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Thanks Janice. Yes, I thought that may be the case. I guess you cannot really expect them to undertake research for someone living overseas, Queensland in my case. Bevley

Thanks Stokkie. I shall search the Bermingham Archives. Yes, I live in Queensland. Bevley

Thanks Derek. The articles you sent are very interesting - my brain is going around in circles. I would like to contact the organisation who holds the employee records from that era to find out whether they have any information on my Grandfather. There is information available that the...

You may have noticed that I am trying to find some records of my Grandfather's apprenticeship time at Bellis & Morcom from 1906 to 1912 approximately after which he emigrated to Australia. We often wondered where the name 'Quinton' came from as he named each of the houses the family lived in -...

Hi Richard, Thanks for your reply. Yes, I have done both and printed out the info from Wikipedia and it seems the company has been taken over or merged with other companies over the years. I am trying to obtain specific info on my grandfather's apprenticeship and was hoping to contact whoever...

Hi Lyn, I did as you suggested but unfortunately no threads were found. I have tried to find contact details for Bellis & Morcom but the only email address I found wanted to know what product I wanted to buy which isn't the case. I shall just have to keep plodding along. Thanks for your help...

Hi Lyn, Thanks for replying so quickly. At this stage I am looking for info on Bellis and Morcom only during the period my grandfather was there - probably 1906 to 1912. I don't know how long his apprenticeship would be. Bevley

My Grandfather, Walter Lindsay Guy (born 1891), completed his apprenticeship at Belliss & Morcom prior to emigrating to Australia in 1912. Would appreciate any advice on how to search for this information as I am new to family history research. Thank you. Bevley