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  1. Keith R

    long lost family special

    Never thought it was Middlemore...I commented on the original post.....lol
  2. Keith R

    long lost family special

    Sounds familiar...is it a repeat ?
  3. Keith R

    WW2 casualty and civilians who died look up

    I have the Death Certs but was hoping to fill some blanks........I am sure I have mentioned both on here before......Fred was in army and has a Commonwealth Grave but died from Chronic Nephritis in Hospital.Couldnt get his war record but was obviously in Brum in 44. Beatrice died from Asthma -...
  4. Keith R

    WW2 casualty and civilians who died look up

    Thanks but I know 99% about them and was just trying for the other 1%...lol
  5. Keith R

    WW2 casualty and civilians who died look up

    I know most about both but was looking to confirm things.....Fred died in Selly Oak hospital and Beatrice was taken to Coventry but thought maybe they were injured in a raid before going to hospita.
  6. Keith R

    WW2 casualty and civilians who died look up

    No worries Lyn,thanks for looking.
  7. Keith R

    WW2 casualty and civilians who died look up

    Hi, is there a Frederick Butcher died December 1944 and a Beatrice Butcher died August 1940 please
  8. Keith R

    Rocky Lane Perry Barr

    Wife's Mother's sister Doris Bayley/Brown......that was unknown to us till recently lived right opposite school in Dorrington Road after marrying.Was still there in1950.When looking on a modern map I always wondered why woudl they live in such a built up area......but looking at this map it was...
  9. Keith R

    new electoral rolls on ancestry for birmingham

    have you a clue how we access these records please ? EDIT......Found them now...thanks.
  10. Keith R

    Forum problem August 2025

    Had it earlier on PC....but tried now on tablet and OK.
  11. Keith R

    Scott Arms, Great Barr

    I wonder if Mr Day was the landlord of the cottages?
  12. Keith R

    Yardley Cemetery Plot Map

    I had this merry go around last year.Searched on their site and told me they were at Yardley so went to Brum library and found location.Got to Yardley and got a map....no letters so phoned and then they said it was a certain place which turned out to be a public area where they were scattered.A...
  13. Keith R

    Scott Arms, Great Barr

    From around 1860 up to the mid 1920's my wifes 3x Grandparents lived next door to Scott Arms in the Days Building which was a row of cottages on Newton Road. Think they can be seen in a few of the pics from around turn of century.
  14. Keith R

    Jamaica Row

    Up until recently there was a small road called " The Darkies" in Northfield. it was originally an alleyway that ran from Woodland Road around to the Church/ cemetery. But for some reason the sign was moved across the Road and was placed at the end of Wychall Road where it seemed to be more...
  15. Keith R

    Linotype operator

    As kids you could use John Bull sets and play at printing..... Linotype was Hot Metal setting but when I was apprentice from 1968 the Letterpress Compositors set the copy in cold type.Around this time Lithographic printing was being used in Birmingham.The Newspapers and Magazines went onto...
  16. Keith R

    Italians in Birmingham

    We also had a POW camp just up the road on Groveley Lane Longbridge just before The Austins........its said they built Lowhill Lane that runs alongside Cofton Park and the Airfield area at Austins.......its all concrete sections and is still a functioning surface ( albeit a bit noisy/bumpy now)...
  17. Keith R

    Italians in Birmingham

    My Wifes tree has an Italian link from Newcastle Under Lyme. I think they were coal miners there but the one man who married wifes Mothers half sister left there with all his large family in 60's and set up as an Ice Cream maker in Dudley. The family name is Calleia and were / are famous in...
  18. Keith R

    Yardley Cemetery Plot Map

    I think they need to redo the map(s)...
  19. Keith R

    John Bright Street

    Am I correct that you can't drive down here nowadays.
  20. Keith R

    Birmingham Post & Mail

    The Union used to " Keep the jobs for the boys" under the counter for their mates....
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