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    Sheldon Country Park: Fun Fair

    Does any one have memories of the fun fair at Sheldon Country Park in the 1980s they can share? Also which fun fair family ran it and what time of year it regularly landed at the park? Did the fair at the park go back further into the 1970s? Thank you
    • KidB
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    • fun fair sheldon yardley
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    • Forum: Fun Fairs
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    TB Sanatorium 1940's

    Hi, does anyone know of an old TB sanitorium that may have been in the Sheldon area during WW2. My mother was in such a place at that time but I cannot remember where it was, she may have been in a hospital in Sheldon - or I may have it totally wrong and her friend was a Nurse Sheldon...
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    Smith James- born Ab 1908. Marriage to Ethel Clark 26/12/1931, Erdington.

    Hi all. Had some wonderful help on the Clark side so am now looking at the Smith side. James' father was listed as Reuben Smith who was a farmer. This is a bit of a tricky one really and I suspect I will have to nail down his most likely date of death to try and get the death cert and the...
    • carrumba
    • Thread
    • sheldon smith
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Q - T
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    Lucas and Dunn Family

    Hi, I am researching the Lucas and Dunn families. The names of particular interest are as follows: Florence Dunn Richard Dunn Ada Maria Lucas William Thomas Lucas Thomas Lucas Mary Ann Crew Harriet Lucas (formely crew) If anyone know of these names or any information, photos, newspapers...
    • Manasseh
    • Thread
    • dunn family history genealogy lucas sheldon
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: I - L
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    Blakenhale Infants School

    I started school at Blakenhale Road Infants School in Sheldon on its first day. I think this was probably January 1951, which will make it it's sixtieth anniversary soon. Does anyone know of celebrations? Does the school still exist? My first teacher was Miss Norris, who was probably 19 at...
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