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    Dalton Bros George St West

    Here you go. 1961 Used to be the outdoor, I lived up the second entry along on the right, just where the Morris van is I guess Somewhere I have the image where it is Daltons, the Bookies, great original photo Mike, and so sad to see the old end being demolished.
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    recommended search sites

    "You might want to make enquires as to which sites will have the 1911 census as that will be released next year." Looks like it is going to be "Find my past"
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    Hopkins Lilly

    Re: Lilly Hopkins Oh, and as Elizabeth looks to be widowed in 1891 here is a possible death for William snr Deaths Sep 1889 Hopkins William 71 Shardlow 7b262 I am still thinking about Lilly,Lily, Lillian, Lilian, I do not know if any other posters have any other ideas? Dibs
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    Hopkins Lilly

    Re: Lilly Hopkins Looking for other members of the family it seems that this is William. Living with his widowed mother? cannot make it out. 1891 Census record for William Hopkins «Back to results Name WILLIAM HOPKINS...
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    Hopkins Lilly

    Re: Lilly Hopkins A possibility for you, Dudley Port is next to Tipton, 1871 Census record for John Hopkins «Back to results Name JOHN HOPKINS Age...
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    Hopkins Lilly

    Re: Lilly Hopkins Annie was 19 in 1861. There is another son on the 61 census John aged 15. Have you tracked him forwards to see if he married and had children ? Possibility that she may well be his child, only a possibility mind you.
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    Hopkins Lilly

    Re: Lilly Hopkins Chris, if you turn over the page on the 1881 census, scroll down to Pollie Cook, you will see that Pollie is down as a Gr Daughter to the family, check out the enumerators writing then go back to Lillie and you will see how identical they are, I am sure Lillie is the grand...
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    Hopkins Lilly

    Re: Lilly Hopkins 1861 census.
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    Hopkins Lilly

    Re: Lilly Hopkins William aged 17 is down as his son ! ! ! as is Alfred aged 16, both Scholars. If it is anyones daughter it may well be their daughter Annie aged 29 (All on 71 census) All born in Tipton, Staffs.
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    Hopkins Lilly

    Re: Lilly Hopkins Is this the family you are researching? William HOPKINS Head M Male 62 Tipton, Stafford, England Manager (Iron Works) Elizabeth HOPKINS Wife M Female 64 Tipton, Stafford, England William HOPKINS Son U Male 27 Tipton...
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    German organisations/links with Birmingham

    Many thanks ChrisM, a very, very thought provoking web page and wonderful images. Many Thanks. Dibs.
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    unknown places

    There is a Nelson Street in Ladywood, (see the old ladywood website https://www.oldladywood.co.uk/)
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    St George's Newtown Lookups

    https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/search.php?searchid=654426 Then scroll down looking for St Georges, there are quite a few recent posts on there many with great images.
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    St Peter's Chapel St Peter's Place

    Re: St Peter's Chapel, St Peter's Place Aston Parish Church St Peter and Paul church, Aston Juxta Birmingham standing in the shadow of Aston Hall a church as stood on this site for many hundreds of years serving the religious needs of the people of Aston, and now a multi - cultural society...
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    What rank is this relative?

    Len, sincere apologies, but I just do not know :-) I am (almost) sure it ends in ANCE it also looks to be two words with the second word being around 7 letters long. Perhaps someone with better eyes than I have can enlarge the image and get a better focus on the last word or title? Just...
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    What rank is this relative?

    Enlarged the image somewhat and the name on the shoulder (Epaulet?) ends in LANCE ?( I think,) Ambulance? could possibly be Ordnance? Not really sure as the larger the image goes the fuzzier it becomes.
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    WW2 Bombings

    Raddlebarn Road, could possibly mean Selly Oak Hospital, obviously the badly injured were taken to the nearest available hospital, he may well have died at the hospital and been injured elsewhere? The site mentioned is very, very easy to use, you can search by name, location, date of injury or...
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    Saint Judes Church

    You are a star. :) Do you know I put Saint Jude's in before I posted and got no hits "Stupid Boy" :redface:
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    Saint Judes Church

    Hi Folks. Can any any kind soul please post a image of Saint Jude's Church please. Demolished in the 60's there is only Saint Jude's Passage there now, it would have been just off the new Smallbrook Queensway behind the hotel. virtually opposite Station Street. Kind regards. DIBS.
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    Pubs of Hockley/Newtown

    Wales, great images, thanks. Any chance you could post a larger image of the Birmingham Arms Image 1 Sheet 4 please? Cheers. Dibs
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