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Hi Bobbyb :) There is an Edward Wilding registered 1912 Electoral Roll Harborne Ward at 12 Serpentine Road, This is not very far away from Ford St (Hockley/All Saints) Edward & wife Francis May,,, possibly moved there? If the surname "Wilding" still being used ( not "Welding" as thought.)...

Joanio you,re an Honest gal :) But you should have took the Ten Bob note to your Mother,, My Mom used to say,,if they are rich enough to carry it carelessly,, then they are rich enough to lose it ,:rolleyes: ps It would not have been "reclaimed" The staff/person you handed it to ?? :shh...

Yo Lloyd:) Near 5 Ways Edgbaston?,, JohnY :smile2:

Hi Steerboy :) Thanks for your comments & good luck in Library, ps The new Reg Office, off Broad St go down Bridge St next to The Hyatt turn right at bottom of the hill (Bridge St) go under the Bridge & the Registrary office 100 yards up the road on your left,, ps The visit,,is an Experience...

Roger ;) A good man,, knows his pubs,, nice 1,,2 Mate :cool: JohnY

Hi Joanio :) Yes Elizabeth Vale married Edwin Albert Bayliss April/May/June Quarter, B,ham volume XV1 page 404, Parish Registers are in B,ham Central Library,, It may have been that William Hughes (the Smith) died but as Elizabeth was "common-law-wife" to him she still called herself Spinster...

Hi & Welcome Joanio :) Prob a good idea to get the 2nd Marriage certificate, This will tell you if Elizabeth entered HUGHES nee VALE etc age 16,ish,,take with a pinch of salt,, most didn,t know Exactly? most couldn,t read or write in that Era,, But it would not be unusual to have Child at that...

Hi & Welcome mi-mi :) Got "Clarke" on this site already, Hopefully you may "Click" Check around the Surnames section,, They will love to hear from you, ps Probably best to try to track down Bernard Clarke birth 1st,, Then this give you his Mom & Dad,,so you can go to 1901 Census accurately, This...

Dave Ed :) Yes m8,,i think you,re bang on there, I agree & think thats the one Katearthur is looking for, Cheers JohnY:cool:

Re: italian in B,ham 1800 Hello r,puccini,,:) you have some good replies & a photo on your other posting,just press on your name,then other posts & you will find, Best regards to you, your Family, Ancestors & Italia,, JohnY:cool:

Welcome Nurse Im1984 :) Good to have you on board,,the Jokers on here will have you in Stitches :rolleyes: Welcome & Cheers JohnY:cool:

Hi sh from Florida,,:cool: nice place,, Actually as Cat & t,others have indicated,the "Silversmiths" re Jewelry industry is still going very strongly in Birmingham,,Hockley (Jewelry Quarter) & its fame is Worldwide for Quality,, some of its earlier (your GG,dads era) work is highly valued &...

Barrie :) You,re probably on track there,, isn,t there a Church up by junction with Blake Lane ,,Yardley Green Road extending from Green Lane thats all Bordesley Green but probably classed as Yardley as well. Katearthur,, :)the Marriage addresses will locate/pinpoint Local Church. Cheers JohnY:cool:

Yo :) Nearest big "metals" Company was Birmingham Mint ,Icknield Street thats about 800yards from Camden Street but there were lots of "Casters" around there, Brass & other metals, strip & ferrous & molten pour. Brass was used in Coin making (B,ham Mint etc)+Nickel + baser metals. But could be a...

Gee-em :) You,re quite right, i got the wrong ends of St Benedicts Road its Holy Family R C Church on the Coventry Rd (at t,other end) :rolleyes: ooops, but we got there,,Thanks Gee-em,, JohnY:cool:

Thanks RayD :) Good & useful posting,, ps Great Shirts M8 :cool: JohnY

Yo Katearthur :) St Benedicts Church (R C) is on Coventry Road, Small Heath. St Benedicts Road at junction with Coventry Road & St Benedict School is on that road, May have been classified as "Bordesley" years ago but is now Small Heath, I think somebody "Postie maybe" has put a Photo of this...

Yes Charlie :) I agree, i think that was around 1900,s, my family around there too & had Italian neighbours,, i think the Taroni family origins there & Aston later. Ok :) r.puccini, do you have the names of the Two children christened in St Peters R C Church & the dates if possible? Have you...

Hello & Most Welcome r.puccini,,:) We are happy to see you researching your family with Birmingham ancestry Certainly the "Brummies" on this site will be assisting you shortly, Your information is correct,,There was quite a large Italian community in B,ham around that time & many stayed to...

Hi Katearthur :) I don,t know of a St Paul church in Yardley or Yardley Wood Others may be along shortly to assist your Quest,, What year(s) interest you? what relatives names/Marriage there? & importantly what was their assocaited addresses of that time period? I ask this due to "boundary" &...