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I would like all members to remember how hard the staff work to make the BIRMINGHAM HISTORY FORM a great site Members ask difficult questions and from no where comes an answer. Thank you Nick Phillips

MWS, thanks for your reply. I do like it when I know the name of the person who replies. The name Alfred Phillips, appear a number of times in my family tree that for some reason I cant trace. In 1861 Robert Phillips was living in Winchcombe aged 34, he had a son named Alfred aged 1 (my uncle)...

I'm very sorry it must be my age but I don't understand your reply ( _ _ _ I found that match the given details _ _?). Nick S Phillips

Was this reply from Russell? Not sure if I should ask any more questions to see if we are looking at same Alfred? Nick S Phillips

Russell, was your Alfred born around 1902? If you say yes or maybe I will ask you a few more questions. Nick S Phillips

Paul (?) I'm looking at 2006 Birmingham A-Z , no Old man Road, also looked at old A-Z which when new cost 6/- ( six shillings no date ) still no Old Man Road. If can help in any other way please contact me. Nick Phillips

I received a letter from NHS addressed to :- Parent / carer of Mr Nicholas PHILLIPS. I'm in my seventies, it would be possible that my parents could be still alive but they died a numbers of years ago. Yes it would be possible that I would have a carer but I don't Why is PHILLIPS in capitals...

Oxford ENGLISH Dictionary 2002 :- woke past of WAKE. wakes, waking, woke; emerge or cause to emerge from sleep. Words do over time come into our language, but if left becomes right we will be in trouble. Nick Phillips

Shaun-C, my family tree goes back to1864. I've spent long time on this research. Sometime weeks looking at one name. I've learnt that you need to be careful when you read the information on any certificate. When my grandmother was born in Coleshill on fifth March 1871 her mother marked the...

Shaun-C, sorry I wasn't able to help you. Nick Phillips

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Shaun-C, if you talk with staff at Witton cemetery or if you are able visit. You will find the staff will do all they can to help. On thirty first (31) May 1908 my uncle (Samuel) was born 197 Hunters Rd Birmingham. He died on twenty eighth (28) November 1909, at 10 Court 11 Great Russell St...

Aston Lad, I looked up "Old photographs of Birmingham". I found a photo of Lyndhurst under construction. Not sure how I found it. Not very good with the computer hope you can work it out. Nick Phillips

We also had a Wrensons on Hingeston Street (Brookfields) going into the city it was on the left hand side of the road close to Ellen St. The area had many food shops, when I was a child I did sometimes go into the shop, but already said that the area had many shops. Nick Phillips :)

I cant remember where or when I read this. The first born male child was often named after his father. But knowing that children often died in first year of his life, if a second child born he would also take his fathers name. Nick Phillips

Katelindz, This is my childhood area born in Coralie St 1952 had to leave after a house fire in 1968. I still visit the area often for a walk, in my head I can still see the area the way it was in my head I can still see the old back - houses. At the time didn't realize how many different type...

I think its very sad to see these pubs closing the doors. I've said this before, the only way us customers can help put a stop to the doors closing, is to remember the good times we all have had in (our pub). Is to remember to good times we have had. I'm sure you will get a warm welcome should...

We hear a lot of people complain when pubs close or vandals knock them down. If we want our pubs to survive we need to return . Pubs are expensive to run rents are these days a joke, if you look at any pub the lights that are on in one day is more then most of us would use in a month. Those...

What I find very strange, I see a child in a push chair these days they can't yet walk or talk properly yet they have a I phone and seem to have no problems at all. My son gave me a I Phone last Christmas and I still have no idea, his son almost fifteen years old can't understand why I cant...

Put the new phone in the box hide it away and use the old phone he knows how it works. Last Christmases my son gave me a new phone and I still have no idea how it works. Nick Phillips