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Re: Electoral roll 1940 Thank you for this Mike. I am not sure if this is who I am looking for though as I am sure it should be William George (my uncle Bill) . I suppose he could have joined up about that time and presumably wouldnt have been listed?

Can anyone tell me if there is an electoral roll for 1940? If there is I wonder if anyone could look up William George Southall and his wife Mary Ellen. Thank you.

This ATV studios thread has brought back so many memories. I remember Jane Rossington coming into the Insurance company where I worked on Hagley Rd, and I have never seen blokes race to serve someone so fast in all my life! I also got stuck in a lift with Noelle Gordon at Good Hope Hospital. Her...

My first job was as a clerk at Midland Assurance, about 1965. Our boss was Eric Cox and I remember Bob Austin, Chris Kerton, Bob Wakeman, Ralph Badger, Roy Miller who were the Inspectors. Also Pete Atkinson, John Page, Barbara Ball, Wendy Bland and Joan Foxall. Wonder where they all are now...

Yes Ron Magill was one of 3 brothers at Josiah Masons and my husband knew Fred Magill from days gone by working for Birmingham City Council. Betty Foster who gave the talk I heard, knew all 3 brothers and seemed to remember Fred was a Union Rep. One of the things she did mention was that the...

Heard a talk by a lady this week who had been in the orphanage with her brother after her father died and she had been very happy there. She had loads of stories about her time there, apparantly boys had to leave when they were 15 and girls when they were 16. She loved the building and had some...

This took me back ~ I remember walking across the field in rain hail or snow to get to the dining hall over Shirley Road side. Also remember the old air raid shelters that were covered over with grass and good for leaning on when sunbathing on the odd sunny day. We were told they were full of...

Yes I went to Harrison Barrow, 1958 to 1965. Florence McNeill was head my first year then new head Letitia Louisa Lewenz took over. There's a name to remember. Quite a few HB past pupils on Friends Reunited.

Does anyone have any info about Galloway Races during the 1st World War? Also does anyone know of Lawrence Rooney who trained race horses at Hednesford? Family story says that my great gran was selling Race Cards at Billesley Common when Taxi Boy won in August 1915. Would be interested if anyone...

Thank you Len ~ if only the walls could talk eh?

Thanks Phil ~ thats great. Family 'legend' says that my grandfathers sister, Marie Louise Southall had her wedding reception there in 1910. Groom was Andrew James Harrison and apparantly a Hungarian band played on the lawn outside. Bet that was quite a family 'do'. Kathy

Does anyone have any info or photos of St Bernards Grange Sheldon before it became a pub? Think it belonged to the Wimbush family and I wonder who owned it before that. Grateful for any help