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  1. John Young

    Taylor bert h

    Hi Steward,,Bert H Taylor born 2nd Quart 1917 B,ham 6d page 410,Mother maiden name, Nail. Checked for his death (FreeBMD) to 1983, He,s not on it (His death still needs finding for you ) HE married Lilian R Blake 3rd Quart 1953 B,ham 9c page 1156 , Lilian R Blake born 2nd Quart 1929 (mother...
  2. John Young

    Mowlah-baksh

    Glad to be of some help to you,, i had plenty of help (from Guys & Gals on This great site,,& other folks too) so its good to put a bit of help back for a "newbie" researcher,, its what we call a bit of "pay-back time",, so Cheers Stew
  3. John Young

    Mowlah-baksh

    My comp slow tonight,,Should be there now ,,recheck Ok,,Cheers J
  4. John Young

    Mowlah-baksh

    Hi Steward, Andrew L Mowlah-Baksh married Kathleen T Healey 3rd Quarter(Sept/Oct/Nov) 1949, register B,ham Vol 9c page 1402 Certificate avilable at Birmingham Register Office, I have posted other information to your Instant Messages box ( I M box above) Concerns living relative information.
  5. John Young

    PEARCE (PEERS) - Thomas

    Hi again Gwynfor,, the ladies Carolina & Suzanne are doing great work aiding your search & "probabilities are showing, Just a note of caution regarding Marriage Certs,,they,re not as "certain " as we would like them to be ? Don,t take either age given as a fact,,Guys sometimes needed to put...
  6. John Young

    PEARCE (PEERS) - Thomas

    Re: Thomas Pearce (Peers) Hi Gwynfor,,this looks like it could be one of them thar "sticky prob searches" so may i suggest to put as much detail as possible of the Marriage Cert that is your "true" starting point. The location of Bride (Birmingham girl ?) her father & occupation, Find them on...
  7. John Young

    BARNETT - looking for Janice Barnett?

    Re: looking for Janice Barnett? Whoops ,,,Wendy you spotted my daft mistake (senior moment,,,lol) Should have put marriage 1964 I have put correct info (including date) on I M to yogimon so hopefully will not confuse him/her Maybe Admin can correct my 1st post ? please,,Ta very much,,,John
  8. John Young

    BARNETT - looking for Janice Barnett?

    Re: looking for Janice Barnett? There is a Janice L Barnett ( name & d.o.b already put up by 1st post/ no protocol breached ) marrying in June 1964 Details posted to Yogimon,s Instant Message section,,hopefully this is helpful to you.
  9. John Young

    Birmingham by Night

    Thank you Lady Penelope, Such beautiful nostalgia captured,,,, most of the photos/paintings remind me of scenes of my 50/ 60,s childhood, St Martins in particular always attractive,,, But yet even more beautiful today framed all around by wonderful modern buildings, Perfect blend of Old & New.
  10. John Young

    Maybe birmingham could copy Salford

    Good topic mikejee,,, and I,m in agreeance with Vivienne about the historical importance of "Pubs" as meeting places/peoples as communities develop and change, the social history aspects are important and should be recorded using Lottery funding in B,ham too. Considering some of the "projects"...
  11. John Young

    steward family Help to fiind them

    Hi Steward ,,,have you read your I M,s (Instant messages section) i have sent you 3 Family members of Steward,s born to Healey maiden name 1950,s-60,s in B,ham register, If you prefer info put to open site please say & check with site admin that this is Ok (Info probably of living persons)
  12. John Young

    STRANGE FOOD

    Many years ago my Grandad told me of a strange meal that he had eaten in a village in Africa, he said the tribesmen were throwing snakes(some still alive) into a big tub of mixture of meat and vegetables, they wrapped it a type of pastry and everybody tucked in, He asked what it was called but...
  13. John Young

    Sewell of Robin Hood Lane

    Apologies Bootneck (& Mike),,I put 1930,s -1950,s to broaden Bootnecks search ,,then forgot to exclude the War years,, mea culpa,,,needs more Guinness,, John
  14. John Young

    Sewell of Robin Hood Lane

    Hello Bootneck, Your Sewell family should be on the Electoral Rolls in Robin Hood Lane in time period you request ( possibly 1930,s-50,s ?) This information should be on a Pay-to-Search site at www.midlandshistoricaldata.org/ the Birmingham Electoral Rolls are searchable on here, Costs are...
  15. John Young

    Blews St/ Brewery St, Aston.

    Hello Curly, You are correct in your assumption & the area is half-mile from City Centre "Newtown" or " Blews Street Park" as we knew as kids, Newtown Row (B4114) main road crosses over a large canal there so this i presume is the B,ham Fazeley Canal, Blews Street B6 4HN ,,good map on AA...
  16. John Young

    Sarah Lea

    Hi again Anne, Are you sure that it is Evaline born 1874 with a father George W ? There is a Evangeline with a father George T showing up around Aston/B,ham 1891 census but not your top line as named..John
  17. John Young

    steward family Help to fiind them

    Have sent I M to Steward,,,,some requested look-ups are 1950,s-60,s (Found 3 & sent) & Advised Steward to amend post to his eldest requested look-ups in line with site protocol.
  18. John Young

    Sarah Lea

    Hello Anne & Welcome, Do you already have any of these relatives on the 1901/1891/1881/1871/1861/1851/1841 censii ? If so could you put a few references (RG,s etc) leading to your request of Connex,,its not too clear at the moment remember,,you may know them well but we,re completely new to...
  19. John Young

    Lost H. J. Pitts, Cheltenam

    Re: Lost m h pitts cheltenam Hi Astonian, I know now't about your query for H J Pitts of Cheltenham but that King George blue stamp sounds very interesting ? Are there any Stamp Collectors on here who could tell you its rarity & possible value ? Hold on to it anyway,,,may be worth a...
  20. John Young

    Norman Arther Taplin Navy records.

    Hi Jean The National Archives have recently disclosed over 40,000 RNVR (Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves) records could your uncle Norman be amongs,t that particular branch of our heroes,,? Minesweepers eh!,,,total respect * good luck in tracing him,,, Cheers John
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