Recent content by dawnaur

Thanks so much for getting back to me. I suspect we are distantly related. First of all, sincere condolences for the loss of your Mom. Ethel's, Gertrude's, Charles's, and Gladys's mother was Bertha Sarah Jane Knight (1879-1918). Sadly, Sarah died from TB, and her husband Charles Hurst also...

Hi, I'm fascinated by this as my grandmother was Gertrude Knight/Ellis who was half-sister of Ethel, wife of Leonard. I vaguely remember Aunt Ethel from childhood but did not know they had children. I'd be interested to know more about Ethel and Leonard if you have any info. The other siblings...

Would anyone know where and what D block was in the 1940s?

My grandmother was born at back 106, Ellen Street in 1903. Does anyone have any info about the street in that period, please? Or pictures?

Villier St was (is) in Winson Green, virtually opposite the prison and near Wellington St. Winson Green comes under Ladywood ward on official records, etc. Spent 18 years of my life in Winson Green. Did not think they were back to backs but might have been in 1910!

Do you still have copies to buy, Julian? Thanks.

Thank you. My grandmother was 46 when she died, so not geriatric. No mention of cancer on the death certificate but I did read that myocarditis was often caused by anti-psychotic drugs. She was in a lot of pain, I guess, so maybe this impacted her mental health.

My grandmother died there in 1949. I was always told she died from cancer, and her death certificate mentions pneumonia and myocarditis, but I'm now wondering if she had a psychiatric disorder. Would they have placed cancer patients there then?