My grandfather, Sydney Weaver and his brother helped George Foster in the very early stages of the company. .[/QUOTE
Hi
I am researching our family tree , one of the family lines is 'Fordham' and have always been told that Samuel Brown Fordham was the manager of the first Foster Brothers shop in Birmingham. In the 1911 census, his occupation is 'Manager of Tailor Shop' and living at 192, High St Newtown, Aston. I have found a photograph of a Foster Brothers in Newtown Row, Aston on the 'Birminghmandsuburbs' website
https://forum.birminghamandsuburbs.co.uk/index.php?topic=1171.0 (I know this is much later than 1911) however, it seems to match the right address. I wonder if anyone has any information on which was the first shop in Birmingham or whether this shop survived from that time. Any information would be great
Thanks