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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread GREEN with Appreciate Appreciate.
    So pleased you have managed to link up with new family members. Please keep us up to date with any further developments. It is nice to...
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    MWS reacted to Sezwa1's post in the thread GREEN with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I got the birth certificate for Dora L, and it is the missing sister!! I have now found her surviving family!! Amazing thanks for all...
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    MWS replied to the thread Nickless Handsworth West Bromwich..
    Hecla's death registered Dec qtr 1986 Aberconwy, Carnarfonshire. Eric's death registered Dec qtr 1990 Rhuddlan, Flintshire. There are...
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    MWS reacted to ChrisM's post in the thread free war time records from 5th to 11th may with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks, MWS. Your comment has made me work a bit harder and dig deeper. And, yes, it DOES look as though, if you work at it, you CAN...
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    MWS replied to the thread free war time records from 5th to 11th may.
    Not all military records are free and you have to be registered - no subscription required. If you click on 'Search' and then military...
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    MWS replied to the thread Witton Cemetery.
    When driving around Witton Cemetery there are several fairly large areas where there are no gravestones. Would these areas be old common...
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    MWS reacted to Keith Belcher's post in the thread 'Huckster' shopkeeper with Appreciate Appreciate.
    VE Day 80 This is the “hucksters” shop at 179 Scholefield Street, Nechells, Birmingham pictured around 1932, with my mother Olive in...
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    MWS reacted to Astoness's post in the thread free war time records from 5th to 11th may with Appreciate Appreciate.
    this has just popped up on ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.uk/c/ve-day
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    MWS reacted to Donbogen's post in the thread Bombing Brum with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Not Brum But a great photo i found researching Do 217s as i have a rear landing gear makers plate of a Do 217 II E circa late 1943 No...
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    MWS reacted to Astoness's post in the thread inner ring road map with Appreciate Appreciate.
    dated 1946 shows proposed route in relation to existing streets lyn
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    MWS replied to the thread GREEN.
    Sorry, another slip, she married in 1938.
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    MWS reacted to Stokkie's post in the thread I have a wedding photo from Percy Taylor photographers Handsworth! Does anyone know anything about this photographer? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    As to your family photos Wendy, perhaps you might be very lucky if you make a family tree on say Ancestry and put your photo in the...
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    MWS replied to the thread GREEN.
    My mistake. Think about it, it shouldn't be Elsie who is blanked out because she was born over 100 years ago. It could be but it...
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread GREEN with Appreciate Appreciate.
    That was what I wondered as well.
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    MWS replied to the thread GREEN.
    Which would make Elsie a strong candidate for the blanked out entry with Rex in 1939. Probably ruling our the Dora Lilian Green/Jones...
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