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    MWS replied to the thread MILLS, John Thomas.
    In 1921 he is listed as Willings, with his widowed father in Rowley Regis parish. He is listed as a Chain Stricker Iron. I assume that...
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    MWS reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Queens Hotel Stephenson Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thought I had posted this yesterday, but did not press post button !! Sounds like Mr Battersby was a bit of a showman.
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    MWS replied to the thread Queens Hotel Stephenson Street.
    Lyn, they appear to have had one son who married and had 2 sons before they all emigrated to New Zealand in the early 1950s.
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    MWS replied to the thread Queens Hotel Stephenson Street.
    A sad end... '...Birmingham inquest to-day on Lawrence Vernon Battersby (aged 36), a barman at a city hotel, who was found gassed in...
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    MWS replied to the thread MILLS, John Thomas.
    John Thomas Wellings was reg. Jun qtr 1886 Dudley (which covers Netherton) mmn Mills. Arthur Wellings and Mary Ann Mills marriage reg...
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    MWS replied to the thread MILLS, John Thomas.
    He was registered as Wellings.
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    MWS reacted to theodore's post in the thread MILLS, John Thomas with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi All Have checked the records for John Thomas Wellings and i am sure he is the John Thomas Mills who enlisted in the Worcesters...
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    MWS replied to the thread MILLS, John Thomas.
    There is a Chelsea Pension Record for a Joseph Wellings of about the right age who appears to be in the Worcestershire Regiment. I think...
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread MILLS, John Thomas with Appreciate Appreciate.
    He signed the papers on 5th May 1903 and gave his age as 18 years and 1 month.
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    MWS reacted to Astoness's post in the thread MILLS, John Thomas with Appreciate Appreciate.
    far as i know they dont mark which has always surprised me...just gives ages in years and months..it does give names of parents and...
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    MWS replied to the thread MILLS, John Thomas.
    Thanks Lyn, I couldn't remember if one of the less common ones listed it or not.
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    MWS replied to the thread MILLS, John Thomas.
    Do any of his army records lists a full dob?
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Shakespeare family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    1945 and 1950 eroll possibles 110 Beauchamp Road Hall Green
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    MWS reacted to stuart1635's post in the thread Queens Road Aston (not Erdington) with Appreciate Appreciate.
    What a great forum. I'm not from Aston but my grand parents lived No 4 Queens Road. They didn't get a mention but it was great reading...
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    MWS replied to the thread Shakespeare family.
    James & Doris (nee Jones) Shakespeare 1/70 Highgate St in 1939, Hullbrook Road in 1955. ERs (1945 & 1950) are probably the only info...
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