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  1. gingerjon

    Parents of our parents.

    This is Lavinias wedding 1925 the lad with the cap is my father age 13
  2. gingerjon

    Parents of our parents.

    this is Lavinian Franklin nee Houghton born 1903 daughter of Nan Houghton nee Pool ex Burlinton street school pupil went to live Australia
  3. gingerjon

    Screw wormer

    could that be a misspelling and should be screw wormer ? just a thought
  4. gingerjon

    Parents of our parents.

    This is my Nan Houghton nee Pool she was born 1880
  5. gingerjon

    Birmingham boxers

    Johnny Prescott was an orphan he had a step brother Tony Rankin John came from the Cottage Homes to live in Burlington street with is Nan he was a pupil at Upper Thomas Street, Tony lived in William Henry street Sue's hairdressers shop is called Upper Cuts.
  6. gingerjon

    Heaton

    Re: All things Heaton type in Eaton sun in search engine for earlier topic
  7. gingerjon

    Heaton

    Re: All things Heaton information deleted
  8. gingerjon

    Castle Bromwich

    it was known as Conker White Gate when we were a bit younger
  9. gingerjon

    Townsend

    I have Townsends in my family there were quite a large family living in Phillip Street Aston, Norman Townsend's wife was a Beatrice nee Corfield My cousin is a Norman Townsend
  10. gingerjon

    1920s photo (approx)

    The flooring looks like coconut matting the winch is a gas light you can see the levers for adjusting to gas flow, the signs are typical of railway signs, but could not be platform signs as the lines would be running through where they are standing
  11. gingerjon

    George Dallow, Corn Merchant

    This map is Brownhills Walsall would have been Staffordshire in 1902 Catshill Bromsgrove is Worscestershire Catshill is just the other side of the Lickey hills
  12. gingerjon

    Back to Back addresses

    I lived in a back to for quite a few years, do you know I never lived in squalor or unsanitary conditions yes we shared two toilets kept spotlessy clean by the sharing tenants, yes the rooms were small but all ways clean and tidy, I can't remember having to have a cold bath because of no fire in...
  13. gingerjon

    St Peter's Chapel St Peter's Place

    Re: st peters place..broad st different view
  14. gingerjon

    old evening mail pics.....

    Thanks for that Baron
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