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Thanks Janice , (big thumb) I already have all the names and dates/relationships etc. Just me needing to check for accuracy before submitting it all to a digital file. Once done I'll 'Join' Ancestry to flesh out the bones so to speak. Going to be a long haul, the tree starts in 1614 ...

Here's a quote and link from the government page. "The GRO provides a public index that lists basic details of every marriage recorded in England and Wales since 1837. The index is divided into four quarters for each year and can be viewed in microfiche format at certain libraries (see our...

Hi, ( I don't need help with a 'lookup') :) I'm fairly new to the genealogy game. Luckily I already have my family tree passed down to me years ago (pre internet days) which I'm attempting to convert to digital format in excel, before the rolls of wallpaper they are written on decays more...

Two of my grandfathers brothers married the Tidmarsh twins Rose & Ethel (born 1920) in Aston. I wonder if they knew who was who. :)

Brilliant! Thanks for posting this up Mike.

My mother was born at 11 back of 21 in1938 . I know the family were bombed out and rehoused in Erdington. Looking at the above map from 1951 (post#30 I'm guessing her address was the blank square on right hand side/bottom.

Saw my first 'adult' movies at the Plaza Stockland Green, including 'Enter the Dragon' and 'Fritz the cat' although I certainly wasn't 18 :D A few of my aunties were usherettes at the Gaumont in town during the fifties before getting married. While I'm thinking of the Gaumont, how long did 'The...

When my mothers marriage broke up in 1963 she fled the situation with us four kids in what we stood in, I was the oldest at 7yrs. Throwing herself at the mercy of B,ham council we were housed in what I remember as a church building filled with bunk beds which in reality was just somewhere to...

That certainly was posh!! We had the single bar version with no coal/log effect. Holding a slice of bread against the guard with a fork to make toast was always a dodgy performance. Apart from the risk of getting electrocuted you had to keep swapping hands to avoid getting burnt!!

I remember at around 16-17 and been working for a couple of years I bought my mom her first fitted carpet (1972) When I say 'fitted' I mean I bought a thin foambacked remnant that was big enough to fit the living room and fitted it myself using a combination of a bread knife and a pair of...

Anyone attend Cub scouts near Aston Cross? I was there mid sixties whilst living in Aston although didn't make the 'jump' to Scouts. Moved to Erdington and joined the army cadets at witton. (will have to look for an army cadet thread on here.):)

A modern classical piece that I keep going back to watch on Youtube.

Another excellent rendering with subtle colouring to boot! Many thanks Dennis and everyone else for your time and efforts (big thumb)

Probably worth a little more now than you paid for them. :)

Thanks Mike & Pete. I did a search for Newtown Row, never imagining there would be a whole thread just on the shop! :oops: This forum is a lot bigger than I thought. :) Yes Pete, you are probably right. My airfix models were bought very close or adjacent to THTJB but I could only remember...

Hopefully I'm not remembering this wrong. Living in Bracebridge St I remember going down to Newtown Row to a toy shop as two weeks pocket money (4/-) bought me a small airfix model plane which I loved making and painting. I've looked through this thread and haven't seen it mentioned or photo'd...

Awesome job guys/gals!! a massive improvement on my attempts. Thank you all so much. (big thumb) This is a brummie gal by the way, picture taken in Erdington 24 1960. I'll hit the 'donate' button as I exit the forum. Many thanks again. Bob

Hi, Can anyone please help me with this creased photo. I've had some success in the past with other photos using GIMP but I really do mess up faces. This is the original photo untouched. Many thanks in advance.:)