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Caleb Foden was born in Erdington in 1805, the year of the battle of Trafalgar during the Napoleonic wars. He was the son of John, a hay trusser. In 1841, Caleb describes himself as a publican and in 1851, as a market gardener and retail brewer. The readily available farm products, such as...

Would anyone be interested in this story? In the 18th century, Erdington was a village situated only a few miles north of Birmingham, Warwickshire, and at equal distance from the town of Sutton Coldfield in Staffordshire. It was surrounded by rich farming land. In 1750, there was a population...

I found Harold F Foden is the brother of Arthur and that they were the sons of George Frederick Foden b1863. He and his wife Alice worked on Kettlehouse farm 1888-1894 and then went on to Gainsborough Hill farm . In 1911 George states he is on "own account" which ties in with Harold's saying of...

Chris, I think there was also another (4th) son born Walsall district 1919, called Harold Frank Foden, with mother Downes . This seems to coincide with your HG text.

Love this forum & all that contribute!

Thank you MWS. The most intriguing one for me is the sale in 1830. It would be interesting to know when the farm stopped being as such, the reason for it, and who the house was sold to.

PJMBurns, I have no access to any sites (including Ancestry) as my politic is not to subscribe to them - I wait for free week ends that people tell me about ! (I am a long long way from any public British library).

Should I deduct from above, that BHF staff do not have automatic access to most genealogy sites & newspapers ? That would be appalling to know subscriptions are not subsidised after all the work you staff members put into this forum. If this is the case then I thank again MSW for the work he's...

Wow, MWS, what can you tell us about the SALE of, Change of use, any death notices, plus the court case of Arthur ? All that is the type of info I would love to have and to see added to the history of the house. Bring it all on please.

All of the above is particularly interesting, thanks to you all. Would anyone know any more about the house built 1740, it seems to belong to Birmingham heritage ?

Thank you very much for these maps, they have helped me to understand the whereabouts of the farms.

OMG what a way to go! Farming can be so dangerous.

Perhaps Mikejee could help out!

Yep twas me. Checked with FreeBMD . He died at Walsall aged 58.

I have been able to glean info from the 1939 registry (even tho' having no paid access!) and have followed up as best I could: At Mill Green farm, I found 8 people: Arthur E Foden 1886 - 1944 head Nellie Downes / Foden 1888 wife Frances M Foden / May Dau William G Foden 1915...

Caleb Foden is my 2 x gt grandfather !!*$ù Thks

Thank you for the quick reply. The people you mention are all known to me & on my tree! But to find the others, is it possible to search by the address: Mill Green Farm or Mill Lane on Chester Road?

I would love to know who those Fodens were in Mill Green farm, maybe they belong to my tree! Could any good body help me with a look up on the 1939 census please? I know from Chris' info above there are Fodens in Mill Green farm but not exactly who / how many. For the research, Borough is...

Once again I will thank you all for the help I have had from this forum - I would never have been able to write up my grandpa's history without you. I started way back in 2010, not knowing where Erdington, Oscot, New Oscot, Perry Bar, Kingstanding, Streetly was. It's such an interesting story...

Thanks Richard for this, it ties in with my Foden family of College farm, Oscot in the 1860's and the 70's for the Townshends.