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    High Street Birmingham

    Can anyone help me with what 61-63 High Street, Birmingham was like, in 1911 living there was a housekeeper and 5 Assistants and 5 maids.
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    Baker family of Windowcleaners

    Hi Folks, I am still looking for my ancestors and am now stuck on Olive Eileen Hughes b 4/10/1919 I am looking for her parents, her mother maiden name was Lea and she was born in Aston. But I can not find her in 1939, I know she married Robert James Baker in 1942 and left him, I assume taking...
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    Baker family of Windowcleaners

    Thank you Mike, yes Jim would have obviousy been involved in the war and was apparently 'very sucessful' to the tune of helping out other members of his wife's family. You all keep finding little snippets and I send them round the family and they come back with memories its great. Nobodies...
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    Baker family of Windowcleaners

    Ladylinda what can I say but thank you, you just keep finding me bits, I found a bit today The Selly Oak Window Cleaning Co. was their trading name, so anyone heard of them ?
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    Baker family of Windowcleaners

    What can I say you just keep finding me more, thank you, no mention here though of Neville born 1922 ?
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    Baker family of Windowcleaners

    Wow thank you so much Ladylinda, I had the 1911 census, but knew nothing more, thats marvelous thank you. Robert James went to Hendon and was a Tram Conductor, when he got married in 1912, he then went back to Birmingham, Hall Green, I think.
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    Baker family of Windowcleaners

    Hello Everyone, I need help, yes another person doing the family tree. Anyone remember Neville Baker b 1922, son of Robert (known as Jim) & May Baker, he was a window cleaner I believe, and had some brothers/sisters I believe there was a tragic accident, can anyone tell be more about that or...
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