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Aberdeen Street. Stories told by my parents born 1906 /1907

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Diane1947

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My father was born 1906 lived in a terraced house in Aberdeen Street Winson Green. His former house is now demolished and is now I believe a church carpark
His father died on 1921 and I have the receipt from his funeral .He was one of 5 children .He was the only survivor of his siblings . One brother died I believe in infancy, and one brother at 10 with mengitis one brother at 16 with pneumonia. His only sister died in adulthood as a result of uncontrolled type 1 diabetes. His father died from TB nursed in part outside in their backyard
Tiolet outside also a kind of kitchenette. The railway ran at the back of his garden or yard.
They were that poor that I believe when at school he was issued with boots not sure where they came from but it was charity he hated them with a vengeance
My nan worked until she was78 for the waterboatd taking in tea towels for extra money to wash and iron. My dad hated any washing hanging in bathroom anywhere in our house.
Now Mum was 1 of 10 all survived.
Think this post is long enough but if your interested will post more about the little I knew from those days




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Diane1947 said:
My father was born 1906 lived in a terraced house in Aberdeen Street Winson Green. His former house is now demolished and is now I believe a church carpark
His father died on 1921 and I have the receipt from his funeral .He was one of 5 children .He was the only survivor of his siblings . One brother died I believe in infancy, and one brother at 10 with mengitis one brother at 16 with pneumonia. His only sister died in adulthood as a result of uncontrolled type 1 diabetes. His father died from TB nursed in part outside in their backyard
Tiolet outside also a kind of kitchenette. The railway ran at the back of his garden or yard.
They were that poor that I believe when at school he was issued with boots not sure where they came from but it was charity he hated them with a vengeance
My nan worked until she was78 for the waterboatd taking in tea towels for extra money to wash and iron. My dad hated any washing hanging in bathroom anywhere in our house.
Now Mum was 1 of 10 all survived.
Think this post is long enough but if your interested will post more about the little I knew from those days




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My father was born in Norman St., just down the road from Aberdeen St. We used to visit my gran on a sunday, she lived in a back - to - back house.
I remember a tiny living room with a scullery, outside toilets and a communal "blue house" with a terrifying mangle and a boiler.
I went to look at Norman St again in the 70s but it had all been flattened. I wonder what's there now ?
 
maypolebaz said:
My father was born in Norman St., just down the road from Aberdeen St. We used to visit my gran on a sunday, she lived in a back - to - back house.
I remember a tiny living room with a scullery, outside toilets and a communal "blue house" with a terrifying mangle and a boiler.
I went to look at Norman St again in the 70s but it had all been flattened. I wonder what's there now ?
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Norman Street ... looks quite nice ... a few old houses still there.
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lovely post diane keep them coming...i take it you have seen the aberdeen st thread...i have many photos of this street and have posted some on that thread..if you have not seen the thread click on link below

Aberdeen Street Winson Green

is there anybody who as got any photos of aberdeen street i lived at 6 back 125 up the big opening we lived there from 1950 untill 1961 then moved to 53 bridge street west hockley. i remember the queens coronation party i would love to see any photos the familys up our yard was the underhills...
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Diane1947 said:
My father was born 1906 lived in a terraced house in Aberdeen Street Winson Green. His former house is now demolished and is now I believe a church carpark
His father died on 1921 and I have the receipt from his funeral .He was one of 5 children .He was the only survivor of his siblings . One brother died I believe in infancy, and one brother at 10 with mengitis one brother at 16 with pneumonia. His only sister died in adulthood as a result of uncontrolled type 1 diabetes. His father died from TB nursed in part outside in their backyard
Tiolet outside also a kind of kitchenette. The railway ran at the back of his garden or yard.
They were that poor that I believe when at school he was issued with boots not sure where they came from but it was charity he hated them with a vengeance
My nan worked until she was78 for the waterboatd taking in tea towels for extra money to wash and iron. My dad hated any washing hanging in bathroom anywhere in our house.
Now Mum was 1 of 10 all survived.
Think this post is long enough but if your interested will post more about the little I knew from those days




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Thank you what a lovely post, how fragile life was a little over a hundred years ago
 
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