Recent content by Laurajadeb

Hi all, just an update, finally got a metal headstone made as there was no headstone, thanks again for all your help finding this plot and my family history!

Sadly there was nothing there, I assume maybe there was never anything there but I could see by the polts to the left and right, that these ones had sunk in and had no headstones either. It wasn’t too far off where we first thought the plot was. My family are planning to make a small metal...

Just an update if you’re interested, they put the peg in the plot the other day and I went today to pay my respects

Hey @Pete Elliott this is super helpful thank you!

yes Yes it’s a very emotional experience!

Thank you Pete that’s really helpful!

Thanks for sharing this @Pete Elliott! I gave the bereavement office a call on Monday and they were able to confirm section 3 for me. To share were also able to share some information about the reopening of the grave for me if you’re interested. My great grandmother is buried there (Susan Holt -...

Thank you so much, this is super helpful, will check in with the cemetery this week and go back again! I’ll share any updates I find

Thanks @pjmburns, I’ll check in with them tomorow, do you mean that the ‘a’ refers to the grave being reopened?

Hello, I have been searching for the grave of my great grandmother today at Handsworth cemetery based on the burial information I have but no luck. I have found a map of the cemetery plots from another post in this forum but I can’t seem to confirm which area her grave could be in. My great...

Thanks Mikejee and Pjmburns, it’s really nice to finally connect the dots on this one for my family ☺️ You guys are amazing at this research!

Thanks for your help everyone, this is really interesting to know about the pubs location and this history of Birmingham! Does anyone know how I can find the 1943 Kelly trade directory so I can link the pub to my great nan Lily in Ancestry? Also wanted to share some more info on The White...

Thanks for you reply and help Lyn, my Great mother Elizabeth Warwick (know and sometimes documented as Lily) was born 9th Feb 1891 in Monaghan, Ireland. She lived at 116 Sherlock street which was the address for the The White Swan in 1936 - I found this documented in the Trade Directory. As far...

Hello! I’m doing so family history searches and I’m trying to find the location of a particular White Lion pub in Birmingham. It may not exist anymore but would love to know what it might be now, my great grandma used to manage The White Lion pub in the 1940s. She also managed The White Swan on...