Dennis Williams
Gone but not forgotten
I’m wondering if Mikejee or someone has a close up map of the Old Gate Inn, Coventry Road, Small Heath, circa 1881? There is a back yard to this pub, and my very very naughty Gt Grandad George Walter Ellis lived at 7 Bk Old Gate Yard with his lady love Ann Watson/Bennett and his two illegitimate children by her. Also listed were HER three children from another marriage. Next door at 5 Bk Old Gate Yard was his future bride to be in three years (1884), Annie Marie Parkes and her mother and sibs. He kept this quiet from all the family and I only discovered this by due diligence and years of searching. A map of precisely where these back houses were would be a final flourish to garnish my tale for the family.