury
Devereux:
-, John, 15
-, Sarah, see Bromwich
-, Steph., 15
-, Wal., 15, 30
-, Wal., his s., 15, 30
-, Wm., 15
Devonshire, 91, 95, 195; and see Appledore; Bideford; Exeter; Plymouth
Dewsbury, John, & Sons Ltd., 197
Dibble, Sam., 91, 95
Dickenson, Ric., 31
die-sinking, 195-6, 200
Digbeth (Walsall) Development Ltd., 149
distilling, 207
District Iron and Steel Co., 109-10, 112
Disturnal, Ric., & Co., 37
Dixon:
-, Edw., 201
-, Revd. J., and his w., 106
-, Wm., 201
Dobson, Thos., assistant curate of Walsall, 227
Docker, Ralph, 119
dog-fighting, 71, 134
dolerite-working, 160
Dolphin:
-, John (d. 1724), 176
-, John (d. 1756), 176
-, John (d. 1782), 176
-, Thos. Vernon, 176-7
Donington (Salop.), see Shackerley
Dora, Sister, see Pattison
Dormer alias Johnson, Fra., Rom. Cath. priest, 240
Dorset, marquess of, see Beaufort
Dorset, 195
Dorsett:
-, Geo. Smith, 32
-, Mary Smith, 59
Doulton, Hen., & Co (later Doulton & Co. Ltd.), 118
Dowlais (Glam.), Dowlais Iron Works, 113
Downes:
-, Evelyn, w. of T. W., 179
-, Gilb., 179
-, Joan, 179
-, T. W., 179
-, Thos., 179
Downing:
-, Geo., and his w., 101
-, Hen., 101, 110
-, John, 101
-, Louisa Jane, 126
-, Thos., 101
-, W. E., 101
-, Wm., and his w., 101
-, — (fl. early 18th cent.), 29, 33
-, fam., 91, 107 n
drain-pipes, manufacture of, 118, 192, 280
dramatic companies:
-, King's, 250
-, Prince's, 250
-, Queen's, 250
Drayton Bassett, 171, 184
Dresser, John, organ-builder, 207
Dudley (or Sutton):
-, Ambrose, earl of Warwick, 22
-, Edm. (d. c. 1483), 209
-, Edm. (d. 1510), 173
-, Edw., Lord Dudley (d. 1532), 15
-, Edw., Lord Dudley (d. 1586), 98, 108
-, Edw., Lord Dudley (d. 1643), 98, 107
-, John, earl of Warwick and duke of
Northumberland, 22, 98, 170,
176, 178, 226
-, John, Lord Dudley, 209
-, fam., 15
Dudley barony, 14-15
Dudley (formerly Worcs., later
Staffs.), 14-16, 33, 114, 135, 146,
235, 256-7
-, castle, 9
-, public transport, 49-50, 122
-, Rom. Cath., 61 and n
Dudley Herald Ltd., 73
Dudley Port (in Tipton), 49, 61, 109
Dunkirk, see Bromwich, West
Dunkirk branch canal, 13
Dunn, Sarah, 85
Dunn & Hansom, architects, 61
Dunn & Hipkiss, architects, 265
Dunne, J., Rom. Cath. priest, 258 n
Durdent, Wal., bp. of Coventry, 50
Durham, see Stockton-on-Tees; Sun- derland
Eaton, Jas., 4
Eaves, Edw., 247
Ebbles, Rob., architect, 56
Eberhardt, Hen., 191
Eccles, Jos., 103
Ecclesiastical Commissioners, 227, 237-8
Edgbaston (formerly Warws., later
Birmingham), 59, 97, 106, 127-8,
131, 139, 233, 254
-, the Oratory, 88, 129
Edgbaston Private Nursing Home Ltd., 122
edge-tool ind., 185, 200
Edgeworth, Maria, 105
Edison & Swan United Electric Light Co. Ltd., 208
Edmonds-Smith, E., vicar of St. Alban's, Smethwick, 128
Edward V, as Prince of Wales, 229
Edwards:
-, Fra., 174
-, Jane, m. Wm. Whyley (d. 1800), 25,
68
-, John, jr., 63
-, John, sr., 63
Effluent Dispersal Ltd., 281
Eglington:
-, F., 197
-, John, 147, 149 n
