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Hi everyone, was wondering if anyone could help me to find any information on the above gentelman who was my G.Grandfather. I only have his marriage Cert which lists his birth as 1856-7 and calls him Richard and his sons Birth Cert which calls him William Richard ( same name as his son) but...

Re: Rebecca Wiliamson Holtom Hello ladylinda, Thank you for finding all that for me. That is definitely my Rebecca and I found the 1891 record but had the daughter down as Charlotta B Williamson so was unsure if it was her. Rebecca had a daughter born before she married called Rose so this all...

Hi David, I think you are correct about Rebecca's profession as one of the wonderful contributors on this forum has just found me a census for her and she is described as a Pikelet not Picklet Dealer, she was I belive Illiterate so it may well have been recorded incorrectley. The nearest I...

Does anyone know what this occupation involved as my G.Grandmother was apparentley one on the 1891 census. Many thanks Maria

Looking for any info re Rebecca born 1860 who was my G. Grandmother. She married William Richard Holtom in 1891 but I can't find her on any census in this year or after. I have fould a Rebecca but she is not married and has a daughter who I have no knowledge of, however her neighbour is a...

Any info would be very helpful please. Belive Date of birth is may 1920 and she lived with Rose and Harry Grubham but unsure if their daughter. Belive she may be a skeleton in the family cupboard. Many Thanks

Re: William "Spike" Holtom Just to say sorry for not replying for so long, have been off line for a while, however am now back to carry on with the search. Thank you for the info, have checked out the addresses and you are spot on as always, thank you again Maria

Re: William "Spike" Holtom Hi SMTR, afraid I don't think this is he. My grandfather was William Richard Holtom and his younger brother I belive was called Walter (he named one of his sons after him and the other after his other brother). From my sister in laws reserch I believe he died in...

Re: Elizabeth Whitmore Maybee Thomas and William were brothers both being in the same area in the same trade, how I wish there were an 1831 census so that i could see if one of them was her family, and how I need that mariage cert.

Re: Elizabeth Whitmore Hi Shera, I think the first child Emma Jane may have been born out of wedlock so to speak so this may well have been them, later records show John is a Railway Guard but he may have been working up to this as a labourer. Your entries for the Whitmore family look very...

William worked at Dunlop and was my Grandfather. He gained the nickname Spike after he apparentley speared a german in the first world war with his own helmet after going over the top just after hearing that his younger brother had been killed. The story was apparentley reported in the press as...

Looking for any information on Elizabeth B. approx 1826 and married John Tonks in 1851. Her daughter Sarah was my G. Grandmother. Unable to find any links to her parents and have discovered that her husbands mother also had maiden name of Whitmore so wonder if there is a family mystery...

Hello all I am trying to find any info on George or his family. The date of birth may be off slightley but he married in 1897 to Alice Cartwright and they had two children Evelyn Daisy and Alice. He died in 1915 but I don't think he was in the war as he was nearly 60. (but maybee I am...

Hello all Re the electoral register at birmingham libary, do you have to go to the central libary or can you access them in any other way. I am in Devon and not back in Brum for a few months. Also do you have to book or can you just turn up at the libary? I also have a family memberI am trying...

Re: Evelyn Daisy Walters Thank you so much Lloyd, that would fit in with Alice being born in 1898 and Evelyn 1905,If I order that it should give me the parents names and occupations should it not? Thanks again Maria

Hello to all that have been so kind to try and help me in my search, have contacted the website metioned and they have sent me lots of information on where the various records are kept (a lot are in Crewe it seems) and it looks as if there are quite a few still in existence so will keep plugging...

Re: Evelyn Daisy Walters Thank you ladylinda, can't belive how quickley you find things, I spent a couple of hours looking last night and still didn't get anywhere. How did you find the district, I just had to wade though page by page, is there an easier way? Oh well that's one idea down, was...

Re: Evelyn Daisy Walters Hi everyone who has been so kind and looked into this for me, I now have Evelyns Birth Certificate and I believe it is the correct one as the exact date of birth is correct at 5th June 1905 (it is 6d 296 so you were right about that) Her parents are listed as Alice and...

Re: Evelyn Daisy Walters Hi Lloyd,thank you so much for all your investigations. my mom in Law who is her daughter has told me that she was married twice and gave me the name Atkins so I belive that is totally right. She didn't know his first name so that opens up a new branch for me to...

Re: Leonard Hinks 1913 Thank you so much, that is amazing, I haven't checked it out yet with Evelyn's Daughter but I think you are spot on. I do know that she did live in Rivington Crescent Kingstanding so it must be the Lenard R Hinks, he was her second husband as the first died quite young I...