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    Christ Church Sparkbrook Baptisms and Marriages

    My Great Grandparents are on this list - their marriage 7th April 1895 - David Vines Kirkwood and Rose Annie Gardner. Thank you for your efforts to transcribe all this information.
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    Raymond George Kirkwood RAMC - 8th Field Ambulance

    My Dad
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    Does anyone know where this was?

    Yes this is it, love the photo of it now!!! Well actually I prefer the postcard version but I can imagine my Dad walking up the streets here. Just love it. Thanks again
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    Does anyone know where this was?

    Wow !!!! Thank you all. You are amazing. Just love the miracle you have performed here for me. Well done
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    Does anyone know where this was?

    Love this, thank you for the map so my options are Beacon Court and Wolverhampton Road
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    Does anyone know where this was?

    Hi Lyn, I was wondering if anyone knew what the street name would be. I was hoping to tie it into one of the addresses I have that my father lived at. Living in Australia it is hard to figure out what fits where in Brum. I have him on the 1921 census as living in Brook Lane near the Billesley...
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    Does anyone know where this was?

    My father said he used to live just around the corner from where this was taken on the right past the hedge? Thanking you in advance RhomaKay
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    1921 Primary Schools Moseley

    Thank you Lyn, I have the photo of the art class at Dennis Road School posted on the thread in 2017. When I showed it to my Dad in 1996 he said that it had been his exact class room. Unfortunately my Dad was running away from something or someone after WW2 and he came to Australia with my mother...
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    1921 Primary Schools Moseley

    Thank you so much Janice, you've certainly given me some homework to do. I'm going to see if I can find out what year my Dad started at Dennis Road Public School because that might also tell me where he transferred from. I really appreciate your time and effort, maps and all! Kind regards Rhoma
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    1921 Primary Schools Moseley

    Thank you so much Janice, I'll check them out. It can be so hard trying to research my Brummie ancestry from across the world in Australia.
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    1921 Primary Schools Moseley

    Hi all, I've found my father living with foster parents at 87 Brook Lane, Moseley on the 1921 census and it says he was at school. He would have been six at the time. The school at Billesley didn't open until Nov 1925 and it only took ages 5-9 and my Dad would have been 10 by then. My Dad was...
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