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    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    I'd guess a lot of churchyards are not kept as neat and tidy as they should and St Joseph's is probably not an easy one to maintain...
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    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Don't know to be honest but couldn't that equally apply to other plots in the area?
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    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Yes sorry, getting my names mixed up again. Yes, coal hewers are usually down the mines. My nan's family were coal hewers in...
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    MWS replied to the thread Paradise Development 2022.
    The Octagon has been completed, so not long before I move into my £5000 a month penthouse apartment ;)...
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    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Re : Thomas Smith's occupation given on Elizabeth's marriage (post #493) and the 1901 census (post #515). First word is coal but can't...
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    MWS replied to the thread Richard Street, Aston.
    My 2 x great grandfather lived in Adams St, though 40 years before that photo.
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    MWS reacted to brummy-lad's post in the thread Richard Street, Aston with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A view from the other direction.
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    MWS replied to the thread Suffolk Street.
    Mentioned a couple of times on this thread and just come across it on the 1881 census. Surprising that Norfolk St was so much smaller...
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    MWS reacted to brummy-lad's post in the thread Richard Street, Aston with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This aerial view dated 1933 must be one of the clearest I have found on britainfromabove.org
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    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Guests can't change things.
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    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    I think you may have a couple of errors. The one quite far back - Mary Baker who I think was born 1794 in Aymestrey, Herefordshire the...
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    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    I think Elizabeth may have died 1941/42 and Frank in 1946.
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    1939 register
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    1921 for Elizabeth andd Frank
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Just trying to complete the evidence for post #464 from MWS 1901 census - Elizabeth states she is married not a widow as on 1911. Still...
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