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My grandmother and gt grandmother, who lived in Aston, were both employed making umbrellas at home in the 1901 census. I’m curious about how many women were working from home in this type of occupation.

In the 1991 census the Rolling Mill Inn is listed as at 107 Dartmouth Street. I had family members living in a court behind.

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My dad grew up at 2/66 Upper Sutton Street from 1913 to 1936, when he married my mum. The family was Heatherley and there were five children, Minnie, Walter, Albert (dad) Arthur and Ivy. Dad attended Upper Thomas St school and the local Methodist church. As a child I visited with my parents. The...

There is a fascinating connection of the Boar's Head with the trial of William Booth, the forger then living at Booth's Farm, who was executed in 1813. The police constables were overheard discussing the arrest of Booth while drinking in the Boar's Head. One can imagine William himself drinking...

I went to school (King Edwards Handsworth) with a girl named Stella, who lived in one of the bungalows. She would get on the bus at the nearby stop. But I can't remember her last name.

As a child I lived on the Beeches Estate. I often walked down Aldridge Road to play in the park and probably used the gate you mention. I used to hear the name of the pub as the Borzed, because I'd never seen it written down! I'm interested in the history of the pub.