electrical ind., 207-8
Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance, 63, 131, 244
Elkington Copper Refiners Ltd., 194
Elkington Ltd., 194
Elwell:
-, Edw. (d. 1809), 7, 31-2, 36
-, Edw. (d. 1837), 31, 36, 74
-, Thos., 195
-, Wm., 31, 195
Ely, Maria Marshall, 83
Engine branch canal, 98
engineering, 8, 36-7, 110-13, 202
Epstein, Lady (Kathleen), 252
Erdington (in Aston, Warws.), 32
Essex, see Braintree; Thaxted
Essington (in Bushbury), 182, 217,
228, 234, 268
-, Lords Hay, 168
-, Newtown, 179
Essington Wood Brook, 143
Etwall, E. J., architect, 58
Evangelicals, 3, 52, 63, 244
Evans:
-, Charlotte Louisa, 128
-, Sam., 116
Evans & Co. Ltd., 116
Evered & Co. Ltd., 103, 111-12
Evered, Ric., & Son, 111
Everitt, Allen, & Sons Ltd., 114
Exeter, 195
Exhibitions, 1851, 1862, see London
Eyland, Moses, 208
-, & Sons, 208
Faddiley (Ches.), see Woodhey
Fallows, John, architect, 245
false teeth, manufacture of, 208
Farley, Reuben, 9, 22, 25, 46, 82
Farnall, Eliza, 176, 274
Farrington, Hen., 152
Faukes, Thos., 155
Fazeley (in Tamworth), 173
Featherstone (in St. Peter's, Wolver- hampton), 227
Feilding, Basil, earl of Denbigh, 146
Fellows, H. L., 253
felons, associations for the prosecu- tion of, see Bloxwich; Bromwich, West; Walsall
Fenton, Jas., 23 n
Ferguson, R. W., vicar of St. Matthew's, Smethwick, 140 n
file-making, 195, 199
Filey (Yorks. E.R.), 106 n
Fillmore:
-, C. E. M., architect, 65
-, Cecil E. M., and Partners, archi-
tects, 69
Finch:
-, Fra., M.P., 264
-, Thos., 106
Finchpath, see Bromwich, West
fireclay-mining, 39, 40 n
First National Finance Corporation Ltd., 112
Fisher:
-, Ric., and his s., 67
-, fam., 42
Fisherwick (in St. Michael's, Lich-
field), 15, 173
-, Hall, 167
Fishley, see Bloxwich
Fisk, Geo., vicar of St. Matthew's, Walsall, 230
fitz Ansculf, see William fitz Ansculf
fitz Roy, Hen., duke of Richmond, 170
FitzGerold, Hen., 98
Flanagan, J. S., Rom. Cath. priest, 129
Flaxall:
-, Agnes, m. Rob. Wykes (or Wilkes),
178
-, Eleanor, 178
-, Eliz., m. Ric. Avery, 178
-, Eliz., see Pearte
-, Hen., 228
-, Joan, m. John Hawe, 178
-, John, 228
-, Nic., 184
-, Rog., 178
-, Thos., 178
-, Wm., 177
Fleet & Newey, 37
Fletcher:
-, Thos., 167
-, fam., 206
Flint, Miss E. M., 252
Floude, John, and his w. Alice, 175
Foden, E. A., 152
Foley:
-, Phil., 32-3, 67, 98-100, 106
-, Ric., 32-3
-, T. E., and his wid., 191
-, Thos., 32, 98
Foliot, Gilb., bp. of London, 51
football, 10, 74, 93, 135, 253
Football League, 74
Ford, Hen., 102
Ford Brook, 143, 146, 151, 186, 202, 275
Forster:
-, C. S., M.P., 206, 226
-, Sir Chas., M.P., 158, 226, 265
-, John, 154
Foster, fam., 223
Foster Bros. Clothing Co. Ltd., 205
Fowke:
-, Gerard, 32
-, Rog., 32
Fowler:
-, Edm., 93
-, Geo., 247-8, 257
-, Sim., 248
-, Thos. (fl. 1840), 258
-, Thos. (fl. 1845-51), 100
-, Thos. Leversage, 100
-, Wm., 100
Fox, Sir Chas., 88, 110-11
Fox, Henderson & Co., 94-5, 110-12, 133
