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  1. soonguy

    Emuss (Hemus) Robert butcher & cattle dealer died 1867 in rail crash

    Hi, I am an amateur local historian and have been researching the story of a double train crash and double runaway trains in Derbyshire in September 1867. The main runaway train was carrying cattle and eight Birmingham drovers. Five died in that crash. I have written up the story at...
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    • 1867 cemetery death drover hemus robert hemus witton
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  2. Noodles

    James Flynn b 1816Worked As A Tailor In Birmingham C1867

    I have done a lot of work on tracing my Irish ancestry but am stuck on tracing James Flynn (b1816) working in Birmingham after emigrating from Galway, Ireland (early 1860's) with spouse Bridget and two children. James had died by 1871 (Bridget shown as a Widow) but prior to that I believe he...
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    • 1867 flynn steelhouse lane tailor
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