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    Erdington

    I don't think it is the one in Station road but rather the Chester road one just down from the Yenton
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    Searching for Wilfred Crofts

    Moved to Surnames.
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    Morturns birthday

    Happy birthday Mort, hope you had some fish and chips although not by the seaside, lol. Alberta
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    Its Astoness’s (Lyn) birthday

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYN, have a great day, Alberta & Steve x
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    Howell Alfred Thomas b 1893

    Sorry I misread the birth on 1939 as 1921 instead of 1927. I think Frederick D Parsons was possibly a lodger he was born in West Derby, Lverpool mother Maloney possibly the child of Frederick Parsons-Elizabeth Maloney
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    Howell Alfred Thomas b 1893

    1939 Tinkers farm road.Birmingham Thomas a Howell b 17th Feb 1893 Plasterer Winifed G Howell b 17th DEc 1901 Maurice J Howell born 12th Dec 1921 The 3 were still living at the same address in Electoral roll 1955. They did marry in 1926 but possibly together for longer as Maurice mother...
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    HEYBARNES ROAD

    As this request is for living people any should be sent to Phil600 by private message . Click into the user name and 'start conversation' these messages cannot be read by other members
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    Sparkbrook 1881/1891 census

    Yes he did Janice he died in Wisconsin in 1945 , left England after 1881 records differ 1885-1887, he married in 1888
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    Sparkbrook 1881/1891 census

    Could you be refering to his son Edwin Oscar b 1860 Shipston I have record of him in London 1881 working as Rail Porter.
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    Thread Hijacking

    Thank you for this Pete, Moderators have quite a job 'behind the scenes' moving posts from the incorrect sections and trying to sort out hijacked threads. To be fair many people don't intend to be rude they just want to chat about something included in the thread with another member but it would...
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    Wimpy Bars in Birmingham

    I used to go for American apple pie to a Wimpeys in 1960s , I thought it was in Colmore row on the corner of the Great Western Arcade.
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    Pte Henry Perrow Kia 19/7/1917. S mall Heath

    He was born in 1895 to Henry James Perrow and Margaret nee Taggart who married 1890 Margaret later married Albert Birch in 1905 and is with him and her children Henry James , John and Lucy in 1911 Little Green lane. the certificate of his death in 1917 gives his mothers name as Margaret...
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    Greenshield

    I saved for months and months and then went to spend them on saucepans and crockery at the Greenshield shop in Erdington High street, put them in the car boot whilst going to visit another shop and came back to find the car had been stolen The car was later found minus my Greenshield buys so it...
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    Malthouse Lane, Alum Rock/Washwood Heath

    I lived over the other shop also owned by Ernie Lucas, they sold carpets. right next to the railway line so my china rattled when a train went past.
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    Malthouse Lane, Alum Rock/Washwood Heath

    Welcome to the forum Pat. When I first married in 1961 we had a flat over the shops opposite the old police station in Washwood Heath road, malthouse lane was behind the station and in the days when all shops closed early , I would go to the off licence?outdoor in the lane to get my crisps and...
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    In the garden 2022

    Just a reminder the thread title is 'In the Garden'.
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    Errors

    The worst problem in some cases is the ages on different census especially 1841 who often round the age up to an even number. As has been said before , Fibs, and my goodness our ancestors were really good at them, from children before marriage to bigamy and ages. They sometimes even changed...
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    Williams family in Aston 1900 through to 50's

    Marriage 1924 St. peter and ST Paul, Aston March 8th 1924 William Williams age 28 Warehouse man, 25 Alfred Street. father William occupation.Fitter to Hilda Smith age 21 also of Alfred Street, father John. Edgar Smith Williams brother was one of the witnesses. 1911 , 25 Alfred street...
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    Birmingham Police recruitment and training

    My Dad did his training at Mill Meece in 1947-1948, he was just 5ft 8ins an inch too short to get into his local force of Stoke on Trent, he served for 30 years and then became Vehicle controller for the Force, taking care of all the Police vehicles.
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    Chelmsley Wood Pubs

    Do any of your know when they changed the pub sign for the Centurian, always was a Centurian/Roman soldier presumably because it is on the original Roman road , Chester road and later it was changed to a Centurian Tank
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