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I'm presently researching my G Grandfathers siblings. His youngest brother, Thomas Edward Johnson lived and had a garage at 44 Sutton Rd (Wilmot House ) from the 20's to the 50's before moving the business to Tyburn Rd and his residence to Reddicap Hill, Sutton Coldfield.
@Typo's lovely...
My grandmothers marriage certificate has her father recorded as: John Henry Willetts, ( butcher, deceased)
Searching the newspaper archives yesterday with his surname hoping to find an ad for Willetts butchers was
unsuccessful, maybe he was an employee?
I did however find his cause of death...
Yes, I did see this information whilst googling before starting this thread. However you still need to know that someone
had actually divorced to have the names, dates, ref number, etc to apply for a certificate.
I'm beginning to think it's a little misleading of FMP to add 'Divorce' to the...
Seems strange, I must have searched hundreds of people during 2022 and never seen a divorce record appear once.
My parents divorce doesn't appear. Also my G Grandfather names his brother on his probate record even though his wife
and three children are all alive at the time, did they divorce...
Do any Findmypast users know why ' Civil Marriage & Divorce' is a category in the search facility
but doesn't show divorce records in the results?
Thanks in advance.
My final address in Brum before moving to Devon in 1973 was a road not mentioned on here before ( I searched)
Sheddington Rd , Short Heath. Erdington 23.
Big up the Sheddingtonites!!:joy:
I've just noticed the rider on the far right in the cyclist photo is one of my ancestors Vic Johnson.
Here's a photo of Dennis Hodgetts and Vic Johnson together a few years later.
I remember queueing with mum for Daily Mail shoes, Tuff slip-ons (iirc) for the winter and school.
Black 'Pumps' or sandals were usually worn in the summer.
These days it's Sketchers Go-Walk series, like walking on marshmallows.
That's brilliant Limes!! so clear and sharp, like it was taken yesterday. Thank you so much!!
Huh, for some unknown reason my Laptop wont download it, tried renaming it too.
Many thanks for the pointers @MWS I don't have an open ended FMP subscription, just grab a months worth when
time/finances allow to research a family line.
I hear Kelly's mentioned a lot on here. Of course I've googled it to see if it's free or subscription online to search
but am drawing a...