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    Missing Irish on B'ham 1871 census

    That's certainly worth following up- thanks for all you help Shera. best wishes Anne
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    Missing Irish on B'ham 1871 census

    Shera I've had a look, and yes they certainly look like the family who had Mary Ann christened at St Chads the same day as my Gt gf Peter. The head of the Smith family - John also comes from Co Mayo, which if this is a member of our family is where Patrick would have come from too. Thanks ever...
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    Missing Irish on B'ham 1871 census

    Has anyone else had problems finding records for Irish immigrants to B"ham in 1871 census? My Gt gt gf - John Gibbons, born 1837 Westport, Co Mayo features on the 1881 census at Price St, B"ham. My gt gf - Peter Gibbons is shown as 11yrs old on census and I have found his birth, registered in...
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    St philips rc boys home, edgbaston

    Dear Humph Thank you so much for your reply, I was delighted to hear from you. It's quite uncanny because yesterday I visited my Uncle who went to the boys home with my father, and we were talking about his experiences a little more. He said there were about 40 pupils in 6 dorms. As my...
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    8th Royal Warwickshire

    Thank you Chris and Alan That all helps with tracing my gt uncle's military service. I now have a detailed list of where the 1/8 served from 1915 in France, so now need to locate the Regiment's war diaries for that period (never easy on the National Archives website!). Many thanks once...
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    8th Royal Warwickshire

    Thanks Chris That makes a lot more sense. I have the war diaries for the 8th in Italy for 1917/8 and under the MM's awarded in June 1918 they listed several privates and one sergeant who had numbers very similar to Joseph's (I thought if I could find their service records it might give me an...
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    St philips rc boys home, edgbaston

    Thank you Peter. I had seen that little bit of information- my father was a very active member of the local SVP society for all of his life. I am hoping someone might have photos or personal memories of the home- just to expand on an area of my Dad's early life I know very little about. I...
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    St philips rc boys home, edgbaston

    My father, aged 6 and his elder brother aged 8 were at the above home between 1934- 1941/2 (after their father died from a WW1 illness and his wife was left with 5 children). Does anyone remember what it was like or have photos of it? Who paid for the children to go there? My grandmother was...
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    8th Royal Warwickshire

    My grandmother's brother Joseph Patrick Flanagan served in 8th Royal Warwickshire Regiment- 305326. I know the battalion served in Italy and France but is it possible to tell from his service number when he enlisted or was called up? Thanks for any help.
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    Gibbons,John m Harriet Smith

    Looking for Marriage 1881 census both living at Price St ,Birmingham. . Harriet born Coleshill, Warwick. aged 43 John Gibbons from Westport Mayo Ireland aged 44 (Striker- Blacksmith). 3 children listed, Mary 15, Peter 11 and William 9. Peter is my Gt grandfather. Any help much...
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