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1960 map and I think an earlier one 1950ish I'd say definately something to do with the River, canal and the railway Juction... maybe the Mill was right from what Mike says.

Could it have been a Mill of some kind, or a Railway station masters / signal man's house ... being so close to both the river Rea and Junction railway ? My old 1960 map shows the building was still there then and a little Terrace (but no name so could be Argyle or Wharton).

Barrie I am so sorry to read your sad news. My thoughts are with you.

Hi Kevin good luck with your project, yes please keep us informed... I bet you did not expect to get so many clear and decisive answers and so much info' so quickly... :) brilliant , this site never ceases to amaze me with the personal past and present experiences and knowledge our members have...

That was one of the Pubs my Dad played the piano in on Saturdays and Sundays... Here's what it looked like from the outside. Lynn your pic' to me looks like it was sometime in the mid 1950's

Here's another view just before the bridge going towards town, I used to catch the bus to there from Gt Lister St going to my friends house in Bankdale Rd. I've just before Christmas caught up with the family again after 45 years and the one son still lives in the house.

Re: Marriage cert My thought is that if Ellen was born 1896/7 (as I have found a few Ellen Ward's registered Birmingham and Kings Norton (Part of Birmingham later)1896 and a couple in Aston 1897) could she have married twice... once under Ellen Ward and then to Mr Ladd under her first married...

Names that had variants like Hannah, or Elizabeth were often changed to shorter names as in the case of Hannah to Annie/Ann, or Anne and used on Census, Marriage cert's and death cert's back then even if on a birth cert' it said Hannah, or whatever . Mainly because people often could not write...

Here is Alice's first marriage Married June 1/4 1902 Orton David William Birmingham Vol 6d page 9 Robinson Alice Hannah Birmingham Vol 6d page 9 and this could be her second Married Jun 1/2 1907 HORTON Alice Ann Aston 6d 533 As there are only three names on the page, if George married Jane...

Picking Dandelions made you wet the bed ...or so we were told. My classes of pre-school children pick them all the time for flowers for us teachers and after rest time we have no wet beds.... LOL

First all those streets can often be found, many are on this site with photo's... if type in the street name you want and do a search top of the page (many threads may come up, but you can then do a search for only posts with those names in them...). Second many houses were among the mix of...

Re: death look up for bradnock please They did really have to be what we now call 'tuff/hard, even cold ' (Just lables of how we would see them now if not knowing ,or understanding)... back then. My Granddad married his first wife in 1912 and by 1918 he ha lost his Father, three children, his...

Re: rose downes look up please Marriages Mar 1861 Bradnack Charles Decimus Aston 6d 279 = Terry Jane Aston 6d 279 Name: Jane Terry Baptism/Christening Date: 24 Sep 1849 (that's the christening date not the birth) Baptism/Christening Place: Haselor, Warwick, England Birthplace: Bermingham (...

Re: rose downes look up please If I have the right family here is Charles' birth and christening . Name: Charles Decimus Bradnack Baptism/Christening Date: 03 Nov 1836 Baptism/Christening Place: SAINT MARTIN,BIRMINGHAM, Birth Date: 22 Sep 1836 Father's Name: Isaac Bradnack Mother's Name: Mary

Re: rose downes look up please Lynn do you have the Bradnock (Bradnack) family in 1881? Here they are, all children born B'Ham Charles D. BRADNACK Head M Male 44 Yardley, Worcester, England Plane Maker (Tool) Jane BRADNACK Wife M Female 41 Birmingham, Warwick, England Isaac BRADNACK Son U...

Yes I see what you mean, I found the family in 1891... and I also found what could be Roberts birth in Birmingham 1853 however it's down as Robert Edwin Sherwin (not Edward) maybe another mistake! Births Birmingham Mar 1853 Volume: 6d Page: 151

Marriages Mar Quarter 1875 CHATWIN Esther Birmingham Vol 6d Page 22 SHERMAN Robert Edward Birmingham Vol 6d page 22 Looks like to me that the FamilySearch file has been mis- transcribed (whoever transcribed it mixed up the win and the man and added win to both names). Hope this helps :)

Brilliant Chris, hope someone can throw some light on the photo. It's been tucked away for far to long... Also thanx to Sticther for starting this thread and bring the photo back into my mind.

Chris, To tell you the truth I can't remember who sent me the pic', it's such a long time since it was first sent to me, about 7 years ... the info' that went with the original file got lost when I changed 'puters and files were transfered from one to the other. I do remember the sender sent...

Thought you guys might like to see this...! Someone sent it to me a few years ago... The Home Guard Sutton Coldfield 1914-18