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I have loved reading this thread. My husbands family have always loved fishing, his grandfather won the BAA 'Big un' in 1934 and his 2 sons won in later years. I love the description of the rods and creels, took me back to sitting on the bank at Arley waiting for my husband to land a big...

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Richard, they both look so peaceful. That is certainly one to treasure. Alberta.

Happy Christmas to everyone especially Jim and Warren who keep the Forum ticking over and are so supportive of the Moderators. Happy Christmas to all the members who have been here for a while ,and to the new members , I hope you enjoy your first Christmas with us, and yes it always snows at...

I started this thread about writing family history down and I have always done this and use records and census entries from Ancestry and family search to help me, also collecting a lot of certificates I have looked at Ancestry trees related to mine and my husbands family and some of them are...

I have researched my husbands extended family tree (his aunts), it is no secret that their names were Costello who suddenly became Barton, I think to avoid a rent man. The majority of the family reverted to Costello except one George Barton and his descendants band his descendants went on to be...

A few years ago we visited the Somme and many of the cemeteries there, beautifully kept by the CWGC, Tel D have you been to the one at Mametz I recall it being very peaceful surrounded by countryside.

If you search in Google you will find a few mentions. The 10th Bn West Yorkshire regiment were in action at the Bluff south east of Ypres in spring 1916 and then moved south to the Somme where they fought in the battle of Albert and also Delville wood The battle of Albert was from 1st to 13th...

In future the threads in this section should relate to the deaths of people with strong links to Birmingham or to the deaths of members or their family members. Each thread will stay open for 4 days for members to pay their respects and then will be closed, with the exception of BHF members...

Welcome to the forum scrino, i have moved your thread to the section that includes workmates. Perhaps you could give information about the which years you are referring to. Oh, and a please or thank you is always a good idea on BHF.

Do you have the 1939 entry The Union Club, Colmore row Birmigham. Arthur J Rolph b 13th November 1915 , Porter-Waiter. Also his death was registered in Solihull quite a way from Winson green , but his probate lists his death 32 Allens Road , Winson green , 5th june 1969, Administration 28th...

A bit off topic for the cinema Pete but in the 60s the muslim centre was a carpet shop, my flat (the now charity shop) was a babyware shop and next was a newsagent and sweet shop, the fronts have changed so very much but it was 60 years ago, they were right opposite the police station.

When I was first married in 1961, I had a flat above 258 Washwood Heath Road. From 1961-1967 when we left, the building was just closed up and unused.

Beautiful Eric, I love that area. Have a good Christmas. Alberta

I was expecting my first son in 1963 and the Christmas of 1962 was I had to be careful not to slip on the frozen pavements, then the pipes froze in our flat and i had to stay with my mom for a few days. I remember seeing kids sledging down the hill towards the frozen lake in Ward End Park. My...

Maggie the blacked out names are of people living there but if they were born less than 100 years ago when the register was published and no registration of their death can be found they were blacked out. The 1939 register was updated up to 1991 which is why womens married names are often...

Welcome to the forum, Henry Tabberer married Lily Lander in 1913. In 1939 they are living at 6/150 Irving Street. Henry Tabberer b 15th April 1886 above his name pencilled in Percival Lily b 22 july 1890. living with them 3 children Irene , William and Dorothy and three entries blacked out...

Enoch Thomas Dix birth reg Birmingham June qtr 1915 mmn Robbins Enoch Thomas Dix, birthdate 7th april 1915, death 1998, sub district Stafford, register Newcastle under Lyme.

Archibald Whitehead married Lizzie Witherford in 1920 in 1939 living LongmoorRoad , Sutton Coldfield b 6th aug 1899 says status Married working at Fort Dunlop with him is Margaret D Whitehead b 1924 mother Witherford. The other children b Whitehead /Witherford are Leslie 1922, Lilian V 1923...

What a lovely post John. I was brought up in a small bungalow in the staffs moorlands , born 1942 when my dad who was only 18 was a miner who hated every minute of it,often not going to work because of how much he hated it. He applied to Stoke police in 1947 but was not tall enough so came to...