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    Garrison Lane

    Hey Aggie! Many thanks for taking the time to renovate and colourise my old photo, that's very kind of you. :D
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    Johnson's Garages Sutton Road & Tyburn Road

    Update: This item received from Adrian in Australia a few days ago. True to his word despite my insistence he refused reimbursement of his costs. Today I've made a donation to the forum, without which we would have never made the connection. Thank you Adrian & BHF.
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    Johnson's Garages Sutton Road & Tyburn Road

    Hi Adrian, PM sent.
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    Hers one for General Discussion-OUR DATA.

    Even if they have photographs of your ancestors that you haven't seen before that have come down to them instead of you?
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    Prisoners Site.

    Doesn't the name on the picture posted say May or Mary Bailey.?
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    Birmingham Collections Website

    No known ancestors.. ( thank gawd ) :p
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    Our family tree: Weddings

    Thanks for reviving a thread I hadn't seen before Mark, great photo's. Unfortunately I don't have any of my own parents or grandparents wedding photo's but I do have this one. My great uncle Bertram Johnson to May Aston in March 1914 in Aston. The older couple in the front row are my GG...
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    My wife's miniature Daffs making an appearance..
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    Scams: telephone, email, texts 2023, 2024

    Ha! I should add, they give you a 7 day time limit to answer the message so it needs to be answered to avoid potentially being omitted from the list.
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    Scams: telephone, email, texts 2023, 2024

    Recently had a text from a third party NHS portal 'Drdoctor' which I initially ignored as a scam ( what a daft name) . Googling the number given, 07860 039092 a few days later it seems it's a legit organisation. As I've been on a waiting list for more than 12 weeks they want a yay or nay from...
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    Anyone still got a piano

    My grandparents in 50/60's Erdington.
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    Birmingham Daily Mail 3/3/1902.

    Maybe this one?
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    1921 Census

    Which is why I chose Findmypast over Ancestry to do my research a few years ago. Even with a subscription they still charged £2.50 to look at individual records, them another £3.50 to look at the original record. I've recently signed in for another months worth and notice they are now not...
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    Aston Villa history

    https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/velodrome-inside-aston-villa-fc-ground.53478/post-763354
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    happy christmas 2024 thread

    A Merry Christmas to all Brummies near and far.
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