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    • Brummie Lisa
      Brummie Lisa reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Washwood Heath with Appreciate Appreciate.
      She was at Somerville as Martha Wells on 1928 eroll
    • Brummie Lisa
      Brummie Lisa replied to the thread Washwood Heath.
      She was at that address for a long time then
    • Brummie Lisa
      Brummie Lisa replied to the thread Washwood Heath.
      Martha lived at 372 Somerville road in 1935 but as Martha Wells even though she was married to Fredrick Brain. In 1939 still at...
    • Brummie Lisa
      Brummie Lisa reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Washwood Heath with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Can't find her in Kelly's at the moment.
    • Brummie Lisa
      Brummie Lisa reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Washwood Heath with Appreciate Appreciate.
      I'm not convined now as there is a Martha Brain at Somervile Road in 1935. So perhaps she lived there and had the chip shop elsewhere.
    • Brummie Lisa
      Brummie Lisa replied to the thread Washwood Heath.
      Correct!
    • Brummie Lisa
      Brummie Lisa reacted to MWS's post in the thread Washwood Heath with Appreciate Appreciate.
      She's definitely the Somerville Road Martha Wells/Brain.
    • Brummie Lisa
      Brummie Lisa replied to the thread Washwood Heath.
      More than likely and yes Martha lived at Sommerville Road.
    • Brummie Lisa
      Brummie Lisa replied to the thread Washwood Heath.
      I don't think she had a middle name but relatives were called Jane or middle names Jane so I'll have to find out. Thank you
    • Brummie Lisa
      Brummie Lisa reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Washwood Heath with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Was her middle name Jane? If so she is listed on 1935 eroll at 11 Hobmoor Road which is a take'away shop today. Closest I can find She...
    • Brummie Lisa
      Brummie Lisa replied to the thread Washwood Heath.
      Yes I will try to find out. Thanks for the info! Much appreciated!
    • Brummie Lisa
      Brummie Lisa reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Washwood Heath with Appreciate Appreciate.
      If you have an address of your gt grandma's shop, we may be able to point you in the right direction. Meanwhile we have a thread about...
    • Brummie Lisa
      My great grandmother Martha Wells (née Ingleston, later Brain) had a Fish & chip shop after 1924. I'm still finding out information but...
    • Brummie Lisa
      Brummie Lisa replied to the thread The Brain Family.
      So my great grandmother Martha Brain (was Ingleston then Wells ) lived at a few addresses in her life. She married Frederick Brain only...
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