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Hi mws I have followed up on the info you gave me and it is spot on. I have managed to find the sons birth in 1947 and his marriage in 1967. George may have been baptised at St Clements Dudderston like the rest of the children and where I went wrong was assuming he was younger than Samuel...

Hi mws many thanks for super information as it confirms all that l have with the documents in my possession of Nellie and William Baxters life. William was in the workhouse with three of the children in 1911, two more were living outside as servants I think and so was Nellie with the two year...

Hi all I hope you can help tie down some facts on George Baxter , he would have been born around 1904 and his parents would have been Nellie and William Baxter. I have not got a birth record for him so that's one problem, I know for a fact that he was living at 351Witton Road Aston in the years...

Hi missy74. I lived at 8 back of 94 Arthur street from 1939 to 1956 and the name rings a bell I wonder if you might know the house number to give me a clue to where he lived. Acklam19.

Hi all I worked on the Dolci vita after the big fire in the 70s it was during the miners strike so we lost the electric on a regular basis which did not help us as we were under pressure to open for Xmas season. I was able to see some of the early acts as I was there during their rehearsals...

HI Robt thanks for that now I can see them in all what I would think is their best clothes for such a great occasion . Regards barry

Hi all I see that on the war memorial it shows my ancestor Fredrick Mole 5378 South Staffs reg who died of Enteric fever in Fraserburg S A on the 21. 5. 02 he joined on the 25. 10. 1899 aged 18 yrs and 4 months at the time he was living at 7. Beach Terrace Watery Lane Birmingham and was a...

Hl all.my nan (dads mom) was something special she lost my grandad in the first world war and was left with six children under 13 to bring up she later married and had 4 more daughters yet in my memory she was always laughing and cheerful, she did like her snuff though, l used to watch put a...

Hi homer999 fantastic photos reminds me of our own party in Athur st which ran parallel to Herbert road I would guess the last 3 photos were taken at the Coventry road end just above the bus garage with Bastocks funeral director's on the opposite side of the road. Regards Acklam19.

Hi postle thanks for the update, as you would know Danny would have you in stitches with his dry humour which even with his problems never seemed to leave him and Windsor I found was almost the opposite so a perfect foil.I grew up with them both in Arthur St Small Heath he lived in the next...

Hi all I wonder if any one remembers Danny and Windsor Vaughan who worked at Wimbushs for many years they had the loudest motorbike ever and the police reckon they woke up Kingshurst every morning at 5 o'clock on the way to start their shift. Regards acklam19.

Hi Alison I put the photo of Oakĺey rd school 1954 under Steerboy some time ago now if you put Oakley road in Search it may appear.if you can tell me your father's name I may have known him if it is of my time period Regards acklam19

Hi all. You have made me out of puff reading all the Balsall Heath street names, I started work at F.Fortey and sons Builders 157 Brighton Road in 1954 when every job was reached by handcart which ment that the kid pushed the handcart and the foreman walked on the pavement so when we got the...

Hi all the Blaķesley in Yardley had a great G O when I used it in the early sixties.

Hi.you will find most of the people living in Armory Road had some work attachment to the BSA as did my uncle George and family who lived in one of the many terraces in that road, his job was as a Chauffeur and drove the directors all over the country. Acklam19

Thank you mike that's spot on brought all the memories flooding back.Regards Acklam 19

Hi all I wonder if anyone can position where Ĺyons bakery stood in Granville street I worked there as a decorator in1954/55 at the tender age of 16 they had lots of women and girls doing the various baking jobs and I still blush to think of the tricks they played on me lt was on a corner I...

Hi all. It was great to see a photo of the Sportsman pub I decorated the outside of it in the bad winter of 1963 and took great pride in picking out all the detail on the sign over the door.It was used as a training pub for future managers and their families when I was there. We used a cafe just...

Hi all we have a very old pen dulem clock which my wife winds up and will not let me near (to heavy handed)and when we have our meals in the dining room where the clock lives she sometimes says that clock sounds wrong for all the reasons Morton states. I find that when I take it down to...

HI all. Thank you all for your prompt replies, I see now now the reason for my confusion as l know William and Nellie(Ellen) lived at various address,s in Wharton St including 1 bk 20 and No 4 as William worked as a labourer at the Sewerage farm directly behind Wharton St so l assumed wrongly...