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    Outwork- making mens armbands

    As a small child in the early 60's my Mom used to do outwork for a factory making mens armbands. They were either chrome or brass coloured and we used to have to put very small springs into them for which Mom was paid a pittance. We had to help her get them finished in time and she used to treat...
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    The Red Cow Ludgate Hill

    Does anyone know anything about this pub which shows on the 1891 census as the home of my 2x great grandfather William Upton. He is the licenced victualler although I don't think that this was his main occupation. I have been unable to find anything out about this pub and would like to know when...
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    Holmes family of Ivy Lane, Aston

    I am researching my grandmothers family who lived in Ivy Lane Aston from 1881 until at least 1901. My great grandmother Caroline Holmes is shown on the 1901 census as a widow living with her children Rose, Lily and Jesse and her father and brother both called Charles Evans. My grandmother Alice...
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    Upton family

    I am trying to trace any living relatives of the Upton family. Father James Percy Upton and Henrietta Florence Upton nee Alabaster. I understand they had 18 children between 1901 and 1925. Henrietta died in childbirth in 1925.Not all the children survived but the ones I know of are Percy James...
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