France, 183, 195, 207
-, immigrants from, 88, 115
-, wars with, 187, 195, 199, 203
-, and see St. Quentin Canal
Franciscans, 282
Frankel, J., (Aluminium) Ltd., 194
Frankley (in Hagley, Worcs.), 108
Frebody:
-, Alice, see Freeman
-, Cecily, m. John Stanley, 16
-, Ric., 16
-, Wm. (d. by 1424), 16
-, Wm. (d. 1437), 16
-, Wm. (d. by 1515), 16
Free, Hen., and his s., 67
Free Church, 249
Free Church of England, 244
Free Press Co., 72, 73
Freeford, 190
Freeman:
-, Alice, m. Wm. Frebody, 16
-, Isabel (née Marnham), 16
-, Wm., 15-16
Freer, Joanna (née Goodall), 175-6
Freeth:
-, Hen., 18
-, John, 109
-, Phoebe, m. Josiah Turton, 24
French Walls, see Smethwick
Friar Park, see Bromwich, West
friendly societies, 74, 136, 253-4, 279
Friends (Quakers), 63, 244
Fryer:
-, Ric., 103, 193
-, W. F., 193
Full Brook, 143, 168, 192
Fullbrook, see Walsall
Fyld, John, 103
Fynney, Wm., 234, 236
G. K. N., see Guest, Keen & Nettle- folds Ltd.
Galliardello, Mark Antony Caesar, town clerk of Walsall, 146
Galton, fam., 93
galvanized iron, 39, 200-1
Gameson:
-, A., 242
-, C. H., 242
-, Thos., 242
Gamson, Thos. (? same as last), 222
Gardner, Herb., vicar of St. Mat- thew's, Smethwick, 126 n
Garman-Ryan art collection, 252
Geast, see Guest
George II, 146
George IV, as Prince Regent, 195
Gerard, Dr. Edw., 61 n
Germany, 37, 117, 195
-, workers from, 117
Gibbons, Edw., 30
Gibson:
-, J. S., architect, 218, 252
-, Thos., 100, 105
Gibthorp, John, 173-4
Giffard, Bonaventure, Rom. Cath. bp. of Madura, 240 n
Gill:
-, F. J., architect, 120, 127, 141
-, Geo., 201
-, H., 198
Gill & Russell Ltd., 201-2
Gillott, Jos., 105
Gilmore, K. M., 175
Ginder, T., & Son Ltd., 208
Gladstone, J. N., 226
Glamorgan, see Dowlais
Glascote, Wm., 279
glass-making, 26, 112, 115-17, 208
Gloucester, 233
Gloucestershire, see Tidenham
Glover, John, 70
glue-making, 93, 165, 207
Goddard:
-, Edw., 204
-, Edw., Ltd., 204
Golde fam., 6-7
Golds Green, see Bromwich, West
Golds Hill, see Bromwich, West
Good Samaritan, Sisterhood of, 222
Goodall:
-, Fanny, 176
-, Fra., 175
-, Joanna, see Burrowes
-, Joanna, see Freer
-, and see Delight
Goodwin, Fra., architect, 55, 232, 236
Gopsall (Leics.), 103
Gordon:
-, Jas., Rom. Cath. priest, 240
-, Wm., minister of Christ Church,
West Bromwich, 56
Gordon Walker, P. C., M.P., 123, 129
Gornal, Upper, in Sedgley, stone from, 232
Gorway (Gorwey):
-, Thos., 269
-, Wm. (? two of this name), 192, 234,
236
Goscote, see Bloxwich
Goscote Foundry Co., 202
Gosling, John, 100
Gospel Temperance Movement (Blue Ribbon Army), 63, 230
Gough:
-, Jane, see Brearley
-, Wal., 101
Gower, Wm., 214
Gower branch canal, 13
Grafton Heater Co. (1960) Ltd., 280
Grafton Manor (Worcs.), 190
Grainger, John, 280
Grand Junction Railway, 14, 168-9
Grant:
-, J. J., and his w., 47
-, —, Wesleyan Methodist, 131
gravel-working, 158
Gray:
-, C. C., architect, 246
-, John Edw., 145
Great Barr, see Barr, Great
