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There is an Arthur Terry on the 1911 census in Aston b1886 Bham who is listed as a Brass Worker. He was single and the son of William...

Yes, that's correct. Handsworth came under West Brom until 1930.

See my post #213 above for their marriage details. No birth reg. but Sarah Ann was baptised West Brom 6 Sep 1840, born 15 Jun.

The 1841 census has to be treated with caution. There is not enough information to infer relationships between people in the same...

An unusual name though it seems not as uncommon as I thought it would be. Earliest sighting in Yorkshire?

Edward Wainwright was born 1813ish, I think Dordon rather than Atherstone. Hannah Davis was born 1821ish in Wilnecote, They married 22...

My Dad was born in a Staffordshire town in 1924, his mother had married, against her families advice, to a man 10 years younger...

Thank you for posting the interview. It held great resonance for my own situation. I was born in 1950 to a young unmarried mother...

I just listened to this rather heart-warming conversation between Sir Paul Nurse and Prof Tori King. Paul Nurse comes from a working...

Previously I think I said it would be nice see a drone view from Curzon St to Bromford. Well here's one in the opposite direction...

Cottage at Coleshill, Warwickshire., creator: Edwin Underwood. C1890s. (Birmingham Archives and Collections)

Here's 2 maps from 1950 & 1939. The map before the 1939 one is from 1916 and Allens Croft Road is not there.

This map is from 1889, court 3 underlined...

Merry Christmas everyone, hope you all have a great time.

Doesn't help much but could it be Walton rather than Whalton?