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  1. deborahzeborah

    Aston childhood

    A great story John! I noticed you refer to your mother as "Mom" - something my Birmingham family side does too. Is this common in Birmingham? Tried to search the forum but the word is of course too short!
  2. deborahzeborah

    Hawkins Ada - book reference

    Thanks for the tip, I will wait patiently then!
  3. deborahzeborah

    Samuel Hawkins

    Hi Maddy, it's been a few months since you posted this but perhaps you're still checking the forum. My grandmother's family were Hawkins and they lived in Smethwick for many generations - which is not so far from Winson Green. She was Sylvia Hawkins and her father was Henry Hawkins, who went by...
  4. deborahzeborah

    Bearwood Road Infant School

    Hello, my Grandmother Sylvia Hawkins attended Bearwood Road Infant School in the 1930s and saved some of their class photographs. I've recently had these scanned and so thought there could be some interest from this forum of seeing the photographs - and perhaps even finding some relatives in the...
  5. deborahzeborah

    Hawkins Ada - book reference

    Hello, I've been reading this forum for quite a few months and have learned a great deal from the forum about life in Birmingham, which has brought to life a lot of interesting stories about how my family lived. So I would firstly like to thank everyone for their fascinating contributions! I'm...
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