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I have a distant relative, born Annie MORRIS in Birmingham in early 1877. Her parents were Benjamin and Emma MORRIS. Annie's family moved to Shrewsbury for a while and then returned, and Annie worked in the Jewellery trade as a young woman and lived in Wheeler Street. After 1901, the family...

Thank you to all of you for your replies. Pollypops, the 2 court appearances and convictions were on 14 Oct 1828 and 9 March 1841. Experience with others of my 'old lags' is that in those days if the sentence was 6 months, then that is exactly what you served, so it would have been 14 Oct...

I have discovered a small but select band of 'old lags' amongst my MOLESWORTH ancestors from Birmingham, including Joseph who was transported. My most recent discovery is Edwin MOLESWORTH, son of Oliver and Sarah, Christened in St Martin's in 1809. He is a 1st cousin 4x removed, his Grandfather...

Hi there, No, it doesn't ring any bells. I shall keep all these names in mind, as quite often, a new lead later can throw up a connection that is not obvious at the time. Thanks for all your help. Best wishes, Jane

Well, I have the answer. The grave was a private grave. The first person in the grave was Lucy GROVES, who was buried in Jan 1873. She was 22, and the daughter of George & Naomi who lived in Sparkbrook. I can find/think of no connection with my family. After that, in 1884, Elizabeth DANIELS...

I will certainly post the final info when I have it. Yes, I have found 'strangers' in otherwise family graves, so that may well be the answer here. All the best Jane

Yes, John DANIELS died some years before, possibly in 1879, but certainly 1871-1881. And he was also really seriously poor - a Labourer, and they lived in a Court. Also, I think he is buried in Witton. Yes, I will contact BMSGH. The whole thing is fascinating! Thank you for your help, Jane

Ahh! Or maybe not! Doesn't look as though you can search by Grave Number. Jane

Ah - I think I have just spotted the answer to my own second question in the JQRG material! Jane

Dear brumgum and pollypops, Thank you SO MUCH! Absolutely FANTASTIC! It never fails to overwhelm me when I see how kind, and generous of their time, my fellow Brummie's are. I am also really chuffed that my highly instinctive rather than fact-based digging has proved correct! I had a total...

Hi there, I would be very grateful if someone could do a L/U for me in Warstone Lane Cemetery records. I live in Devon, and only get up to Brum occasionally. A Victorian cousin, Elizabeth DANIELS nee MOLESWORTH formerly EVANS appears to have died in April to June 1891, in Birmingham. I am sure...

Hi Pat, Thank you very much for this. This looks a good bet - I still have not found poor old George buried anywhere else. Have you any idea where the burial records may be (other than pres. in Worcestershire Records Office)? The pics of Powick are wonderful. I saw them last year when I was...

I am attempting to attach the pics I have. I have scanned them, and for some really odd reason, the files are huge. I tried to email them to someone and that failed. I will try to load them here. Seem to have managed the 2 smaller ones but not the bigger one. Will have one more go...

Thanks Leslam, yes, I had tried all the by-ways and side-tracks, but still nothing. And yes, I saw Maria, but no, def. not her. But thank you so much for your offer of taking a look. I have actually now had the benefit of a trip up to Birmingham, and a visit to the Archives (thank goodness I...

I have a family called BEST living in Essex Street in the 1840s and 1850s, who had several children Christened and buried at St Thomas, Bath Row. They are all pretty well documented on Family Search, even those who both were born AND died in the same decade and never appeared on a Census...

Ah, that would make sense Brian. The HINDS grave was in the name of Dr William HINDS, older brother of a 2 xGGfather, and he was not only a GP who was a Medical Officer of Health, advisor on 'lunatics' to the Workhouse authorities and other such from the 1840s to 1880s, but he was also Professor...

Hi Brian, Actually no, it is George JAMES H5v, Elizabeth H6v, sister Amelia G7v, Sarah Elizabeth B43 and Ellen Amelia A31. It is quite odd, as other large family groups that are buried there of my other lines (eg HINDS K653, PRATT Q777) are largely buried in the same grave (and both those do...

Thanks Brian. No it is probably a bit too long afterwards. Interesting though. George's son, also George (my 2 x GGFather), his wife, several daughters who died young of TB, and an unmarried sister, are all buried in Key Hill. Best wishes Jane

Thank you Sheri, Pat and Andy for your very helpful replies. I think the answer seems to be that he might have been buried in Powick's own burial ground because they probably had one, or he might have been taken home if his family could pay - and I am not sure they could. Yes Andy, the George...

This post is not unlike Shortie's of last August under the heading 'Asylum/Hospital at Bromsgrove', but the question is a little different. It relates to burials at the Worcester County Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, Powick, Worcestershire. I know this is not quite Birmingham, but as so many parts...