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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Johnson with Appreciate Appreciate.
    That bit is correct. All MWS is saying is be careful if you try to go further back. Johnson with occupation joiner and born Woodhouse...
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    MWS replied to the thread Fisher family.
    And a possible third child to die young sadly - Gordon Reginald 1930-34?
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    MWS replied to the thread Fisher family.
    Two other children - Grace Elizabeth and Alfred Thomas who both died young? And is it Arthur Ernest rather than Arthur & Ernest?
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    MWS replied to the thread Johnson.
    And as an example of how easy it is to go down the wrong path. Searching the 1851 census for people name Johnson born Woodhouse (same...
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    MWS reacted to brummy-lad's post in the thread Shaw Hill School with Appreciate Appreciate.
    There is a thread for Shaw Hill School/Anthony Road School if that's the one you are looking for...
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    MWS replied to the thread Johnson.
    With a common name like Johnson you are probably going to to hit a brick wall earlier unfortunately. Even if you trace the name back to...
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Johnson with Appreciate Appreciate.
    That's what I thought. Thanks.
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    MWS replied to the thread Johnson.
    Marriages or Banns prior to 1837 didn't require a father's name and they've never required the mother's. Sometimes non-conformist...
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    MWS replied to the thread Shaw Hill School.
    Do you mean class pictures or picture of the school? If you google picture search 'Shaw Hill School old pictures' then there are a...
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Marsh Lane Erdington shops with Appreciate Appreciate.
    If his parents were George and Eleanor then it was 38 Marsh Lane and Dodds was at 32. 1947-48 eroll These are the shops today. 32 on...
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    MWS reacted to mikejee's post in the thread ChrisM RIP with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I attended the celebration of Chris's life this morning, which was excellent and revealed many aspects I was not aware of. The Order of...
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    MWS reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now move to the roundabout at the top of Cape Hill, looking like a vehicle enthusiasts dream it is chaos cars, vans and buses...
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Warstone Cemetery look up - Phoebe and Matilda Hall with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Log into GRO. On rhs click on "search GRO online index click on "death" and select the year. enter details Then hit "search". You...
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    MWS reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Warstone Cemetery look up - Phoebe and Matilda Hall with Appreciate Appreciate.
    yes please let us know as we like to hear how our members research is doing.. lyn
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Johnson with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I think this is the marriage She seems to sometimes be listed as Ann not Mary and Inman not Hinman (down to pronunciation and how the...
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