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Thankyou Nick for sharing the above information. I know I am being very hopeful to find evidence of a grave back in the late1700/1800 but one never knows. , probably burial records will be the best I can get .
Can anyone find a grave or memorial for Thomas Archer, gun maker baptised St Phillips 1748 or his wife Susanna Guest, who lived, I believe in the Aston area of Birmingham . Does anyone know if it was usual to be buried in the area in which you lived or whether some folk could ask to be buried...
I keen to try and discover whether Thomas Archer gunsmith bapt 1748 in St Phillips Birmingham and his father poss also Thomas baptised Birmingham st Martins 1721 are possibly be descendants from Thomas Achar/ Archard blacksmith Bapt 1598 and his son Thomas gun maker bapt 1643 family who...
hi and hanks for the reply .I realise that Moreton in the. Rash and Bourton on the Hill are in Glocestershire , but I am trying to establish whether the Thomas Archer mentioned above is linked to a Thomas Achar , Blacksmith and gunsmith whose des endents came from there
Thankyou for the welcome and so much for the information above . I am very keen to find out as much as I can about both these Thomas’s who I believe were gunmakers in Birmingham. I have found references in some B’ham Trade directories to possible shops /factories in the Lichfield Rd from 1771...
D Hubrecht said:
Can anyone help me find more information about Thomas Archer Gunsmith possibly of of 14 Lichfield rd ( he may also have worked at 77 Lichfield rd ) . and any information about his father who I believe was also a Thomas ,possibly baptised in St Martins in 1721 . I also trying...
Can you help me find the name of the father of Thomas Archer Gunsmith of 14 Lichfield rd and any information about this Thomas and his family in particular . Or sign post me tonothers who might be able to help . I am trying to find an exact death date and burial for Thomas himself And any...