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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Not only bulbs coming up but so are my lawns ,they could do with a haircut roll on Spring.
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    Tilton Road 1950's/60s

    Lisa , your grandparents lived at 2/77 Tilton road in 1939. In 1921 william lived at 35 Tilton road and Gertrude Barlow lived at 1/76 Villa street, they married at St Andrews in 1934.
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    The Brain Family

    Martha Ingleston 1891 census , 1 Victoria Place, Westley street.Birmingham William Ingleston age 29 b Newport Shropshire. Rose 24 b Birmingham William 9 Edith 7 Martha 5 Francis 3 1901 , 540 Bordesley green. William and Rose with children William 19 Edith 17 Martha 15 Frank 13 Arthur 11 Lily...
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    The Brain Family

    Lisa I found the death of john h Wells in 1922 and Frederick brain had been married previously his wife Mary Ann nee Gibbs died in 1924. Frederick and Mary had 3 children Beatrice 1914 Joan 1922 Gordon 1924. Gordon was living with Frederick and Martha in 1939.
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    The Brain Family

    Martha brain was born Martha Ingleston in 1886 Aston she married John henry wells in 1906 Holy trinity Bordesley her father Francis William Ingleston 1911 census Blakeland st, aston John Henry Wells Martha Wells John age 3 Ivy age 2 Elizabeth age 6 months 1921 census St Andrews road. John...
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    1921 Census

    I have been a member for many years and wondered whether to renew my subscription in Feb but i am hooked now that they have 1921. There may be a few hitches though ,my Grandmother was Hannah Maud Alberta but is Hannah M A on the copy written by her uncle who she lived with but on the Ancestry...
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    happy birthday mw0njm (pete)

    Have a great Birthday Pete and stay warm. Alberta.
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2024

    Thank you everyone for the wonderful posts and photos in 2024. There is now a thread for 2025,
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Looking forward to all the posts and pictures of members gardens in 2025. Happy new gardening year.
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    Research about my grandfather

    Some people paid a small amount of money each week to a fund which would pay any medical needs and some hospitals were kept going by donations from wealthy people.
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    adverse weather 2024/2025

    My son lives in a village near Knowle and they have been without Electricity for 24 hours.
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    Mucklow, missing sibling

    Perhaps the 3rd death was a stillborn which would would not have been on records.
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    Ancestry entries.

    Ancestry announced that they now have records of when WW2 soldiers medals were awarded My first husbands father was killed in 1945 and buried in Celle. I looked at the new records and wasn't very impressed, they were awarded to my husbands mother his widow in 1950. Details given, 3 Woodbrine...
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2024

    My son just sent photo from his village in Leics, they have a lot more than us.
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2024

    Opened the curtains this morning to a snowy landscape of garden and it is still snowing. Winter is here:(
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    Scams: telephone, email, texts 2023, 2024

    Not quite as bad as some, but really annoying My husband answered the phone they knew his name and said that as his ********* energy tariff was due for renewal they were ready to offer new one. Our tariff doesn't end until July 2025 so he let them carry on offering a price £30 a month less...
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    Happy Birthday Astoness (Lyn)

    Late as always Lyn, :p hope you had a lovely day. love from Alberta and Steve.
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    William F Lloyd - Walsall Central Police Station ~1900s-1930s

    William frederick Lloyd born 1876 Gresford Wrexham Wales. Joined Walsall police in 1898 , he was a bricklayer. He married in Walsall 1900 He retired in 1931. 1939 census entry 41, Broadway west, Walsall William F Lloyd , b 30 th september 1876. widower, Police pensioner. William died on 12th...
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    Guest family of Aston

    Guest family sailing to New York fom Liverpool in 1891 on the Majestic. Julia age 40 Miss Florence age 16 Edgar 8 Henry 6 Mr Sydney age 17.
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    Guest family of Aston

    Edwin Guest married Julia Wayne 1869 1871 census Handsworth Staffs (looks like Finch road) Edwin Guest age 25 bookkeeper born Birmingham Julia Guest age 22 born Nottingham Harold E age 4 1881 Beacon Terrace Handsworth Edwin Guest age 36 Silversmiths Clerk Julia age 32 Harold Edgar age 14...
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