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  1. ALB10N

    Bordesley to Yardley road.

    Pic' 5 - 9
  2. ALB10N

    Bordesley to Yardley road.

    Watched the match at my sons on Saturday & had a few beers. (As you do) ;) I'd meant to get the bus home, but decided to walk a bit of the way. Getting towards the 'watering hole' I had the choices of a bus, walk down Coventry road, or walk down Small Heath bypass.... So I did neither..... I'd...
  3. ALB10N

    Before and after

    You asked for it.... or did ya? Hmmmmm?! Aged about 8, then in my 20's, 30's? Not sure. Then last year with my youngest Great Granddaughter.
  4. ALB10N

    Do you know which day of the week you were born on?

    Did you know that there are NO births between the 2nd & 14th September 1752? Not in the UK, anyway..... Just a bit of trivia.... :)
  5. ALB10N

    To Peg it

    Try this.... Might help... :) https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/280700.html BiLL
  6. ALB10N

    Where is This? 149

    Clay lane?
  7. ALB10N

    Williams Alfred James & Olive ????

    I'm looking for a marriage between Alfred James Williams & Olive ???? FACTS. He was born in Birmingham, 1923. They were married before the end of 1946. They had two children, born somewhere between 1943 & 1960. 1st child is James. 2nd child is Karen (May have had a double-barreled name, as...
  8. ALB10N

    Who Do You Think You Are

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  9. ALB10N

    Bishop Street

    St David's must have gone a long, long time ago.... Parish Records are at Birmingham Library for St David's Church,... Baptism records held are from 1865 - 1945. There are a few records for St David's at this web site, https://warwickshire-info.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index.htm But nothing of use...
  10. ALB10N

    Bishop Street

    The Ecclesiastical Parish & District for Bishop street for that year is St David's. Hope that helps... :)
  11. ALB10N

    Britannia Warwick Road

    I had a few drinks in the 'old' Brit.... Always seemed more of a house converted to a pub, rather than a purpose built pub. After a drink or two or three.... I/we used to go over the road to the 'chippy'.... mmmm!! Must be around 30yrs ago when it got knocked down & re-built.
  12. ALB10N

    Help finding my Uncle

    Solved it at last....... :biggrin: Before i went on holiday, i wrote to Birmingham 'Forward' newspaper to put a message in the 'Where are they now?' section, looking for the children of Joe... A week after i returned i had a phone call off one of them.... I've found out that he's exactly...
  13. ALB10N

    Bruce James to Kate Robertson Marriage Look up

    Re: Marriage Look up It's the way you word it....... lol Sorry.... My mistake :(
  14. ALB10N

    Bruce James to Kate Robertson Marriage Look up

    Re: Marriage Look up James George Bruce Poplar 1c 668 1878 Sorry.... My mistake :(
  15. ALB10N

    Church Road, Yardley.

    AHA!!!! That's a great response..... :) Thank you all for taking the time and trouble. I lived at 232 from around 1986 - 1993ish... We paid £18,800 for it. The shop next door told us they were considering buying it themselves at the time... Sue,... Did your MIL also own the Launderette...
  16. ALB10N

    Church Road, Yardley.

    A question from my wife & daughter.... (We lived next door to this place, now our daughter does) On the corner of Church road & Wroxton road, Yardley, there is now a veterinary centre..... Before that it was a bathroom showroom. On the angled corner of the shop, above the ground floor is a...
  17. ALB10N

    Edge- Boxer

    Re: Birmingham's Boy Edge- Boxer Seems he never fought professionally.... https://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=260831&cat=boxer Some info on this page too.... https://www.ted.rudge.btinternet.co.uk/id23.htm Scroll down to Ellen street..... below the two photo's.
  18. ALB10N

    Remember Kayli?

    I had some from here recently..... https://www.oldestsweetshop.co.uk/sweets.asp?secid=8 They call it, Rainbow crystals, Lemon powder or.... one i've never tried, American Cream Soda Kali. Mmmmmmm!!!!! Tasty!
  19. ALB10N

    churches

    Maybe i'm missing something here..... But wouldn't it be on the marriage certicate?
  20. ALB10N

    baker family

    Sarah & Alfred are NOT at Roxton in 1939,.... Just the Hunts. I've given all the names of people living at these addresses at the time. Please don't forget that only people old enough to vote are recorded at these addresses. The only Laura & Henry Devere that comes up, is; 1939 Harborne...
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