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    Metal Spinners

    A truly good job to have as I said not sure where he worked but from bromford lane where we lived he walked to work at 6 in the morning
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    Metal Spinners

    My father was a mettle spinner in brum I will gave to find his redundancy notice to find which company it shut down in 1967 as owner was old I was told from there he went to N Ireland to a brand new factory Tilly lamps as they bought some laths he was foreman there Making pots n pans and...
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    Jones alfred george

    Hello Julie nice to see a reply I am oldmartyn just logged in with my old name did you get any information about your relatives there is info about my father and grand father on here Alfred george jones dad Thomas geeves jones dad gad brothers leslie jones not sure if others please reply I see...
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    Catania war memorial

    At long last I visited my uncles grave private Leslie jones RMC at Catania cemetery scicily last year I was given his name leslie as my middle name It was very moving to find his grave The cemetery was immaculate Well cared for with help from the volunteers I found his place of rest He was...
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    Pedley Charles /ellen /eva /thomas/fred

    Hello sorry been a while I have found another few cousins Trevor twin sister and he has a brother im coming up to telford in August to meet them my family gets bigger hooe you are all well. Any more Pedleys out there
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    Old addresses

    Scholars leaving certificate for my mother Eva Doris pedley attended grosvenor St. Senior school dated July 1942
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    Old addresses

    The date of letter 12th Sept 1951with 2.1/2 pence stamp
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    Old addresses

    Hello all again. Going through some more old papers of mum n dad's found some letters any info of area would be great addressed to my mother when single miss Pedley 24 ashted row Birmingham 7 was a letter from I think Minnie jukes of 14 ashted row regarding my grandmother's death. Found some...
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    Trip back home

    I looked and it says burial
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    Trip back home

    Thank you again will try my best to find out m
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    Trip back home

    Four and half hours drive 30 mins coffee break at services we got home to pouring rain two very loving cats that missed us so cup of tea lit the fire Lynn unpacking she can't leave it and talk of next time we are coming up she wants to see more of written cemetery I recall being there as a small...
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    Trip back home

    Yesterdaywe went to the bullring Lynn wanted to shop talking to a young girl serving I said a few changes have been made yes she said new changing rooms I smiled it was 1967 when I last went to bullring it was like small stalls not as it is now I remember gold fish in bags hanging up I was 6 I...
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    Nechells

    Hi Jackie same oh well hope someone else sees it m
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    Trip back home

    Hello all well I made.it up stayed at Telford made trip to meet my cousin Jackie we went today to written cemetery to see my grandfather's first wife's grave with childeren that died due to house fire a moving day returning to Cornwall tomorrow but when here it felt like home
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    Nechells

    Hello I'm martyn Charles Pedley grandson I am in Telford untill tomorrow my cousin and I visited Charles first wife and childeren grave today if you would like to make contact please get in touch regards m
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