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A few records that may interest you. William Malkin was born in September 1911. He married Amy Ormrod in 1931 and their children Gloria 1934, Cynthia 1940, Amy 1942, Lynne 1946. Amy and William separated or divorced because other children are all with mother thorneywork Nigel 1966,Philip 1968...

Lyn as far as I can see Fanny didn't marry John Hughes just called herself wife The main 'puzzles' in this family is that although married in 1860 Frank and Fanny didn't have a child Frank until 11th November 1876 I have supposed that he came back from USA around 1875 and he returned to...

Sorry Lyn , I don't know where I got Gt Charles Street from.

I have all their birth certificates , married, death etc. I believe that Frank Taylor snr may have perished in the flood but in the records there are many deaths without a name My main objective it to try to find out the wherabouts of Fanny and the boys 1879-1890 and to check if Frank snr went...

I have once more got out all records of my husbands family and they are making me tear my hair out:D I have all certificates to back up the records but still some mysteries. Francis (Frank ) Taylor married Frances(Fanny)Becket in 1860, St Phillips Birmingham both born 1839 Frank in Birmingham ...

As Arthur has been found living with a family Smith could they be relatives Arthur W Terry , mother Smith b Birmingham South, the registration was March 1925, so could also be births late in 1924.

They said it would be with us at 6pm and it was 30 minutes late :) I was woken up in the middle of the night with heavy rain hitting the window so now we have roads of grey slush.

I was reminded of this when I was looking through some papers and saw my fathers adoption deed. His adoptive parents (his uncle and aunt) were my wonderful grandparents who I loved so much, they had teenage girls when Dad was born so you can imagine how spoilt he was :)

My Dad was born in a Staffordshire town in 1924, his mother had married, against her families advice, to a man 10 years younger. Shortly after my Dads birth it was evident that she was dying so knowing her husband would not be there for his son she asked her brother and his wife to adopt him...

I lived just down the road from the shops there was Dodds, a barbers, sweet shop and ladies hairdressers, had my hair done there on my wedding day in 1961. I remember that Mrs Dodd was very proud of being related to Engelbert Humperdick,

Sometimes I believe Louis Putzman becomes Lewis Putsman in records In 1911 at 153 Varna road Edgbaston , Lewis Putsman no age given but marriage given as 1885,shopkeeper in the tailoring trade Annie wife no age given they are with 6 children one of them Harry age 20 , assistant Tailor. ( all...

Sad news for us mods and all the forum, so many interesting posts over the years and many messages to me when I was suffering serious illness. Condolences to Chris family , he was a wonderful man ,RIP Chris.

Happy birthday Lyn. Have a great day.:)

Weight restriction 7.5T. on Water Orton bridge. Most of the problems on the bridge are from people, whose vehicles are too wide, trying to cross. Incidently when you cross look at the river on your left and there is often a beautiful white Egret sitting on the bank. The bridge on the 4114...

Some great posts of days gone by. We have just had a new car, it reads road signs and pings if you exceed the limit, if you get too close to the car in front it has a red character of a red car crashing, it tells you to check your tyre pressure ,it tells you how many miles you can do with the...

Erics funeral will be held at Woodlands Cemetery, Birmingham road, Coleshill , B46 1DP on Tuesday 21st October at 2pm.

I am sorry to tell all members that the lovely Eric , a longstanding member of BHF has passed away. Lyn/Astoness noticed he hadn't posted for a while and asked if i could see if he was OK. I knocked the neighbours door today and he told me the sad news . Eric was taken ill a few weeks ago and...

1939 at 16 Beach street Thomas Hick b 1882, assistant shopkeeper Alice Hick b 1882 , General grocery business at 15 Beach street,, Alice Whitaker b 1904 (Alice Hick married Harold Whitaker 1928) daughters Irene Whitaker 1929 June Whitaker 1933 Their father Harold Whitaker died late 1932...

We visited yesterday, what bliss ,no motorway, no HS2, lots of birdsong in her garden, and plenty of country walks. I may even call an estate agent myself, :)

Today my sister leaves Erdington, my family came there 76 years ago, my sister is 80. In the past my mom and my sister loved going along the village choosing goods from the many shops but the high street is now very unkempt and sadly my sister no longer feels safe and most of the much loved...