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What memories you have brought back I to went to Ridpool Road and Lea Village girls.It was lovely to read the names of the people who lived down the grove as I had forgotten them. The only one I did remember is Teece as one of their lads married my moms sister. I remember the big bonfires they...

Lovely to read your memories of the ice skating rink I spent many happy hours there.A group of us girls used to go about 3 times a week to the general skating in the late fifties. Oh happy days. Dorothy.

Thanks Bren for your help it looks like I will have to get the marriage certificate to get the right family. I have been working on the assumption that it is the John Martin from Freeman Road Aston as thats the area the family lived in. Dorothy.

Hi I am I am now looking into Rose Crump born 1881 she was married to John Martin Curley in 1907. I have found a line of Crump's where they have a Rose who was 2months in 1881.it said she was born in Birmingham When we get to 1901 she is off the census form but I find a Rose Crump who is a...

When we used to go shopping and of course had to touch everything mom used to say Touch with your eyes not your hands.I also remember the saying Gone of with a B k man we always used to cry because we thought it was true. Dorothy.

Alberta thank you so much for your help. what you have given me might explain why I cannot find this family on the 1901 census. perhaps there might be a spelling error. I will give that a try. I am convinced this is my William. Thank you from Dorothy.

Thank you Beatrice for your reply I will look into this William. It not easy when you don't have any details about the family and nobody to ask. Thanks for your help. Dorothy

Thanks for all you reply's its so good of you. Barrie I have looked up that service information again here is what it says. William Holtham Parish st Thomas Birmingham Warwick Age 34years and 286 days. it also says he was a brass worker. Pomgolian and Di I had been looking towards this family...

Hi Barrie I got the birth date from the ancestry site were you look up and see the forms where the men joined up for the 1st world war. I will have to go back and check it. I could have made a mistake. Thanks for your help Dorothy

Hi Brummie Lad I have found part of the family I am researching ( Curley ) lived at Bath Street in 1861 with a family called Coleman and in 1871 they were living at 5 Bath Street. I guess these houses are gone now. I don't know anything about this family as I am just starting to look into them...

Hi I hope you can point me in the right direction. I am trying to find William Albert Holtham. DOB 1880. I can not find him on any census forms but I did find a possible in the service records this person joined 31/8/1914 his number was 11988. he joined in Birmingham and from what I can find...