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    Birmingham Brass Founder

    Merry Xmas Wendy,what a cracking photo I can smell the fumes having worked with my father in his foundry it looks like one of two things the caster is doing . the crucible could have just been lifted from the pit furnace and he is clearing the slag from the top of the crucible prior to pouring...
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    coal dealer

    Hi my gggrandfather William Barlow was a Coal Dealer his address was The Coal Yard in Leek St on a 1841 birth certificate he down as coal booking clerk but in 1851 census as a Coal Dealer cheers Tom
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    dehavilland museum Hertfordshire

    This is a local museum that houses some of the aircraft built at Dehavillands Hatfield I hope some of the members that have an interest in aircraft find it useful cheers tom https://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/GroupVisits.html please relocate if the section is incorrect Tom
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    Bird Dealer

    Hello Paul E about 6/7 years ago I lived in Norfolk and I used to go to several Auctions one of the Auctioneers who used to run Rare breed s Auctions of all types of birds including poultry his name was Fabian R Eagle , he had his own way of auctioning an item I will try and put it into words...
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    d-day landings

    Ifound this item on a millitary site of which Im a member I hope they are clear to view cheers Tom https://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2009/06/05/the-65th-anniversary-of-d-day-on-the-normandy-beaches/
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    birmingham peace medal 1914-1919

    Thankyou Ray just wishful dreaming could it be SAXON and be part of the SAXON hoard ,and was Kingstanding ever in Staffordshire and would she have to declare it etc etc .cheers Tom
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    birmingham peace medal 1914-1919

    A relation living in Kingstanding found a medal showing the Birmingham coat of arms and the words The Great War 1914-1919, Birmingham Peace Celebration... on the reverse side is a figure oF a lady with very large wings the letters on the top of the medal are slightly worn and it looks...
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    Bordesley Green in Aston

    Hi Phil,and Mike thanks to both of you for your input, having left b,ham in 1968 and only making fleeting visits I just hope my SAT nav can find my way around the streets that aint there anymore thanks again Tom
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    Bordesley Green in Aston

    Hi Nick thankyou for looking I am coming back to brum for a week in September it should be a month with all the people and places we are planning to see cheers Tom
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    Bordesley Green in Aston

    Hi Brummie Nick thankyou for posting the photo my mother was born at number 116 Bordesley Green road in 1907 is the photo any where near to it ?cheers Tom
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    shelswell

    :)thank you Shera I have missed that one Ive been all the way round the midlands with different spelling I actually thought it would be fairly straight forward with that surname thanks again tom
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    shelswell

    Mary Jane Shelswell born 1894 died 1979 birmingham married dec 1916 to Samuel J Robinson Birmingham help please for where she was born Tom
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    obtaining certificates online

    Hello Lloyd it was the Birmingham online link that was offline due to further notice this morning not the GRO Tom
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    obtaining certificates online

    Hi Procat its only the online application at Birmingham all other venues as far as I know are ok Tom
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    obtaining certificates online

    online application for birth,marriage,death certificates online has been suspended till further notice you can still get certificates from GRO Tom
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    Cadbury's Bournville Factory

    Waddingtons of Chesterfield used to produce a lot of Cadburys Easter egg cartons and in their showroom there was a selection of old Cadbury boxes some of which were of hand made covered box type they used to have 3 factories in the 60/70s the Monopoly game went to America .I dont know whether...
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    William Cowper Street School

    Hi Alf my wife Maureen Freer WENT TO Cowper st from 1945 TO 1951 she certainly remembers Miss Short she broke a ruler on the back of her legs for saying "IT WASNT ME TALKING" (how times have changed) also the May O'Brien is her fathers step sister she would love to see the photo Alf Tom
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    Beeches pub

    Yep I remember the Beeches pub and the fish shop opposite I also remember the pillar box our lot had a leap frog craze I nearly landed on my nose but just managed to keep my balance every time I post a letter the thoughts come flooding back a lot of my school mate lived on the Beeches estates...
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    widowed/divorced which name ??

    Hi Alberta it looks like it could be very expensive trying to fathom some female rellies with birth certificates thanks for you quick reply cheers Tom:)
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    widowed/divorced which name ??

    morning All what name does a widow or divorced woman use if she gets married again does she use her maiden or ex- married name Ive thought about this for some time since I discovered that my g/father was buried under my fathers name obviously mistakes happen but I wondered what the legal...
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