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    Hickling Wragg

    Hi Jennyann I have obtained her death certificate and it says died 8 sept 1878 parish of Sutton Coldfield. thanks for taking the time to look for me. Sandra
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    Hickling Wragg

    Hi I wonder if someone can help please. I would like to try and find the obituary of a ELEANOR HICKLING WRAGG who died 8 sept 1878 parish of Sutton Coldfield or even her will. People have told me you can get them up on internet. but i don't know which sites, or I wonder if the library would...
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    wragg job

    Re: job wragg ,Hi Maggie, Sorry if I have already replied to you with the same question, I have just started doing the family tree again and on going through my notes and came across your message. You say your father was Evelines son can you tell me his name and did he have a sister Joan who...
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    Follet Osler School

    Hi Everyone, Looking for pupils that went to OSLER STREET SCHOOL LADYWOOD in 1961 does anyone remember JOHN O'CONNOR best friend was DAVID EDWARDS Sandra.
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    O'connor

    Hi Ladylinda , Thank you so much for your quick responce, I must have missed that one, I have been trawling through hundreds of names looking for the marriage the only one I could find was Nellie Moore , when I phoned friends they said they used to call her Nellie and not Ellen. I hope they will...
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    O'connor

    Hi Everyone I wonder if someone can help please, I have been trying all day to trace a JOHN THOMAS O'CONNOR. My friend only knows that this was his dad's name, his mother was a ELLEN MOORE. I have not much information to go on but this is what I have found. I have found out they got married...
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    Rudge

    Hi , I wonder if anyone is researching the RUDGE family tree. Edwin Rudge B 1864 Wolverhampton married a Martha Saunders they had 5 children, Edwin B1885 , Thomas B1888, Alfred B1890, Laura E. B1891, May B1896 all children were born in Aston Birmingham. I am at a standstill. 2 researchers...
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    Manor Park School Vicarage Road

    Hi Irene, Just remembered a few more names . I think it was Pamela Gaskin, there was a Marie Allen, Christina Bayliss, and I think her friends name was Anita ?.Also I think there was a Irma Green ? If I think of anyone else I will let you know. Classes were split into 3 forms, Form 1A , 1B, 1C...
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    Manor Park School Vicarage Road

    Hi Irene, I was at Manor Park School in 1966 -1970, I cannot remember a Susan Bradbury /Cleaver. You have got me thinking now, I can remember a Pat Finch, Betty Steane, Ann Scarrott, Gail Morris, Glyniss Parsons, Josephine Quigley, Annette Layton, Pamela ? she lived Aston Cross way, Christine ...
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    Hidson rd/ Woolmore rd Erdington date built

    Hi Jennyann, Thank you so much for the extra information, I am trying to find out the names of the people that lived in our house, I can only find 3 families so far, it looks like the house was passed down to the sons or daughters according to our deeds. Families in those days stayed quite close...
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    Hidson rd/ Woolmore rd Erdington date built

    Hi Jennyann, Thank you so much for the information it has been very helpful. We live in Hidson Rd . and have just found out that my husbands grandfather and uncle and dad helped build our house We found out this as I was doing the family tree, but with your help we have managed to find out the...
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    Hidson rd/ Woolmore rd Erdington date built

    Hi everyone, I wonder if anyone can help please. Trying to find when the houses in Hidson Rd / Woolmore Rd / Hesketh Crescent were built. Or do you know where I can find out. We think it was 1935/6 Is it true the roads were named after the first people that purchased the house on a new estate...
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    Van Allen clothes shops

    Hi Everyone, My sister Pat told me about the Van Allan thread, My first job in the 70's was at Hiltons as a junior in the coat dept, then progressing to the Bridal floor which was a lovely place to work our manageress was Mrs Daly. Hiltons was taken over by Van Allan, when that happened all...
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    Sunday lunch

    Hi Everyone, Thanks for all your suggestions about best sunday lunches. We ended up at THE ENGLISH HOUSE at LICHFIELD lovely meal,with fresh vegetables (not frozen ),and lovely puddings, also free glass of wine.Will be definately be going back. Sandra
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    Sunday lunch

    Hi Jean, May try that next time. Sandra
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    Trooper Lichfield

    Thanks for your reply Jenny Ann, Looks like I will have to find somewhere else. Sandra
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    Sunday lunch

    Hi everyone, Wanted names of pubs that do a nice sunday lunch was going to the Trooper but has been told its closed. Sandra
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    Trooper Lichfield

    Hi , I wonder if someone knows if the TROOPER PUB in Wall Lichfield is still open, only I have heard its been closed again. Hope someone can help, was thinking of going tomorrow for sunday lunch, Sandra
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    bicycle shop kingstanding ?

    Hi Everyone, I wonder if anyone can help please. I am currently doing the WRAGG family tree. I was talking to someone the other day and they said their used to be a family with a shop in or around the Kingstanding area with the name of WRAGG they thought it might have been a Hardware or Bicycle...
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    Musson Family

    Hi Shera and Lloyd, Thanks for your quick reply, Lloyd when you looked on the 1912 electrol roll was Wilfred wife's name Mabel. Thanks again, Sandra
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