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John Harrington is my 3rd gt grandfather so we must be related! John Harrington was a glassmaker. His constantly changing abode reflects the tenuous employment situation of a Victorian glassmaker. Heneage Street, Aston, Dartmouth Street, Birmingham, Dudley, Oldswinford and later Wollaston. All...

And here is a picture of the Aston Flint Glassworks of Gibbins & Hinton in 1818.

In addition to the trade directory excepts provided a couple of years ago I offer the following summary of glassworks in and around Birmingham. I have deliberately omitted the Stourbridge and Dudley glassworks because that's a completly different story and place. However, there was significant...

Thank you so much for trying. It confirms what I thought. Your voluntary work for me and this forum is truly appreciated.

I would be grateful for any ideas on one of my family tree "brick Walls". Phoebe Joesbury was born 11 February 1842 at 19 Bow Street, Birmingham, one of eight children of Samuel Joesbury and Hannah Lee, all Birmingham born. Phoebe married (I presume she married) John Grayson born 12 April 1843...

My great-grandfather Joseph Alexander Burton (1879-1928), a brassfounder's polisher, lived at 9 Bridge Street West from about 1911 to 1928 (when he wasn't at war) and it is where he died. Any information on Joseph or photographs of No 9. would be gratefully received. Jason

That might be Stamber Mill, rather than Stamber Mile (although Stambermill is in Worcestershire, not Warwickshire). Stambermill is the earliest attested place in the parish of Oldswinford with a record in Court Rolls from 1271. Nowadays it is known for where the mighty ten-arch Stambermill...

I am looking for information on Charles Cleal Hopkins (1869-1942). At the time of the 1891 census he resided at Clifford Street, St Silas, Aston with an occupation of Jem [Gem] seller. Family tradition has it that he won royal commissions including setting a stone in the crown of Queen Mary. By...

I believe the Kardomah in New Street was owned by the brothers Tony and Phil Woodward during the 1960s. I also believe that one of them was a DJ. If anybody has any information about Anthony Woodward or Philip Woodward I would be delighted her hear about it. Jason

It was intended as an offer to Stephen, but unfortunately I can't help with Hadleys. This thread is getting as confusing as a typical family history! Jason

If you wish to map out the name from the latest will with as many dates and relationships as possible I will be pleased to compare them to the Greens I know about. Sometimes ruling a family out is as important as claiming them as your own.

What interesting comments veering from the complimentary to the derogatory. I also remember it and used it occasionally about 1976-78. What nobody has mentioned so far is that it was a hangout for "boy racers" who would hurtle around the inner city ring-road at outrageous speed. One I remember...

Hello Stephen, I agree with the comments made by MWS about the challenges with a common surname such as Green. However, if you have a look at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8C3-NFH you will find that at least two others are working on this family. They place Hannah as one of...

Hello Judi, I have spent the morning working on www.familysearch.org to find out if we are related. Apparently not, but I have expanded upon some excellent work previously done by others and now have a fairly good family tree for you as follows: James Lees (1760-1828) married Sarah (b 1780)...

Janice, How strange, as you may remember I am also stuck on a Frank lees, although mine is about 30-40 years earlier than Judi's. I will certainly join in the chase when Judi gives us some more information to work on. It is far from uncommon for a forename to be passed down the generations. Jason

There are endless variants of the "boundary" conundrum, apart from the fact that things inevitably change over time. When considering "Birmingham" itself it is usually reasonably clear what "Birmingham" means - where it was and where it is physically located. There are often issues with 18th and...

Janice, thank you, that is extremely helpful and pleasing that it agrees with Mike's suggestion.

Thank you. I will investigate

Thank you Mike, that is excellent information which I will pursue - particularly the Wood partnership. Samuel Grayson never married, so a forray into a Wood partnership may yield great information. But to answer your question - my late grandmother told me face-to-face (about 1970) that Samuel...

Samuel Grayson (1875–1920) was running a coal merchant business in Northwood Street at the time of the 1911 census. Does anybody please know anything about it, or even better have any photos? Looking at maps it seems logical that it would be at the north-east end junction with Livery Street and...