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Hi Peaky, just going through my family history material and have come across your uncle's name. Lenny Preston was my dad's (Walter Perkins) best man at his wedding to my mom (Beryl Perkins). He witnessed the marriage on certificate.
HI I'm trying g to find out if there are any public records showing which school my father went to in the early 1930s. He lived in Studley Street and I think he may have attended Ladypool Road School but want to make sure by trying to find out if there are any pupil records.
Thanks
Rob Perkins
School records
Hi can you advise if there are pupil records held anywhere for Birmingham schools?
My father lived in Studley St, Sparkbrook from 1925 and I’m trying to find which school he went to.
thanks
Rob Perkins
I'm looking for more detail about life in Studley Street, Sparkbrook and especially anyone who remembered the Perkins family that lived initially at 3 back of 27 Studley Street and latterly at 35 Studley Street. My paternal grandmother Emily Perkins (known to all as Pem) lived there with her...
Hi Vernon. My paternal grandmother, Emily Perkins - known as Pem - lived at number 3 back of 27 Studley Street immediately after the war with my grandfather Arthur William Perkins. Pem's story is typical of many women of the age because this was her third marriage. Her first marriage ended with...