Some history on Oldswinford in the county of Worcestershire
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"William Perks, nailor, was indicted for stealing a purse, three sovereigns, and some silver, from the person of John Day,
Oldswinford, on the 2nd March. Mr. Davis conducted the prosecution. Prosecutor went to a public-house and got drunk and was taken to the station house. While in
that state he lost his purse. A witness said he saw prisoner take the purse from Day's pocket while he was drunk. Prisoner called Amelia Hughes whose
evidence went to prove that the servant girl at the inn was busily engaged with a man, that prisoner did not go to the inn till two hours and a half after the
prosecutor stated, and that she sat between prisoner and prosecutor, and prisoner never moved from his seat all the evening. Not guilty."
"Robbery From The Person at Oldswinford"
Worcestershire Chronicle : March 11th 1863 Page 6
"Jeremiah Lacy, bricklayer, Oldswinford, was charged with assaulting Joseph Bird, of the Heath, on the 3rd inst, and he
was further charged with assaulting William Jones, Oldswinford, on the same date. Mr. Perry prosecuted. Defendant had been bound over to keep the peace some
time ago. His wife was living away from him, at the house of Jones, her brother. On the night in question defendant went to Jones's house, and while Jones was
ejecting him, it was alleged that he struck and kicked him. It was also alleged that the other complainant, Bird, who is the landlord of the house occupied by Jones,
was struck on the mouth by the defendant. The Bench fined the defendant 20s. and costs in each case, with the alternative of one month for each offence."
"Assault Cases"
County Advertiser : September 10th 1881 Page 5
"Private J. Cunningham, of the 1st Worcesters, writing from France this week to his wife, who lives at 31 Hall Street, Oldswinford,
says: "We have just had three days' hard fighting which have proved successful. Am glad to say I came out quite safely, but I had some narrow escapes. I
was shot through my braces, breaking the buckle off, through the back of my overcoat underneath the shoulder, and through the jacket, the bullet coming out and killing
the next man to me. Also had a narrow escape through a shell bursting over my head and killing the next man to me. Do not be surprised if you see my name in the paper
amongst the missing as there were eight of us left behind. We were holding a trench just in front of the German trenches. We got away the next night and rejoined our
regiment, but had then been reported missing."
"Oldswinford Soldier's Narrow Escapes"
Dudley Chronicle : March 27th 1915 Page 5
This article did not include the first name of this soldier. There is a record for John Cunningham who served with the Worcester Regiment. I think this may be Private John Cunningham, who lived in Hall Street, Oldswinford. He was one of six brother soldiers of a Wolverhampton family. There is an article for this man in which it stated he had served 16 years in the Welsh Regiment, and during that time was drafted from India to take part in the Boer War. He completed his reserve period, and was then re-engaged with the Worcesters. Working for the Great Western Railway, he was transfered from Wolverhampton to Stourbridge Junction, where, at the time he again answered the call to arms, he was a foreman carriage cleaner. He went out on November 5th 1914 with the 1st Battalion, and was in the trenches near Neuve Chapelle from that time until he was severely wounded on May 9th, 1915.