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His life
Name Samuel Round [1, 2] Birth Bef 23 Jan 1831 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England 
[1, 2, 3] - Baptised on 23 Jan 1831, his parents then of West Bromwich. Aged 10 in the 1841 census, so born after 6 Jun 1830; aged 20 in the 1851 census, which gives his birthplace as West Bromwich.
Christening 23 Jan 1831 St Thomas’ Church, Dudley, Worcestershire, England [2] 
Baptismal Record: Samuel Round (1831) Gender Male Census 6 Jun 1841 Mount Pleasant, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England [4] Age: 10 
1841 Census: Mount Pleasant, West Bromwich, Staffordshire Census 30 Mar 1851 Mount Pleasant, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England [5] Age: 20 
1851 Census: Mount Pleasant, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire Occupation 30 Mar 1851 [1] Iron Puddler Residence 21 Jul 1856 Princes End, Tipton, Staffordshire, England [6] Occupation 21 Jul 1856 [6] Puddler Census 7 Apr 1861 Park Lane, Langley, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England [7] Age: 30 
1861 Census: Park Lane, Langley, Oldbury, Worcestershire Occupation 7 Apr 1861 [8] Puddler
Parents’ family
Father David Round, b. Abt 1789, Tipton, Staffordshire, England d. Bef 27 Jan 1861, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England (Age < 72 years)Mother Mary Whitehouse, b. Abt 1787, Tipton, Staffordshire, England d. Bef 30 Jun 1867, Swan Village, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England (Age < 80 years)Marriage 29 Dec 1818 All Saints Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England [9] - David Round, widower; Mary Whitehouse, widow. Witnesses: Mary Whitehouse and Thomas Ault. From the FreeREG transcript; the register image has not been seen.
Family with Louisa Newman
Family 
Louisa Newman, b. Abt 1832, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England [10]Marriage 21 Jul 1856 St Martin’s Church, Tipton, Staffordshire, England [6] Type: Banns - Samuel Round, bachelor; Louisa Newman, spinster. Witnesses: John Shorthouse and Mary Ann Dudds.
Marriage Record: Samuel Round and Louisa Newman (1856) Children 1. Ann Round, b. Abt 1853, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England 2. David Round, b. Abt 1856, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England 3. Samuel Round, b. Abt 1858, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
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Event Map 
Residence - 21 Jul 1856 - Princes End, Tipton, Staffordshire, England 
Marriage - Type: Banns - 21 Jul 1856 - St Martin’s Church, Tipton, Staffordshire, England 
Census - Age: 30 - 7 Apr 1861 - Park Lane, Langley, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/2025, f. 185, p. 44 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2533] Baptismal Record: Samuel Round (1831), 23 Jan 1831, Dudley St Thomas register, baptisms 1831, p. 316, no. 2525 (Reliability: 3).
- [S368] 1841 Census, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/978/4, f. 31, p. 19 (Reliability: 3).
- [S368] 1841 Census, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/978/4, f. 31, p. 19 (Reliability: 3).
Entered as Samuel, 10, after David and Mary, both 45, Thomas, 20, David, 15, and Sarah Ann, 12, and before Ruth, 6. The surname is hard to read (indexed as “Ronner”); David, Mary, Samuel and Ruth Round are at Mount Pleasant in 1851. - [S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/2025, f. 185, p. 44 (Reliability: 3).
Listed as son in the household of David Round, head, and Mary his wife. - [S2532] Marriage Record: Samuel Round and Louisa Newman (1856), 21 Jul 1856, Tipton St Martin register (D3949/1/27), marriages 1856, p. 75, no. 150 (Reliability: 3).
- [S42] 1861 Census, 7 Apr 1861, RG 9/2023, f. 116, p. 31 (Reliability: 3).
Head of the household, 30, born West Bromwich, puddler, with Louisa his wife, 28. The other Samuel Round, puddler, who married a Louisa in 1856 is at Langley on f. 129, aged 26, with a wife born in Leicestershire. - [S42] 1861 Census, 7 Apr 1861, RG 9/2023, f. 116, p. 31 (Reliability: 3).
- [S109] Website: Freereg, 29 Dec 1818, link (Reliability: 2).
David ROUND & Mary WHITEHOUSE; 29 Dec 1818; West Bromwich, All Saints; entry 467 - [S42] 1861 Census, 7 Apr 1861, RG 9/2023, f. 116, p. 31 (Reliability: 3).
Ann, David and Samuel are listed as daughter and sons of Samuel Round, head, with Louisa his wife. Ann, 7, was born before their marriage in 1856, so Louisa may not be her mother.
- [S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/2025, f. 185, p. 44 (Reliability: 3).