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    Old street pics..

    Go into search and you will find plenty
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    Messrs Rabone Brothers (later Rabone and Petersen Co. Ltd)

    My daughter was bridesmaid to Tony and Sue Apted. I was Fred' secretary - so we must know each other
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    Messrs Rabone Brothers (later Rabone and Petersen Co. Ltd)

    At the I was made redundant from Rabones I also working for Mr Rose who was a Director at G R Dawes. I left and joined a container business where another ex employee of Rabones worked. I was later approached by Harold Dawes' secretary to go back and work for them in their Registrar Office...
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    Weather : Thunderstorms

    I can remember people buying something to attach to the back of their cars in case of lightening
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    S&U Stores, Edgbaston St, Bham, ..B5 4RB...

    They took over Swallow Raincoats
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    Grandma VIVIENNE 14

    Congratulations to the family.
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    Private Messages 'Conversations'

    Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram all down at the moment
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    Westhill College Selly Oak

    Not exactly but he was on his way .....
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    Westhill College Selly Oak

    I would agree, I can remember sorting out a lot of my clothes when moving house, some bags to go to the home and others which I wanted to keep, unfortunately, my ex took them all upto the home. They must have been chuffed when they opened the black bags
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    All the stuff collected in the aprons was called lemel.
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    Westhill College Selly Oak

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    Heaton House Camden Street Hockley

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    Barker and Allen

    His name was David Taylor I think he was only there for a couple of years
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    Fowler Frank

    They are the best
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    Fowler Frank

    I have a few leads I can now follow up -many thanks to you and Pedrocut.
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    Fowler Frank

    You are a star Janice, you have found more this morning than I have in over 1 month, sometimes fresh eyes look at things differently. i will now look to see when she came back
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    Fowler Frank

    Although we now have a surgeon with that name at the QE from Pedrocut
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    Fowler Frank

    Could she made up the Willison name and him being a surgeon so it looks good?
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    Fowler Frank

    Jackie that has to be the one - is it possible that she had them both out of wedlock/or married before and when she married James she changed their names.
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    Fowler Frank

    I wonder if that is another mistake as in 1922 electoral roll they are living 43 Cope Street
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