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The Merchant I have was Alice Florent Hall, born in 1882 to Charles Hal1 who lived at 1 4 Elm Grove in 1911. Alice married Henry Loader in 1905 and had one son. Henry died in 1909 and Alice then married Edgar Joseph Merchant. They lived at 21 Sydenham Road in 1911. On the 1939 register they...

I was looking through your posts and realise that you were related to Mrs. Merchant. Although I think that the Mrs. Merchant I knew is a different one to your relative.

I was really interested to hear that your family had lived in Sydenham Road, for so long and you had relatives in Stretton Grove. My nan and the family lived in Stretton Grove for about 40 years, so she must have known your relos. Can you give me the names of them? I would like to look them...

I can't remember elm Grove but it must have been quite near Stretton Grove. I have been researching my mom's family and some of them lived in Elm Grove, also my cousins family, some of them lived in Elm Grove too. I think numbers 14 and 17 rig bells with me but I cannot remember at the moment.

I remember the BSA very well. Also my dad worked in Montgomery Street (BSA Spares dept) for 25 years. That was the other end of Sydenham Road from Golden Hillock Road. Where did you live in Sydenham Road? My aunty used to live at the very first house in Sydenham, round the corner from...

I just check on the Government site but there does not seem to be a will for a Sarah Walls or Markham in 1918.

Ash Brown - Are you Paul? I am not sure. John Griffiths lived upstairs at number 3. I remember the family well, I have a school photo from Adderley and he is on it. You are there too probably. Gillian Taylor was a good friend of mine and I remember Malcolm Bradnock (I have been in touch...

I will ask mother in law this evening. She has lived in Yardley all her life (by the Yew Tree) and also used to work in the Swan Market, just before the renovations.

https://davidparrhouse.org You might find this interesting.

My mom and dad were foster parents. We used to have to take the babies down to the Welfare in Washwood Heath to be weighed. I remember bringing home the tins of National Dried Milk and bottles of Orange Juice. Remember that - it was dark orange and tasted nothing like the 6d Jaffa oranges mom...

I see the family on the 1911 census, Martha is registered as having two children and William George is registered as being born in the USA. However George Henry is registered as being born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. The marriage took place in Kings Norton which (I think) was also in...

What was the surname of the family and do you know where George Henry or Martha were born? Was Harold born in the UK? Did Martha and George marry in the USA or the UK?

Maybe he wasn't actually a caretaker, but I remember going to visit to see my cousins (his children) one Saturday morning and he was cleaning the floor in the hall. So he did live either on site and or very close by. Myself and brother used to sell an underground newspaper and my cousin always...

My Uncle, Douglas Pagett, used to be the caretaker. Can't remember the dates but it must have been late 60's early 70's.

Smith & Wright were button makers. They were in Brearley St, Aston and made buttons for the military. Lots of info. on the internet about them.

According top my brother (he remembers more than I do). The building opposite Streton Grove, the white building that tali was asking about was Alldays and Onions. A&O were definitely on the opposite side to Stretton Grove, they had an entrance directly opposite. They ran from the top of...

Can anyone tell me exactly where on Sydenham Road Alldays and Onions were? I always thought they were on the right side (walking down from Montgomery Street), but my brother thinks they were on the other side of the road. My nan lived in Stretton Grove for years. If they were on the other...

There was also a factory in Sydenham Road - Parker-Hale. I think they made guns. Can't remember where they were though.

Just looking at google and am amazed to see that the factory that was the Sydenham Cabinets still there, although trading differently now. Also thinking of Alldays and Onions, I see that Silverline Cars occupy a building called Great Western Hall. A & O used to operate out of the Great Western...

My nan lived in Stretton Grove, off Sydenham Road from about 1935, then exchanged and moved round the corner on the main Sydenham Road until about 1974. Early on she used to work in the canteen of the factory opposite but I cannot remember the name. I do remember Alldays & Onions but I think...