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No I don’t know where he was detained unfortunately. How do you know he was released in 1814?

He was living in birmingham before and after he was a prisoner of war.

Thank you Lyn

Thanks so much for your time

Thank you for your reply. His name is William Stagg born c.1783 married Anne Harding and died 1827

I wonder if any of you clever people out there can help me. I know from family letters an ancestor of mine who was born in birmingham was a prisoner of war in France in 1810. Would he have been due to him fighting in the napoleonic wars? When he returned to England after four years he became...

I have really enjoyed reading this old post as like Saxonw John Stagg was the brother of my g g g g g grandfather. A brilliant lot of information. Especially the pictures and maps. I wonder how different the pub would have been in John stagg’s time to when the photo was taken.

Does anyone know if there are admission records available for the Lying in Hospital in Islington Birmingham for 1857. Does anyone know anything about it. My ancestor was a wife of a soldier. Gemma

I wonder if anyone else is researching Ellen Edwards nee Seward born 1863 to parents Abraham and Hannah Ashmore. Ellen married Edward William Edwards in 1883 and can be found travelling with her children to New York on a few occasion. When she was widowed she owned a shop in Emily street...

Gosh everyone, that is amazing. Thank you all so very much. I didnt think there would actually be one. Ellen a widow by 1910 ran this with her daughter. She travelled back and forth to New York where her husband lived. She must have been quite a strong woman. I really appreciate everyone...

Hello, I wonder if anyone knows anything about Emily Street. My great Grandmother had an off licence/grocers shop in 1910. I ive looked at the old photos on this site but couldnt find any of Emily street. Does anyone know what it would have been like? Thanks Gemma:star:

It looks like it. What a great snap shot of close 'neighbourlyness'. We dont seem to have that today.

Thank you Topsy Turvey for sending this to me.What a Lovely homely peaceful scene. Gemma

Just to let know just got the death certificate info for Margaret Jane Blake. She died in the workhouse in 1905 aged 36 of heart failure. what a sad life she mush have had. Thanks so much ladies Gemma

Sue-Whhy would someone want to spoil everybodys hard work on this site, it beggars belief! thanks for clearing that up. Im a bit of a dunce on the computor so I thought it was me going barmy. Ill keep checking. Ive read that link you sent me about the workhouses. Not commfortable reading...