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    Cherrywood Road, Bordesley Green

    Thank you for that info David...thank goodness my Harris & Green families had moved on by then ! Regards, Margaret.
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    Newspapers : From Birmingham Post 150 years ago

    I was very interested to read this posting (1420) as the two gentleman named BROUGH are in my family tree ! I think the "problems" mentioned were probably related to being guardians at the West Bromwich Work House when their weekly committee meetings evidently got quite heated... according to...
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    Brough: Tailors & Drapers

    Thank you Mike, this info is a great help to me. I have found Robert living in Bromsgrove on the 1841 census, so perhaps he had left Birmingham for good by then. Thanks again. Margaret.
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    Brough: Tailors & Drapers

    I wonder if someone would be kind enough to look for the following 2 Tailors please: William Brough (living in THORP STREET) & his son ROBERT BROUGH (Ann Street) Thank you so much, Margaret.
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    John Brough 1794 - 1803? St Martin's

    Thank you so much for this info on John Brough - at least I now know that the sketchy notes I have are indeed correct. I really appreciate your help. Regards, Margaret
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    John Brough 1794 - 1803? St Martin's

    Hello again, I have found the baptism 01/01/1795 in St Martin's for JOHN BROUGH son of William & Ann Brough of Thorp Street. I also have a date in my notes that John died in 1803.....but I would really appreciate a confirmation of this death if that is possible....certainly other children of...
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    HARRIS: John & Mabel: Electoral Roll Lookup please;

    Thank you Lynne, probably not the couple I am looking for, as John was always addressed as John ...but thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to look for them. Margaret.
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    HARRIS: John & Mabel: Electoral Roll Lookup please;

    Okeydokey Mike, thanks for this info...I can look into the Stevens couple & see where they fit into this family. Thanks again, Margaret
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    HARRIS: John & Mabel: Electoral Roll Lookup please;

    Re: Electoral Roll Lookup please; HARRIS: John & Mabel: Thank you for that info Mike...was there anyone else living at those addresses by any chance? My thanks again for your help. Margaret.
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    HARRIS: John & Mabel: Electoral Roll Lookup please;

    Hello folks, I wonder if someone will be kind enough to look for the following couple please? They married in 1924 @ St Andrew's Small Heath. The address for the Groom was 22, Cherrywood Road. The bride lived @ "The Royal George" Tilton Road....so I wonder where else they lived post 1924 ? JOHN...
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    Naval casualties in WW1 ??

    Hello again Jennyann, sadly I cannot open the pdf file to see John's certificate on the CWG site.....any ideas for me on how to open it please ???? Margaret.
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    Naval casualties in WW1 ??

    Hello Jennyann, it was so easy to access the NA site & pay for & receive the download for John Goddard, so now I know all the ships he was on.... plus his height/weight etc & even a description of his tattoo !! Many, many thanks for your help which I have appreciated greatly. Margaret.
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    Naval casualties in WW1 ??

    Hello Jennyann & Dave...many thanks for the info ..I think I will certainly be buying the info from the National Archives. Thank you again for your help. Margaret.
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    Naval casualties in WW1 ??

    His name was JOHN GODDARD Stoker 1st class. No SS/107369. I have the info from the 1911 census/plus the Naval memorial in Chatham, but I would like to know where & when he signed up if this info is available online somewhere. Thanks Margaret.
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    Naval casualties in WW1 ??

    Hi, I have just discovered a relative who died in WW1 on HMS "Ardent" when the ship was attacked in 1916, so I know a small amount about him (he was 26) & his name is on the Navy memorial in Chatham, Kent. Does anyone know of a site that might give me details of his signing up papers etc ? I...
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    BBC Great Train Robbers... programme

    The robbery happened in August... but in the film there was not a tree to be seen with leaves on it & I am sure that there were frozen puddles as well... Margaret.
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    St Mary's Handsworth Look Ups

    Ah! Thanks for that info...wouldn't you know it, the records for St Mary's on Ancestry does not cover 1879 !! I am very interested in this marriage as the bride/wife was later divorced by her husband for her adultery with the vicar who had married them !! (who needs "EastEnders" when you have...
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    St Mary's Handsworth Look Ups

    Can anyone please advise me on a marriage certificate that states that the marriage was in "The Parish Church, Handsworth".. date is 1879...I was wondering which church this would be. Any help will be appreciated. Margaret.
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    Help needed please.

    The time of birth is noted on ALL birth certificates in Scotland but only on births of twins in England. Margaret.
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    St Martins Puzzle

    Ah! There is always the new B'ham library of course...it is possible to ask the archive section if these missing church records are available to view, worked for me! Margaret.
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