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Hi Laurajadeb, this is the photo of my uncle’s plot with small name peg , so you know what to look for on your search good luck

And you dare not make a sound while people were reading, even dropping a book was frowned on , now it’s a free for all and chaos , no sense of respect

Is it only me that feels all the great stuff we grew up with in brum is slipping into a distant fog

I remember the Ringway well back in the 60’s & 70’s, I used to work in Blucher street up the hill towards HP sauce. From the photos on the post it’s obvious we knew how to build stuff with character compared with the non descript monstrosities we’re stuck with now , I remember the 59 bike club...

Was it not Handsworth park , there was always a great funfair there, they had a “ wall of death” too. I lived across the road in Grove lane

My brother Ronnie worked on the door with his friend Eric from late ‘60s, also the cedar club, opposite lock, la dolce vita

Hi just wondering if any old school friends from William Murdock School’62 to ‘66 are out there, John Kirby, Micky Browne, Rolsten Kerr, Clive Forsyth, Chris Bilboe

You’re welcome Laura,I know how disheartening it is to wander back and forward looking at gravestones trying to decipher numbers covered in mud and holly trees growing up through the centre of a heartfelt poem maybe to a long passed child

Hi, glad you’ve had a result from the bereavement office, it can get quite addictive following leads from family plots, if you still struggle to find the actual location ask Gail at the office she sent me a lined drawing of the plot and surrounding grave numbers,so at least you have a starting...

A very very belated birthday wish Janice hope you had a great day and you ate all your jelly and cake , did you remember to put your name on your spoon and plate for the party

Hi I’ve just spotted this post and decided to poke my nose in and add my “ twopeneth” , I see from the map that the plot is in section 3 and the grave was reopened, I had also searched for a grave here at Handsworth and found it to be in section 4 , it wasn’t until I contacted the bereavement...

Hi PFC , I was at William Murdock from 62’ and 66’, I noticed from the group photo and names mentioned the name Brian Kirby , there was a John Kirby in my class and he did indeed have an older brother Brian . I would be very interested to know if John is still in contact with anyone

Thanks MWS, I wasn’t sure which schools would have been located in Handsworth back in 1911, I’ll see if I can research any records for Grove Lane school, thanks for your help , will keep you posted

Hi all, sorry I haven’t been on the forum for a while, I’m still researching my family tree, I’m trying to work out which schools my dad and his brother would possibly attended in 1911, they were both living in Whateley road in Handsworth , dad was 12 yrs, uncle Ron would have been about 6yrs...

Hi Babbs, my brother Kev Elliott worked at H&S Aldridge Road Perry Barr late 50s to early 60s as shopfitter cabinet maker where he met his future wife Jacqueline Hancox who worked in wages office I think, it would be nice to see any existing photos of the building and workers from that time

My first bike was a triumph tiger cub( reg. 135 RHA) I bought it from H&L Motors on Dudley Road Handsworth, I had been learning on a BSA Bantam whilst at acu /rac bike training course in Smethwick ( mom had said I could have a bike but had to have lessons) I rode the cub on L plates for a couple...

Thank you Janice , for your help in my search for information about my aunt, I’m glad she was able to make a life for herself after the untimely death of my uncle Ron, they had only been married for 4 years, his hobby was to play in a jazz band and after leaving a club in the early hours and...

Thank you once again, I will keep you updated on my endeavours

Thank you again, I have been researching my family tree over the last 12 months via myHeritage, I didn’t even know uncle Ronald had been married, I have been researching Ida’s family to see if there had been mention of a second wedding but found none, now I have a starting point I will try to...

Thank you for your reply , Ronald Godfrey was my uncle who died at the age of 28 in 1934,I have been searching for information about aunt Ida as she was close to the same age as uncle Ron, I just wanted to know if she had a good life and assumed she would have remarried but I haven’t been able...