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This was my Dads factory! Birmingham Machine Tools Ltd, est 1978…till he sold it in 2017, almost 40 years. This is my heart right there...

In the tradition of adding updates to this very old post, I thought I would share that my 4xGt Grandfather Henry Cater's residence is...

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...

And a possible third child to die young sadly - Gordon Reginald 1930-34?

Two other children - Grace Elizabeth and Alfred Thomas who both died young? And is it Arthur Ernest rather than Arthur & Ernest?

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...

There is a thread for Shaw Hill School/Anthony Road School if that's the one you are looking for...

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...

That's what I thought. Thanks.

Marriages or Banns prior to 1837 didn't require a father's name and they've never required the mother's. Sometimes non-conformist...

Do you mean class pictures or picture of the school? If you google picture search 'Shaw Hill School old pictures' then there are a...

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...

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...

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...

Log into GRO. On rhs click on "search GRO online index click on "death" and select the year. enter details Then hit "search". You...