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The older brother of my Great Grandfather was Edward JAMES, born above his father George's hairdressing shop at 4 Congreve Street, Birmingham on 3 December 1841. He appears on the 1851 Census at the same address, aged 9. His mother was Elizabeth nee MOLESWORTH, and he had 6 siblings. George...

One of my ancestors (one of my 'Twigs' as my Husband calls them as they are not absolutely direct!), called Alfred Thomas RILEY b1874 in Aston is on the 1901 Census as a Visitor in the home of his married sister in Acocks Green. His job is described as Assistant Secretary GMCA, which has been...

Hi Margaret, I don't know if you are still interested in the school query, but I can tell you for certain that the school that comes up in St Thomas district as Birmingham Boarding School is the Birmingham Bluecoat Charity School that was based near St Philips. You can see all the records still...

Thank you very much to all who have posted on my query. The photo of the brooch is very interesting and I will attach it to my Tree as an example. As promised, I have now checked out my Black Ornament Maker. She was Esther WRIGHT, aged 23, living at 2 House, 2 Court, 6 Farm Street in the All...

Mike, this is wonderful, thank you so much. It is odd isn't it, because in Thomas' daughter's Marriage Certificate, from 1839, it quite clearly states Brass Street. Sounds as though there may have been some long-standing ambiguity about it. Perhaps it became Brass Street by common consent...

This is not so much a look-up request as a plea for suggestions/advice regarding the 1841 Census in Brum. I have been researching one of several Brummie family lines, the HUTCHINSONs. (Note: I made a previous posting about them having found my 3xG Grandmother Elizabeth HUTCHINSON's death in a...

Hi Davenport and mikejee, I have read both your posts with huge interest. This sounds like the solution to all my questions on the subject, and it is really interesting. I am away from home at present but will be back next week and will check out the locations you describe against the census...

Thank you Terry very much. The change is startling isn't it. So too is the quality of the photography. Best wishes Jane

Wow Alan, this is amazing! Thank you so much. Yes, the appeal is certainly for my relative, Mrs Holden was the oldest sister, Nora - the parents both died young and Nora seems to have kept the family together. It must have been a terrible blow to her, losing 2 brothers in a fortnight. Thank you...

Thank you so much Terry for your reply. I had found something of the Falfemont Farm action on the web, but this is fantastic to see it confirmed. The information about Leipzig Redoubt is fascinating. I would really appreciate it if you could photograph their names on the memorial. They are James...

Thank you very much dib44. I shall check it out. Especially as I have just discovered that James' younger brother (b April-June 1887), a Jewel Case Maker, was a Private in the 1st/6th Battalion RWR, service no. 241644, and also died on the Somme a fortnight earler, on 18 August 1916. Again, I...

My relative, James MERDITH b Oct-Dec 1883 in the All Saints district, served in the 15th Battalion of the Royal Warwickshires. According to both CWGC and Ancestry, he died on 3 September 1916, and his name is on the Thiepval Memorial. He was a Corporal and his service no. was 253. In civilian...

Thanks Dave. Yes, that sounds spot on. I am fairly sure that my man is involved with watches rather than guns, as he seems to come from a family involved with the Jewellery trade. My husband says that he assumes that a watch bar & swivel was the gizmo used to attach a pocket watch to a waistcoat...

Yes, I wondered about Jet myself. That was one of the most popular forms for Mourning jewellery at that time. Many thanks to those providing ideas. Best wishes Jane

I have a male relative who is listed in the 1891-1911 Censuses as a Swivel Turner or Swivel Maker. I have found Google references to this being both something from watch making - 'Watch Bar & Swivel Maker'. I have also found a reference in 1818 Wrightson's Directory to a 'Military Swivel...

Thanks Izzy, this does tend to point to the sort of decorative wears that I sort of suspected. I am sure it ties in with the Bhm Jewellery trades.

I have a relative, a young woman, described in the 1881 Census, as a Black Ornament Maker. She had previously been a Button Worker. I have Googled this and found an entry on Rootsweb suggesting that it is Blacksmithing. Clearly, it is not! There are also some links to wills, directories etc...

Many thanks to Suzanne & Bo for their kind replies. Yes, I had spotted the possible Aston Juxta marriage, and Elizabeth was born in Birmingham, so it is a possibility. However, I am also aware that IGI does not have a record of every marriage. But I will track down the original to see if it...

I am tracing one of my 3xGreat Grandmothers, Elizabeth Hutchinson, who was married to Thomas Hutchinson a general or agricultural labourer, and who was born in Birmingham in 1784-85. They lived in 1 Court, 2 Brass Street off Summer Lane in 1851. I have not yet been able to locate them in 1841...