Thank you everyone, this is all so, so helpful. This particular ancestor was a carpenter from Shropshire and they've been critical in my research. Only recently found out where he was when he died and it completes the puzzle of his life. As with so many Victorian Brummies sadly you find that they are buried in common graves with no headstone to remember them and every house they ever lived in has been torn down to make way for new estates and warehouses... Another reason why the work of the community here is so important for keeping working class Brum history alive as there are still people who remember these buildings as they were before these big changes took place.