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I have been searching through the WW1 military records and i have found what could be my husbands Grandfather. I had very little to go on so needless to say it has been very difficult. Not knowing what regiment he was in or his rank number, this is a total guess but it seems to fit. His name is...

Due to a serious heart condition i attended Wilson Stuart school for the physically handicapped ,Short Heath Road. 1956 -1962. I was eleven years old when i left to go to Secondary school as my condition improved. I dont remember much about the school but i can remember there was a nun who...

I worked at Ty-Phoo tea Bradford Street in the early 70s. I worked in the tea bag room on the machines packing. I can just about remember the chargehand Ursula, she was a big woman.We had a lot of fun whilst working there, especially when we had the power cuts and we had to work shifts.all the...

Would anyone have some information regarding my husbands Grandmother Honor Massey.(1888-1952) Staffordshire .I cant seem to find her mother & fathers details for some reason, unless i have over looked them. I would like to know if she had any siblings. I would be grateful for any help offered. I...

I'm quite new to this Genealogy thing. I am finding it time consuming and very hard work. I have only got as far as my husbands grand parents at the moment. I can see what you mean though because i have found several people with the same names , it is so easy to easy to get misled. I would love...

My dad was real joker. He would say to me when i was a child. " go and have a look in the garden to see if i'm there" I lost count of the times i went and had a look, came back and said "no dad i cant see you". My dad passed away in 1981 but his sayings still live on today, like " here's...

My husband was born in Smethwick, he went to Crocketts Lane Infant / Junior school then went to Sandwell Secondry modern until he left to go to work. I moved to Smethwick When we got married 1972, we lived in Aitken House, one the high story flats in Grove Lane we were there for approx three...

I want to apply for my father-in-law's WW2 army records. i have been told that i can obtain them from the personnel dept at the ministry of defence offices. does anyone know the number so that i could contact them? :culpability:

Re: looking for Janice Barnett? Sorry to say i dont know what you mean ,please let me know . many thanks

I am looking for my husbands sister Janice. My husband last saw Janice when he was about 14..(1962) give or take a year. Janice was using her maiden name of Barnett. I have no idea if she married or if she used any other name. As far as i was told ,Janice lived with her grandparents Honor and...

I will send for one and see what happens.. according to what information you have on your's i think that will be ok..no harm in trying

Thanks Pollypops. did you order the standard certificate? and did it have all the info you needed because i was told if you order on line you only get a small certificate with very minimal info. i need as much as poss.

I am interested to know exactly how far kings Norton stretched to in 1917+ Most of my husbands family originate from the Smethwick area but according to the ancestry web site ,the certificates say Kings Norton. I have applied to Birmingham Registry office for a Birth & Marriage Certificate but...

Does anyone have any old photo's of Raglan Rd. Handsworth. My mother-in-law was born there in 1918. I am interested to see what it was like in those days... Many Thanks Eileen (yogimon)

I am trying to find some information regarding the War records of my husband's late Grandfather David Downing. David's address on the 1911 census is Gilbert Rd Smethwick Worcs. Unfortunately i do not know what regiment David was in but i know that he had injuries to his face caused in...

I am trying to trace my husbands ancestors. Unfortunately ,he knows very little about his family. Does anyone out there remember Dennis (Dinky) Downing From Smethwick/Kings Norton, he served in the army WW2 from approx 1945 till at least 1950. I know he served in Korea because i remember him...

I used to thread a piece of cotton through 2 holes in a button. Tie the cotton at the end then play for hours just pulling at the cotton with the button in the middle, it used to make a whurring sound and it felt like elastic as it stretched. We would also spend hours playing with a paper and...

Did anyone else have to wear Daily Mail shoes. ?? These shoes were issued to poor families who couldnt afford to buy new ones. Coming from a large family ,my mum and dad scrimped and scraped for every penny. My brother had what looked like hob nailed boots, we used to laugh and call him all...

Yes it was called Hardwicks. I used to do a lot of dressmaking and i could get anything i needed from that shop. I missed it terribly when it closed down

The Cape of Good Hope was our local in the early seventies. My husband and i lived in the high rise flats in Grove Lane at the time so it was'nt too far to stumble home after a few bevvies. There was never a dull moment in the lounge room at the weekend. Somebody or other would start singing or...