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Wonderful! Nothing changes! Jane

Thank you both, yes this really makes sense - as you say Pedro, it was not his PRIMARY job in 1911. So my question about having to take another job if you were on the periphery of a big club is about right. I think he WAS a Professional and was 1st team by the end of his career, as he features...

Thank you very much for these really interesting items. Were they all from the 'Sports Argus'? Also for your info, MSW. I attach a cutting from the "Evening Express", a Welsh newspaper, which gives the bio of Tom. From your cuttings, it does suggest that he may have been at Bournbrook rather...

I would be very grateful for any help, advice or pointers anyone can give me on the following: Tom ABLEY, a distant cousin, was born in Dudley in early 1888, and later moved to Selly Oak with his family. In 1903, he began playing football with Selly Oak Athletic Club. He went to Bournbrook FC...

Thank you Steve, that is brilliant. I am most grateful. Regards, Jane

Thanks Alan, that is really useful. The information provided about the service required before a medal was awarded does tend to support my suspicion, that my Grandfather must have put in several years of service in Birmingham City Police. Regards, Jane

Hi Steve, Thank you so much for your reply. Yes, I do understand that the records of regular officers have survived far better than those of Specials. And Dave Cross did helpfully refer me to an article he had written on the Specials. I would be most grateful if you could take another look for...

My maternal Grandfather William John MOUGHTON (11 2 1883-6 5 1948), who ran an Educational Publishers on Ludgate Hill, Birmingham, as 'his day job', served in Birmingham Special Constabulary in WW1. My cousin has his Birmingham Corporation Water Works Guard Duty Medal, and also his Long Service...

Hi again Blenheim, Wanted to say a big thank you, now I have had time to fully explore the import of what you said. Although I am quite an old Genealogy hand, I had not spotted the innovation that you refer to, on the GRO site, and although it is not really a help for this particular problem...

Hi Blenheim, Many thanks. I have the second Oliver's Death Certificate, but yes, the fact that it shows the age on the actual index, for the early deaths, is very interesting. I am still looking for those missing Burials, and sadly even the Certificate gives no clue. Best wishes Jane

I was really interested in this thread, as I got a huge shock when I accessed the 1939 Register and discovered that my Dad had served in the AFS in Smethwick. He is recorded as such on the Register. Later on, he served in the army in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, but was not called up...

Thanks Janice, it is a great photo. I had seen a very poor copy of this pic, but this one is a lot better, and gives a much better idea. Jane

Thank you very much for your help, MWS and Mike. Yes, I have found one rather poor picture, showing the pub, apparently recently closed. Dating it is rather difficult, but it could be the early 90s. The dates are really useful Mike. Charles MEREDITH was originally a silversmith - most of his...

Hello everyone, I can see that there have been discussions about the pubs on the Alum Rock Road over the years, but I cannot find any specific reference to "The Rock" pub. I understand that it was situated on the corner of Alum Rock Road & Bowyer Road. I think it may have closed in the 1960s or...

Another update for friends here on the Forum who have followed this amazing discovery of my French family after so many years. My cousin Rosemary and myself have now met Michaële and her husband Stéphane twice, first here at our house in Devon last summer and then in London this spring. We have...

Thank you both Janice and JH. I am beginning to think that the address is a compression of both where he was before he died - i.e. the Asylum - and his home address before he ended up in the Asylum, or even where his next of kin were located. There is nothing to indicate this on the entry, and...

Thanks Mike, 2 very interesting articles. Jane

I have a relative, George EDMUNDS, who working in the Gun trade in Birmingham from c1855. He was variously described as a Gun Maker and Gun Smith, until the 1871 Census. He then appeared, living in Summer Street, described as a "Sword Fitter for Guns". His 15 year-old son, Henry George, was...

I have an ancestor, George EDMUNDS, born in Exeter Row in 1828, who was sentenced to Transportation in July 1849, but served his sentence instead on the Hulks and in the terrifying new prisons at Milbank and Pentonville. Upon release, he returned home, married and found work in the Birmingham...

Here is a real teaser. There were a fair number of C of E Churches in Birmingham, Aston, King's Norton and surrounding areas in the 1750s. Most of these have their Parish Records on line. But please, can anyone tell me if there are any which are NOT viewable online? I am looking for a Marriage...