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I found Edward on the 1901 census, Martin Billing on the 1861 and Jacob Rowlands on the 1881. But I now have to find the others if I can. I had seen a couple of the photo's before too. The recent photo taken from the air must have been taken a long time ago, as I can see mother-in-laws house...

I need help trying to find ANY info. on The Shrubbery. I have the census returns for 1861 and 1881, also the 1911 census for the Shubbery Cottages which were alongside in Church Road (where the shops are now) But I cannot find any other census returns. Unfortunately I do not have names of...

Sue I have to say I cannot remember your dad, although I seem to remember there was a newspaper seller somewhere there, but remember there used to be a lot of newspaper sellers around the city. I used to have to go to the Post Office, over road to get the franking machine filled. Then there...

Well that is a co-incidence that there were two people with the name Wall working at Holden's.

Thanks so much for the photos. Although I don't live in Birmingham now, my mother in law lives just over the road from you (number 2). You probably know of her. Unfortunately she does not have a computer (and I don't have a colour printer) so I can't show her the photos, although we have not...

Was Peter Wall any relation to David Wall?

Sure there is a thread for Mothers. I was a regular there. The last time I went was to see Pink Floyd - must have been about 1970. Can't imagine anything like it now can you. A band like Pink Floyd playing in a room above a furniture shop to about 100 people! My husband worked in the labs...

I have been researching my mother's family for a few years now. Her father was Claude York Pagett, born in Birmingham., he had 4 brothers and two sisters. His father was Charles Henry Pagett born about 1860 also in Birmingham. The family (except for Claude) were all involved in the business of...

My husband worked at Holdens for a while, he was young at at college too. I played a lot in Adderley Park (I might even know you!) I also went to Adderley School. The "outdoor" you ,mentioned was on the other side of Ash Road, opposite the shop your relo's ran. Do you remember the sweet shop...

The park would have been Adderley Park. It's still there. I knew Hams Road very well as I had a friend who lived there. As I lived in Ash Road I could see her house from the back of our flat and I used to shout to her across the gardens! I wonder if your uncle and aunt had the grocers that...

I worked at a Commercial Artists and Photographers in Birmingham in the late 1970's and we used plate cameras there, except for the Mamia. I remember there was the 10 x 8 and the 7 x 5 camera and the rails that the photographer used to move the camera close to the item being photographed. No...

By the way Edwin Field, mentioned above, was in fact John Edwin Field, brother of Lorenzo (b 1858), father Joseph.

I did not think the Field's made the actual cameras, just the camera and jewellery cabinets. Lorenza does give his occupation as Photographic Artist on one census, then Cabinet Maker on another Jane West married Lorenzo in 1851. She was the daughter of Sarah West, who married William Dawkins...

My mother in law was related to Lorenzo. She has a small child's chair that was made by him.

Had a friend in Dovedale. All I remember is her name was Anne. However she lived next door to a girl who was (at that time) Roy Wood's girlfriend. That would have been early 70's. My ex husband used to live in Broomfield Rd. Do any one remember the Fire Station in College Road?

If you look at the article Smethwick - The growth of the town (British History on line pages 88 - 96) you will see the history of Smethwick and also someone called Samuel Dibble.

Yes Ellen Feek was sometimes know as Helen York. Her father was John York Feek

I have had a subscription to Ancestry for years. There are a lot of different sites available but I don't know anything about any of them although Find My Past seems to be a popular one. I can probably tell you quite a lot about your family because of the connection with the Hall's and, of...

Yes Alice lived at number 3. She kept on to exchange with my nan who lived there from about 1940. The did exchange eventually and nan went to live in Alice's house at 31 Sydenham Road. I have the parents: Charles Hall and Ellen Feek. Having a bit of a problem finding Charles father though...