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I am travelling down to Birmingham when the new central library opens in September. In the Archives Section I will be researching a Mildred White, the first woman to be attested in England in 1918 who was in the Birmingham City Police Force from 1925 until retirement in 1937. To save me time (I...

Can anyone tell me please where Wells Street was. Many thanks. Timothy.

Hello Leslam- I would like to take you up on your very kind offer to look for the grave and send me a photo.That is superb and very good of you and very much appreciated. There is no rush for this, I have been writing for two years now and a wait is no problem !!

15th May or June 1901 I am writing the biography of an ancestor of mine, whose boss and a family friend was Gerald Van Helden. He was a Detective Superintendent of the Birmingham City Police, and died very suddenly whilst in office in May or June 1901. I have a newspaper report which says he was...

I have a situation where an ancestor, an Inspector in the Birmingham Police, got promoted to Chief Constable and moved to Halifax. In Birmingham he lived with his father in law in Aston as a Lodger. On arrival at Halifax he is listed at an address in the 1903/04 and 05 Electoral Roll books. I...

Hello Mikjee, I have taken a tip from you and gone into Google Streetview and I can read the house numbers on the doors. Amazing. Number ten is the white door with a large number above it and number 8 is the red house next door, the side of which is Marlborough Road. So your map indication is...

Thank you Mikejee for your reply. I use Bing photomaps as you can view the site at a slant and if I put in number 8 Bankes Rd the marker goes to the BM on your map. Your location seems to make more sense but why start the numbering at 8 instaed of 2, I wonder. I wish I knew the postman in the...

A few weeks ago this forum very kindly pin pointed an address in Digbeth for me, showing me an 1890's map and a modern day map-for which I was very grateful. May I ask for another address? This time it is for 8 Banks/Bankes Rd, off Charles Rd. Small Heath Birmingham. I have No. 8 as this...

Sorry, should have thought of that. Fathers full name Frank Richardson or possibly Frank Richardson Green depending on which name he used. Mother was Mary.

Firstly, as a new comer, may I thank anyone for taking the time and trouble to look up my request. Alfred Herbert Richardson was born on the 1st February 1874. I do not know the date of his baptism but the locaton was Birmingham. The family in 1881 lived at Back Digbeth just opposite St Martins...

Re: Digbeth what was it like in the 1880's ? Hello Mikejee, Very many thanks for your post-replied to almost as soon as sent. You have no idea of the hours I have spent looking for that location, and here it is. Fabulous. Thanks so much. Timothy.

Frank and Mary Richardson lived at 139 Back Digbeth Birmingham in the 1881 census. I have looked for this address in the large scale maps at Birmingham Library just to get an idea of the area they were living in, without success. Frank was a Policeman attached to 4 Division which I think would...