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The Giblin Brothers: Violence, Brotherhood, and the Fall of a Gang After six months of research I’ve just published the seventh and final chapter of my blog series on the notorious Slogging Gangs of Birmingham of the Giblin Brothers and their associates. The seventh blog focuses on Tommy...

Hi, After six months of in-depth research into and about the families connected to the Giblin brothers and their notorious slogging gang. Following on from my two previous blogs, I have finally finished Part three, my research though has resulted in over 500 pages of writing, far too much to...

I have completed a major update to my Poverty Line Project, adding records for 48,829 individuals and 9,169 families for All Saints District. This now gives the website a total of 109,789 individuals and 21,141 families, that you can search and see what Poverty line classification would be for...

Hello to all I’ve become completely immersed and fascinated by the story of the Giblin brothers, who became notorious for their violence and involvement in 'slogging gangs' (pre-Peaky Blinders era). I wanted to understand what drove these young boys to engage in so much criminality. There are...

Good Morning All Currently working on Lower Loveday Street, and trying to number the buildings opposite the Hospital. Can someone check my numbering please and see if you agree. Normally kellys or Post directories with the census records, I can work more or less the order but as there are not...

Hi I have replaced my old poverty line website and completely rebuilt and launching a brand new Poverty Line website! https://sites.google.com/view/birmingham1889/home The new design offers a much better and easier way to search for your ancestors by name and street. My data base has records...

Hi ! For the that last few months, I have been working on creating a virtual video project for my upcoming blog, I thought I would share a sneak peek with you all! attached are some initial stills of Little Shadwell and Shadwell Street. . I create all the virtual buildings and people myself...

Hi, Does anybody have information on The King Family Coal Merchants. A section of a current blog Im working on is of Henry King. In 1881 he lived in Cliveland Street. He was born in Randwick, Gloucester and came to Birmingham in 1861. His mother Quilla (great name) sister and Brother George...

Part two of a rambling walk in 1881 from Lower Tower Street to George Street. If anybody has ancestors in St Mary's, St Stephens or St George Wards, you can find over 12,000 names I have researched into. Also, would be great to hear from anybody if they had an ancestor living in Cecil Street in...

A bit of long read but my blog on the causes of overcrowding and the people who found themselves living in "Slumland" in the 1880's and the response to it by the Birmingham Health Committee and Council. This period really fascinates me, and I understand probably the information I write about in...

Hello, For the last 10 plus years, I have been working on an on-going project to create a coloured poverty line map for Birmingham. Over the years I have dropped in and out with my research and studies. Similar to Charles Booth 'Life and Labour of the people in London' and his coloured maps, as...