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1889 Edith Emma Hankinson married Hugh Grist at the Wesleyian Chapel, Coventry Road, Aston. She gave her address as 176 Green Lane, Smallheath and her father as Joseph Horton Seth Hankinson, deceased, Pork Butcher. Any info on Edith Emma Hankinson, Joseph Horton Seth Hankinson or the Chaple in...

Thanks Alan Thats really usful info. Do you think any records they had would still exist? if so where do you think they might be held? Helen

Thanks for the info, I'll keep it on file for when I get that far. Helen

Thanks for the offer Terry but I have already printed them off. I have found them facinating but as I have so little knowledge about military matters a little confusing too. As a nurse I have had a great deal of experience deciphering doctors handwriting but some of the entries in his...

Yes but what I am really after is info about their role as a National Health Approved Society. Before the welfare state came into being after WW2, workers used to pay into "clubs" so that they could be paid "benefit" in times of hardship such as illness. Harry appears to have offered the...

Great Uncle Harry Woodyatt of 27 Bishop Street, Birmingham, has written on his medical discharge form from WW1 that his National health Approved Society is the Unitarian Brotherhood, Birmingham. My husband thinks this might be a Methodist Church organisation? Can anyone tell me anything about...

I am probably posting this in the wrong place but..... Great Uncle Harry Woodyatt of 27 Bishop Street, Birmingham, has written on his medical discharge form from WW1 that his National health Approved Society is the Unitarian Brotherhood, Birmingham. Can anyone tell me anything about this...

Great Uncle Harry Woodyatt of 27 Bishop Street, Birmingham, has written on his medical discharge form from WW1 that his National health Approved Society was the Unitarian Brotherhood, Birmingham. Can anyone tell me anything about this organisation? Do any of their records survive and if so...

Thank you Lloyd! I paid the dosh, got the address and have contacted Shelagh. I was just so excited when she replied to my letter. Since then i have also used 192.com to find addresses for other "lost" family just waiting to hear if they want to renew contact or not. Thanks again for the...

Thanks Mike but I think I have found a more recent address via 192.com. My only concern is given his age he may have passed away and my writing to that address might upset any remaining family. But this weekend I am going to put pen to paper and see what happens. Helen

Thanks Both, For the encouragement and the suggestion that I try 192.com. Hadn't thought to do that because the people I am usually searching for are long dead ancestors. Will let you know how it turns out Helen

I trained as a Nursery Nurse at Solihull techinical College 1972-4. My best friend was fellow NNEB student, Shelagh M. Walker. Shelagh married Robert G. Davis 29 Feb 1976 at Stratford-on-Avon Registry Office (it was a Sunday and it opened specially) I still have the photos. Unfortunately...

Re: Cadbury's Bournville Thanks to Wendy putting the link for the Cadbury's prog on this site, I think I may have found another branch of my tree!! Olive and Ivor Woodyatt talk about working for Cadbury's on the film. My Great Grandmother was a Woodyatt. Her father Thomas Woodyatt and his...

Re: The Blundells-Needlemakers When your friend has finished his book do let us know, I would very much like to read it!. My ancestors were very involved in making nedles in Redditch in the later half of 19c. Indeed I worked in the factory in Studley for 3 months between finishing college and...

Thank you so much Alberta, I have always found it difficult to trace this branch back because William Porter is such a common name but you seem to have demolished my brick wall!! Thanks for taking the time Helen

Thank you so much Bren, now you give me details I can remember their christian names, I am sure that it was Roy who worked at Cadbury's. Eleanor being a family name I was supposed to be given it. However, I was told Dad didn't like it so I was called Helen instead but called Nell by many of my...

Thanks for the photo. We plan to come up to Brum for our hols in August so that I can track down some of the addresses associated with my family and also places I remember from my teenage years. St Luke's will be high on my list to visit Thanks again Helen

William Porter, son of William John Porter, was 21 in 1907 when he married my Great Grandmother Eleanor Rosa Woodyatt in St Luke's Birmingham. Is the church still standing? Both William Porter and his father were Tin-plate workers. Can anyone tell me what that means? I think that William John...

I was born in Studley in the 50's (to much of a lady to say exactly when) moved away in the mid 70's though my family stayed there.... Anyway in the 60's we lived in Lansdown Road Studley and along the road lived a lady called Pat Morrall not sure if she was involved in the needle industry but...

Am I allowed to say "blo*dy hell!!!!!" on this site? 'cos that was what I said when I clicked on your reply! I had searched marriages on Ancestory for months for a record of Auntie Nell's marriage and you find it in less that 24 hours. What can I say except thank you so much, which somehow...