Recent content by Andy Parkes

Dear Irene Additional information below from RAF service records of Tom Rossiter and baptism record for Anna Susanna Speke: Tom born 01/12/1890 in Deritend. Served in Army 1914, then to RFC in 1917 and RAF in 1918. Married 01/10/1911 at St Joseph RC, Longacre, Nechells. Annie born 11/07/1893...

Dear Irene details for the marriage: 12/09/1861 St Edmond, Dudley Joseph Guest, son of Joseph Guest Margaret Payne, daughter of Thomas Payne regards Andy Parkes

Dear John The burial records for St Nicolas, Kings Norton, for these dates, are not available on Ancestry. I have them on a recently purchased CD, from BMSGH. Only three Hogan burials are recorded and they are as follows: 21/08/1941 Rita Ludlow Hogan, aged 12, 191 Longbridge Lane...

Could the entry be PAIFORCE? which stands for Persia and Iraq Force. Regards Andy Parkes

Dear Zooie I am at present transcribing Witton burial register Volume 70 for BMSGH: this covers 1960. I have checked through all of the stillborn burials that began with 'W', for that year: the burial you are looking for is not at Witton. Hope that this helps to at least eliminate one cemetery...

Dear MWS Entry 2728 Thomas Warmer, of this parish, bachelor and Esther Hemues, of this parish. Married fourth December 1803; Banns; by John Cooke, Curate. Thomas made mark (X); Esther made mark (X) witnesses were: Ann Smith (X) and John (T)uckley Regards Andy

Dear Clarkie Parish Register marriage transcripts for St Nicolas Kings Norton gives following information: 11 December 1707 Philip Oorton of parish of Bicknell and Elizabeth Millward of the parish of Old Swinford. Regards Andy

Dear Margaret The IGI burial entry that you refer to gives the burial place as St Mary, Whittall Street, Birmingham (from the film reference number). Regards Andy

Dear Jane I can't tell you where he is buried - but more information about his time at Powick can be viewed at the George Marshall Medical Museum site: https://www.medicalmuseum.org.uk/archive.aspx type his name into the search box and an image of the hospital record will be displayed - then...

Dear Doug I can give you more in the way of details on one of your recent 1908 entries - Eliza Jane Parkes (nee Harris). She died of 'shock and pneumonia from burns, due to falling against the fire whilst in a fainting condition': the incident happened at home (92 Highbury Road, Kings Heath)...

Dear Bob and Ledsam I can confirm from my own visit to the archives at Lcihfield, that not many of the warwickshire bonds and allegations seems to have survived. I went with a list of marriages and only found one document out of ten searches. If your relations are married in Worcester diocese...

Dear Margaret Sarah born 20/03/1833, baptised 29/07/1833 at St Martin, daughter of Edward and Sarah Brough, of Deritend, brushmaker Catherine born 02/07/1836, baptised 11/01/1837 as above. Couldn't find burials for Sarah Brough according to Family Search Edward Brough, aged 68, burial...

Dear Margaret Warwick Archives have details of the parish registers on for the period you are interested in: SUTTON COLDFIELD Bapt1565-1924 Marr1565-1922 Burials1565-1869 Regards Andy

Dear Rich I went to the Stafford archives today and whilst I was there looked up the marriage you are interested in; the entry in the parish registers of All Saints, West Bromwich reads as follows..... John Finney, of this parish, bachelor married Elizabeth Orton, of this parish, spinster; by...

The bound Probate index volumes at Birmingham Library only go up to 1971. For more recent records visit any Probate office and use their computer terminal to search the 'HMCS Willfinder'; you can search up to and including 2010. I have done this at Birmingham on many occasions and find the...