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  1. Davenport

    68 Bristol Road

    Thanks so much for these two photos and your info.
  2. Davenport

    68 Bristol Road

    Thank you so much for this extra information. For me genealogy is not only discovering new family members but learning a little more about their lives including where and when they lived. The help given on these posts is really appreciated. Unfortunately I do not know what happened to the family...
  3. Davenport

    68 Bristol Road

    I’ve now been able to locate a drawing of him.
  4. Davenport

    68 Bristol Road

    Thanks Mike. Much Appreciated, Clive
  5. Davenport

    68 Bristol Road

    Thanks Viv.
  6. Davenport

    68 Bristol Road

    Viv you are a ⭐️ star. I have not seen this before. Incidentally I believe he served just one month jail sentence! THANK YOU. Clive.
  7. Davenport

    68 Bristol Road

    Yes thank you Viv he is a distant cousin and it’s what sparked my interest.
  8. Davenport

    68 Bristol Road

    I realise this is a very long shot but does anyone have a photograph showing 68 Bristol Road around 1902 ? It was described as a large Villa type house. Mike I wonder if you have a map of the area around this time showing this house ? Thank You .
  9. Davenport

    Suffragettes In Birmingham

    11th March 1914
  10. Davenport

    Davenport Family Birmingham .

    Could you please private message me. Robert is my 4thx Grt Grandfather.
  11. Davenport

    No birds in my garden....

    This is so coincidental as I’ve said the same to my Wife over the past few days. we live in north Leicestershire.
  12. Davenport

    Davenports Brewery

    I’m not aware of a C Davenport in the brewing family.
  13. Davenport

    Cadbury's Bournville Factory

    Can anyone help with a Cadbury’s employee query. A family member David Robertson Kyle worked at Cadbury’s as a horticulturist and was apparently bitten by a tropical spider and died. This was in 1959 and he was aged 39. I’m wondering if anyone has heard or come across this story. His Father...
  14. Davenport

    Blakesley Hall

    I have a ‘partial‘ family tree of the Hopkins family as a very distant Davenport features in the family .Hopkins were there from 1770s until Eliza Hopkins who was born there in 1822 married Henry Lowe and moved to Comberford, Staffs and had Florence Elizabeth Lowe who married Thomas William...
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    St Phillips church register notes, change from Julian to Gregorian Calendar .

    Wednesday September 2nd 1752 to be followed by Thursday 14th 1752. I noticed the note after finding a burial record for Elizabeth Davenport who was buried on 21st September 1752 For some reason I cannot upload picture of page ?
  16. Davenport

    Umbrella makers - Factory Locations?

    John Corah married Edith Davenport a distant cousin.
  17. Davenport

    Birmingham Christmas of the past

    Cadbury’s cream eggs are on sale in our village shop now !
  18. Davenport

    Childhood friends

    I wonder how many of you are still in contact with childhood friends? The first picture taken c.1961 / 2 . I’m on the back left with my Sister in front of me. The second picture taken in 2019 .
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