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I am also looking for info on Cowley family, I am related through my grandmother to Henry Cowley from Kilsby Northamptonshire, settled in Birmingham around 1860, his son was John Thomas Henry Cowley. Two areas I'd like to know more about, firstly seems the Cowleys in Kilsby were...

Really helpful, thank you

Thank you for the link, lots of information on the map, I can see the gun and pistol works off Summer Lane, so seems likely they could have worked there. Fascinating to see these locations and link them to families/individuals.

Thank you, I'm happy to know the street location

Thank you mikejee for highlighting no 70, I guess the Nelson was their local then

thank you, the difference in spelling Brierley/Brearley may just be error on the census I'm guessing .... Thanks for your help, this location makes sense, seems that generations of my family lived and worked within the same small area of Aston throughout 1800s and up to end of WW2.

Does anyone know of a Brierley Street in Birmingham? On 1881 census Coxson family were living at number 70 but I cannot find the street in A-Z. Some Coxsons were gunmakers, could it have been near the gun quarter? any suggestions welcome.

Thank you for your reply tommy. It helps me get a clearer idea of the muffles and what my grandad may have done and the hard, heavy work involved

from this site http://doot.spub.co.uk/listing.php#order07

I found this definition too muffleman (iron foundry) ; ovenman, oven packerfeeds and tends fire of muffle furnace; usually also charges or packs ore, metal, etc., in furnace.

That sounds like a possible job he may have done, thank you

I think it is definiely muffle

hi, thanks for the reply. He wasn't in Stoke but in Bham. This was around 1928. I know at one point he worked at Delta metals, so it's possible it is work linked to the furnace there.

My grandfather's marriage certicate shows his profession as 'muffleman', (if I'm reading it correctly) anyone know what job was this?

Just down from the Pelham pub by railway line/bridge.

My grandmother lived (next door?) at number 8 Burton Place at that time, with her grandmother and aunt, both her parents had died. Just found this out from the 1911 census. Thank you for posting the map.

Yes, I saw this link, none of no. 50 but I think I have an idea now of where the house was, (opposite side to Shareholders Arms, a bit further down, what is now a green slope). I'm new to the site and really appreciate your help. Thank you.

Thank you so much. That clarifies Price at no. 50 and Hodgetts at 9/50.

My mother worked at Pratts from around 1943 to 1954