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    MWS reacted to John L's post in the thread Smallbrook Ringway with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a link to Keith M Jordan's "The Inner Ring Road Underpasses & Murals of Birmingham" page 3 (9/67) includes a photo of the Hill...
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    MWS reacted to Curly's post in the thread hipkiss family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Much appreciated, confirms some of the hearsay and more info for the tree. I've been lax in updating the tree since my OH passed...
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    MWS replied to the thread Smith and Ashford.
    Courts 25 and 28 are both shown towards the top left on the map below, no numbers listed though... https://maps.nls.uk/view/228801899
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    MWS replied to the thread hipkiss family.
    Richard Hipkiss (father) b1835 d1914 was the son of (another) Richard Hipkiss and Elizabeth Williams. As mentioned he was a jeweller...
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    MWS replied to the thread hipkiss family.
    May was the daughter of Richard Edgar Hipkiss and Susannah West. They married in 1876 and including May had 7 sons and 6 daughters...
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    MWS replied to the thread HASTINGS Charlotte and OWEN Thomas.
    Incorrectly listed as Clarke on familysearch. He seems to be the son of a John and Jane Owen. In 1841 he appears to be on New Town Row...
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread HASTINGS Charlotte and OWEN Thomas with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The Joseph who is with a housekeeper on the 1861 does have a son Thomas listed on the next page. Right age. Joseph is on the 1871...
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    MWS replied to the thread hipkiss family.
    May Hipkiss daughter of Richard and Susannah. Had a number of siblings including a younger brother George. Listed at 3 Tower Road in 1939.
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    MWS replied to the thread HASTINGS Charlotte and OWEN Thomas.
    I couldn't see one either so not sure. I'm not sure if this is her in 1861 but there is a Mary Gough with husband Joseph living on...
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread HASTINGS Charlotte and OWEN Thomas with Appreciate Appreciate.
    If that implies he was born Thomas Gough then I can't find an 1852 birth (or even close) for a Thomas Gough at the moment
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    MWS replied to the thread HASTINGS Charlotte and OWEN Thomas.
    You may already know this but... I see that the Joseph Owen greengrocer does not marry Mary (Gough nee Lewis) until 1866 and in 1861 he...
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    MWS reacted to Gordon Pepper's post in the thread Payton / Pepper with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I am Gordon Pepper grandson of Arthur Josiah Pepper. I was the last chairman of Payton Pepper. The last managing director was Lawrence...
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    MWS reacted to svsaunders78's post in the thread Conflicting DOB / Offical Register - is this the same person ? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thank you, I have paid accounts for both FMP and Ancestry but I guess I am struggling with how to search correctly, I have names...
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    MWS replied to the thread Conflicting DOB / Offical Register - is this the same person ?.
    It looks like you were searching for Alice Saunders but you should have been searching for Alice Rothen. 1939 Register lists her as...
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    MWS replied to the thread Conflicting DOB / Offical Register - is this the same person ?.
    That appears to be the wrong 1939 register. She and Albert are listed at 13 Mintern Road. She went on to re-marry a Richard Beech in...
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