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I've been trying to fathom posting photos and could upload using coppermine so I've tried setting up flickr instead and posting it that way!

Firstly it's the first time i've tried this method of sharing a photo with my friends here. Apologies in advance! This photo I was able to date through the estimated ages of the two little girls in dark floral dresses ; these are my grandmother and gt aunt. I'm lucky enough to ID their mother...

Hi Paula You appear to be my distant cousin! Ann Winkles born 1823, to John Winkles and Eliza, is my ancestor. She married Hubert Cornelius Jessop, a muffin and pikelet maker. I'm from Handsworth and still have family there. Best wishes Lu

Hi Brummiegal and other Phillips, I thought I'd add my Brummie Phillips family twig to this. I hope it's OK to add this here. I can't see any connections to your Phillips, but you never know ... My gt gran was Maria Phillips (1875-1963), daughter of Benjamin Phillips (1844-1923) and Ann Wild...

Thank you both I can't tell you how interesting these are to me. My great aunt was rehoused to a penthouse flat and I remember all the views from her balcony. Lu

Thanks Ann It's good to get a flavour of a place. I remember it from the 1960's onwards, so much of the housing of my ancestors was demolished by then, but it's great that photos were taken before hand. I'm pleased my thread and its contributors have brought back memories for you. All the best...

Thanks Paul ,Chris, Barrie, Ray and Terry, What a lovely surprise to find the info you have posted. I've just come back from B'ham and actually visited North Western Terrace, it's a cobbled cul-de sac. I thought you'd like to see these photos of William in his other uniforms . I gather that the...

Thanks for the link Ray, very useful background info. Terry, I don't think he had a middle name, I'm not aware of middle names given by his parents to other siblings. We haven't found any medals. I think he was born between Oct 1876 and Mar 1877. Any addresses will be in the Hockley/Winson...

I've found this online, it seems to match, labelled Royal Engineers WW1 cap badge.

I hope this helps. Thanks Lu

Chris and Ray I've asked my father to look at the original see which suggestion is closest. He may rescan it but I'm not sure how we can improve/enlarge it. Thank you

Thanks Ray I couldn't see how to send it larger, I viewed it larger but it didn't help. Perhaps if you right click on the photo and 'save picture as', you can then view it using which ever applications you have. Unless anyone else has an idea. I'll try to view the original over Easter and have a...

My great grandfather William Pitt born 1876-7 in Birmingham served in WW1. Lived at 9 North Western Terrace, Newton Place, Hockley, B'ham in 1911 with wife Rose Anna and family. He was a carter. We have these photos of him in uniform, I was hoping that may help identify his regiment and his...

Thanks Mike, I shed a tear. I've emailed my parents the link, The contents of their stockings were very similar. My mother's best present arrived Christmas 1945,it was a hand made scooter , made from an old pram wheels, she was about 10 . Santa and his elves were very good at recycling in those...

Hi Di, That's really interesting and helpful. Have you looked for Joseph in Stourbridge or further afield? I say that because I think I may have mentioned before the Stourbridge Worralls. Some of the Birmingham Worralls may be connected to this lineage . Richard's daughter Lavinia is my 2Xgt...

Thanks again Mike, Don't worry about the flats, folks. I'd be pleased to hear from anyone else with connections to these Worralls or has any bright ideas for tracking down Richard's parents. Lu

Wow Mike I'm very impressed with your memory and your filing system. Perhaps behind is the flats where his grandaughter was living at the time of the photo; it would be a huge coincidence if it was. (Scholefield Tower) Lu

Mike Thank you so much, that is really helpful and interesting. Confirming and adding detail to Richard, more addresses to compare to the censuses that I have. More relationships to sort out. I can see to where to look for further records. (I haven't been able to find Richard's baptism) You are...

Thanks Mike, That's good to see, I've got a few more leads there thanks. Can you find Richard himself in any directories or doesn't he appear? (I only found William last night in the censuses,similar age to Richard, not sure if Samuel could be his father, John I wondered about, born c 1785)...

Hi, I'm really trying to find his parents. In my quest I noticed that there are others in this family in the same trade, sometimes Worrall,Warrell or Worrell.Would this trade be mentioned in any directories in the late 1700's , early 1800's? I've purchased a marriage cert for him and his bride...