Recent content by Rob Derry

an interesting historical document probably relating to 15 Johnson Street, Nechells

Put me down for two maybe three

Never mind my ancestors that sounds like my kind of street :)

Thats great and yes I realise its a long shot its just that they lived on Bath Street and so its nearby. When is the next meet? I'd love to try and make it.

In looking at the OS maps from the late 1800s and the area around St Mary's Church where my ancestor David Mountford lived (Bath Street) I noticed the Prize Gun Works on the Loveday Street side. My ancestors were Gun Percussioners (both David and his son William Page) and so I am tempted to...

my 3 x great grandfather Patrick Fenton (born 1816 in Ireland) died in an accident on NSS on 13th September 1868 - here is an extract from a newspaper article at the time ... "On sunday afternoon, Patrick Fenton (52) painter St George's Street, met with his death in a shocking manner at the...

Bingo ... looks like a private 4586 R Jones was in the 19th Hussars! The net is closing in on great uncle Bob !

That proves it then thx

Here's the picture for anyone who is interested in such things :)

Which matches the picture and agreed the likelihood is that 52 was further down in the picture towards St. George's place

I don't suppose it gives s name for the green grocers does it? It's strange as my aunt is definitely registered at 52 GHR but this is the shop my aunt remembers i.e. Next to the butchers

Is there are register of who is buried here? My ancestors were non conformists although I do know that some are buried in Witton.

My aunt isn't sure - she says it was next to Capewells butchers and a paper shop. Possibly this picture is later (maybe the 60s) but it would be interesting if Capewells could be located to be sure.

Horses were in a livery stables at the end of Farm Street I think ... my grandad remembered a fire there in the 20s when he had to get the horses out. We think he was reliving it when he died because he was very distressed and shouting fire.

my ancestors the Jones family (Cain and Abel to be precise) had a dairy business and their mother and then Abel's mother in law (Harriet Feakes) ran the shop - supported by census records from 1901 and 1911 - they lived at 106 Farm Street. My grandad Jack delivered milk on the horse and cart...