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G,day Digger (Luton/Oz) Sherbourne Road is in the Acocks Green area of Birmingham. More information would be needed to help you find knowledge of this person and note that 1985 is still very recent so folks may be reluctant to share info about a living person !. However if you post info re...

Hi Barrie, long time no see & thanks for your prompt & excellent response, Looks interesting m8 Have only recently(2 days) connected BYARD to Morgan branch of tree & will keep you posted hoping our two posts connect or others may come in on this line,,1st appearance of Byard name I think...

James Byard b1880 marries Alice (Edith preferred) Morgan b1879 Herefordshire Marriage & other Byard + Morgan families in Birmingham (Aston/Hockley/Hansworth) Contacts & enquiries welcomed,, regards John Y

Re: All CLEWS connections politely requested, please Hi Dave, Just updating my "trees" & found a Kate Clews born 1892 Birmingham 3rd Quarter vol 6d page 41, married William T Farr in Birmingham 1913, a few Farr children ensued, Contact if this is helpful to you as I have not researched Clews...

Hi Astonian, Recently up-dating my "trees" & have found a Elsie Jelfs (born 1897, Aston) marries one of my GGrandads brothers a Ernest A Young in 1925 reg @ B,ham S, 2nd Q ref 7d page 121 + a daughter born 1932 Doreen M Young. I have not researched Jelfs further (not main lines)...

Thats a beautiful sketching in Pen and Ink and down there about 30 years ago it really did "Pen & Ink", wooooh! John Y

Re: Lost nan farley Hi Peggy Could be a slightly wrong marriage certificate ?,,this seems to be throwing you down a wrong "tree" branch. Forget the O,Neils for a little while as they seem fine from 1928, catch up later after concentrating on your Nan. Did Elsie May Farley sign her own...

Army records office,,,Browns Lane ?, Glasgow.. someone may know the correct address, Cheers John Y

Oh yes, remember it well, and the cider did have a greenish tinge to it plus a lot of mary,s floating, used to have a couple in there before hitting the Cabin or Yates Wine Lodge, The old Greyhound was one of those pubs you wiped your feet,,,on the way out,,, cheers (hic) JohnY

Slightly of topic (Barber Family,,Grave ) but just wanted to say well done to "Friends of Key Hill/Warstone Lane" and Mandy Westrop of Service Birmingham ( I T Services for B,ham City Council) who have donated a cheque £4,000 for restoration of of graves (topple test-damaged & vandalised) and...

Sombre look,, yes i agree with that but Creepy ?,, never,, It has a sadness of neglect about it now but you almost "feel" the resonance of its earlier magnificent days, Tall, strong looking and full of character,,should be restored to its former glory,, but it probably get demolished then...

Nice picture Topsyturvey,,, wish i still had some of our old similar ones,, sadly lost, too many moonlight flits,,lol ps Topsyturvey,, you born in Ormond Street (not Ormand ) between Summer Lane & Newtown Row, I know cuz i wuz born there too,, cheers JohnY

Probably Witton Cemetery,, if they didn,t have a graveyard at the Workhouse (Highcroft Hospital later ? ) Sutton Coldfield was its own Borough so although nearer to Erdington wouldn,t take B,ham people.

Hi again,, Jozef Gola born 1919 (estimated) died August 1989, registered B,ham Vol 32 page 171 If you haven,t already got this certificate it can be useful information, Address & informant etc.

Hi Lou, Bit of info for you, Marjorie D Burrows married Jozef Gola in 4th Quarter(Oct/Nov/Dec) 1956 register of B,ham Reg Office, Certificate is obtainable there,, quote Volume 9c & page 540 There is also a Karen T Gola born to them in 3rd Quarter(Jul/Aug/Sept) 1957 register again At B,ham...

This wonderful ASTON Roll of Honour is a tribute to all of OUR local boys sadly lost, Our Thanks to compiler John Colin & to John Houghton, brilliant post,, Thanks & best regards John Y

Hi Pam M,, Swann (Bulpits ) was situated in Ladywood not Aston,, Icknield Street,,top end near Spring Hill Library,

Sorry to say Pam M,,that H P Sauce factory has been demolished,,100+ years gone for good,,, perhaps wrong word that last one eh! Hopefully someone has old photos or knows where you can get copy,, Ok JohnY

If its good enough for old Willie Shakespeare.... then it will do fine for me,,,,, Cheers all,,, John Y from Aston-juxta-Birmingham fer 200 proven years

Maria,, a lovely photo, Nice to keep a good photo & memory of your dad & his workmates,,happy days for all, ps You,re right them two "bookends" look a cheeky pair,,,, Cheers JohnY