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A perhaps final word on George Thomas Tovey, (1862-1949), my maternal grandfather, as I remember him in the last 15 or so years of his...

I am sorry to tell all members that the lovely Eric , a longstanding member of BHF has passed away. Lyn/Astoness noticed he hadn't...

John Bannister born c1799, married Martha Jewkes 2 Dec 1822 at St Thomas', Dudley. Died Oct 1862, funeral St Andrew's, Netherton 19 Oct...

A few bits if info on the early Bannisters. The earliest I can go back to with any certainty are Martha's great grandparents - John...

hi peter and welcome...i have this photo of the farm dated 1940s...hopefully someone can also provide you with a map showing its exact...

Just speculating. Is the bottom part of the badge a powder flask? So a Rifles regiment maybe, though different regiments appear to have...

Mary Elizabeth Hick was the aunt and sister in law of the 2 Alice's I mentioned on your other thread. Her brother Thomas was their...

There is an Alice Hick, who was listed as a grocer at 16 Beach St on the 1939 register. She was the mother of an Alice (and James &...

There are many birth registrations for Smith/Darby and Robinson/Darby children in Bham after their marriages but without family...

ahh i guessed he would be a perry barr...at least you now know...happy to help lyn

Thank you so much for the information. This tallies with what I know from hearsay within the family. The part mentioning Coventry also...

Thank you all for your help, it’s all a bit of a mystery that I have learnt over the last 24 hours. My dad who did not know him either...

An aerial view from 1937 of Bowling Green Terrace (or Road)

It seems that in the 1950s Bowling Green Terrace was called Bowling Green Road and some properties survived.

Can't help with a photo unfortunately, chances are usually not good with houses not on the 'front' of a road, but a couple of bits of...