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All I can think of is that she was registered as Emma Burton and adopted and given a new legal name change by her adoptive parents. Alternatively like my Great Granddad... she was registered as Emma Burton and here paternal father left, or died before or shortly after her birth and her mother...

I'm so please you all had such a good time... Sorry to have missed it once a gain...:( however at least I know there will still be a site to link up to and chat with all you loverly people each day :). Great effort by all concerned and great fund-raising to...

I think my cousin Robert Crosbee (Bobby) might be on that photo John... The boy sitting in the front with arms folded and a jacket on third from the left... he was born about March 1946

The same Reddall family in 1841.. Place: Birmingham -Warwickshire Civil Parish: B'ham (St George) Address: 10 Crt 4 Hse St George St Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born REDDALL John M 30 Jeweller Warwickshire REDDALL Mary F 30 Warwickshire REDDALL William M 8...

Births Mar 1898 Reddall Lilian Martha Birmingham Vol 6d page119 You may need to get the birth cet' to find out...

1891 Census Place: Aston -Warwickshire Civil Parish: Aston Ecclesiastical Parish: St Silas Address: 27 Hunters Vale Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks HANDS Edward Head M M 57 Carpenter(Em'ee) Warwickshire - Birmingham HANDS Emma Wife M F 53...

I have Checked both 1861 and 1891 census and no mention of the address being a Pub, 1861 the tennant was a 'Traveller' and in 1891 the tennnant was a 'Brass Caster'. Your relative may have been a 'Home Brewer' like my G Granddad was. Someone else may be able to check the Trade directories for...

Photo's of the Almshouses, Lench's Trust,Steelhouse Lane in the 1880's... Almshouses are charitable housing provided to enable mainly elderly people who could no longer work to earn enough to pay rent to live in a particular community and comfort. They Were generally maintained by a Charity...

Graham , I was only speaking for myself and how I felt in my family with those questions and answers in that old post... no one else. It was and is different for everyone.... I know my sister has a very different view to mine. I was happy back then as I knew nothing else and I saw kids worse...

Brilliant as always Eric... What a treasure for youto keep Wendy...

Oh I love that story.... :)

Here are a couple more.... one more taken in 2008 by Les ... and this one taken by someone else

This is the one on Melvina Rd taken either 2008/9 by Les Robinson...(aka Kandor)

Hope you like this.... attempt :)

Could this be ' Ruby Beatrice's ' family in 1861? This the closest I'm able to find... 1861 Census Place: Ladywood -Warwickshire Civil Parish: Ladywood Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mark Address: 46 Garbett St Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born HARRIS Eliza Head W...

1891 Census Place: Birmingham -Warwickshire Civil Parish: Birmingham Ecclesiastical Parish: All Saints Address: 9 Ct Hse 7 Branston St Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born WEAVER Emily Head W F 40 Painter(Em'ee) Staffordshire - Wordsley WEAVER Wm. Hy. Son S M 21...

When I worked at Wimbush's we called it 'The Pikelet Room' where they were made, the chap in charge was a Mr Jones, who we girls called 'Spikey Pikey' because he was a bit of a grump. Here in NZ they are called Crumpets, but at home I still call them Pikelets, also what they call muffins here in...

The Union of Meriden 'Meriden Union' was an area of parishes covered by the 'Poor Laws' = The Workhouse and charities... All area's in England and Wales had these 'Unions' Allesley (All Saints), Berkswell (St John the Baptist), Coleshill (St Peter and St Paul) and Condon (Holy Trinity) among...

He was lucky it was close to the end TIA... if it had been earlier he could quite possibly have been 'Shot At Dawn'... It's not just a saying it really happened to many who really only needed some rest and counseling after the horrific sights and actions they'd seen and taken part in. My...

frederick here's the link to the other thread about Joseph B Bruce https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=22563&highlight=Bruce (Just clikck the link)