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Moved to surnames thread. 178 Soho road Handsworth 1939 John Dorrington b 5th June 1881 Newsagent tobacconist. Helen S b 29th November 1880 Cyril b 1906 Eileen b 1913 John Dorrington married Helen Sarah jones in 1902., she died in 1968. John Dorrington was a footballer (goalkeeper) playing...

Regarding 'Hints' they are after all only hints and should be' investigated' or as in my case ignored because I know most of them are not in my tree.. On a different topic , it would be very helpful if there was a record of British people resident in this country but dying on holiday. I have...

Ancestry is a wonderful tool if used correctly, the census are a wonderful look at our ancestors but a note of caution, the public members trees are often a load of nonsense. Often people catch on to any 'John Smith' and have him as their own to add to the tree, so be careful and look at other...

My pet hate is hearing a man say 'the wife'.

Beautiful photos, we had the 'swarm' of longtails in our front garden tree yesterday but the bird numbers using our back garden feeders has decreased due to a very aggressive Robin who obviously thinks he owns the place.

Looking forward to all the new posts and photos. Looking forward to Snowdrops, Crocus,etc.

What a lovely thread ,this year, of all your posts and photos. As .lyn says soon be spring .

I have a winter Flowering cherry tree, loses all leaves in autumn and is now full of pink blossom, yesterday 2 bees were coming in and out of the blooms,perhaps nobody told them it was winter. :)

They also had an annexe built on the back , I had my wedding reception there in 1961.

I originally came from Staffordshire where both sexes are called duck but although age 81 I am often called Bab by my other elderly neighbours.

I don't mind my christian name being used if they get it right but have lost count of the times I have been called Roberta. Visited my husbands family today , his 4 year old great nephew was there he said Hello Auntie Taylor, Alberta is a bit hard for him to remember.lol.

The death has been announced of the Birmingham Poet and Actor. R.I.P. Benjamin/

R.I.P, Di, remembering all the fun we had on the forum all those years ago, you will be sadly missed. Alberta

Thanks Viv and Janet, it seems along way to take him to teach him a lesson, but he sounds a ' bad un' anyway.

Thanks Viv, it looks like it didn't find him much time looking for work or lodging by April 1891. The prisoner is John Hughes , a nail caster born circa 1852.I found him in prison 1881 but cannot find his 'crime' In 1891 my husbands great grandmother Fanny Taylor is living with John as his wife...

I have a prisoner released from prison in Chatham 12th November 1881 , record says Destination on release D.P.A.S Birmingham. Cannot find any information on D.P.A.S. Any ideas would be appreciated , thanks , Alberta,

We are getting quite a few queries that members could find the answer to if the search facility was used. Before posting please put either the name of place, (road, shop, workplace or surname )into the search and it will often take you to the thread or threads on the Forum with answers for you.

Yesterday my husband was scrolling through Tv channels and started watching the film with Kenneth more as the hero, I came into the room and commented on the bad acting but just then the continuity was even worse Kenneth More jumped out of a window to escape the 'baddies ' he landed in a farmers...

Hi, I have sent you a private message. Alberta.

Happy Birthday, have a great day , from Alberta