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    Marriage Lookup Please

    I am looking for the marriage of Arthur Gater and Beatrice Foley in the 1890`s I would be very grateful for the help please. Thankyou Carol
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    First Record Bought?

    Johnny Leyton sang Johnny Remember Me.
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    First Record Bought?

    The first record i bought was Carole King`s It might as well rain until September. I bought it from a record shop in the High Street,Aston,then i went round to the Fish and chip in Potters Hill and got some chips and i only rested my chips on the record and melted it well it went all lopsided.I...
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    Can anyone improve this photo please

    Thankyou Polly they have done a good tidy up on my photo,considering the state of it and i am really grateful. Carol
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    Can anyone improve this photo please

    I am grateful to everyone who as help ed to restore my photo of my late mother,i know it was a mess it was given to me like that. Thankyou everyone. Carol
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    Can anyone improve this photo please

    Thanks Lioyd much better and i am grateful. Carol
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    Can anyone improve this photo please

    Thankyou Kev i am really pleased with the photo. Carol
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    Can anyone improve this photo please

    Thankyou John the photo is even better,i am really grateful. I am surprised anything could be done as the photo was in such a bad way. Thankyou Carol
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    Can anyone improve this photo please

    Thankyou Lloyd the photo is much better,
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    Can anyone improve this photo please

    Can anyone improve this photo of my mother please Thankyou Carolann
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    Child Migrants from Birmingham

    Thankyou Wendy it was lovely to find my relatives,it is just so sad the 2 boys were only age 8 and 10 went they went to Canada then got killed in the war.
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    Child Migrants from Birmingham

    Three of my Ancesters were sent from the Middlemore homes to Canada in 1906 on the Siberian. only little children a brother and sister,the brother joined the Canadian Army only to get killed in WW1 They were lucky they went to very good homes.. I am now in touch with their Grandchildren in...
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    Hughes Biscuits

    Hi, I worked at Hughes in about 1967 i worked on Quality Control as well as packing the biscuits. It was a great atmosphere there and i made a lot of friends. you could buy boxes of broken biscuits which were very cheap.
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    Birth look up please

    Thankyou Pomgolian i will send for it to see if it is the right one,i appreciate you looking for me. Carol
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    Birth look up please

    I am looking for the Birth of Ann Bennett or Ann Martin born abt 1908,not sure of surname as parents weren`t married until 10 years later. They may have lived in Deritend.Parents Elizabeth Bennett and Joseph Martin who may have been a Boatman. I would be grateful for any help. Carol
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    CD’s: St Martins and St Phillips Parish Records

    I would like to buy St Martins and st Phillips Parish C D`s of B M D Can anyone tell me where i can buy them from. Thankyou Carol
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    Marriage look up please

    Thankyou for looking for me Shera,i really appreciate it. Carol
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    Marriage look up please

    I am looking up the marriage of Frances Atkinson to Ellen in the late 1820`s, I would be very grateful for the help. Thankyou Carolann
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    Shops on the Corner of College Road and Brackenbury Road Kingstanding

    On the back of Richards shop in Brackenbury Road there was a little shop called Edwards Greengrocers. Then it was sold to George harris and his wife Nell they died and their daughter Floss took over the shop with husband Wall. They sold it to Richards in abt 1972 and shut it down and made into a...
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    Marriage look up please

    Hi Shera, Sorry i am late in answering your message. Thankyou for looking up Harriet Fowlers marriage for me. i am very grateful. I will have to look at another parish. Thankyou Carol
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