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    Granville Street Ladywood

    Wow that's absolutely amazing!!
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    Granville Street Ladywood

    Sure thing - I'll see what photos I have available. Are you on Ancestry? If not, I would love to know any information you have about your mother. Do you remember anything about Billy and Floss' children?
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    Granville Street Ladywood

    Hi there - I am the great-grandson of William (aka Bill) Parry. Do you have any more information about any of their brothers/sisters.
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    William Street City Centre

    Wow..so amazing to see what William Street looked like many years ago for two reasons... 1. I had family who lived on this road from the 1930's until the 1970's I think. 2. I now live in Sandy Way (cul-de-sac in between William Street/Tennant Street) and I often walk down William Street and...
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    Bloomsbury Street

    Hi there, I had family who lived on Bloomsbury Street for a short while in the late 60's/early 70's - the name was Florence Matilda Dunkley and she lived at 24 Bloomsbury Street with her daughter and son-in-law Margaret and Leslie Thompson as well as her grandchildren Michael and Keith Thompson...
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    William Street

    Actually you did help as I didn't know much about Len's wife Edith so thanks for the information.
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    William Street

    Len was my great-great uncle - his sister was Floss Parry (nee Jones) who was my great nan
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    William Street

    It is nice to know that someone like that existed in my family. It makes me proud to have someone like that in my family history.
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    William Street

    Do you know where they moved to? - All I know is that Len passed away in 1974 (aged 60) and his wife Edith passed away in 2009 (aged 95)
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    William Street

    Sorry at the moment I don't but when I find one I will be sure to share/send it to you.
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    William Street

    Also there was another family member who used to live at 1 back of 62 William Street from the 40's until the late 60's/early 70's - his name was Leonard Jones and his wife was called Edith - I do not have a photo of him but I wondered if you might remember him?
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    William Street

    The funny thing is that although the area is very different now than it was then - I now live in the area off Tennant Street/William Street.
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    William Street

    No sorry I've tried to search for pictures of George/Isabella but have proved unlucky.
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    Ryland Street

    Hi there, I was looking to see if anyone remembers the Ray family who used to live in Ryland Street from the mid-40's until the late 50's - their names were Harry and Laura and they had two children Leslie and Mary. Harry passed away in 1955 but Laura lived on many years after as she went on to...
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    Icknield port road

    Hi there, I am looking to see if anyone remembers the Cruickshanks family who used to live at 1 back of 281 Icknield Port Road, their names were Tom and Olive and their children were Maurice, Colin and Brenda. It would be nice to see if any remembers this family. They lived there from the 40's...
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    William Street

    Hi there, I was born after she passed away so I visually can't remember her but my family have quite a few memories of her. I have attached a picture below and you should be able to spot Floss from your description as the woman in the middle and her husband Bill is standing to the right of her.
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    Granville Street Ladywood

    Hi there, I am looking to see if anyone remembers the Parry family who lived at 3 back of 39 Granville Street from the 40's until they passed away in the 60's - their names were George and Isabella; they were my great-great grandparents. I've heard of a couple of things about George from my...
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    William Street

    Hi There, yes Bill and Floss lived at 1 back of 58 William Street and thanks for responding.
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    William Street

    Hi there, my name is Thomas and I'm looking to see if anyone remembers the Parry family that used to live on William Street - the names William and Florence (more commonly known as Bill and Floss) and they had two children Albert and Sheila. Floss' parents Harry and Leah Jones used to live there...
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