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Dad lived for fishing and he joined the BAA and also took me and my Brother with him - both pleasure and contests. Most of the time we went to B'ham / Worc canal around Hopwood, Barnt Green, Withybed and further down to Tardebigge and Oddingley. Also to the Severn and Avon.Sometimes for a change...

In this Alvechurch archive book it says that this section was being built it 1939......

In this Alvechurch archive book it says that this section was being built it 1939......

NOT in BIRMINGHAM but while tracing ancestors (from over 100 years ago) in Rowney Green near Redditch we noted a few numbers and when we went to look all the village now have NO NUMBERS..... just made up names......gone from land workers cottages to posh places....lol

DNA results are great AND not.......great if they tell you about 1st cousins but not when you get the 1000's of 5-8 cousins..........

Yes but because Leah was on later voting lists people assumed this was the same one and I had to explain the one died and the other was born later.

On one 1911 census they have Leah as 8 ...but she was born 03 and died 04...it does say one dead child but everyone who went before ( and put her on their tree) didnt see this and listed her as alive.......I knew this couldnt be true as the parents named another girl Leah and I had met her and...

Born July 1952 at 44 Lordswood Road.Just amazed how many different hospitals people were born at as everyone lived in Kings Norton. Me at Lordswood,Wife at Loveday St,Daughter at Selly Oak and Son at Sorento....lol

I saw all of Dave Martin's ( stage name) performances at Kings around 1987.............he is my brother and was at a talent night.......he didnt win but it was a great night.......LOL.

All the employees from Pentagon Print went onto the roof at Bradford St/ Alcester St to see it.....one chap had a camera but these are the 1st shots I have seen from that day.....

Thanks...all looks different now on Google but still has houses there with what looks like same numbering. Better than most other addresses I have looked for which all went to factories.....have to have a tour around now and see the roundhouse.....surely the Grandad must have done some work there.

With reference to #16 on the map it gives No120 so would No 20 be around the junc with St Vincents as Wifes Grand Dad Grand Mom and Sister lived there in 1921.He is listed on 21 census as being a Carter at St Vincents Warfe but this could possible be the Corporation Warfe on the Map. Thanks

Thanks for that

My future Wife worked at Barford St works straight from school ( around) 1973) as office junior which involved making Peter Salmons bed and fetching the sarnies fron the pub on the corner. My Brother worked here in the 90's on forklifts. Some printers I worked with earlier were John Faizey and a...

The 1st page on this thread is 2019 so why does it go on about 2001 in the middle....confusing.

debran...... I found that the person was admitted to the Infirmary and baby was born same day.They both remained there for around 11 days and then discharged. The records that I viewed were in an awesome leather bound volume that covered around 4 months I think but was only for the Infirmary...

Wife was a J Poole...he family were all from around Alvechurch/West Heath/Kings Norton around 1900.

Yeah.....just got to remember....lol

Sorry for being 18 years late to this post........looking for relatives I have found my Wifes Great Uncle and a totally unknown part of family......living at 8/61 Longmore St.He sadly died in 1944 at just over aged 30.His wife lived on there until rehoused just before they were demolished. He...

I asked about this last year at the Library of Birmingham as we wanted info from 1923. THe chap in records looked online and gave me a code for the info I wanted them to order BUT due to the 100 yars rule I had to wait until this year and I have booked up online to go next Tuesday......I can...