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    Benacre Street

    This is fantastic, thanks! - I have family that were at 9/50 Benacre. I have a couple of questions - First - which is 9/50? Nos. 1 - 6 are at the back of 55 - 60, but it looks like 49 - 53 are full front - back houses, so is No. 9 the one in the yard opposite? Second - I can find streets...
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    Benacre Street

    Hi cousin! I've posted details for you about the Palmers at 9/50 Benacre, 1921 - 1925, in the surname section of the forum; thread title is "Palmer family 9/50 Benacre Street." Harry (Henry William), the eldest of the children, is my half cousin.
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    Palmer family 9/50 Benacre Street

    For those interested on other threads, this is info on 9/50 Benacre Street 1920 - 1925 1921 Census: Harry (Henry) Palmer from Taunton and his wife Eliza (nee Shepherd, fom Sherbourne Rd) Children: Harry (William Henry) - 1905 Charles Frederick - Emmeline Mary - 1914 Nellie - 1915 Frances Annie...
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    Brummies who moved to the USA

    And cowboys - the Calgary Stampede! But 30 years ago it was a major telecom hub (Nortel etc) up to Y2K. Our next door but one neighbour from Northfield is in Calgary. We've been in the US for 30 years (Maine to South Carolina), my sister in Denver and a nephew in Oz. On my Ancestry, all of my...
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    Leopold Street

    Thanks for posting the map - my mum was at 8 ct 11 - her mum & dad moved in there sometime between 1911 & 1920, with my grandfather's mother-in-law close by at 6 ct 11. They were definitely customers of the Ody's. Numbering the houses clockwise round the court, you can see that no. 8 is one of...
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    Orchard Road Balsall Heath

    WOW!!!! That was fast - you guys are the best!!!
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    Orchard Road Balsall Heath

    Just looked back at these posts and realised we have lost Phil - but if anyone knows where there may be more of these please let me know
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    Orchard Road Balsall Heath

    Hello - coming back to the experts for help here - Oak Place and Kynaston Buildings and photos. Oak Place - I have census addresses for my family given in 2 ways as follows: 1901: 2, Oak Place. (in between records for 1 & 3, which themselves are between the records for 26 & 27 Sherbourne Rd...
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    Some old street maps of Birmingham

    Thanks Mikey - my parents were from Sherbourne Rd & Leopold St, plus relative all over - Kynaston Buildings, Orchard Rd etc. Great to see them on the Nat Library of Scotland site - what's still there & what has gone...
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    Birmingham Police strike 1919

    My relative also joined in 1906 and was dismissed that day because of the strike.
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    39-41 High Street Deritend

    Hello Paul - just saw this after I posted on another comment - Edward & Lizie Hill were my GGF & GGA too! Chris
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    39-41 High Street Deritend

    This is good info - thanks for sharing.
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    Duke of Edinburgh - Birchall Street Deritend

    Pub Wiki says the name was changed to Duke of Cambridge in the 1911 census, but my great uncle was manager there in the 1911 census, named as Duke of Edinburgh - Edward & Lizie Hill
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    Needless Alley

    Almost an atmosphere of reverence in there in the late 60s - the chap with half moon specs pulling out old binders and sorting through obscure stamps with gold plated tweezers - very Dickensian!
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    Fordrough Street

    My grandparents lived there
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