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Thank you all so much for filling in the blanks.

I think my mother lived in Berkley Street, which is near Stoke Street and Severn Street.

The Cantlins came from around Tralee, County Kerry in the South west of Ireland. Possibly came ovet to Ireland with the Normans. Although an outside possibilty Cantlin is a shortening of De Catalan, which might come from Spanish Amada shipwrecks?

Can I ask, what you have found of interest in Severn Street?

No, butI think my mother's side of the family lived in that area.

Yes it was 1935 Amazing, Thank you very much

Sad that such an important national brand Cadburys was allowed to be bought by Kraft. The French would never allowed it.

I was born there, and later had a nettle infection removed from my leg pick up in the pouring rain on a pilgrimage to Evesham.

I think you are right, I'm sure she mentioned Father Hudson's Homes. Thank you.

Sorry to be so slow, my father adress is given as 1/40 the Parade, and my mothers as 1/38 the Parade. Thanks for your help.

Jackie and Billy Powell.

Yes, I do have their marriage certificate.

In 1940 My Parents left my brother in Edward street with with my Aunt Nell, and they went to a cinema, could have been the Lyric, the air raid sirens went, and my parents decided to stay in the cinema. After the All Clear, they went to their house in Cox Street, and found it bombed out. All the...

Thank you. I think this was 1/37 Edward Street

James survived the war and dies in 1940, John Thomas [ Jackie] and William Charles [Billy] where killed in action in France and Greece.