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    Peel street ( peel gardens) Winson Green

    I think you mean the smiths who used to live next door to us , as each time we went into the house there was always boxes of goods ready for sale. I recall the Hicks family one of them was Gerry/Gerald in fact i recall them moving into peel st opposite us as they turned up in a flat bed lorry...
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    Peel street ( peel gardens) Winson Green

    Hello everyone, Does anyone have or know where there any photos of peel gardens peel st Winson Green or recalls any of the familes that lived there in the 1960s to 1970s There were a group of 7 houses with with shared outside toilets and brew houses later each house had...
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    Hope & anchor

    Does any one have any photos of the pub called Hope & Anchor i believe it was in High st Aston/Lozzells area. or photos of high st Aston in 1930s looking for houses around 85 i believe that the pub was a few doors from 85 yrs Dave
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    Moor End Lane School

    Did anyone attend Moor End lane school between 1970 and 1975 i would be interested in hearing from you . Or anyone who attended that school .
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    lozzells street party

    Can anyone tell give me any information if lozzells / guildford st had a street pary for queens coronation or her wedding or anyone knows of any photos . many thanks Dave
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    Winson Green Prison:

    going on this can anyone tell me how to find out where a person was in prison im looking for a george eccles who was in prison 1901 census
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    Warstone Lane Cemetery

    Thank you so much for your reply and posting the photos on here , im so grateful for all the help and time that people have put into this thread many thanks . yrs DAVE
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    Warstone Lane Cemetery

    Re: Key Hill Cemetery Hello can anyone tell me if there is a map of Hockley cemetery to make it easier to find graves im looking for the grave of Jane Barton nee Moulton born 16/01/1821 died aug 1873 i would like to try and find it next time im in Birmingham . many thanks Dave [Leslam...
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    Gibsons /Winson Green

    Hello , Astonian, Many thanks for the reply it was my dads cousin who was a bus conductor . My dad was a builders navey until he got a job at Averys factory the shops in peel street were Williams , Davis and Forthbrookes . my dad did drink in the smithy as well as the peel and the queens head ...
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    pub landlords

    Thank you i have Alan b Brookes i would put dates as from 1958 to 1970s. in Birmingham . Also David & Iris Binden from 19 60s to 1980s sorry i cant give more set dates. Many thanks yrs Dave
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    pub landlords

    Does anyone know if there is a way or list of old pub landlords in my family history i have a couple of them but no idea which pubs they ran. They have the surname of brookes. many thanks .
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    Gibsons /Winson Green

    Hello astonian ,It was top end number 4 peel gardens peel street with the long gardens. williams were over the road, and the peel pub 4 houses along . The hicks lived over the road as well . The neighbours in that group of 7 houses were hardbridges , twiggs , smiths , then gibson bergoine...
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    Nechells

    i recall going to see my aunty sheila who used to live in cattles grove she had 7 children and my mom had 6 of us so we made a good gang.we used play in the old empty houses . then my aunty and mom used call us all in shouting" in now for your tea come on you barks "( never knew what barks...
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    Gibsons /Winson Green

    Does anyone recall the Gibson family from peel st Winson green back in the 1960s to 1970 there was charlie and Joyce plus 6 children . There were also Charlies brother jack and his wife Winifred plus 3 children who live in heath st. Also a cousin of jack and charlie. who used to be a bus...
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    Brookes pre 1941

    yes your right i gone through the records and William Brookes born 1877 married a Alice Elizabeth IN 1899 she was from Dudley their children were William born 1903 Herbert born 1906 so William the younger could have married Emily/Annie. yrs DAVE
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    Brookes pre 1941

    Hello , Ray i gone through my records and i just cant tie in Annie i have a William Brookes born 1877 the only marriage i can find for him is to a Alice ? Also with Alfred Florence would have been his maternal aunt, i did a quick census check on William looks like he followed his fathers...
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    Bartons

    Thank you so much mikejee for your time and help i do have herbert in my tree . yrs dave
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    Bartons

    Im interested in finding out about the Barton family of Birmingham , they own a mineral bottled water factory at one point i have Mary Anne Barton who married into the Eccles family.
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    Brookes pre 1941

    i will check my records then get back to you as annie is the one that im not sure of
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    Key Hill Cemetery

    Many thanks for reply here are some names in my family Alfred eccles born 1881 died 1925, Thomas Eccles born 1838 no excact death date but 1890 to 1910 if corrrect Alfred Brookes born 1897 died 1947 , Alfred Brookes born 1851 died 1920s and Luke Brookes born 1824 no death range im afraid im...
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