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Advice please. My wife has an i-pad which works on system 16. She has used it to buy on e-bay for ages, but e-bay now insist that she does an update which it seems needs her i-pad to have system 17. Surely there must be a fix? ps please keep any advice simple!

Best Wishes! 90. Nice to have someone who makes me appear young.

I have an adopted daughter, now in her 50's, I did a search on Ancestry and her original birth record was there. The original birth certificate reference had a line though, but it could be read and another reference was written alongside, no idea what this referred to but It wasn't the adoption...

My grand father's brother married my grand mother's sister. percival frederick williams m agnes may bishop, his brother howard david williams m her sister annie f bishop

My grand mother was Agnes Williams nee Bishop b 1894 d 1954 Her parents: Edmund Bishop 1860-1949 & Annie Bray 1865-1948 Annie's Brother Thomas Bray 1877-1962 In later years, 1940's Edmund, Annie & Tom lived at 47,Third Avenue, Bordesley Green. Now this looks all right except it doesn't quite fit...

If you fancy having a try at ancestry there is currently an advert on Facebook for a FREE trial.

Those of us addicted to the TV show FlogIt will be sad to hear of the death of Brummie expert Michael Baggott which was announced today. Michael died in Good Hope following a stroke.

Seeing the name Harman Bros links to silverware, we have a cigarette box marked "Aristocrat" EPNS HB but my main point today is what exactly is Masonoid I often see beakers and the like advertised on ebay but despite playing on Google I can't find out what it is, is it silver or a form of EPNS...

Did you get to correct it on Ancestry(how?) or do you mean in your own records. I notice in some instances you can get to see marriage certificates and in others not, is there a date cut off?

I certainly don't mind, I've spent too many hours on Ancestry since your reply just looking at George Kirby and I am not usually obsessive, in fact "it's near enough" could be my epitaph. Still not sure!

That was a consideration but I favour Ann Steel but anyone previous to Janet While and William Kirby are very much fingers crossed! Thanks for your interest.

Richard,despite what wikipedia says GKN closed Redditch some five years ago, strangely just been sold. https://redditchstandard.co.uk/news/development-company-buys-redditch-office-complex/

Probably Pershore Rd opposite to Fordhouse Lane. GKN broken up in recent years. Aerospace now Melrose, Automotive now Dowlais Group Plc. Not aware of any screw manufacturing.

Just using an old thread as a platform, I try to like Ancestry but I find that unless I have personal memory/knowledge of a person I am researching it's just a lucky guess which ancestors you follow up and you can go miles off track so easily, I am not unknown to flick to the FreeBMD site to...

Long time ago, I have similar problems with displaying two brothers from family A who married two sisters from family B

The left hand end part of this building in post 26 in 1950's housed the British School of Motoring that I mentioned in post 24.

This picture recalls my days learning to pass my driving test with BSM(bring some money) on the corner of JBS and Lower Severn St. Column change Ford Consul through the junction above out to the Bristol Rd.1959/60.

One of my hobby horses I'm afraid!

You're right Lyn there is plenty of information on the forum. Astonian's post struck a chord as my father in law lived in Park Lane

Enjoying my journey, does anyone know anything about Shustoke Industrial School Fillongley Meriden. My father in law was a 15year old inmate My guess it is some form of remand home, wonderful what you discover!