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Just stumbled across this a bit late... but the dates in your memory seem a bit off! Mine are, too, but luckily there's a St. Laurence FB group that has a lot more lucid members. I have strong memories of my time there, but I have never tried to match them to an exact time-line; started '59ish...

Judy, is this a clip that can be re-posted? Sounds interesting!

This is not in the Palmer line in my tree, but if you have your mother's DNA results it should be straightforward, if tedious, to work out her line. Sometimes an adoption was made from another member of the family; in the case of Dora Mercy Collette her mother was also a Palmer. If the DNA test...

A bit early for Christine I think, she'd still be at Moseley college - She was with Stan Webb by '63 though, pre Chicken Shack and Stan loved Hank Marvin.

Nothing to add of substance, except that I used the cross-city line a lot in the 70s - 80s; I was just by Northfield station and my gf in Four Oaks - door to door service! Later I moved to Malvern while at Uni and could do Malvern - Uni - Four Oaks - it's like it was built for me. But today is...

I remember the bierkellar as Mr Bills at the end of the 70s - was it the old Mr Sams or was that a few doors up?? We used to play at Mr Sams late 70s.

Yes, the 1st 2 are father and son, John Jr age 16 in 1861 and 26 in 1871, both hairpin makers. In 1881, John Jr is shown as a tin maker at 15 Barford St South; in 1911 he's at 76 Leopold St., just up from where my mum was born. With no home ownership and living from payday to payday, it still...

Hi Mike, I see a John Ault in Sherlock St. in 1861, and then at 40 Benacre St. in 1871 - is this your line?

Thanks for the link - these are great for the city centre.

Hi - these plans are VERY informative - would you have any plans for nearby 26 Sherbourne Rd? Is there a site where these can be viewed? Thanks! Chris

Hi Kalli, so sorry for only seeing this 13 years after you posted it! If your'e still interested, the record above has his demob address wrongly transcribed a 8 Oak Place, Sherbourne Rd. In fact the record shows it's 3 Oak place (Oak Place was a terrace of 3 houses back 26 Sherbourne). He moved...

These plans are great! Do you have access to any others - I'm especially interested in 26 Sherbourne Rd.!

Hi Kalli, last year I was in touch with Susan's daughter (below) in reference to the Palmers in Benacre St., and completely missed your post about the Poulsons. Leah Poulson (nee Bradford) & Joseph Poulson were my great uncle & aunt, and after Leah died Joseph (& Bertie) lodged with my...

Thanks!

My great grandfather was at 12 ct 1 house, 48 Fordrough St in 1891 - if you go to the Mailbox and stand somewhere around Impress (the orthodontist) you'll be about 12' above the site of their house. It was off Severn St but mostly pulled down late 1800s / early 1900s as the small goods station...

Thanks for posting! It shows the location of No. 41, where my cousin William Thomas Langman lived (actually 1C1R). He was born there in 1911 (his dad moved there from William St a couple of years prior when he married) and William was the last one to be living there when they came down.

Hi Nick, My main source for info is on the Ancestry genealogy site - it gives convenient access to censuses and many parish records and electoral rolls to look for friends and family, but it is subscription based. The navigation and searching take a little bit of getting used to, but all...

No problem, Nick. Your Palmers were at 43 Johnson Rd for quite some time - the electoral rolls show those of voting age over the years: Name Residence Year Ward Street Address Thomas Palmer 1912 Washwood Heath 43 Johnson street Thomas Palmer 1920 Erdington 43 Johnson Street Emma Palmer...

Yes - that's exactly right. Thanks!

Thanks! Yes, the word "ruin" doesn't look too hopeful. This is the map set I was thinking of, I've used it for other locations, Sherbourne Rd., Leopold St., but I can't access the site any longer.