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    MWS replied to the thread HS2 progress 2020 and beyond.
    This video gives a good view of the sheer scale of the Curzon St construction. And on a side note photos/videos from drones are pretty...
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    MWS replied to the thread Johnson.
    Not to throw a spanner in the works but how certain is it that Nehemiah was William's father? On the 1911 census William lists the...
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    MWS replied to the thread Bromford Estate.
    Farm land in 1886, specifically The Firs and probably a good few years before that. On this map from 1886 Drylea Grove seems to be...
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    MWS replied to the thread Broad Street.
    Gillian Shen was the grand daughter of Eleanor Sheen, who was an elder sister of Emma Ragg (nee Sheen).
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Johnson with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Glad to help. MWS found the baptism. Then Lyn and I went with the flow lol x If you need more help please ask. We love a challenge
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Johnson with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Lyn has posted the second marriage. Here is Nehemiah's baptism and the person recording it has also included the dob - very useful. Dec...
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    MWS reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Johnson with Appreciate Appreciate.
    as we know from above info nehemiah johnsons father was william..i think i have got this right but needs checking william johnson was...
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    MWS reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Johnson with Appreciate Appreciate.
    i think this is his 2nd marriage cert and on the 1901 census living at new john st west...he is on the 1891 census but the original is...
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    MWS reacted to mrbluesky1957's post in the thread Johnson with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Cheers, great people, site. We're all getting older. I donate when I can. Must be 100s on here, a fiver each surely. Thanks again.
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    MWS replied to the thread Johnson.
    Yes, that looks to be the right one.
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    MWS replied to the thread Johnson.
    Nehemiah was born 28 Sep 1834, baptised as Johnstone 26 Dec 1834 at St Martin's son of William & Elizabeth. Nehemiah married again in 1894.
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    MWS reacted to Nicholas's post in the thread Balsall Heath Property - Does Anyone Have Any Info Or Pics, Please? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thank you VERY much for such prompt responses!! That's wonderful!! Of course, I've just realised that the address concerned is '92...
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    MWS replied to the thread Balsall Heath Property - Does Anyone Have Any Info Or Pics, Please?.
    It appears to be listed as 92 Edgbaston Road on the 1953 map. The first person I can see on the ERs listed for it is a George Harrison...
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    MWS reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Rifle Crescent Aston with Appreciate Appreciate.
    cracking photo and a new one to me..dated 1930 of the junction of rifle crescent which was off victoria road aston..6 ways in the...
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    MWS reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread High Street Deritend with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Reconstruction works at Deritend Bridge, Birmingham. E.H. Sargeant. 1937. (Birmingham Archives and Collections)
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