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  1. jpsmyth

    Moseley research

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    Moseley research

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    Moseley research

    I'm trying to research my 3rd Great Grand parents. I'm aware he was known as Joseph Moseley, DOB - 14 Jan 1851 Workhouse, Birmingham, Warwickshire, UK. Date of Death 4 Mar 1923 30 Cattells Grove, Nechells, Aston, Warwickshire, England. If my research is correct, his mother was called Harriett...
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    House Numbers in Long Acre

    Perfect, thank you.
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    House Numbers in Long Acre

    Hi All, loving the maps, I'm looking for 88 Long Acre, Nechells - does any one have a map of the area or photos please?
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    1939 Rent Strike

    Grave link.... https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247141449/caroline-wallace
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    1939 Rent Strike

    Hi, thanks for the update, that's very interesting. There is a photo of Mrs Wallace outside her house at the start of this thread. I'll look into my family tree information and see it I have any additional information that may be of use to you.
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    1939 Rent Strike

    There is, look on the post below my original one.
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    1939 Rent Strike

    The surname has been incorrectly spelt as "Wallis" as opposed to "Wallace", looking back through records this seemed quite common.
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    1939 Rent Strike

    I've started this thread as I've been researching my family history, presently around the Wallace surname. During this research I've come across articles featuring my Great Great Grandmother Caroline Jane Wallace (Maiden name Edge). The link came via a 1939 census record stating she lived at 106...
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    1 Springfield, Erdington, Aston

    Found a little more, would love to know exactly what their shop sold.
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    1 Springfield, Erdington, Aston

    The above photo is of Bernard Ely and his wife Kate Mary Ely (Maiden name Vaughan) They are infront of a shop apparently they ran - whether they owned it is not known. Details I have so far..... Kate is clearly holding a baby, they had 2 children. Bernard Archibald Ely - 1908/1947 and Daisy...
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    Harrison Smith & Co. Portable House Builders on Dollman Street

    http://calmview.birmingham.gov.uk/CalmView/TreeBrowse.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&field=RefNo&key=LS+10%2fH%2f143
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    Harrison Smith & Co. Portable House Builders on Dollman Street

    It turns out they not only made pre-fab houses, they also made pre-fab pig stys
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    Harrison Smith & Co. Portable House Builders on Dollman Street

    https://archive.org/details/BungalowsResidencesCottages100DesignsAndPlansWithTheComplimentsOf/mode/2up
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