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To Suzanne and Bewdley thank you both so much for all the information you have found out for me. I really appreciate this help. Ellen's husband was the twin brother to my husbands grand father. Reading through this makes me sad that Ellen lost her husband she was only young really and then lived...

Could I ask for help please. I have recieved a death certificate for Ellen Curley widow of ........Curley. date 26th January 1957. informant D Hodgetts niece 36 Bracken field Road Birmingham 22a. My Ellen G Curley was widowed in 1927 from Stephen Michael Curley so as this certificate does not...

I used to go to Saltley with friends but our school Lea Village used to take us to Woodcock Street that would have been in the early 50s.

George Henry Harper 1877-1945 professional football player born Birmingham May Evelyn wife 1882 born Birmingham Dorothy May Harper 1903 daughter born Grimsby. address 1 St Free Place Coventry Road Small Heath..this is 1911 Drusilla Harper 1840-1927 Albert Henry Harper 1882 Pawn brokers...

What great photos Lyn I can just imagine youre excitment can't wait to find out you next piece of exciting news.

My husband has asked me to try and find his fathers WW2 war service records. We have no information at all apart that he was in the army may have been a catering service. Is it possible to get records with out service numbers and ranks.? Thank you

Thanks for sharing your photos Bernard I loved them all.

Hi Judith sorry to have taken so long in answering you question. I did find 2 births for this marriage on free bmd. Pauline Silk born 1938 2Q 6d 454 Birmingham Jill Silk born 1949 2Q 9c 1114 Birmingham That,s all I know of them as I was only concerned with Ashburner name.

I have George Thomas Silk born 18/12/1910 Aston son of George Silk of 108 Henry Street Coffee house proprietor. This George Thomas Silk married Phyllis Margaret Ashburner 2/9/1937 Birmingham Register Office his father was deceased The marriage was witnessed by B W Wendle and G H Wendle. I have...

Thanks for the link Jayell what great pictures it gives a real insight into to working life of our jeweller ancestors .

Sylvia I am sorry to hear your sad news my thoughts are with you..Dorothy

Hi Amanda even though the places have changed it is just a good feeling to walk the area that the ancestors came from.Last year when we were in Birmingham we booked into the Campalia in Nechells for a night it had not been planned. We took a walk round the area and could not believe were we...

Would be nice to have photos from those happy days but I don.t think anybody in my group had a camera.Still at least the memory is still there.

Only the person that was adopted has the right to access adoption records. You could try posting on adoption sites leaving details and see if any contact is made or a person of that name is looking for contact. You could also write to the prope authority in the district were the child was...

Just to say I loved the book how any one got through all that I do not know I don't think I would have survived.

I cannot remember what census year but did find some one living in Bread Street when I did Google for it said it was now Cornwall Street. The person that lived there was a steel pen tool maker and I see that Joseph Gillott starting his pen business in Bread Street.

I wish I had known about this amazing place when I had my trip to England. We had a program on television last week it was a really moving program with interviews with service men and parents that had lost their sons.So sad to think of all those lives lost.

Thanks Lyn once again great pictures would that be Yardley cemetry on picture 84.?

Great Job Lynn how lovely to have a little bit of Birmingham history restored by you own hands.It looks great.

Went on line Sunday after reading here about this book had a email message from our library Monday so I have hust been to pick up the book so I am looking forward to reading it.