Great Bloxwich, see Bloxwich
Great Bridge (in Tipton and West
Bromwich), 8, 31
-, communications:
-, bridge, 12, 33
-, canals, 14
-, rly., 14
-, rds., 11-12
-, Great Bridge Colliery, 41
-, iron ind., 36
-, Prot. nonconf., 69, 76
-, public services, 49-50
-, sch., 76, 82
Great Eastern (ship), 110
Great Western Railway Co., 106
Green:
-, Rog., 18
-, Sam., organ-builder, 233
-, Thos., 174
Greene, Zacharias, 173
Greet (in Yardley, Worcs.), 112
Greets Green, see Bromwich, West
Gregg, Fra., 174
Grete Brook, 8
Greville, Fulke, later Baron Brooke, 190
Grevis:
-, Benj., 103
-, Henshaw, 103
-, Jane, see Hunt
-, Ric., 103
Grey:
-, Edw., Lord Lisle, 229
-, Sir Ric., 229
Grice, Jas., 37
Griffin:
-, Chas. Fred., 176
-, Geo., 176
-, John, 252-3
-, Jos., 191
-, Wm., 252-3
Griffin & Weller, architects, 237
Griffiths:
-, A. C., 194
-, Jas., 186
-, P. H. S., M.P., 123
-, Rob., architect, 152, 238-9
-, T. F., Son & Co., 112
Grove:
-, Edw., 22 n
-, Thos., Congregational minister,
243
-, fam., 22
Grubbere, Rob., 192, 194
Grundy:
-, Hannah, w. of Jonathan, 101
-, Hannah, her dau., 101
-, Jonathan, 101
-, Jonathan, his s., 101
Guest (Geast):
-, Eliz., m. Hen. Carver, 102
-, Ric., 33
Guest & Co., 113
Guest, Keen & Co. Ltd., 113
Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds Ltd., 105, 109, 111, 113
gun-making, 35, 37, 100, 109
Gunpowder Plot, 240 n
Guns Village, see Bromwich, West
Gunstone (in Brewood), 32
Gutteridge:
-, Dan., 22
-, Jas., 22
-, Jos., 22
Guy, Wm., 151
gypsies, 94
Haddon, Nether (in Bakewell, Derb.), 15
Hadley:
-, Isaac, 42
-, Jos., 93
-, Sarah, 96
Hagley (Worcs.), 101, 108; and see Frankley
Haines, Ric., 8 n; and see Haynes
Haines branch canal, 14
Halesowen (formerly Salop, and
Worcs., later partly in Birming-
ham), 123-4; and see Hawne;
Oldbury; Quinton; Warley
Salop; Warley Wigorn
-, abbey, 22, 28, 31, 92, 98, 107-8,
176, 180, 226-7, 266
-, abbots, 13, 22, 168, 229; and see
Taillour
Halford:
-, Hen., 10
-, Jos., 10
Halford branch canal, 14, 43
Halfpenny, Mary, 142
Hall:
-, Eliz., 103
-, J. T., 207
-, John, 178, 269
-, Mary, m. Geo. Hawe, 178
-, fam., 21
Hall End, see Bromwich, West
Hall End Brick Co. Ltd., 41
Hallam:
-, Hen., historian, 21, 23
-, John, dean of Bristol cath., 21, 23
Hallsworth:
-, Ann (or Hannah), 205
-, Edw., 205
-, John, 205
-, Joshua, 205
Hamblet, Jos., 41
Hamblet Blue Brick Co. Ltd., 25, 41
Hammerwich (Hambridge Forge) Brook, 143 n
Hammond, Clarice, see Withers
Hamstead (formerly in Handsworth,
later in Birmingham and West
Bromwich), 1, 4, 6, 47, 165
-, chs., 60
-, Hamstead Hall, 105
-, ind., 41
-, Newton, 4, 12, 65-6, 69, 72
-, Newton End, 6 n
-, Prot. nonconf., 62, 65-6, 69
-, schs., 80-1
-, stone, 231
-, Tanhouse housing est., 60
Hamstead Colliery Co., 41
Handel, G. F., 103
Handsworth (formerly Staffs., later
mainly Birmingham), 6 n, 45, 94,
102, 115
-, as address, 33, 96, 101
-, Barr, Perry, q.v.
