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On the 1911 census shows Joseph and Selina Cove had 6 children only 3 had survived into adulthood tried looking for which children could have been there's but quite a few Cove children died in West Bromwich as infants so don't really want to go buying lots of certificates got a feeling twins that died 1879 could have been there's as lots of twins in family....just wondered if anyone had any suggestions on how to find their babies

When I look for the deaths of children I usually go to FreeBMD and highlight births and deaths together and then work my way through them - for example, there is this??????

Births Mar 1875 (>99%)
COVE William Edward W. Bromwich 6b 779

Births Jun 1878 (>99%)
Cove John Henry W. Bromwich 6b 844
Cove Lilly W. Bromwich 6b 844

Deaths Dec 1878 (>99%)
Cove William Edward 3 West Bromwich 6b 493

Deaths Sep 1879 (99%)
Cove John Henry 1 W. Bromwich 6b 358
Cove Lily 1 W. Bromwich 6b 360


Have you tried "Search all trees" under the Search button above?

You could enter the names of the children and if you find matches you could contact the tree owner to see if they know who the parents were??

1901 England Census about Selina Cove
Name: Selina Cove
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Joseph Cove
Gender: Female
Where born: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Civil parish: Heanor
Ecclesiastical parish: Heanor
County/Island: Derbyshire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Basford
Sub-registration district: Ilkeston
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 82
Piece: 3148
Folio: 39
Page Number: 13
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Cove 56
Selina Cove 44
Joseph Cove 15
John Cove 15
Luke Cove 12

There is another member who has Joseph Cove born 1843 in West Bromwich.

If you haven't already, you could contact them to see if you have a connection. If you have they might know about the children who died?

When you click on "find out more" you will get an automated message - just delete that and type your own.

That's what makes me think John Henry and Lily were theirs seeing as Joseph and John were also twins and throughout the generations there has been 11 sets of living twins sadly I misscarried mine the children must have been born and died between census as these 3 are only ones that show up on any of them might take pot luck and order the twins birth certificates

1911 Years Of Marriage:36
Census Reference:RG14PN20398 RG78PN1222 RD429 SD2 ED7 SN187

Piece reference RG 14/20398
RG Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
RG 14 General Register Office: 1911 Census Schedules
Nottinghamshire
Basford
Registration Sub-District: Ilkeston
Civil Parish, Township or Place:Heanor (part)

1891 England Census
County:Nottinghamshire
Street:EAST VIEW TERRACE
Parish:HEANOR
Town:LANGLEY MILL & ALDERCAR
Ecclesiastical District:ST LAWRENCE
Parliamentary Borough:ILKESTON
Registration District:BASFORD
Enumeration District:6
Archive Reference:RG12 Piece Number:2664 Folio:30 Page:15

JOSEPH CORE 1847 44 West Bromwich, Staffs HEAD M General Labourer
SELINE CORE 1853 38 West Bromwich, Staffs WIFE M
JOSEPH CORE 1885 6 Langley Mill, Derbyshire SON Scholar
JOHN CORE 1885 6 Langley Mill, Derbyshire SON Scholar
LUKE CORE 1889 2 Langley Mill, Derbyshire SON
JOHN CORPER 1816 75 Little Wenlock, Salop FATHER IN LAW M Mill Furnace Man
ELIZA CORPER 1817 74 Ola Park, Salop MOTHER IN LAW M
CHARLES OSBORNE 1867 24 Cropthorne, Worcestershire LODGER S Platelayer

RG 12/2664 Registration Sub-District 2B Ilkeston


1881 England Census
Civil parish: West Bromwich
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street Address: 3 Dunkirk St
Registration district: West Bromwich
Sub-registration district: West Bromwich South West
ED, institution, or vessel: 25
Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 2847; Folio: 95; Page: 35; GSU roll: 1341682.

Joseph Love 37 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Head M General Labourer
Selina Love 28 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Wife M

[at same addy]
John Cooper 66 Colmire, Shropshire, England Head M Mill Furnace Man (I)
Eliza Cooper 66 Old Park, Shropshire, England Wife M

Using http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk/
West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1872
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
COVE Joseph COOPER Selina West Bromwich, All Saints Sandwell Register Office 22/13/213

West Midlands Birth indexes for the years: 1878
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Reference
COVE Lilly West Bromwich South West Sandwell Register Office WBSW/71/455
COVE John H West Bromwich South West Sandwell Register Office WBSW/71/456

West Midlands Death indexes for the years: 1879
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Reference
CONE John West Bromwich South West Sandwell Register Office WBSW/38/446
COVE Lily West Bromwich South West Sandwell Register Office WBSW/38/464
[The names on GRO page 6b 357 have local refs in range WBSW/38/438-447, except for John Cove who does appear named as such in the local index]


I would vote against the William Edward that Lynski posted - these events were rego'ed in the Oldbury subdistrict, not the West Bromwich South West subdistrict where we find them in 1881.

West Midlands Birth indexes for the years: 1875
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Reference
COVE William E Oldbury Sandwell Register Office OLD/52/308

West Midlands Death indexes for the years: 1878
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Reference
COVE William Oldbury Sandwell Register Office OLD/31/82

Don´t forget that handsworth (Birmingham) came under the West Bromwich registration district ubtil the early 20th century.
Might be worth looking for them there in the earlier censuses (Handsworth Staffordshire)