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I have just discovered an ancester who was in the royal navy in 1843, his rank was sargeant at arms. anyone have any details of what he actually did. was this an officers rank? i want to try and see if i can get service records etc. thanks, steve.

mikejee, thanks for the map. shame i cannot print it off. postie, great picture. it just shows the conditions our reles lived in. i remember living in houses just like these in heanage st in the early 1960's. shame you don't have a picture of 2 court. (thats where my gt grandfather lived in...

hello all, i'm looking for any info on lawford street, duddeston. i have a reference to this street on the 1901 census but it does not seem to exist now. i've found a lawford close but not sure. could the reference be a mistake by the enumerator. (think it could be lawley st.)...

hi shera, thanks for looking for me. regards steve.

thanks all, i'll have a look at the info you posted. shera the reles i mentioned are: thomas bate, born approx 1827. his son, also thomas bate. born approx 1854. also mentioned on the 1861 census is a james munn, possibly a collegue- the bate family were visiting him at railway terrace, long...

are there any railway history buffs out there who might be able to help? i have found reles who have occupations listed as:railway wagon painters/ painters of railway carriages. around 1861-1891 in birmingham. would like to try and find out where they might have worked (they lived around the...

thanks both for replying, shera, have the 1901 census but george frederick is interesting. don't have anything on him at all. will ask my folks if george rings a bell. lloyd, connot really say anything to confirm what you say as i do not have any information on any of the people mentioned...

hello all, i know this is a long shot but here goes. are there any kind souls out there researching any families that mention a lucy hull,born app 1893 and fred hull,born after 1901? both born in bham. i have found marriages that might be connected to my hull line. 1) lucy hull-joseph...

i almost forgot. DOTTIEAU are you out there? the maureen greaves you mentioned in hurstcroft rd is my aunt!!!!!!! it's a small world isn't it. speak soon, steve.

hello derek, just found your greaves thread ( i must catch up). my main maternal line is greaves. george and evelyn greaves lived around the lozells/ newtown areas but then moved up to kitts green-lea village areas in the 1930's. my mother(sheila,nee greaves) now lives in shard...

many thanks pmc and col, i'll have fun researching. steve.

many thanks all, all the info recorded. am i right in saying that st basil's homeless project, currently in heath mill lane, is where the church was situated? steve.

can anyone give any info on st basil church, deritend. i have found reles who were married there in 1915. (have searched the forum and the church sub section but found nothing). don't even know where it was. thanks, steve.

hi terry, their surname was HULL, thomas hull was only 17 years old when he died, he was in the rifle brigade, 12th battallion. ernest hull was 21 years old, he served with the worcestershire regiment, 3rd battallion. hope this helps, regards. steve.

hello terry, came across your thread while looking for pictures of greenway st. i came across two great uncles ( my grandmothers brothers) while browsing the cwgc site who lived at 96 greenway st. they were both k.i.a. they might be on the postcard you mentioned. interested? regards...

Hello again all, many thanks for all your hard work. you have confirmed what i thought in the first place but i had to be sure. just shows how a set of coinsidences can lead you down the garden path:). John thomas hull is a rele but the tangent takes me too far sideways, if you know what i mean...

Hello all,sorry i cannot be more specific with the dates; i am looking for any reference to a Thomas Hull or John Thomas hull,who probably lived at number 10 or 26,anthony rd,alum rock,between 1901 and 1915.( i think i have army service records from ww1 which could be significant to my...

Many thanks Shera, it all helps. speak soon Steve. (I am still trying to get more info from my aussie rele but her e-mail seems to be temp unresponsive)

I am trying to locate the following Harman families, in bham, in the 20th centuary. i know it's a long shot but i have been contacted by a distant relative from australia who is connected to my tree via the following: William Harman, married eliza Bate (my great aunt) in 1915,at st basil's...

Hiya John, sorry for the late reply, could'nt get on to the forum for a few days.don't know what the problem was. I will check through my records and compare.I do hope there is a connection. speak soon. STEVE.