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    St Judes Church Hill Street

    The Haunch in 1925
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    St Judes Church Hill Street

    I use to work opposite The Haunch and it’s only now that I’m learning that it was a farm. Rumours had it that it was a Covent. It was demolished approximately 1985.
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    St Judes Church Hill Street

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    Pub in Key Hill?

    The Map you have here looks very much like one I posted on here regarding my 4 x great grandfather John Bartlett 1788 - 1858. John Bartlett owned Bartlett Buildings the property along with other property was put up for sale in 1881. You mention Phil B as being the original post.
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    The Gypsys Tent or The Badgers Sett

    Thank you for all your help, the information I found was sale of property advertised in the Birmingham Daily Post 1881 it made references to property that was owned by John Bartlett including an earlier reference I had made regarding Trinity Cottage which according to the advert was opposite...
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    The Gypsys Tent or The Badgers Sett

    I have recently discovered that my great great Grandfather John Bartlett my have owned a pub known as The Gypsys Tent which I believe may be the Badgers Sett. I had previously learnt from his will that he had property on Hagley Hill but had not been able to establish this. I found property for...
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    High Street Deritend

    I've recently found an advertisement in the Birmingham Daily Post 1874 advertising John Bartlett the Manufacturer of the Newly invented Hop Press. The address is given as 9 Court Opposite the Old Crown Deritend. I believe this to be John Bartlett Jnr.
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    Swanshurst School Site

    Alfred Bartletts date of birth 21st May 1863
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    Swanshurst School Site

    When Edith Bartlett died in 1922 the family were living at 247 Highgate Road Sparkbrook Birmingham
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    Swanshurst School Site

    Hi Doug I never thought to give you all the information here goes Alfred Bartlett was living at 2/287 Highgate Road Sparkbrook Birmingham but he died in the Workhouse Infirmary Selly Oak Birmingham of cancer of the tonsils. When
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    Swanshurst School Site

    I found my Great great grandmothers name on the Brandwood End Cemetery Sarah Ann Bartlett (nee Notley) I had already discovered that she was buried in the unmarked grave area there. My Great grandfather Alfred Bartlett her son died 25th Aug 1913 is also buried in these unmarked graves and my...
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    Agatha Stacey Homes

    Hi I realise that it has been some time since this was originally posted. Agatha Stacey in Rednal Eachway Lane was part of Monyhull Hospital when it closed in 1985/6. People with Learning Disabilities lived there at that time, but I beleieve that its use was predominantly for women in the...
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    Middlemore and Monyhull

    Its probably been a little while since you have posted this. Besides Monyhull Hospital there were other homes located on Monyhull Hall Road that belong to Monyhull and generally these were used to transfer people who were able to live a little more independently the cottage and the Trostrey...
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    Underhill family

    I have been making fair progress with my Underhill connection, having discovered that three of my Nans siblings were in Cottage Homes/workhouse. Rosina and Alice her two younger sisters were in Marston Green in1911, George Henry was born in Dudley Road. Rosina Underhill died a spinster in...
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    Bartlett Family

    I am descended from Bartletts, my grandfather was Charles, married to Jane Underhill, his father Alfred married to Leah Taylor, they lived in Highgate Road Alfred died in 1913 but Leah lived until 1953. Alfreds father was William married to a Somerset girl Sarah Ann Notley, and his father was...
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