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    The Bell Inn Ravenhurst Street, Aston

    Does anybody have any information/photo of the above pub. My great grandfather George Edwards is lister there in 1861 and with his family Sarh wife and Sons Georhe and Walter and daughter Eleanor. An Agnes Bond was a servant 16yrs and a lodger John G Allam a baker. Any information on either the...
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    Hortons in the leather/currier business

    Hi Eric thanks for that I will keep you tree in mind as you never know where they will join up. The "Currier/leather " Hortons Had 3 premises on the go 6 Moat Row from 1864 - 1886, 15 MacDonald Street 1857 - 1888, 11.12 High Street, Deritend 1867 - 1890. The MacDonald street From 1867 - 1870...
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    Groups We Have Seen Live

    I have seen Rod Stewart Dire Straits Elton John Dr Hook Queen Fats Domino New Seekers Boney M Neil Diamond The Shadows Liked to have seen, Elvis, Wizzard
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    Hortons in the leather/currier business

    This is what I have on my elusive George 1839
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    Hortons in the leather/currier business

    Sorry I misread the 1891 marriage as a death. On her marriage cert to Charles Rothero she gives her address as Summer Lane and a widow.
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    Hortons in the leather/currier business

    Thanks for all your help I have the death cert for Esther 14/1/1894 and her death occurred at 63 St Pauls Road Balsall Heath and Charles Rothero present at death. So the death in the 3rd Q with the names Esther Edwards, Elizabeth Amelia Jackson and Charles Rothero ???. I got the baptismal...
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    Hortons in the leather/currier business

    I thanks for this I did not know about Charlotte Louisa George that is in the 1901 and 1911 with the Wakefield's is George born 1869. George that married Esther was born in 1839.
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    Hortons in the leather/currier business

    As far as I am aware he only had 3 children on his marriage cert his occupation is a grocer in 1862, a provision dealer in 1864 birth cert, in 1866 a currier on birth cert and in 1869 provision dealer on birth cert. I am thinking that he had a grocer/provision premises at a different location...
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    Hortons in the leather/currier business

    Thanks Pedrocut Master Brummie that is the son of William C1815 his father was also called William C1781 and his wife was called Mary surname unknown and I know nothing about them. Thanks again
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    Hortons in the leather/currier business

    I am looking into the family of William Horton born C1815 he married a Charlotte Coppage or similar and had 3 children Eliza, Esther and William. One of the problems I have is that Esther married a George Edwards who seems to be a ghost, he appears by name but never with Esther on a census. I...
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