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    Westhill College Selly Oak

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    Heaton House Camden Street Hockley

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    Barker and Allen

    His name was David Taylor I think he was only there for a couple of years
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    Fowler Frank

    They are the best
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    Fowler Frank

    I have a few leads I can now follow up -many thanks to you and Pedrocut.
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    Fowler Frank

    You are a star Janice, you have found more this morning than I have in over 1 month, sometimes fresh eyes look at things differently. i will now look to see when she came back
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    Fowler Frank

    Although we now have a surgeon with that name at the QE from Pedrocut
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    Fowler Frank

    Could she made up the Willison name and him being a surgeon so it looks good?
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    Fowler Frank

    Jackie that has to be the one - is it possible that she had them both out of wedlock/or married before and when she married James she changed their names.
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    Fowler Frank

    I wonder if that is another mistake as in 1922 electoral roll they are living 43 Cope Street
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    Fowler Frank

    Thats a good one as they certainly lived around the Ladywood area which would come under All Saints
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    Fowler Frank

    Thanks Janice, I can now look for a marriage for a Fowler married a Williamson/Willison and see if I can find anything that way.
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    Fowler Frank

    I found a Williamson on an earlier census showing as a medical student living in London but he had died before Frank was born. All I can read from the marriage cert was he was born Willison/Williamson and was adopted by Fowler. Its just a shame it was before adoptions were made legal as info...
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    Fowler Frank

    This gives more info.
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    Fowler Frank

    Sue, its a bit of mystery this one and I can go no further back in the help of finding Frank Fowler's mother and why he was adopted into the name of Fowler. I was originally told he was a foundling, but as there is a father's name he couldnt have been one. I have tried Ancestry but not knowing...
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    Fowler Frank

    I have just got into The Birmingham of Library online, what is the best way to search for a specific person?
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    Lodge hill cemetery map

    Nicola, I had 2 different experiences with Lodge Hill over the last 3 weeks, the first time I rang asking for info of where my cousin was buried was told well that will take me ages to find so I will get back to you, after 2 weeks I rang saying I hadnt heard anything and a different lady...
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    Broad Street

    Broad Street from above
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    Restaurants In Birmingham 1960s

    My friend and I went to the Garden House every week - good food and good price
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    langdon Bill

    I have been to Landons new place today which is in Dodford on the way to Bromsgrove. I got talking to Darren who is Bills grandson and he was telling me that Bill was friends with a Councillor who let him know when houses were going to be demolished so Bill could go around and photo them. He...
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