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    H Sheppard, Grocer Erdington

    No.10 High street, Erdington in 1911, Gilbert McCullough, Fishmonger.
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    cooksey road/avenue small heath

    I visited an inlaw in 1958/9 who lived in Cooksey Road, it was the first time I had seen a house with no windows in the back and no back garden but I think they had a few flowers in a small front area.
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    St Marks Church, Washwood Heath Road

    I lived at 262 from 1961 to 1966 then the larger flat at 260 until 1967. 262 was the first next to the railway and it was over a carpet shop belonging to Ernie Lucas , 260 was alarger flat also owned by Mr Lucas but the shop downstairs was a babyware shop. I don;t know what the buildings became...
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    4 Summerville Terrace Harborne

    was it john Robert Hill you refer to in post 9 Lyn. On 1901 census he is at No,9 Road leading to Martley,Doddenham with wife Alice and young son George
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    4 Summerville Terrace Harborne

    1911 4 Summerville Terrace Joseph Charles Green , 51 Ellen Louisa hill 52 Ellen hill 73, widow , wifes mother John robert Hill age 40 , married, visitor George victor Hill 13 visitor Johns wife Alice and daughter Rhoda May age 4 are at a different address in 1911 but all the family John ...
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    Happy Birthday Alberta

    Thanks Pete I had a lovely restful birthday, looking over the ocean at Beer in Devon, eating goodies that are bad for me:)
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    Happy Birthday Alberta

    Jim ,we have seen the downside, my husband went tothe local Tesco and whilst he put the shopping bags in the boot a Seagull pinched a large pizza and flew off with it, lol.:)
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    Happy Birthday Alberta

    Thank you, I am just relaxing on the balcony. overlooking the sea in South Devon listening to the waves and seagulls Soaking up the sun until we return to the real world and noise of of M6 and HS2
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    Hers one for General Discussion-OUR DATA.

    Not an answer to your question Mike but I have always wondered why people are going as far as using DNA testing in their family tree searches. As you know I am passionate about family tree searching for myself and others but I have no interest in being contacted by a cousin 3 or 4 times removed.
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    Nichols Horace b abt 1915

    A few items for lianne. Horace Thomas Nichols who was a widower in 1939 married Ada Scandrett in 1914 and she died in 1937 on their marriage certificate his father was William Thomas was a Compositor as was The father of Hubert William Nichols who married Leah Bonner, both men were born in...
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    Toye

    A bit of census information for you Your father b 1917. 1921 ,3bk 14 St martins street Lady wood. Albert h Toye . 1889 , manager of Electric Lighting workshop. born Aldershot Hampshire Leah b. 1894 b Worcester Albert h 1917. b. Birmingham 1939, 39 Patrick road. Albert H Toye b.29th...
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    free war time records from 5th to 11th may

    If you access the Military in Ancestry you can search UK Roll of honour 1939-1945 also UK prisoners of war 1939-1945.
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    Pennell family

    I have tried cemeteries in Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire and found no entry
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    Marriage William Gardner and Ruth Faulkner c1860

    Wedding took place on November 12th 1861 St Martins William Garner ,widower, Stone mason, Cambridge st. father George, occ Fisherman Ruth Faulker (no n) full age , Spinster , Cambridge St, father Charles , occ Labourer witnessed by Charles Cox and Eliza Cox both with X their mark Williams...
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    It's mikejee's birthday

    Happy Birthday Mike, enjoy your day. Alberta
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