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    Yardley And Solihull Places Of Interest...to Say The Least...

    I would imagine six way is Robin Hood Island. Next to Gibbets is Stone perhaps Gilbertstone.
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    Wagon Lane, Sheldon, Isolation Hospital

    There used to be a youth club there in 1960/70s That was an old building, also demolished now.
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    Yardley And Solihull Places Of Interest...to Say The Least...

    there is a Broom Hall road of Gospel lane Acocks Green.
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    Annie Williams.

    Thanks Alan, I will check that out.
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    Annie Williams.

    Ive had a look lyn , but theres far better folk on here than me. I have trouble finding my nose.
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    Pineapple tarts

    They used to be my favorites in the 60s made by Bradfords by West Broms Football Ground, Then Braggs/Gregs. As you say Marks and Sparks arnt nearly as good.
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    Annie Williams.

    Im back with Annie again. could anyone look to see if there were any children from the marrage of Annie, Ann Williams mmn Veness and James P Drinkwater in 1915 Worcseter. Thanks Robert.
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    Bhf 15th Birthday Meet Up

    Put me down lyn please, I,ll sort me badge out.
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    Birmingham (Industrial) Cooperative Society Shops

    Also on the Coventry rd Yardley, Good Companions.
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    Annie Williams.

    No Lyn, at that time i had no idea that she was a step aunt (is that the right term) or that i was a first generation brummie. From the time that i new her she allways lived in or around dean st area of town. Re your friend in Bromyard, ask her to pop up to Cothridge and sort it out for me lol.
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    What happened to all the rubble?

    Remember the pub in factoy road lyn, when you were distrubuting blue bricks from the boot of David Fowlers car. It looked like we were about to start a riot. lol
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    Annie Williams.

    I doubt it if she left her children, my first thoughts were that annie may have been pregnant and they went there to cover it up but now i know that annie was 22 years of age --------------well.not likely. btw i knew annie she was my aunt a very dainty lady she was only about 4ft 8ins she...
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    Annie Williams.

    lyn the reason i couldnt find annie was that on the 1891 census Amelia veness was Amelia Williams but the rest of the family were called smith. so had no idea she was married with children when she met James Rowles. mws They moved to Cothridge between worcester and bromyard population...
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    Annie Williams.

    If it is her in 1915 then ive got further in the last 3 hours than i have in the last 10 years. It puts her in worcester with the rest of the family.But why they ended up there in such a tiny little hamlet i will never know.
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    Annie Williams.

    Thanks mws. iwas going to do it the other way round and send of to worcester. I never looked for annies birth, i took for granted what it said on the census. Lessons to be learnt there.
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    Annie Williams.

    I thought she had only married once untill i just found record for 1915. not 100% it is her but certain about the 1929 marrage to John Nolan.
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    Annie Williams.

    no lyn. but i have just had a brain wave. Some years ago when i first tried to find her, i got some one to find her marrage to John Nolan. when they found the page it had John j Nolan Preedee Drinkwater Then underneath it had John j Nolan Ann WIlliams. They assumed the there had been a mistake...
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    Annie Williams.

    youve got it. I have been trying sort this out for years.
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    Annie Williams.

    Thanks Lyn
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    Annie Williams.

    Im wondering if she is not with them on the 1911 census, because by this time she is 18 she could well be living with some one and taken on thier name as her mother had done with James Rowles, who incidently his parents never married either.
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