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Just caught up - what wonderful news - I hope everything went well at your meeting. Sheri

There is nothing on Family Search other than the date - no family etc. Sheri

Re: marriage at St Martins Hi Shera, Thank you so much - was hoping there maybe a clue to the father of John Blackham m Maria Trussel - they are the right age group - oh well plod on with it. Sheri

Hi everyone, I wonder if someone could look up the marriage of John Blackham and Nancy Tonks which was on 6th October 1788 at St. Martins please. Thank you Sheri

Hi everyone, I'm sure someone will be able to tell me - when banns were called in a particular parish does this mean at least one of the couple must be resident there or did their family address count - I have a copy of the marriage of gt.gt.grandparents in 1818 but it is quite faded but...

Hi Astoness, thank you for the photos - my gg.grandparents were married there in 1818 so it was interesting to see where they stood at the altar, Sheri

Hi Shera, Yes thank you - silly me!! Len - it's a shame when these things go missing - like my g.fathers medals. Mike, thank you but I have that John Blackham written down somewhere - my John (my gt. uncle - Henry was my g.father) had moved from Vale St to New Inkleys by 1861 where he was a...

Hi M ike, had a quick look at this - interesting. I know I'm putting this in the wrong place but I accidently deleted your last e-mail re vale st. (senior moment!!!) and I can't find where I posted my request - sorry - the info is: in 1841 is John Blackham - Smith by trade - living 32 Vale St...

Hi Mikejee, thank you very much for the map - I can see how close families lived and worked to each other. Under New St station!! Perhaps they had to move when the railway came? Sheri

Hi everyone, can anyone tell me where Vale St. in the parish of St Judes was in 1841/51 - this is where my gt.gt.g/father lived and had his blacksmiths - I thin k they lived on the property. Is Vale St. still there? Many thanks, Sheri

John, I've just thought of something - have you been on the Curious Fox site as there is a lady on there who's done alot of research. If you don't already know it's only five pounds to join and you could e-mail her. Sheri

Hi John, I've done quite a lot of research into the wrong branch of the Blackham family!! I've got a Sarah - don't know if she was Jane? - This Sarah's father was William c.1803 m to Phoebe c.1811 - his father was Benjamin c. 1768 m Sarah 1793 at Sedgley, she died May 1830 - Benjamin's father...

Hi Shera, Thanks for your reply and for your help. I phoned the central library and am going to send for a copy of the marriage entry to see if that offers some help. I can send for the baptism but it's £25 so will leave that for now. Sheri

Thank you Shera, I don't know where to go from here - never mind. I'm very grateful for the help I've had. Sheri

Thanks Dave. I hope one of the very knowledgable people on this forum will be able to tell me if there is a way of accessing the BMD records of St. Mary's Handsworth - am looking for the marriage of John Blackham and Maria Trussell in July 1818 - need to find John's father's name. Many thanks...

Hi Dave, thanks for the reply. I am stuck again. Does the Central Library hold the BMD records for St. Marys Handsworth? and would they be willing to look up John Blackham's marriage so I can find out who his father was - can't find it on Family Search. I don't mind paying for it. Sheri

Hi Dave, I've seen this firm of solicitors before - I think they've been around along time but I have no idea if they are connected - my gt.grandfather married Elizabeth Hayward. Do you have any info if so I would love to know. Have'nt got to modern research been struggling for with the wrong...

Hi Shera, thanks once again - I can't believe I've been chasing the wrong family all these years. It's quite exciting when you get a break through. This family is such an old Birmingham family - we have an unbroken male line right through to the present day - fortuntly they are n ot all named...

Hi Shera, Brilliant - thank you so much - I've been working on this family for 8 years and have never been able to quite join them up. I only came across the Handsworth connection last week - don't know how I missed it before - to caught up with the Tipton/Wolverhampton families I guess. I've...

Hi N ick, thank you for your reply - I thought that would be the case as early records would have destroyed long ago. I would love to see a photo - it's interesting to see where mother walked as I never had the chance to see where she was brought up. Sheri