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Thanks for all that Mikejee and Chris, it's all new to me and very interesting. As for the Middletons, I have found a link to the Fodens. Hah ha ! Ellen Middleton b1863, married 1888 with Isaac Foden 1860-1923. (Thornhill farm, Perry Barr Common farm). She had a brother Linneus b1867. It could...

09 January 1915 - Walsall Observer, and South Staffordshire Chronicle - Walsall, : Belgium Burnett Road. Streetly; Lunneaus. Middleton, Manor Farm: Arthur H.'witt, Golf Club House: A. J. Illings, Hardwick Road; James Foden. Chester Road: John Joseph Birch. Chester Road: and William Whorton...

Sorry I can't help much with the Pickerings (and threw out all "non usefull" records during the lockdown Agh!) This is all I have left: John William Pickering, born Carlisle 1870, married 1897 Mary Foden b1871 from Perry Barr. They had 2 children Joseph William 1899, Frank Clarence 1901. Then...

Afraid I don't know much about the Lawrence family, if they took over other farms, ref #226, after 1911 Blakelands farm. They don't seem be connected to Charles Lawrence born 1870 (in Notts) the school teacher who married Margaret Foden.

Yes you're right, I mixed them both up and the fact that Birmingham had a jewellery quarter didn't it ?

On the Naval record at the bottom, it gives his name + "Jew". So it probably ties in with his family being in the gemstone business and why he went to S.A.

1911 own account, Gainsborough Hill Farm. George F is the grandson of Caleb Foden

William George Foden 1857-1921 is at the Bulls Head 1911 until his death.

So we don't know what effects she left. - Harry Foden (1878-1938) was probably the son of Charles Foden. - Charles Lawrence was probably the husband of Margaret Foden (1878-1966), daughter of George Foden & Sarah Goodwin. Margaret was a school governess and just happened to marry Charles who...

When John Foden died, he left Emma £3744 so she had a tidy sum to keep her going. I wonder if Harry Spencer heard about that ....

Great research work from Pedrocut / MWS / JR Stanley !

Postcard of Little Aston Hall circa 1920

Emma didn't have much chance with the first 2 men she married, and she had no choice except to remarry again so as to have someone to feed her & the children. Let's hope it's 3rd time lucky.

So when did Polly go on to be tenant of the Boars Head ?

So Pollie / Polly was a daughter of Harry Spencer & Emma Elizabeth Williams. Emma went on to marry again with John Foden who died in 1904 at the Royal Oak.

Hi, I'm afraid I haven't found anything on Polly Foden and the Boars Head Handsworth, nor anything in the 1901 census. Would Polly be her pet name ? That's interesting to know you lived on Blakelands farm, what was it like at that time?

I guess only the very rich farmers got the chance to buy. The others wouldn't have been able to put up a fight against the Londoners.

Most interesting. I imagine most of the tenant farmers would have liked to buy their farms at the time. I wonder how many actually did.

For Pedrocut Burial Inscriptions, Short Heath Erdington In affectionate remembrance of ELIZABETH daughter of JEREMIAH and EMMA CUTLER who died April 19th 1868 aged 3 years and 11 months. Our child that moulders in the tomb was beautiful from birth We fondly thought to see her bloom, a lovely...

Headstones recorded by BMSGH at Erdington Parish Church, St Barnabas ( and the following by courtesy of Marion Hall of Streetly). Ellen Cutler . Third and beloved daughter of Linn. & Harriet Cutler died March 18th aged 10 months She drooped like a flower that was nipped in the bud She has gone...