-, chars. for poor, 84, 141
-, chs., 50, 60
-, Hamstead, q.v.
-, Hill Ho., 22 n
-, ind., 116 n
-, Island Lodge, 85
-, the Leveretts, 21
-, mill, 108
-, New Inn Hall, 101
-, Oscott, q.v.
-, parl. constituency, 123
-, Prot. nonconf., 134
-, public transport, 49-50
-, rly., 98
-, Rom. Cath., 61
-, Soho Manufactory, 110
-, Woodville (ho.), 21
Hanlon, Alice (née Bull), 275
Hanson:
-, Thos. (fl. 1746), 106
-, Thos. (d. 1800), 99, 106
-, Thos. (fl. 1818-46), 106
-, fam., 99
Harborne (formerly Staffs., later
Birmingham), 87, 103, 105,
107-8, 125
-, alms-hos., 142
-, chars. for poor, 141-2
-, ch., 118 n, 123-4, 128-9, 142
-, rectors, 107
-, vicars, 123-4
-, educ., 136
-, local govt., 118-19
-, man., 87, 97-9, 118-19, 125
-, Parish Lands, 119
-, police, 119, 122
-, pound, 119
-, Sch. Board, 131, 136, 141
-, township, 87, 105
-, wake, 134
-, workho., 119
Harborne, North, see Smethwick, North Harborne
Harden, see Bloxwich
Harden and District Community Association, 244
Hardman, John, & Co. Ltd., 102
Harley:
-, Jas., 91
-, John, 91
Harper:
-, A., Sons & Bean Ltd., 114, 131
-, Ewen, architect, 132
-, John, 227, 267
-, Wm., 267
Harris:
-, Eliz., see Mountfort
-, Thos. (fl. c. 1681), 172
-, Thos. (fl. 1684), 172
-, Thos. (fl. 1717), and his uncle, 233
Harris, Martin & Harris, architects, 121
Harrison:
-, Abraham, 280
-, John, 256 n
-, John, Unitarian minister, 70
-, Wm., 191-2
Harrison & Cox, architects, 241
Hartley:
-, Jas., 115
-, John, 115
-, John, s. of John, 115
Harvey:
-, J. H., 191
-, J. P., 117
-, Matt., & Co. Ltd., 197, 204
Harvey & Buffery, 156
Harvey & Wicks, architects, 60
Harvills Hawthorn, see Bromwich, West
Hastings, Selina, ctss. of Hunting- don, 52, 64 n, 68
Hateley, Jos. (? two of this name), 7, 56
Hateley Heath, see Bromwich, West
Hatherton, barons, 151, 177; and see Littleton
Hatherton (in St. Peter's, Wolver- hampton), 177, 227
Hawe:
-, Geo. (d. 1558), 174, 178, 228,
267-8
-, Geo. (d. 1605), 178
-, Geo. (fl. earlier 17th cent.), 146,
178
-, Geo. (d. 1660), 178
-, Geo. (d. 1679), 178
-, Joan, see Flaxall
-, John (fl. earlier 16th cent.), 178
-, John (d. 1721), 178
-, John (d. apparently 1755), 178
-, John (? same as last), 256 n
-, Mary, m. Thos. Parker, 178
-, Mary, see Hall
-, Nic., 174, 178, 268
Hawkes:
-, G. F., architect, 130
-, Thos., 30
Hawkins:
-, W., & Son, organ-builders, 207,
282
-, Mrs., 266
Hawley:
-, John, 205
-, John, & Co. (Walsall) Ltd., 205
-, John Jas., 205
-, John Jas., (Speciality Works) Ltd.,
206
Hawley-Goodall (Walsall) Ltd., 205
Hawne (in Halesowen, Salop, and Worcs.), 100
Hay Head, see Walsall
Hayes, Timothy, Rom. Cath. priest, 240
Haynes, Cicely, 272
Haywood (in Colwich), 228
Heath Colliery Co., 4
Heath End, see Bromwich, West
