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    Raised by Nuns??

    I don't really have anything of use to add I don't think, but would just like to say that my father was raised by Nuns in Moseley in the 1920's - 30's (now a working mens club I think), this was mainly boys but there were a few girls he remembers, he has very good memories of his childhood, his...
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    Wilcox

    Dont know if anyone can help, or maybe suggest where I can go next. I have traced my Grandmother to Mansfield, Nottingham - where she and her husband died. I am now trying to find out where they lived in around 1945 - 55 (presuming its Mansfield) would anyone have access to electoral rolls...
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    Albutt Family

    Hi again Just had a wonderful telephone call, from Minnie Wood's daughter (so my Dads cousin) (I wrote some random letters to Dublin that came up trumps!) and although she knows nothing of Ruby apart from her existence, which is frustrating but expected, she told me that Nellie was close to...
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    Albutt Family

    Also, sorry typed birth year wrong, should be 1889 not 1899.
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    Albutt Family

    Hi there I got the information off a family tree on ancestry.co.uk put on there by 'Minnies' family, which I am sure are the right Minnie as all other names etc on the family tree are right. Maybe they have got the wrong Nellie Norris (they do appear to have the wrong Ruby) I have Nellie on...
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    Albutt Family

    Thanks Macca Was sure it would be in Birmingham, but you never know I guess. I am trying to contact the owner of the family tree on ancestry (Minnie's family - dont know if you remember me trying to track her down to! She did go to Ireland and it was there I got the information from, if I...
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    Albutt Family

    Can anyone help. I am trying to find a Nellie Norris, who I have been told married an Albutt in Birmingham (she was born around 1899) I know she was not married by 1911 as I have the census for the family. I cant find a marriage or a death for her on Ancestry. Any help or advice would be...
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    Albutt Family

    Hello Carol I dont know if you (or anyone else) can help me. I am researching my Dads family and am looking for a Nellie Norris, born around 1889, who apparently married an Albutt in Birmingham. Any information would be reall great. Lisa
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    wilcox, james

    yes thank you we have that but thats the last info we can find for ruby norris/wilcox. Anything else would be great. :)
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    wilcox, james

    looking for info on james alfred wilcox, married 1927 aged 31 to ruby norris, lived Cambridge Street, father James Wilcox. really grateful of any possible information. Lisa
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    Burial of Dorothy Spaull or Hall ne: Norris

    I am trying to find the grave of my great aunt (sounds funny - up until a few months ago I had no known family on my Dads side). She was born Dorothy Norris in Ireland, the family moved to India where my Great Uncle and Grandmother (Ruby Wilcox ne: Norris) were born, then back to Birmingham...
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    Marriage info

    Hi there I am no expert on all this but in my limited time doing this I have found the only way to get more information is to apply for a copy of the marriage certificate. Good luck Lisa
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    Wesleyan Church - Cumberland Street

    just a note to anyone who took the time to help with this post. We eventually found out that my great grandfather was Wesleyan, but was almost certainly buried at St Thomas Bath Row, which was bombed in ww2, all remains were removed and put in un-named catacombs at Key Hill Cemetary. Nice they...
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    Wesleyan Church - Cumberland Street

    HI Thanks for all the help, I found out that although my great grandfather was wesleyan, he was buried at St Thomas's on Bath Row, so is now in a catacomb in Warstone cemetary, in with everyone else from the grave yard with no names recorded which is a bit of a shame. still at least we know...
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    Wesleyan Church - Cumberland Street

    Hi Macca Thanks for that, had a quick look but will have to go into more detail when I get time as I havent a clue where any of the churches or burial grounds are. All I know is they lived in cumberland street, so guessing it is going to be fairly close to that, but who knows. Thank you...
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