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Thanks Jean, they certainly were good times, I'm just sorry i don't have more... I treasure the picture of my Great Great Grandfather William, he died in WW1 leaving 6 kids behind and so there aren't many pictures of him, so to have that one is realy nice, i also found a French Postcard and a...
Well i have to say i was shocked to see a group on Facebook inviting people to attend a book signing by Richard Felix (Most Haunted) at the Cock Inn at Rubery... My cousin worked there for years and never had anything happen... Apparently it gets a mention in his newbook as being the most...
Hope this worked lol My Dads Moms Mother and Father Beatrice and William, My Grandfathers Mom and Dad Isaac and Rose, My Nans Mother Mary and her sister, and Her Mothers Father William on the Horse.
Fingers crossed!!
How do i add a pic?? I can put a pic of my moms wedding (my dad had a proper beatles thing going on you gotta love the 60's lol ) and my nans from St Mathius Church late 1930's.. I'll go look at that pic of your parents, my mom's having broadband issues so as soon as she is up and running she...
I'll go and have a look, i have pics of my Nan and Grandad but don't know if you will remember them.. some of the Girls on the street were her bridesmaids...only pics my mom has are of them as kids in the courtyard out back, will try to get some copies and upload them when i can get my camera...
My mom got it right then, she remembers your nan, and Maxine and Sandra Caswell, she went to St Georges she said, some other names for you you might know the Beech's, Paul Slim, Susan Hewitt, Reggie, Carol and Alwin Phelps
Yes your probably right with the name, i just remember the Russell Sreet bit lol My Nan, Grandad, their brothers and sisters and parents siblings were all in those roads, my aunty Ethel lived on John Street. I'm waiting on her to call me, I know her neighbours were the Clarkes, but that's about...
My Family were there from 1948 - 1962, my Nan and Grandad were neighbours and used to live a few streets back on Russell Street and moved there when they married.. My Gt uncle Bill Martin lived by The Acorn, his kids were Catherine and Barry and another i can't think of name of now lol She said...
My nan was evacuted out to the Countryside during WWII, she was lucky tho, she had some really great memories of her time working on a Farm, she missed her Family loads. My Great Grandmother was killed in an Air Raid tho, she was my Nan's second Mother and my Nan to this day misses her...
Here's some useful sites for you..... they are free to access imformtion
www.freebmd.org.uk - bdm from 1837 - 1940+ in some areas
www.freecen.org.uk has some census free. i think mainly 1881 and 1841 but they do have parts of others depending on what areas have been transcribed so far as...
Hi, www.ancestry.com are offering a free two week trial on their site, it may be of some use to you.. Genes Reunited is another good site to use... Don't look for info on there tho as is too expensive to view... but if you subscribe to it you can post on the message boards there, people on their...
She lived 1 back 109 by the Chip Shop, just below the farmer St junction..she lived next door to Mrs Clarke, her mate was called Jackie... my moms name is Linda, her brothers were ronnie and steven (he looked like the milky bar kid lol )
I was talking to my mom earlier about this site and she grew up in Wheeler Street, she remembered the Cafe on the corner, Also Chaplins and Browns the taboconists, her and her brothers used to play on the old bomb pecks as they called them then back in the 50's my Nan used to go spare haha
I found one of those at my nan's it was sent by my Great Grandfather in the war, it was very touching to find it as he'd died in the war, and it was probably the only thing left with his handwriting on
I went to Woodgate J & I School which as right by there, most of the kids from the home went there i think, my brother was in a class with a lad from there... you could try Facebook, they have a page where anyone who went to that school can join, they also have one for Adams Hill senior...
The pub under the shopping centre was called The Dukes... The Bell isn't there anymore it's now the Heart Foundation second hand furniture shop.. used to drink in The Bell Years ago