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  1. claire-brum71

    Hoggs Farm

    My friend used to live in Tinkers Farm Road by the Beches, would that be the one mermaid?
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    Cadbury's Bournville Factory

    Re: Cadbury's Bournville That's lovely Malvern, not many people clocking up that amount of years nowadays is there, but then from the little i know the Cadbury Family really looked after their employees :)
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    Cadbury's Bournville Factory

    Re: Cadbury's Bournville Generations of my Step Dad's family worked at Cadburys, his Nan used to put the fancy swirls and decorations on the chocolates way before they automated it.. he said as kids after school they would all walk home and pass the factory windows where all the relatives used...
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    Lane Elsie

    Re: Elsie Lane More info Dot was Dot Jones her sisters daughter .. we believe her sister was called Beattie who married Sidney Jones, Elsie remarried a Welshman called John Gregory surname unknown.....if you know these people please let me know :)
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    White Adelaide

    I have the Marriage Certificate of my Great Grandparents Arthur Lawrence to Adelaide Florence White in 1907 at St Pauls Hockley... it states that she is 21 (making her born 1886) and her Father is William White who is a Miller, the address given is Arthurs parents house, but i am having problems...
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    CANALS

    Think he got off lightly then.. don't think i'd like that job.. Thanks for that Peter :)
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    Downing/Willis

    Malvern i am having a dizzy moment, i can't think of where it is.. is it Hockley?? does your mate need a wife ;) lol
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    Chadwick Martha

    Re: Martha Chadwick Thanks to that Marriage enty and subsequent purchase of it, and three hours help off a cousin of a cousin who i found on genes we found Martha the little minx!!! She was born in Tewkesbury and lied on her marriage she was 16 not 19 naughty girl lol Having found her siblings...
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    CANALS

    Can i just ask if anyone knows what a waterman was, found an ancester who was one and i assume it was connected to the Canals but i'm not sure, so if anyone can clear it up for me i'd be grateful :)
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    Remembering September 11th 2001

    I had been in Brum all day and surprsingly heard nothing until i got to school to pick up my children, someone mentioned that there had been 'bombings' in America, so i thought it would be something along the lines of a Car Bomb or like Brum had experienced, buildings. When i got home and turned...
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    Mann

    The meaning of the Nason(note spellng) is 'he(god) has given' andis of Hebrew origin, so i think it's biblical, sorry can't be of more help
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    Lane Elsie

    I am looking for anyone who knew/is related to Elsie Lane born c1916 Birmingham.... she was married to Albert Lawrence but they divorced after WW2, he took two of the sons Raymond(1938) and Albert (1940), another son born John born 1945 is now living in Australia, she probably remarried after...
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    Len 'Tiger' Smith 1930's Birmingham boxer

    Wendy that's great news :) i'm so happy for you
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    Grabowski Herman

    Re: Herman Grabowski Send me you're email and i'll pass it on, i did send you an IM not sure if you got it?
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    Hall of Memory

    Jane see my 'is there any war buffs out there' thread, there is someone on this site who has a disc with the names of people who died, he may find your Alfred, send him a message i'm sure he will help you...also try this site, https://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 this is where i...
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    Any War buffs out there??

    Thanks Lloyd, can you find any service records for those that would confirm which one he is? The scroll is the kings scroll and lists only his rank and name, he lived Kings Norton, many thanks Claire
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    Any War buffs out there??

    Sorry to be a pain again but can i have another look up please.... John Poole, Pt Coldstream Guards, died 9.10.1919 according to the offical army notification, be very grateful if someone can find his service records, have searched with no luck, thank you Claire
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    Grabowski Herman

    Re: Herman Grabowski Just checked the other names and this other contact i have mailed has Edwin and Albert too, altho he has them born Birmingham, so it looks hopeful that he is connected to you, i will keep checking the other names you gave me :)
  19. claire-brum71

    Hall of Memory

    I'm sure Bimingham Library would have something, it would have made the papers as it was opened by a Prince, so it would have been big news in the area, says it was opened 1925 so that should narrow down the year for you :)
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    Grabowski Herman

    Re: Herman Grabowski He has the same birth year but born Aston, i have mailed him anyway, as soon as i hear anythng i will let you know, do you have anymore names in connection with him i can check for matches too??
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