Hi
As a long time distant Brum born lad (QEH 1943!) I have spent some years trying to find my ancestors who were in Brum back at least as far as 1750.
The C of E side are not that hard to trace but even after 20 years I find new info with the help of kind friends who are equally bitten by the bug ;-)
I long since gave up on finding my RC roots in Brum but just lately an opening has appeared and I have begun to remove some of the mist.
Finding their burials is a real problem! There seems to be no on line data of MIs or Burials in RC chgurches or cemeteries but I have sort of gathered that Witton has an RC section. I have seen notes of others - at Lozells for instance but does any kind soul have or know how and whgere access can be obtained to this sort of RC burial data? Its not that long ago I am looking for - 1800-1920 would be a help. They are mostly Irish families in my tree who will have come over before 1860. I have links to St Annes on Alcester Street.
Any thoughts?
Colin... in Cambridgeshire
As a long time distant Brum born lad (QEH 1943!) I have spent some years trying to find my ancestors who were in Brum back at least as far as 1750.
The C of E side are not that hard to trace but even after 20 years I find new info with the help of kind friends who are equally bitten by the bug ;-)
I long since gave up on finding my RC roots in Brum but just lately an opening has appeared and I have begun to remove some of the mist.
Finding their burials is a real problem! There seems to be no on line data of MIs or Burials in RC chgurches or cemeteries but I have sort of gathered that Witton has an RC section. I have seen notes of others - at Lozells for instance but does any kind soul have or know how and whgere access can be obtained to this sort of RC burial data? Its not that long ago I am looking for - 1800-1920 would be a help. They are mostly Irish families in my tree who will have come over before 1860. I have links to St Annes on Alcester Street.
Any thoughts?
Colin... in Cambridgeshire