Heaton, Ralph, & Sons, 110
'heaving', 71
Hednesford (in Cannock), 225, 278
Heles, Ann, 32
Helliwells Ltd., 169
Helliwells School of Flying Ltd., 169
Henderson, John, 110-11, 133, 135, 138, 140
Henman, Harrison & Perrott, archi- tects, 222
Hennessy, — (fl. 20th cent.), 24
Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I, 146
Henry II, 169
Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony, 169
Henry, priest at Handsworth, 51
Heptinstall, John, 195, 199
Herefordshire, see Leominster; Stoke Edith
Heronville (Hereville, Hervill):
-, Ric., 7 n
-, Wm. de, 7 n
-, fam., 7
Hewett, Frances, 175
Hewitson:
-, Edw., 135
-, Laura, 125
Hewitt:
-, Jos., 62
-, Sir Wm., 16
Hexton, John, 26
Heyworth, Wm., bp. of Coventry and Lichfield, 27
Hickin, Jos., 264
Hickton & Farmer, architects, 246
Hickton, Madeley & Salt, architects, 60, 265
Hides Brook, 13
Higgins:
-, Chas., 34
-, Phil., 240
-, Ric., 34
-, T., 198
High Heath, see Walsall Wood
Highway:
-, Chas., 193
-, Isaac, architect, 193, 237, 282
-, Thos., 193
Hildick:
-, Hen., 185
-, Rob., 185
-, Thos., 185
-, — (fl. 1876), 201
Hildick & Hildick, 201
Hildick, Mills & Hildick, 201
Hill:
-, D. Shenton, architect, 282
-, Geo., 172
-, Ric., 175
-, T. W., 83 n
-, Wm. Hen., 274
Hill Top, see Bromwich, West
Hillary:
-, Joan, m. 1 John de Clinton, 2 Saier
de Rochford, 171
-, Kath., w. of Sir Rog. (d. 1356), 24
-, Marg., w. of Sir Rog. (d. 1400),
171, 233
-, Rob., rector of Sutton Coldfield
(Warws.), 24, 173
-, Sir Rog. (d. 1356), 15 n, 24, 171-3,
184, 279
-, Sir Rog. (d. 1400), 15 n, 171, 173,
184-5, 228, 233, 234 n
-, Wal., 172
-, Wm., 171-3, 182
-, fam., 279
Hills Estate Co., 176
Hilton, Ric., Presbyterian minister, 67, 248
Hilton (in St. Peter's, Wolverhamp- ton), 173, 179
Hinckley:
-, Beata, see Hunt
-, Hen., 98-100, 136 n
-, Hen., his s., 99
-, John, 99
Hindenburg Line, 158
Hindus, 70
Hinks, Wells & Co., 118
Hinton:
-, Denys, & Associates, architects,
126
-, J. W., 106
-, Rog., 273
Hints, forge, 33
Hobnail (Hobbins) Brook, 1, 27, 31
Hockley Brook, 49, 87, 108
Hodgettis (Hoggettes):
-, John, 190
-, Wm., 192
Hodgson, Rob., as vicar of Christ Church, West Bromwich, 76; as vicar of St. Matthew's, Walsall, 230
Hoggettes, see Hodgettis
Holbrook, the, 143, 146, 151, 168, 180, 182
Holden:
-, E. T. (later Sir Edw.), 259
-, Edw., 120
-, R., 282
Holland, 195
Holliday, Steph. J., architect, 72
Hollington (in Checkley), stone from, 61, 218, 246
hollow-ware ind., 7, 32, 36-7, 195-6
Holloway:
-, Dan., 93
-, Wm., and his w. Martha, 103
-, fam., 40
Hollowood, Job, 192
Holmes:
-, Ann, 24
-, Edw., architect, 48
-, Edw. (another), 25
-, Rog., town clerk of Walsall, 24, 30,
171
-, Susannah, see Abney
-, Susannah, 24
Holt:
