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    Manchester Street, Blews Street, Brewery Street and New Town Row 1800 - 1861

    Thank you. I have John Yates & Ann Nightingale in my tree (3x Great Grandfather and 3x grandmother) with 12 children. It's quite possible I'm missing some children, as they were married 27 November 1820 and the first child I have is John Yates 28 February 1823.
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    Manchester Street, Blews Street, Brewery Street and New Town Row 1800 - 1861

    Hi, I know this is a long shot, (replying to a post from 2017) – I’ve been researching my family tree some 30 years, and today I’ve picked it up again and was looking at Blews Street. Manchester Street. My gt grandfather, Joseph Chambers, is listed at 7 Manchester Street (I assume his father in...
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    Birmingham Fever Hospital for Typhoid fever

    Thanks - The Typhoid outbreak of 1901, was this still ongoing in 1909, or would my great grandfather been subject of another outbreak? Thanks Doc
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    Birmingham Fever Hospital for Typhoid fever

    My Great grandfather died of Typhoid in 1909 in what is described as The Birmingham Fever Hospital. Does anyone know what hospital this is likely to be? And were patients dying from Typhoid buried with the hospital goods? Thanks Doc.
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    Mass graves Witton cementery

    Witton cemetery mass grave. During my research into my grandfather's life, George Williams born 1905 in Birmingham, my aunt recalled George building a least one mass grave ‘for 200’ during the WW2 period. Was this associated with one incident in Birmingham or was this a general grave for...
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