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Realise this is an old Topic - but one my Grandmothers married in this church back in 1925 - are there any photo's of the church I can see (and perhaps put in my my family scrap book) anywhere at all?? I did look for pictures and didn't see any.

Nice story - well written - some really nice stories to read on here!!! :) :smitten:

Is that park picture with the slide in Nechells? Near St Matthews School? - It looks very like a park I played in on the way home from visiting my Aunt in Nechells - she lived in a tower block - I remember the steep slide - but can't remember the name of park or road it was on. Just curious :)

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Did someone mention tomato dips?? Mmmmm!!!!!! :smitten:

Ger22van, The Gill's pharmacist you are talking about - did he have a son who also did Pharmacy?? Reason I am asking is I used to work for an M H Gill (I am sure his name ws michael) - he had a few different pharmacy and chemist type shops around Rubery, Northfield, Frankly area - I used to...

Hiya Chris, I found that and saw all those links and lists - it will sure help those who had prisoners, emigration, orphaned children etc.. so many useful links in there - I book marked it as I am sure I have a prisoner etc.. somewhere in tree lol :crazy2: or missing unexplained people that may...

Not sure if this link has been mentioned before - I just looked and it includes some interesting stuff about Prisoners sent to Aus on ships, orphans sent to Aus during Potato Famine and many other useful links listed on this site. Should help some researchers with puzzles...

Alf & Les, Do you know I grew up a Brummie and then came to live in North Wales - Butter on every sandwich whether it's Bacon, Sausage or Ham or Cheese!! (Or should we say cheap catering spread lol :idiot2:) Totally mad isn't it?? Has to be dry bread and HP sauce - what's the matter with...

Would this be related to what my Grandmother did as an occupation?? She had Screw Turner as her occupation - I am just sort of wondering where she would have worked around Aston and what her job involved. Whether it is more to do with screw making than tubes perhaps?

My Grandmother Violet Thomas married twice - I now have the certificates and need to try establish the rest of the family if I can. I am hoping there will be other people in the houses etc.. when these marriages too place. On the first certificate in 1925 for Stockers I have an address as 2 b...

Angie, I loved that roundabout - if I was very good and behaved all the way around the shops I was allowed to go on the roundabout at weekends - I loved it - I can remember the birds too as I used to geed them - my mum used to sit on the benches for a break while I waved going round & round !!

Thank you for that - I will get the marriage certificate ASAP. Albert appears to have died in 1965. Violet did remarry back in 2nd qtr of 1935 (vol 6d page 1332) (not sure whether that entry shows a Walter Purvis married a Violet Stocker or Thomas) Not sure what happened in the first Marriage...

Just read Angie's question about the monkey - I don't remember that at all - but I can remember a roundabout type fairground ride in the Bullring - it had cars, buses, horses etc - sort of looked down onto the outdoor markets area - sort of near where Selfridges is now!! there used to be benches...

I am looking for family information regarding Violet Thomas who married a Albert E Stocker. I am aware they married in 1925. I am looking for Violet's roots as I don't yet know who her family were etc. I am sure these famillies were from Aston area of B'Ham - I am trying to find information...

Stuart was your gran related to mine?? ha ha My grans speciality was also pigs tails and pearl barley!! I used to love it as it was a soup like dish to eat with bread - it tasted nice - but one day when I was about 6 I actually saw the pigs tails going into pot!! (or were they ox tails? ha ha...

These days I'd settle for the fresh crusty off a proper crusty loaf, spread butter on it and banana slices!! No sugar for me thank you - I am sweet enough ;D

I am a "Brummie" - fed on tomatoe dips!! Yep that was "classy" for the 60s ha ha Les must have thought I needed feeding up?? ha ha - he used to sit me in a corner while I waited for my order - I'd sit there all day waiting withour a word as long as I was being fed tomato dips!! ha ha he could...

Banana and pickle?? That's as bad as my whims when I was expecting my son years ago!! I had fancies for Marmite or banana sandwiches!! Somedays I couldn't make my mind up which I wanted so I put the two together and hated it - but ate it all the same!! I have never lived it down my husband...

"Many up the Bull Ring?" was the question my Gran and my mum always asked if I'd been sent to the corner shop and taken a long time about it!! ha ha My mum still says that to me if I have taken my time about something!!