-, E. E., organ-builder, 207
-, Edw., 176
-, Ernest, organ-builder, 207
-, Sidney, organ-builder, 207
Holton (Oxon.), 18, 29
Holyhead (Anglesey), 11, 13
Homer, Hen., 280
Hoo, Thos., 191
Hood, Thos., 56
Hope, Hen., & Sons, 93, 115
Hopkis (Hopkes):
-, Ric. (fl. 1542), 195
-, Ric. (fl. 1601), 34
Horham Hall, see Thaxted
Hornsey (Mdx.), 269
horse-furniture ind., 34, 60, 145, 194-8, 200-1, 208, 280
horse-racing, 250
Horton:
-, Isabel, 185
-, Jas., 115
-, Margery, 185
-, Sam., architect, 245
-, Wm., 245
Houghton, John, 9
Howard:
-, Eliz., see Tylney
-, Thos., earl of Surrey and duke of
Norfolk, 279
Howell, Wm., 23
Hudson:
-, John, Congregational minister, 42
-, R. S., Ltd., 42
-, Rob. Spear, 42
Hudson's Dry Soap Powder, 42
Hugh the priest, vicar of West Bromwich, 50-1
Hughes, Dr. Sam., 174
Hughes & Newton, 197
Hulme, Upright & Partners, archi- tects, 245
Hunt:
-, Beata, w. of Wm. (d. by 1692), 124
-, Beata, m. Hen. Hinckley, 99
-, Edwin, 85
-, Jane, m. Benj. Grevis, 103
-, John, 176
-, Marg., 103
-, Wm. (fl. 1575), 103
-, Wm. (fl. 1600), 103
-, Wm. (fl. 1630), 103
-, Wm. (d. by 1692), 99, 103
Huntingdon, ctss. of, see Hastings
Huntingdon, 179
Hurst:
-, Edm., 175
-, Geof., 175
-, Hen., 175
-, John, 175
-, John atte, and his w. Isabel, 175
-, Ric., 233
-, Thos., 175
-, Wm. atte (fl. 1330s), 175
-, Wm. atte (d. by 1446), 175
Hutton, Wm., 108
Huxley:
-, Dorothy, 174
-, Thos., 174
I.M.I., 194
I.M.I. Refinery Holdings Ltd., 194
I.S.C. Alloys Ltd., 194
immigrants, see Bromwich, West; Smethwick; Walsall
Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., 114
Imperial Smelting Corporation, 194
Independents (political group), 120, 218
Independents, see Congregationalists
Indians, 3, 71, 88, 134-5, 145
Ingaldesthorpe, Isabel, m. John Neville, marquess of Montagu, 18
Ingall & Sons, architects, 62
Ingestre, Ingestre Hall, 75
International Bible Students' Associa- tion, 244
International Nickel Co. of Canada Ltd., 117
Ireland, Jos., architect, 61, 240
Ireland, 187, 207
-, Irish, 61, 145, 161, 241
Ireland Green, see Bromwich, West
iron manufacture, 29, 33, 38-9, 101, 109, 184, 190, 192-4, 225, 280
ironstone mining, 34, 37-9, 189-90, 202
Itchington, Bishop's (Warws.), 102
Itchington, Long, see Bascote
Izon:
-, John, 24-5, 30
-, Wm., 23-5, 30 n
Izon & Whitehurst, 30-1, 36
Izon branch canal, 14
Izons & Co. Ltd., 25
Jackson:
-, Nic., 195
-, Thos., 266
-, Wm., 280
-, fam., 280
Jacobites, 145, 223
Jacques:
-, Chas., 83
-, Jos., 83
Jago, Ric., 6
Jamaicans, see West Indians
James I, 3
James II, 216
James:
-, B. V., architect, 241
-, Jos., architect, 126
-, Ric., 264
-, Wm. (fl. early 18th cent.), 29, 40
-, Wm. (d. 1837), 40
James & Co., 40
James Bridge, see Walsall
James Bridge Copper Works Ltd., 194
