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My husband`s grandmother Doris Rose Hunt was married to Herbert John Lynes but separated from him in the 1940s and went on to have a relationship with Stanley Pemberton - and had a child with him. We believe that she never actually married Pemberton - although she took his name - because...

thanks both of you. Unfortunately he died when my mother was only 5 so she didn`t know exactly where he worked. She could remember him once taking her to work with him and seeing the furnace

My grandfather William Henry Lyles Hayden (born 1883,died 1929) was a metallurgical assayer. On the 1911 census he was living in Lozells and his occupation was an assayer in the "sweep and bullion" trade. I think this means he was involved in extracting precious metals from waste but I`d...

Thanks so much. My mother is no longer alive but I do have a memory of her saying that she visited the grave many years ago and was distressed that it was overgrown and looking unloved. I do hope it is better now Jane

Thanks very much. The grave also contains his eldest daughter who died aged 2, which was 14 years before he was buried. They weren`t a wealthy family so I find it quite moving that they must have bought a grave large enough to hold the little girl and her father Jane

I have recently contacted Witton Cemetery for information about my Grandfather`s grave. They have given me the plot number - "Section 71; grave number 14412". They have also said "this is a private grave Grant No. 11061" Please can anyone tell me what the "Grant Number" is? Many thanks...

Thanks very much Rosie - I`ve looked at the Index now and see that my mother`s baby sister was also buried there so that was very useful. I will apply to BMSGH to get a copy of the entry in the register for both of them. Is there any way that I could find out if there is a memorial? Jane

My mother`s father William Henry Lyles Hayden died in Kings Norton 18/10/1929. We think he was buried in Witton Cemetery - he was a Quaker and so was not buried in a church graveyard. Sadly my mother is no longer alive so I cannot ask her. I would like to know for sure where he is buried and...

Hi Bewdley thanks very much for taking the time to do that - Elizabeth had an `interesting` life - started off as a Cooke, married a Jones, widowed, married Boardman and finally settled with Fletcher. She had children from each marriage and it took a while to sort them out - fortunately my...

Thanks very much anyway both of you. No, Astonian it wasn`t that Fletcher family - my chap was a cooper i.e. made barrels Jane

This is a bit complicated so I hope I can explain it clearly! My Gt-Grandma`s married name was Elizabeth Boardman and in 1891 she was living in Lower Mitton (Stourport). But between 1891 & 1898 Mr Boardman left the family and Elizabeth began a relationship with Albert Fletcher, and in January...

Thanks so much for all of that. Polly - I was especially interested to see the article saying he had absconded as I have never been able to find the family on the 1881 census - despite assistance from members of this forum! Perhaps he was laying low for a while. Jane

I`ve just found out that one of our ancestors Henry Sketchley Williams was made bankrupt in 1880 and he is described as a beer retailer at The Ring Of Bells, Aston. I wonder if anyone knows anything about this pub. Thanks Jane

Thanks for your help Jane

Sorry Mike - yes I had told you the wrong wedding date - I should have said 1919. Thanks for the information. Josephine was born in Ireland - might that have affected her right to vote? Jane

I`m trying to find out where John Dayman (born 1899) and his wife Josephine Marguerite (born 1893) lived. They were married in Leics. in 1899, but their eldest child and all following children were born in Birmingham - starting in 1920. John died in Birmingham in 1971 after which Josephine...

Hi Shera - thanks very much for that. May I ask how confident you are that it says chair rather than chain maker? I`ve seen this description on several census forms & birth and marriage certs and I`m still not sure which it is! I don`t know if it helps but Mary Ann Elizabeth had a brother...

I`m hoping someone might have access to the parish records for St Martins Birmingham. I`m interested in the baptism of Mary Ann Elizabeth Hallam. According to Familysearch she was born 25/7/1836 and baptised at St Martins 9/8/1837. Her parents were Joseph Hallam and Sarah Barlow. I`m hoping...

Thanks Bewdley - you are a star. I think I was only looking at marriages in Warwickshire - should have spread my net a bit wider! Jane

Thanks Shera - I don`t know how I missed that on Familysearch! I agree with you that the Census entry must be incorrect. I just have to find the parents` marriage now Kind regards Jane