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More guessing : There seems to be newspaper articles advertising the sale of buildings thru Miss Jane Chamberlain, Fodens Bldgs, Erdington in the 1870's, so business was carried out from that address. In 1905, Thomas Clayton, spring fitter of Fodens Blgds, New Oscott, is charged with cruelty...

I'm guessing the flower shows took place there. The Fodens were farmers and market gardeners. I don't know who the buildings belonged to though or what the address is.

I think I've pinned down : 1908-1924 is George Frederick (1863-1927) of Gainsborough Hill Farm 1915 is Isaac of Perry Barr Common Farm (1911-1923) I don't know enough about the others ...

I'm not French but live in France, here's what I think about the Google version. It may not be perfect but it's not bad at all, and you get the gist of the meaning very well. Free Grammar school however, should perhaps rather be translated as : un collège public.

Blotted my copy book in other ways ... :cold_sweat:

I think you hit the nail on the head. If you knew how to read & write it meant you had received instruction, and probably knew at least French as another language! Even now, not everyone gets that far.

I found both of the above words in the Chambers Dictionary. Depasturising - depasture : to put to pasture (graze). Salubrity or salubriousness : health-giving, pleasant They knew how to write "learned" english in those days. I'm amazed at the good grammar seen in the newspapers of then...

Killim 1 : Do you mean the actual College farm building still stands ? If so, I would love to see a photo of it as it is now !

The above Investigation report on child migration is very hard to read with such terrible accounts of the childrens lives. I could only read the first one completely. I don't want to make a judgement on the country for these forced migration doings. It was, I think, supposed to be best for the...

So glad the thread has helped you bring back so many memories. I've really enjoyed hearing about Fred & Alice and their way of living, and thanks for the photos of his market garden - which made me think about gt grandad James who would have had his nurseries so near there too.

Bravo Chris for this fantastic text for the history of the Home Guards! Love it.

I have tried to find out where Ada Foden ties in with us. She was the daughter of John Foden b1847 Erdington . He was the son of Matthew Foden b1821 Gravelly Lane, Erdington. Looking back on the thread 'Children of William Foden' #92, MWS tells us there was a Matthew b1820 to the elder...

He's her father, who is manager of the pub. Check on Findmypast; 1881 census can be seen.

Lovely memories of your childhood, Chris

1881Emma Spencer is in household of William Hy Williams in Handsworth.

Chris, You must disregard what I say above about George Foden marring a Lyons which in incorrect. In fact at number 105 is Ada Foden and Frederick Richard Lyon. There may be others there but I am not allowed to see that. When Ada died in 1940, her beneficiaries were (her brother) George Henry...

I'll check 1939 tonight and list the names it lets me see .... as from number say 50 - 150?

105 was Foden + Lyons, as George Henry Foden married a Lyons. Never mind, there's a lot of Fodena virus about just now. :)

Would this mean anything to you? 1939 census, there is Ada Foden who lived at 105 Chester Rd. Her father John Foden b1845 Erdington was a shopkeeper in 1881 and in 1911 it's Ada working an OUTDOOR LICENSE & GROCERY, although they lived at that time in Sutton Coldfield. Ada died in 1940...

I'm going to find a map of the area and see where all these street / road names are. It seems it was a special triangle of farm land.