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    Springhill Ice rink Summerhill Road

    Another one taken Wyndley Pool I believe, surprising what you find when you decide to have a clear out. Trouble is it all goes back again!!
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    Springhill Ice rink Summerhill Road

    Baron, yes that is an improvment, thankyou, they were good & happy times. I married a none skater so apart from taking my children to Silver Blades my skating days were finished, we divorced after 25 years & some time after I literally bumped into a "lad" I had met all those years previously at...
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    Springhill Ice rink Summerhill Road

    Hello All, I have just found this photo, written on the back is July 17 1954, me again on the left, no idea who the boy is, may be some one may recognize him, sorry its not very good quaiity
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    Our family tree: Weddings

    My parents wedding 1935 Howard Bourne & Mary Doreen Parker daughter of Alfred Parker & Emily May Parker nee Bigland, who are on the left of the photo
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    Our family tree: Weddings

    Emily May Bigland & Alfred Parker again with brides maids & best man
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    Our family tree: Weddings

    My Grandparents wedding Alfred Parker & Emily May Bigland 1916
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    Any ideas about where my Great Garanfather may be buried

    Have found out that Handsworth Cemetery didn't open until 1909, my Grt Grandfather died in 1898, so he's not there
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    Any ideas about where my Great Garanfather may be buried

    Astonian Thanks I will ring them to-morrow
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    Any ideas about where my Great Garanfather may be buried

    Amanda, Thanks I will try that leslam I have checked news papers & only found one that reported his death but nothing in the obituaries
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    Moseley Road Baths

    Re: Moseley Road Baths, August 2009 I remember Mrs Yates as during the 1960's my 3 children went to swimming lessons on a Saturday afternoon
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    Any ideas about where my Great Garanfather may be buried

    Suzanne Yes, I have but thanks for the offer
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    Any ideas about where my Great Garanfather may be buried

    Wendy, Thank you I will give that a try, I do know he wouldn't be in a family grave as he came from Cornwall with his mother & step-father in the 1870's,I have checked in Cornwall on the off chance he may have been taken back there but no
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    Any ideas about where my Great Garanfather may be buried

    Mike, Yes, he died in an accident at work, (Great Tindall Street) I have the croroners report of his inquest & a newspaper cutting senoraruz, Thanks I will try that
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    Any ideas about where my Great Garanfather may be buried

    My Great Grandfather died in 1898 his address at the time was 2 B/O 238 King Edwards Road which I believe was in the Ladywood area I have tried Key Hill, Warstone Lane, Witton & Lodge Hill (this being where his wife was buried in 1927) but he has not been found at any of these cemetries, I would...
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    Key Hill Cemetery

    Wendy, Cheers!
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