thanks david as said if you give us as much family info as you can we maybe able to help you out
Hi again, can you please tell me when Alfred pready, lived at 93 arley Road, was it before my mum or after. Thank you D
Hi again, my dad had a brother, any info on that, you have the girls, but not my uncle?
Alfred was my mums brother. My dad was never there, he used to come get my mom pregnant then bugger off again. He loved to drink and gamble. I think the reason Alf wasn't there until 1960, officially, he was there before that, that's for certain. Also my mum owned the house at 93 arley road, but she was skint, so I'm led to believe that Alf brought it off her, but if that's true where did the money go, we had nothing, and I mean nothing,. I could go into details, but a lot of people at that time, had nothing. I can tell you more, but not sure if you have heard enough. D
Sorry, never read your reply correctly, Alf is the same person, living at both addresses, he never married, never had a girlfriend, but he worked, as a Coleman all his days OK
Can you please see if you can find anything else about the pready family, before and after my mom was born,. I would love to know what happened to all of them? Where did mums, mum and dad live, where they died, etc etc, really appreciate it if you can, but no worries, if you can't OK. Thanks for all the info, from yourself, and everyone who has helped.
That's Brill, about where my mom was living, my uncle Alf wasn't born until later. Samuel!!! I wonder where he was, maybe working who knows. The Hibbards, tell me anything about them please, cheers D
Hi sue, my mom had a son by Higgins in 1936, called Derek, on all the msgs I've had, he's never been mentioned. He was living with my mom at arley road, when in 1947, he had an accident, and was found dead, apparently he had put some rope around his neck, Playing! cowboys and Indians , slipped with the rope around his neck. He's buried at St saviours Church yard, Alum Rock.
I know St Saviours very well as I used to live opposite the church in Ash Road. We used to play in the churchyard when we were young, go through a gap in the broken cast iron railings.
Hi sue, so that's where my dad got his middle name, vessey, it was his mums maiden name . I've made enquiries about the church yard, and apparently it's not in to bad a shape, so that's a plus. I live in Scotland, but I'm coming to BHAM, in the next couple of months, so I'm going to see if he has a headstone, we shall see. Really appreciate all the info, this site is brilliant. Thanks again. D
No it was his Grandmother's maiden name, not his mother's. Your john's mother was Emma Tracey. I do not live in Birmingham now, but I think you may find a headstone for Derek, although you may have a job as it is a pretty bag place (or was). I wonder if there is a plan and transcription of any of the inscriptions on the gravestones. I lived in a village and a local genealogy group were making plans of all the local grave yards. Not sure who would know, maybe the archives which I think are held in the library in the centre of Birmingham. As you do have access to a computer, just do a search (in Google?)_ for John Vessey Hibbard and see what comes up. There is quite a lot of stuff on the recent Hibbards including a John Vessey who died age 25 during WW2. You might find something of interest.
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