Hi Astonian, well firstly, they lived in Ruston Street, so I doubt they would have gone to Yardley. I am pretty au-fait with where people are buried when they lived in certain districts and have found a lot of burials for various people. I do have access to burial records at times, but won't say more than that. I am very conscious that my family had little money - my gt grandfather was an engine fitter for the Calthorpe Motor Company in the early 1900's but was long retired by the time he died aged 83, and to take them out of the district would have been very expensive. I even tried Uplands at Smethwick, as one of their sons lived there, but no luck. it is really bizarre because by the time they died most of the churches, ie, St Thomas and All Saints were closed to burials. I have been looking for at least five years, on and off, and still no sign of them. I doubt if there would be an obituary, but I will give that a try once I have the time to get into Birmingham. I won't give up, believe me. I looked for five years for my gt grandfather's birth (the same one) as he was called Alfred. Or so he claimed, but he was actually called Theophilus - it took me a long time to work that out, I can tell you.
Thanks for your encouragement, I don't give up, or at least not often!