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77 Dudley Road is, I believe, the address of the former Dudley Road Hospital. Barrie.

There is an Ivy A Harris born 1924. Registered in Birmingham Sept Qtr. Mothers maiden name Sheppard. Barrie.

Thats Redditch for you. I live there. :biggrin:

Reminds me of why our soldiers wore red coats. When The New Model Army was formed during the English Civil War, our Oliver decided that the army would all wear the same coloured coat, so that they could be more easily recognized. The procurement services cast around for a colour, and found...

My late wife had Irish ancestors, who arrived in Birmingham in the mid 1800's, sometime around 1850/1860 they changed their surname from Lehany to Delaney. Believe it was something to do with a series of riots that the father had been involved in, but never found out the real reason for them...

Thank the lord it never happened, the stench would have been terrible. Barrie.

That's funny Mike, really made me chuckle. Barrie.

That burial story is well weird Mike. As they say in Yorkshire "There's nowt so queer as folk".

Chinese whispers at their best Mike. :friendly_wink: Barrie.

I wonder if the William Bennett who made the public apology to the canal company, and the W.Bennett who built the chapel, are one and the same. Barrie Edited to add; The Transmission of Letters idea seems like the most hairbrained scheme ever dreamt up.

Hi Colin. Yes those are they, but they married in 1916 not 1816 (perhaps a typo?) They had two daughters, Violet and Irene. Harriet went to live with my Grandad Hubert Wells, but they never married. They had a daughter Gladys May Clarke, when the birth was registered my Grandad told the...

Hi Clarkie, just a general enquiry. You wouldn't happen to have a Harriet Selina Clarke in your tree would you? Her husband was George E Clarke. Cheers Barrie.

What has always intrigued me, is the number of ponies that are to be seen in the areas around Gornal, the ponies seem to be grazing every green space in the area. Are there people of Romany descent in the area?

Thank you everyone for making me feel welcome, and a special thank you to Lyn for her kindness. Barrie.

Re: Bhf christmas meet 2012 Thank you for a lovely time at the meet. I only stayed for a couple of hours but enjoyed it very much. Thank you all. Barrie.

Thank you everyone, think I shall park on a meter. Barrie

Thank you Lyn. Barrie.

Cheers Bernie. Barrie.

I realise I've left this a bit late, but what is the car parking situation around The Jewelers Arms? Are they just parking meters or are the any public car parks. Barrie.

That foxhunt has more than a hint of Monty Python. Would have loved to have seen that.