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    Wedding Photo August 1936 in Northfield.

    This is a stab in the dark. The attached photo is of my parents' wedding in St Laurence Church, Northfield in 1936. The two married are Albert Philip Nicklin and Maud Hodgetts. Does anyone recognise any of the other people in the photo? I can guess at one or two but any names would be welcomed...
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    Windows 10 Mail

    Have solved my email problem - thanks to your help! Now there are no folders to keep important emails. May come with an update I expect when Windows 10 try to solve problems. Dave
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    Windows 10 Mail

    Chris - many thanks for your advice. If the info from oldMohawk doesn't work I will put into practice what you have said. Again - many thanks Dave
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    Windows 10 Mail

    Many thanks oldMohawk for your advice and links. My son and son in law are with me this week end so I will put their expertise to good use. I will let you know how I get on. once again - many thanks Dave
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    Windows 10 Mail

    Can someone come to the rescue please? I have a tiscali.co.uk email address and I use TalkTalk Mail for my in and out emails. To send an email via Windows 10 Mail I have to get into TalkTalk to retrieve an address. How do I transfer my contacts from TalkTalk to Windows 10 Mail? Make it simple...
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    1920's car

    Thanks to all who replied. It certainly looks a great car!! If only I had £25000 spare. I think my grandfather must have been well up the social scale for that type of car. Dave
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    1920's car

    My Grandfather had this car in, I think, the early 1920's. Can anyone tell me anything about it? Make, engine size, model etc Is it a Ford or an Austin? Thanks for looking Dave
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    Royal Navy WWI update

    Many thanks for your reply. I think I am now up to date with interpretation of the various documents that I have got. You have been a great help florna
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    Royal Navy WWI update

    Following previous conversations with members I have now received info from TNA re my Grandfather's time in WWI. Attached are parts of the two pages that I have received. Can someone please add some detail to the information contained here? Having paid for the info I now find that it has just...
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    Royal Navy WWI

    Chris Someone on another forum has given me the same info and I have applied to TNA for a quote on costs of paper copies. Many thanks for your interest. Dave
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    Royal Navy WWI

    Many thanks for the additional info. All gratefully received Dave
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    Royal Navy WWI

    Colin Thanks for the update! Dave
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    Royal Navy WWI

    I have just discovered that my Grandfather was in the Royal Navy in WWI. I have downloaded part of his service record to see what he did and where. Can someone please decipher it for me! The info is attached I would like to know a bit more about him. Amazingly my parents never mentioned that...
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    Nailers and nailmaking

    brummie nick I think you are correct! It was harsh and they were only just surviving so why worry about the outside world. Thanks for the web link. Dave
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    Nailers and nailmaking

    Thanks Rupert Have a look at this website - an interesting account of nailmaking in the Midlands. https://www.qlhs.org.uk/oracle/poverty-line/poverty-line.html I think it was probably visitors who brought any glad tidings there were!! Dave
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    Nailers and nailmaking

    Thanks mikejee! I think you are right - it would have been 'visitors' to the village who would bring news. No doubt many of the nailers weren't really interested in what was going on outside. Dave
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    Nailers and nailmaking

    I have a number of ancestors, male and female, who were nailers in the Bartley Green area in the late 1800's. In fact most of the villagers seemed to be nailers. They worked many hours. With no TV, radio etc and probably unable to read how did they know what was going on in the world? They must...
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    St Martins Church, Birmingham And Marriages.

    I have 3 or 4 female ancestors who were married in St Martins Church, Birmingham in the late 1800's and early 1900's but did not live in Birmingham. Is there likely to be any reason for this? Any thoughts please Dave
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    Northfield Workhouse

    Thanks to all of you for your comments and help. You learn something new every day!! My grandfather had the corn shop on the corner of Church Road but no one told me about the workhouse! Thanks again Must agree about 60's buildings. Dave
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    Northfield Workhouse

    I have come across 3 of my ancestors who all died in Northfield Workhouse. They were from the same family.William Witheford in August 1820, Thomas Witheford in January 1821 and Richard Witheford in December 1835. Can anyone give me some information about the workhouse please? Whenever I search...
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