japanning, 196, 202
Jefferson:
-, F. T., 72
-, Wm., 35
Jehovah's Witnesses, 63, 244
Jennens:
-, Humph., 32-3
-, John (fl. 1651), 190
-, John (fl. c. 1700), 32-3
Jennens (or Jennings):
-, Chas., 103
-, Edw., 103
Jennings, Thos., 186
Jennings, Homer & Lynch, architects, 241
Jensen Motors Ltd., 38
Jerome:
-, Jerome Clapp, 243-4
-, Jerome Klapka, 145, 243
Jervase, Sam., 109
Jervoise:
-, Mary, m. Sam. Clarke, 16
-, Thos. (fl. 1560), 16
-, Thos. (fl. 18th cent.), 16
-, and see Clarke Jervoise
Jesse:
-, Eliz., 23
-, Mary, w. of Wm., 22
-, Wm., minister of All Saints', West
Bromwich, 23, 52
Jesson:
-, A. J., architect, 65, 67
-, Eliz., 67
-, Hen. (fl. 1446), 26
-, Hen., vicar of St. Peter's, West
Bromwich, 55, 57-9
-, John (d. 1615), 26
-, John (d. 1625), 26
-, John (d. c. 1730), 26, 67
-, John (fl. c. 1730), 26
-, John (d. c. 1774), 26
-, Jos., 26, 38
-, Jos., & Co., 33, 38
-, Ric. (fl. later 18th cent.), 26, 33,
35, 38
-, Ric. (fl. 1813), 154
-, Ric., & Co., 38
-, Susan, 55
-, Thos. (d. by 1694), 26
-, Thos. (probably d. by 1697), 26,
67
-, Thos. (d. 1703), 26, 67
-, Thos. (d. 1766), 26
-, Thos. (fl. 1808-25), 21, 38
-, Thos. (d. 1837), 26
-, Thos. (d. 1873), 26, 54 n, 55, 58,
75
-, Revd. Thos., 26, 55
-, fam., 26 n, 38
Jesson branch canal, 14
Joan, queen of Henry IV, 178
Joberns & Arrowsmith, 280 n
John, King, 51, 226
John Madin Design Group, see Madin
Johnson:
-, Hen., 115
-, Thos., architect, 125
-, — (fl. 1845), 117
-, and see Dormer
Johnson & Cranage, 36
Johnson & Son, architects, 57
Johnson Bros. & Co. Ltd., 201
Jones:
-, Edw. (fl. 1857), 57
-, Edw. (fl. 1876), 26 n
-, Geo., 193
-, Isabel, 275
-, John, 193
-, John, & Sons, 193
-, Thos., and his w., 21
-, Thos. Halbert, 275
-, W., 78
Jones Bros., 193
Joynson, C. W. D., architect, 245
Joynson Bros., architects, 245
Justice, Humph., 18
Keeling, Mrs., 100
Keen, Arthur, 113
Keir:
-, Amelia, m. J. L. Moilliet, 105
-, Jas., 4, 104 n
Kendall, Edw., 33
Kennedy, Geo., 102-3
Kenrick:
-, Archibald (d. 1835), 9, 10, 36, 74
-, Archibald (d. 1878), 10, 82
-, Archibald, & Sons Ltd., 36, 66, 112
-, G. H. (later Sir Geo.), 81, 83
-, Geo. Smith, 82
-, J. A., 10, 72
-, Sam., 9, 81
-, Timothy, 10
-, Wm., 10
-, fam., 70, 77, 82
Kenrick & Jefferson Ltd., 69, 73
Kent, see Sydenham; Westerham; Woolwich
Keys:
-, Sam., 43
-, Sam., & Co. Ltd., 43
-, W. H., 43
-, fam., 43
Keys & Co. Ltd., 43
Kidderminster (Worcs.), Hill Grove, 100
King, Wm., 273
King's Bromley, see Bromley, King's
King's Norton, see Norton, King's
Kingswinford, see Brierley Hill; Prestwood
Kinver, see Compton; Whittington
Kirby, Edm., architect, 61
Kirkleatham, see Coatham
Kirkpatrick, Sarah Janet, 274
Kynnardessey, John de, canon of Lichfield cath., 27