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  1. John Young

    Royal Warwickshire 8th Battalion

    Hi Nostromo :) I would anticipate 8th Btn Royal Warks to be in the thick of the most notorious/famous WW1 "foreign fields" The Commonwealth War Graves Commission,, site CWGC would have that information Just input any name,,eg A Andrews died 1917 then scroll through til you see a 8th Btn hero...
  2. John Young

    Tickle/Tickell Family From Birmingham

    Hi Auss :) Martha Tickle not showing up on "Deaths" from mid 1837 to 1841, have checked. I would presume(dangerous i know :rolleyes: ) that due to Suffolk St B,ham central address (1925 to 1937 to find) that Martha is "probably in" St Martins Parish records (Bull Ring B,ham) Others on here have...
  3. John Young

    Tickle/Tickell Family From Birmingham

    Hi Tanya, g,day :) There is a William Tickle age 50 (rounded down) a Plater, with daughter Anna age 15 In Suffolk Street (central B,ham) on the 1841 census (Martha may have died?) rest of children older/moved ? Census ref HO 1071 piece 1146 page 35 Folio 34 book 5 Just a maybe for you,,Ok JohnY...
  4. John Young

    Help Finding Missing Birmingham Streets

    Bloomsbury Street up in Nechells by Cromwell St , still there i think,:)
  5. John Young

    Online Search For Birmingham Cremations Or Burials

    Hello & Welcome nanellen :)from New England,, a beautiful place :) Do you have a 1841 census for William/Beatrice FOX ? pre 1841 burials are most likely to be St Martins (Bullring B.ham) but Cemeteries are Area/deceased biassed So a little more info is required to specifically differentiate area...
  6. John Young

    Brandauers Factory New John St. West.

    Hello Malcom & Welcome to this site , You could E-mail www.brandauer.co.uk to ask your question on Monday unless answer arrives here 1st M D is a Mr David Spears, Commercial Mngr a Mr Andrew Edwards, both helpful gentlemen. Brandauers is still manufacturing, its moved around to the Street...
  7. John Young

    Memories from the nursery

    Lovely Jubbly Keith m8 ,,the old dollop of cods wallop was tasty, i loved the stuff,, Yep,,, always had a delicate palate for weird stuff,,lol Heh !,, the nursery spoonfull & later the little "third" bottle of milk must have done you good ? You,re still here m8,,, & i am glad to see you...
  8. John Young

    For those outside of the UK only

    Yo Bernie , yep the old place sure is in fine fettle now, inside & out, Gone all posh inside, nice seating but thats lowered the numbers to about 950 i think, Acoustics vastly improved,, very technical sound deflection screens hang above, sounds great in there, Take your hip flask,, Bar prices...
  9. John Young

    Lad's weekend 1960's

    Great photo Wendy :) Bunch of Likely Laddos there, are they still behind bars ?:rolleyes: Unfortunately most of my mates still are,,:shocked: JohnY:cool:(the 1 that got away)
  10. John Young

    Ellis Famly

    Hello Janet :) You may find further info on your Ellis (Moore) Family 1910+ & address stated at ,, www.midlandshistoricaldata.org This is a pay-per-view but not expensive & its easy to use. It contains some B,ham Electoral Registers within the time frame(s) of your interest,,,so Good luck, JohnY...
  11. John Young

    re: jerusalem memorial, Israel

    Hi Sheri :) You can get further details on this lovely fellow at CWGC.org the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, just click on & you can get precise info, Here is some,, Frederick James Bray age 23 , + details you already have re Regiment. His number is 325578 killed in action 24/04/1916...
  12. John Young

    2 Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, Northfield, Kings Norton, Birmingham

    Hi Andy,, the Address, Raddlebarn Road by 1920 was definitely a Conventional Hospital, My uncle (Fathers brother ) born there in 1920,,possibly due to complications (birth etc ) My Grandmother, normal married etc had prior confinement at home & another one after 1920 (hosp),,at home. I think the...
  13. John Young

    Cost of football match

    Good posting Bob , Costs to support football teams have soared very high in recent years & they bring out New strips almost every season,,adding to expense of all supporters, ps ,,How can Blues justify charging more for tickets than the Villa ? How can they charge Premiership prices after...
  14. John Young

    Where is This? 27

    Perrotts Folly (Tower) Edgbaston ?,,
  15. John Young

    Civilians Roll of Honour - B'Ham Blitz

    Hello David :) There were four (4) Civilian/Bombed deaths, FREER surname :( There is no "Billy" / William Freer on the list (B,ham Evening Mail 08/10/2005 ) Isabella age 42, Frederick Arnold age 17, Iris age 13 & Doreen age 9 Hoping this assists your researches, Best regards JohnY
  16. John Young

    Teall Road, Saltley

    Teall Road is situated between Highfield Rd/ Wright Rd off Washwood Heath Rd Birmingham A-Z reference 4E page 103, So if anyone down that way with a camera,, Help Margaret out,, Ok JohnY :cool:
  17. John Young

    Mumby Beatrice of Aston

    Re: Beatrice Mumby of Aston Hi Margaret :) Glad your,re progressing nicely now, Divorce was not so easy in those days,, also much more expensive pro rata to present standards,, So the "2nd" marriage may not even have happened ? you may be searching for a "non event" Thats a possibility...
  18. John Young

    Mumby Beatrice of Aston

    Re: Beatrice Mumby of Aston Hello Margaret :) I think the information (answers ) you require has already been posted this morning on the excellent ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM Digest listing site. Some very talented (Genealogy) folks on there & very helpful too, Ok Margaret, check back in here after...
  19. John Young

    Thomas Attwood statue

    Thankyou Jennyann,, for bringing good news to the Forums attention, Its good to hear of Statues & other Historically significant local memorabilia being restored to honour again Too often we hear of the present day "Vandalism" or the Stealing of Metal plaques & statues of War Heroes, The...
  20. John Young

    withers florence

    Re: florence withers Yo Paul :) intrigues me,,your Younghat nom-de-plume? care to elaborate mate :) Heres a bit more for you anyway,, Mavis was older than Raymond,, she born in 1927 registered B,ham N 6d page 563 2nd Quarter 1927 Eunice M registered B,ham 6d page 66 1st Quarter 1933 (prob...
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