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    Cottage Homes Coleshill 1901

    '...depauperisation of pauperism.' - that's a turn of phrase and a half.
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    HS2 progress 2020 and beyond

    Saltley Viaduct progress. They seem to progressing quite well. You can see that some of the steel hasn't 'weathered' yet. There is also a view of the growing Duddeston viaduct...
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    Hughes Evelyn Margaret

    Not really relevant but... Evelyn's maternal grandfather was a John Reading, a jeweller, and seems to have been well to do. His death in 1886 was reported in the papers. He lived on Ravenhurst Road (Ryde House) Harborne. He left nearly £5000. And her paternal grandfather was an Ellis Hughes...
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    1841 census

    On findmypast you can search using the street name but no one likely comes up. Probably just another family that were missed by or avoided the census takers.
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    1841 census

    They appear to be too old to be the people the OP is looking for. They're on the 1851 census, aged 36 & 38, with 4 young children.
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    Hughes Evelyn Margaret

    As mentioned by Janice above, it was on findmypast. Strange, I couldn't find her on the 1921 census at all.
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    Hughes Evelyn Margaret

    In 1911 her birthplace is incorrectly listed as Bham. She is listed as a Hospital Nurse in Bham, I assume at a hospital.
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    Hughes Evelyn Margaret

    It's in Sussex Lyn, about halfway between Eastbourne and Tunbridge Wells.
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    Hughes Evelyn Margaret

    High St, Heathfield.
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    Hughes Evelyn Margaret

    It is also possible that Michael's widow is still alive, she appears to be listed on the 2025 ER.
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    Hughes Evelyn Margaret

    Closest relatives to Evelyn would probably be cousins, children of Christina's 3 surviving brothers but all likely to be older than her. Also I would say now that Michael Onslow Bryant is almost certainly Evelyn's son as her grandmother (Thomas Hughes' mother) was an Elizabeth Onslow.
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    Hughes Evelyn Margaret

    There doesn't appear to be any obvious kin connection between Catherine and Ada to Gordon Joseph Smith. He was born Nash, the illegitimate son of a Louisa Nash.
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    Hughes Evelyn Margaret

    Catherine Winifred Hughes never married and in 1939 is living with Ada at 21 New Road, Meriden. She dies 14 Nov 1949. Ada Elizabeth Hughes married an older man Arthur Horace Hiorns in 1916 and is widowed in 1920. No children. As mentioned she is living at 21 New Road, Meriden in 1939. She dies...
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    Lost actor uncle- Roger Martin

    It's on the GRO, official government site. You have to register but it's free and you can order certificates on it... https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/login.asp
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    Hughes Evelyn Margaret

    Assuming Michael is her son then he married a Joyce Budge, reg. Dec 1952 Hove. There are no Bryant/Budge children registered local.
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