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Thanks Lyn. The William Jabez Maybury is William's brother (and Graham's Gt Uncle) which is what makes me think that William 1887 had died and there is an entry for this death. However, we'd like to find his baptism just to be sure. The William you found on Ancestry fits with everything else but...

Thank you both for the above information. Lyn, you're definitely right that this couldn't be my William Maybury on the memorial. I get so confused with all the Maybury's having the same name, there's at least one in every generation. I think he possibly died aged 2 but there is a child with...

I'm looking for William Maybury b. 1887 in Birmingham. I haven't been able to find any information about him but there are two newspaper cuttings in the Birmingham Gazette/Birmingham Gazette and Express for a man with the same name. I'd be very grateful if someone who has access to the...

What a generous offer Brumbirder! I'd very much like to have a copy of your PDF please to help with our Heritage Day in September. In line with advice on this forum, I will send you my email address via Private Message. Many thanks.

P.S. to my last post - apparently Thomas the Tank Engine is 80 this year so he will get a mention too!

Thank you Pedro, as usual you've come to my aid. I could read Ballyboy but couldn't fathom out the others. Penny

Can anyone identify the writing on this ghost sign on the side of the Station Pub in Sutton please?

Hi Lyn, I've been researching this along with Gibbets Hill and Beggars Bush. All within a few hundred yards of each other. There are many stories about who Jordan was and why his grave is there. I think this may be the origin of the beggar of Beggar's Bush. However, I think it's a signpost...

Thank you Pedro for the Guardian Journal write up and Heartland for the very useful map. So Bilborough was his home and he was returning to his base at St Athan's which I understand is near Barry, South Wales. From the article Pedro, is seems that he was doing National Service as he joined at...

Thank you all for your input. Really helpful. Still wondering why he was buried in Sutton or why he had an RAF stone but I'm not sure where to go for this information. He was stationed in Wales so he may have been back to Nottingham. It may be that his parents had died and the RAF buried him...

Some help as usual please. I'm looking into the burial of Leading Aircraftman Michael Terence Newton who was killed in the crash aged 21. His grave, on Findagrave, is an Air Force Memorial. Is this usual for serving airmen who are not killed in action? There is also a shot of a newspaper...

So sorry to hear the news Warren. Jim was a lovely man, very approachable and helpful. He will be missed.

Looks like a ghost in the back row eight from the left Pedro? It's probably a sign of some sort, definitely not a man's hat!

Could it be Darlaston? Or somewhere else. There have been several misnamed photos in the past. I have one of 'The Bell & Cuckoo' Erdington, taken around 1900 and (a) it's on the wrong side of the road and (b) the pub was demolished around 1850.

Sorry, I think it should be Brimfield not Brimstead.

Hi PJay, I think I’ve gone as far as I can with your document. I’ve done a bit of digging and I think you’re up against several problems with this document. If you want to progress it further you will need to consult someone more expert, a palaeographer (handwriting expert) or at least someone...

We know that Graham has Irish ancestry which didn't show up so I expect it was the Vikings who invaded Ireland who left a strong bloodline.

Forgot to say that the orator is the plaintiff, referred to by himself in the Bill of Complaint.

Stokkie, I bought my husband a test for his birthday last year and he had a high percentage of Norwegian. Bit of a surprise except for the fact that he has severe Dupytren's Contracture (in his hands) also known as Viking's Disease.

There's a programme on BBC Sounds called The Gift which tells of the effects on some people and their family of the results of DNA testing. Some have found out that their father isn't their biological father and some discover that their babies have been swapped at birth. Worth a listen...