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The marriage certificate will be interesting as it will show the name of Janes father. 1921 census 64 Upper Dudley Street , wednesbury William Eli Dowen age 43 is a labourer working for Horton and sons ,Bolt cutters , Alma Works Darlaston.(Was it his father in laws business.)

1911 census 12 Francis street, Walsall Edith Eliza Horton age 34, married Jane Elizabeth Horton age 13 b Walsall, daughter Elizabeth Watkins age 64 widow, mother.

The 1921 for a Joseph henry Dawson. 12 Willenhall Road ,Darlaston Joseph Henry Horton age 46 yr 3mth Edith Eliza Horton age 45/3 (her name on marriage was Eva eliza.) Elizabeth Watkins 76/1mth Joseph henry Dawson 4yrs/11mth, grandson, b darlaston ,(both parents alive) They appear to say this...

Happy birthday Eric, have a great day.

Seeing pedrocuts post of Sept 2024, my mother always 'went up the village' , my sister lives in Erdington and loved walking along the village for over 70years but sadly it has changed so much that she does not feel safe and is upping sticks. It is having a lot of problems and is not the...

Not only bulbs coming up but so are my lawns ,they could do with a haircut roll on Spring.

Lisa , your grandparents lived at 2/77 Tilton road in 1939. In 1921 william lived at 35 Tilton road and Gertrude Barlow lived at 1/76 Villa street, they married at St Andrews in 1934.

Martha Ingleston 1891 census , 1 Victoria Place, Westley street.Birmingham William Ingleston age 29 b Newport Shropshire. Rose 24 b Birmingham William 9 Edith 7 Martha 5 Francis 3 1901 , 540 Bordesley green. William and Rose with children William 19 Edith 17 Martha 15 Frank 13 Arthur 11 Lily...

Lisa I found the death of john h Wells in 1922 and Frederick brain had been married previously his wife Mary Ann nee Gibbs died in 1924. Frederick and Mary had 3 children Beatrice 1914 Joan 1922 Gordon 1924. Gordon was living with Frederick and Martha in 1939.

Martha brain was born Martha Ingleston in 1886 Aston she married John henry wells in 1906 Holy trinity Bordesley her father Francis William Ingleston 1911 census Blakeland st, aston John Henry Wells Martha Wells John age 3 Ivy age 2 Elizabeth age 6 months 1921 census St Andrews road. John...

I have been a member for many years and wondered whether to renew my subscription in Feb but i am hooked now that they have 1921. There may be a few hitches though ,my Grandmother was Hannah Maud Alberta but is Hannah M A on the copy written by her uncle who she lived with but on the Ancestry...

Have a great Birthday Pete and stay warm. Alberta.

Thank you everyone for the wonderful posts and photos in 2024. There is now a thread for 2025,

Looking forward to all the posts and pictures of members gardens in 2025. Happy new gardening year.

Some people paid a small amount of money each week to a fund which would pay any medical needs and some hospitals were kept going by donations from wealthy people.

My son lives in a village near Knowle and they have been without Electricity for 24 hours.

Perhaps the 3rd death was a stillborn which would would not have been on records.

Ancestry announced that they now have records of when WW2 soldiers medals were awarded My first husbands father was killed in 1945 and buried in Celle. I looked at the new records and wasn't very impressed, they were awarded to my husbands mother his widow in 1950. Details given, 3 Woodbrine...

My son just sent photo from his village in Leics, they have a lot more than us.

Opened the curtains this morning to a snowy landscape of garden and it is still snowing. Winter is here:(