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  1. Pomgolian

    Give us yer donny

    I work with a whole load of 'Babbies' and the other day I said to one aged 18 months "Gosh Bab your donnies are cold". A new fellow colleague asked what did you just say Chris? I told her that I said the child had cold hands why?. "Oh but those weren't the words you used" she said . Another...
  2. Pomgolian

    Help in general

    Just a thought... Could this be them with the F being mis transcribed for an E Marriages Sep 1928 Binns Florence J Downes Tamworth Vol 6b Page 1009 Downes George F Binns Tamworth Vol 6b Page 1009
  3. Pomgolian

    Kathleen Dayus The girl from Hockley

    I managed to get Kathleen's Omnibus edition due to the kindness of two of our great members on this site. :) First MaggieUK was giving away a well read and worn copy to anyone who could meet her, or Tom (That counted me out:( as it's a long drive from NZ to Brum :) ). Then Mike_g who took the...
  4. Pomgolian

    Sarah Whitmore Tonks

    There is a marraige for this couple that could be them in the Dec qtr of 1851 Tonks John Aston vol 16 page 383 Whitmore Elizabeth Aston 16 383 Maybe Sarah's parents
  5. Pomgolian

    Sarah Whitmore Tonks

    Click on map to enlarge Brewery St is on the left by/off New Town Row and Richard St is to the right off Dartmouth St... Hope this helps
  6. Pomgolian

    Sarah Whitmore Tonks

    Census 1891 Living: 1 Ct Hse 5 Brewery St. Civil Parish: Birmingham Ecclesiastical Parish: St Stephens SHORT Harry Head S M 38 Gun Barrel Filer(Em'ee) Warwickshire - Birmingham TONKS Sarah Sister W F 34 Warwickshire - Birmingham TONKS Harry Nephew S M 7 Warwickshire - Birmingham TONKS...
  7. Pomgolian

    Foxall from Birmingham

    These could be yours .......................Surname First....Mother.M.M... District ...Vol..Page Births Dec 1912 Butler James W Day.......... Birmingham 6d... 293 Births Sep 1914 Butler Edwin Day ...............Birmingham 6d... 677 Births Jun 1920 Butler Reginald W Day.........Birmingham...
  8. Pomgolian

    Foxall from Birmingham

    Marriages Mar Qtr 1929 Butler Florence - Foxall Birmingham S. Vol 6d Page 36 Foxall Ernest - Butler Birmingham S. Vol 6d Page 36 .......................Surname First...Mother.M.M... District Births Jun 1930 FOXALL Betty V Butler......Birmingham S Vol 6d Page 1 Births Sep 1934 Foxall Barbara G...
  9. Pomgolian

    whateley

    1891 Census (This could be one of yours) Living: 7 House, Court 27, Sherlock St Birmingham St Martins, parish of St Luke WHATELEY Francis W Head M M 26 Brass Founder(Em'ee) Worcestershire - Kings Norton WHATELEY Alice Wife M F 22 Staffordshire - Dudley WHATELEY Albert Son - M 1m Warwickshire -...
  10. Pomgolian

    St Marys School Near Aston Cross

    Hi also look here on this site there is a great artical about the demolition of the church and also other interesting info': https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=31130&highlight=ST+Mary%27s
  11. Pomgolian

    whateley

    Lisa could you please give us more information.... Names, or dates lines that you are looking for.
  12. Pomgolian

    Babs Mill

    Seems it was not my fault after all.... Eric removed the pic' himself so he could post up a better one... other posts now removed at Eric's request :)
  13. Pomgolian

    Baxter Frederick 1857-1914

    Re: Frederick Baxter 1857-1914 This looks like Fred's family in 1891: Aston -Warwickshire Parish: St Silas Living: 13 Brougham St BAXTER Frederick Head M M 33 Manufacturer(Notem) Born Warwickshire - Aston BAXTER Rebecca Wife M F 31 Born Breconshire - Builth BAXTER Frederick J Son - M 8...
  14. Pomgolian

    Edmund Heeley Silversmith and pen maker Union St Birmingham

    Andy, I would suggest that Ann in the 1841 Census is maybe widowed, but was married to one of the relatives of the same 'Heeley ' family as James, Francis and Edmund. Going by the age of the youngest child Amy 6yrs , I looked for male deaths in the area from Sept 1837 (The earlist rec's were...
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    Edmund Heeley Silversmith and pen maker Union St Birmingham

    I found this Heeley family in Union St on the 1841 Census... Place: Birmingham -Warwickshire Civil Parish: B'ham (St Philip) Address: Union St Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born HEELEY Ann F 30 Silversmith Warwickshire HEELEY Mary F 12 Warwickshire HEELEY Theophilus M 10...
  16. Pomgolian

    More help with a Key Hill resident please.

    that's brilliant Lads and a photo of the chap to go with all that info' too
  17. Pomgolian

    zinenberg /sonenberg /soonenberg

    Not sure if this helps ... as Ada was born in birmingham and Walsall is not too far from Birmingham. I wonder if the other three births could be other family branches and that is why the family were in B'Ham Jun Qtr 1876 ZINNENBERG Ada Birmingham vol 6d page 70 Sep Qtr 1862 ZIMBERGE Emily...
  18. Pomgolian

    Illegible next of kin....can anyone help?

    I agree too Father is the word
  19. Pomgolian

    Can you make sense of this

    Phil, the only thing I can think of is that the author has confused Digbeth and Dale End around Straford St and Old Cross St area...
  20. Pomgolian

    Reunion burlington/upper thomas street schools

    I went three years ago today... and had a brilliant night ... well worth putting ya glad rags on for. Have a great time All :angel:
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