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Most appreciated mikejee for the interesting information regarding Ernest Bennett recorded as a pawnbroker. I thought the business was probably owned by the Byfields, my grandmother' family. Thankyou.

BENNETT, PHILIP GEORGE b. 1897 lived at 78 Silver St. King's Heath, according to the 1911 census, lived with his parents, my G. grandparents, William Bennett and Ellen (nee Damms). The 1911 census shows that he was a messenger boy at that time and on his Marriage Certificate as an acetylene...

Emma, my grandmother arrived in Australia in the year 1920 aboard the ship 'Euripedes', with her husband/my grandfather Phillip George Bennett and my 6 month-old father George William. Prior to her marriage she lived at No. 4 St. George's Terrace/ Cooksey Rd. Deritend. Are there any Byfields out...

Having been unable to research my Bennett family recently, there certainly appears to be some sort of tie-in with Silver Street, Garrison Lane, Nechells and the Boot-menders trade, which certainly gives me confidence in start moving/researching sideways, which I intend to do shortly, rather...

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Hi! Astoness & Janice and thankyou very much for your response and help, I did not have this information on Ernest, as I hadn't yet gotten around to look into his life yet, as I am a beginner at this genealogy. It really is a shame that many records were destroyed during the W.W 2 bombing. My...

My Grandfather Philip George Bennett immigrated to Australia 1921, from Birmingham with Emma, my Grandmother, and my 1year old Father, I was too young to understand that he had served in W.W1 and Dad never made any mention of it either, however the only thing that I can vaguely remember was talk...

Adding to my Bennett family in Birmingham is Francis Alfred Bennett born 1903, also lived in 78 Silver St, King's Heath, according to 1911 census, brother of my Grandfather, Philip. Francis's Marriage certificate shows he married Marjorie Nellie Dangerfield, age 29, 12th. September 1936 both...

Thankyou all very much for the response and information, in regards to my G. Grandmother, Sarah Byfield, being injured in the blitz, 1940. Having taken advice from Astoness, to look at the '1911 census' it showed Sarah living at 34 Hick St.with my G.Grandfather, William Byfield. So now I should...

My grandparents, Phillip George Bennett and Emma (nee Byfield) immigrated to Victoria, Australia after W.W1 from Birmingham ( Deritend/Aston). But recently, by accident, I came across a website which happened to honour by name, the people killed and wounded in the W.W 2 Birmingham blitzes, one...

My grand father was Philip George Bennett, born 1897 and lived at 78 SilverStreet, King's Heath, with his father William Bennett and mother, Ellen (nee Damms). According to the 1911 census he was 13 years of age, his father being a Boot Maker & Dealer. Philip eventually married my grandmother...

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