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Recent content by brian baker

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    Blundell - the Aston variety rather than Studley

    Hi Sally Cynamon Have you Found the information you are after I realise this is a late post but Thomas Blundell married to Mary Hinton is my 2 Great Grandfather and if I can and have any information that may help you please get in touch Brian Baker
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    Bloomsbury Street School

    Hi i was at Bloomsbury Street School from 1945- 1953 when sadley my birth mother passed away and i was adopted by my uncle and aunt my name then was Brian Cartwright Brian
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    Bloomsbury Street, Nechells

    I used to live with my parents at 4 back 225 Bloomsbury Street in the 1940 / 1950s Brian
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    tracing a person thru there army records..need help.!!!!!

    healthy72 Try contacting : Army Personnel. Centre Civil Secretariat. Historic Disclosures. Mail Point 400, Kentingem, 65 Brown Street, GLASGOW G2 8EX / phone 0141 224 2826 /Military (9) 4561 2826 hope this helps brian
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    Logging Off

    Thank you all for your help but i finaly got through to a helpline this morning and got it sorted what i had to do was 1:close the lid 2: unplug from the mains 3: take the battery out 4: replace the battery 5: connect back to mains 6: press power button for 15 seconds with lid closed 7: open lid...
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    Logging Off

    I have a Packardbell easynote tj62 laptop and all i am getting is Logging off... i have tried the escape button and the start button but it makes no difference i have nver come across this before it has now been logging off for about 4 hours any ideas please Brian :headhit::headhit::headhit:
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    baker family

    Did any of your Baker family live in Lingard street Necells by any chance Brian
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    Help with street name

    thank you all for a quick reply this is the street my grandmother was born annie marshall in 1878
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    Help with street name

    Could enyone please decifer the street name one the part of certificate please
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    Blundell

    in my family tree i have touched on the blundell family :Elizabeth Blundell born 1835 in Warwickshire married to James Baker born 1827 in Warwickshire maraige date 11/10/1858 had seven children
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    Nechells of the 50's & 60's

    hi Geoff i am afriad i to do not recognise any of the names you have mentioned but after 58 years say no more but thanks for your e mail all the best Brian Baker (cartwright)
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    Reeves family

    could you please tell me how you can obtain the pension records thank you brian baker
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    Plague victims to be published online soon

    were any of your Baker relatives born or lived in the Nechells area of Birmingham Brian
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    National Memorial Arboretum

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KDa6uwf0OA Dave have i got it brian
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    National Memorial Arboretum

    been there today and had yet another brilliant day each time we go there is something different to see at the moment they are working on the resturant building i am lucky in so much as i only live 20 minutes away so we have seen many changes
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