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Birmingham Hall of memory

Barry, this is a mystery, I have searched the 1891 and 1901 census over and over and can find no trace of Alec Johnson 1890.
Birth records for Bedminster (this is the reg. area for Weston in Gordano) show no births of Alec/Aleck/Alex Johnson around 1890 .
 
Alberta said:
Barry, this is a mystery, I have searched the 1891 and 1901 census over and over and can find no trace of Alec Johnson 1890.
Birth records for Bedminster (this is the reg. area for Weston in Gordano) show no births of Alec/Aleck/Alex Johnson around 1890 .
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Alberta: Thank you so much for painstakingly looking through the applicable censuses, despite having no luck tracing Alec Johnson. My great-uncle, like by Wolverhampton great-grandfather, Richard Sidney Page, remains an enigma since very little is known of these individuals. The only clues I have are those of oral family lore, which is suspect at best. Living in Canada, as I do, I don't have immediate access to any records that may be archived with the remaining members of the family in England. Therefore, I have to do any researching via regular mail or online. Once again I appreciate your help in this regard.

Yours truly.

Barry
Goderich, Ontario, Canada
 
Many thanks for your message. Unfortunately I'm not in possession of great-uncle Alec's medal(s), but oral family lore has it that he was awarded the Mons Star. The medal could be anywhere, not necessarily in the family's artefacts, but to see it and the engraved information would definitely solve many mysteries about Alec. This is an important clue, however, and I will look into it in more depth.

Yours truly.

Barry Page
Goderich, Ontario, Canada
 
Thank you, Topsyturvey, for the British Pathé weblink. Many of the silent movies are an important connection to our past, and this one is a particularly fine example of our cultural heritage. Showing the Prince laying the foundation stone to the Birmingham Hall of Memory was most interesting. Barry.
 
Now this looked 'connected' to the Council House/ Town Hall/ Chamberlain Square area. That was all lost when Suffolk Street Queensway was put through. Such a pity as I feel it left this part of town a bit detached from the rest. Viv.
 
Bernard's photos show how the monument has continued to work with the surrounding buildings through the last (almost) 100 years. I suppose art deco is like that. Does anyone have any pictures of a frieze from the Hall? I remember seeing it but can't find it, and don't see it on any photos. Or maybe I just imagined it. Viv.
 
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