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    Davis family,13 Farm Street

    Moved to surnames.
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    OLDEST AND YOUNGEST BHF MEMBERS

    No, in some peoples eyes not a proper Brummie, but my Dad came here to be a police officer in 1947 and we followed in1949 and so for 73 yrs I have lived here , worked here ,married here,raised 3 sons here and never ever wanted to leave and live elsewhere so perhaps in others eyes I can be...
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    OLDEST AND YOUNGEST BHF MEMBERS

    Updating mine. Nearly 80 yrs young b. 1942 Staffs moorlands came to Birmingham age 7 so honorary Brummie Joined BFH almost 19 years ago May 2003.
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    Widdows Arms

    Welcome to the forum. Our late member Alan( Astonian .RIP.) who started this thread, must have grown up close to the pub in the 1940s.
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    HS2 progress 2020 and beyond

    It is heartbreaking to drive through there and the area around the NEC. It is a desolate desert landscape. We are told we have to save our planet and that deforestation is to blame for climate change, yet thousands of ancient trees have been sacrificed to make way for HS2. The eastern section...
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    MY FIRST/SECOND GRANDCHILD

    Mike, as opposed to castles, monsters and rockets, dinosaurs cars and emergency vehiclesto name a few they have beautiful hotels and hairdressers.or like Sophia in post 284 a dolls house. (girly) :) AND in a family with both a boy and a girl they must never be mixed up :)
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    MY FIRST/SECOND GRANDCHILD

    My granddaughter has just got interested in Lego, her brother Sonny can hardly get into his bedroom for boxes of the stuff. Their dad had to build them bigger Lego tables. Santa,( Grandma) got Daisy the Grand hotel, I love the girly Lego.
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    Fort Dunlop Death - Circa 1980

    As any information will possibly include living people could all replies to Brumseeker be via private massage.
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    Fishing

    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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    Christine Mary Nash

    Have sent you PM.
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    MY FIRST/SECOND GRANDCHILD

    Richard, they both look so peaceful. That is certainly one to treasure. Alberta.
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    Christmas greetings 2021

    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...
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    Write it down

    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...
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    Living with a pseudonym…..

    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...
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    Somme

    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.
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    Somme

    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...
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    Future posts in this section.

    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...
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    george scrine

    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.
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    Rolph A J

    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...
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    Heath Picture Palace/Heath Cinema - Washwood Heath.

    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.
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