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  1. Di.Poppitt

    Hillie Poppitt

    She is such a little sweetheart.
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    Pudding.

    I am sorry Jean. Our animals give us so much don't they, and it takes a while before you can even begin to think of those happy times with them.
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    Baker

    In 1851 there is a Charles Baker born 1841 living in Wolverhampton Staffordshire, his parents are Charles a Brass Founder and Charlotte, they have been living in Wolverhampton for between 4 & 5 years, as the youngest child is a year old and the only one of the family to be born in Wolverhampton...
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    My Wife Doreen

    Love it Eric.:)
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    Before and after

    Hi Eric, I save to Jpg and there is never a prob with it. I usually find that a good size for the Forum is between 400/500kb. When you have uploaded a few times it will all become clear and you will realise where you have been going wrong. Good Luck and don't give up.:)
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    Before and after

    That's a lovely photo of you Eric.:) If you are having a problem uploading photos, if you scroll down to 'manage attachments' there is a list of both file types and file size. I tried to upload a Bitmap file yesterday and found that the forum doesn't upload that file type. Easy to change by...
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    Rag Market

    I'm sure it will be a memorable day, maybe you could take photo's Mariew.:)
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    Before and after

    OK Here goes Me aged 7 taken at Canterbury Road School Me taken by Charlie at Canterbury Road School reunion in 2007.
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    Outer Circle Race Walk

    We are not good at remembering our fellow mans achievments are we.
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    Outer Circle Race Walk

    I remember Don Thompson , Alfie. I just looked him up and it was in 1960 when he won Gold for the 50K walk. I can't find anything about him walking the Outercircle, but I remember it too.
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    Kunzles

    Re: Kunzell Cakes Just looking at them puts another inch on your hips.
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    Strange Request

    It's amazing what you learn.:) Mike, I didn't know if it was the bus in Utoxeter. I had it in my picture file, possibly taken form this forum at some point.But you were spot on as Lloyd cofirms:rolleyes:
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    Jones Lizzie married in 1901-1910 to?

    Re: Lizzie Jones married in 1901-1910 to? No, you will need to order the certificate to find anything more.:)
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    Grave care (and opinions, please)

    Hello Sophiesmom, I can't answer your question about the maintenance of your grandfather's grave, but I can tell you that it is likely that his name appears on a memorium tablet outside St Martin's Church. It is a recent memorial erected to those civilian's who lost their lives in an air raid...
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    Strange Request

    Hi Paul, not sure if this is BCT, but it meets your other criterior:rolleyes:
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    Jones Lizzie married in 1901-1910 to?

    Re: Lizzie Jones married in 1901-1910 to? The reference for the marriage certificate for Walter Frederic Handley and Lizzie Jones is September Quarter Kings Norton 6C 863
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    Salvation Army Nursery Road

    That is good news Lyn.:0314:
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    Can YOu Remember Your First Day At Work

    Re: Can YOu Remember Your First Day At Wok I can't recall my first day either, how daft is that. As I have often banged on I worked Kynochs or ICI as it became, I stayed until we were married and moved away from Birmingham. This year I met up with a couple of old pals from those days, there...
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    Post Codes

    Bernard, two of my uncles worked all their lives for the Post Office as it was then. They were my Dads brothers Len and Sid Worrall.:)
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    St Peters And St Davids Church Water Orton

    This from Wikipedia A Chapel of Ease was erected here in the 14th century to save the villagers trudging through the often flooded Tame Valley to the Parish Church at Aston This was replaced by the present church and all that survives of the Chapel are the listed remains of a Medieval Cross...
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