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There is a marriage recorded on FreeBMD in the Dec Qtr 1921 for Francis Fellows and Doris Johnson.

Was the Mop at Kings Norton a fair?

( A skipping song) Not last night, but the night before 24 robbers came knocking at my door As I ran to let them, this is what the first one said to me Spanish lady, turn around Spanish lady, touch the ground Spanish lady, do the high kicks Spanish lady, do the splits

If I had a donkey and he wouldn't go D'you think I'd wallop him? Oh dear no I'd put him in the stable and give him some corn The best little donkey that ever was born Ha Ha ha , hee hee hee Little brown jug don't I love the Ha ha ha, you and me Little brown jug don't I love thee

Bunk eye squint eye went to the fair Bought 3 horses, one was a mare One was blind and the other coudn't see Bunk eye, squint eye, 123

Wasn't that the No 12?

yes, we used to get the bus home from near there, an underpass linked the markets with this side of the road

Re: william edward wadlow 1897-1904 died 7 yrs old Thank you for that, I haven't heard of this before. I will join asap

Re: william edward wadlow 1897-1904 died 7 yrs old Do you have to go into a library to do this or can I access it at home?

The first film I remember going to see was " The Amazing Mr Blunden" at a cinema on The Coventry Rd, Sheldon, between The Wheat Sheaf and the wagon & Horses. I think its a 'Floors to Go' or Somerfield now.

I have been searching for records for Kings Norton (St Nicolas) and Northfield (St Laurence) online for a few years. No success yet. We found all our info at the Central Library. Kings Norton seems like a black hole for research info online.

I lived next door to the Cronin's, Theresa went to live near the Poolway and John's younger brother, Kevin , died a few years ago. I used to play with the Mooney's, Danny, Chrissy and Tony and Tony Cookson. A great gang of us used to spend hours playing in the Grove. My dad was a member of...

There was a police station on the Coventry Rd, at the end of Holders Rd, Yardley next to Oaklands Park. That became a pub called 'The Old Bill & Bull'.

I'm really pleased for you :) I'm glad to know I'm good for something ;)

I lived in Henshaw Grove between 1968 and 1984. I spent most of my weekends in the park (Oaklands) or on the Rec by the River Cole on Hob Moor Road. As we lived in a Grove all the Children would gather on the Island in the middle and play various games - football, skipping, tig, hide and seek-...

Have you tried Brandwood cemetry, that is quite close to Yardley Wood

Thanks, I've had a look at old maps there are buildings shown but they are not named. If I had a name I could look it up on a census, maybe someone can look it up on the electoral role?

There is a large house on the corner of these roads that is now used as a nursery. In the wall around the garden to the front of the house are stones that say 'St Marys'. Can anyone tell me the history of this house? I live quite near to it and just wondered when it was built and why it has 'St...

There is a cemetry next to Oscott College in Erdington on the Chester Rd, I think. Is that Witton or Oscott cemetry?

The entry says that Clementina Newman married Peter Fitzpatrick in the Oct, Nov Dec qtr of 1921. You would have to get the marriage certificate for the exact date and place of the marriage.