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Firstly thank you for the info. This is fantastic. I had completely lost hope of finding anything. I think I have got it now. It’s taken me all day and to be honest I didn’t fancy going out in the heat. So I’ve had a fan on me all day searching. I’ve found most of the people. So thank you...

Hello Thank you for the info. Please can I be cheeky. Is it possible for you to send me the 1939 register info or let me know where they were living. Was it just Walter living with his grandparent.

I hope so as I am stuck. I will ask if anyone knows what he did for a living but its his parents that I am struggling to find. I know he died in 1990.

I've been and walked up the road where my Mum lived as a child and it was great. I have been walking very near this area every day on my lockdown walks - so wasn't far out of my way. Thank you all for your help on this and providing maps and photos. Its been a real treat.

Hi - I don't have much to go on. I found Walter's birth on my family tree website and it shows his mothers maiden name there. I have checked with everyone I know and that is why I thought I'd try this forum. He was born 12th February. I have one line of Darby's already and want to see if...

I am trying to find the grandparents of Walter Darby 1918. I found the maiden name of his mother as Whitcombe. But I am not finding anything for her birth or a marriage to a Darby. I am told by relatives that the wife/mother of Walter died and he remarried but I am stuck as I have not got the...

I remember the Outrigger and the Ship Ashore outside the Moor Street station. But what happened to the large metal ship that was attached to the outside. They moved it to Digbeth by the markets but then it vanished. It’s a classic bit of art and it would great if it was back hanging somewhere...

This is so much more than I expected. I am so glad I asked the question now as my Mom had guessed the wrong place altogether. Thank you

Thank you - I had to laugh that my Aunt was assembling stoves Sorry error occurred when I was half way through response. My Aunt was tiny and so picturing her building stoves is surprising. This document makes me feel closer to my family knowing what they did. Thank you do much, I’ve...

Hello Thank you for the photo this is great. I am going to visit the street even though the house will probably not be there. It’s more to see where they lived. They were a large family.

But I couldn’t view anything it came up with joining the site screen before it would show me anything. I tried ancestry and findmypast without luck. Thank you again for sending me what you found.

Thank you this is fantastic. I think Florence aged 65 would have been my great grandmother. I can’t thank you enough - I will go and walk down that street to see where they lived soon. Do you know if I can view and search the 1939 register? The family tree site I joined doesn’t have it, but...

Hello No I don’t think this is the right place. My grandparents names where William T Jones and Florence and they moved out Holloway Head in mid 30s. Also I remember my Mom showing me Hollington Cresent as the place where the prefabs were sited.

I didn't realise that no. Thank you for spotting that. I had assumed they lived in the City Centre as there children remain living in the City. i,.e. my Gran went onto live in Holloway Head. Thank you

Thank you for the map. That is great and its as it looks like he might have worked locally as well. He was a Tinsmith Worker.

Hello Thanks for your reply. I thought it might have been Hollington Crescent which is at the back of the Glebe shopping area. It’s a large island now. What do you think?

Thank you this is a great picture and interesting facts. There is nothing like fleshing out what your relatives did for a living than seeing it with your own eyes. It’s amazing that 3,800 horses were being used. thanks

Thank you for your advice. I will look to see if I can find anything.

Hello My great grandparents Frederic Adey and his wife Florence living at back of Cregoe Street in 1901 census but then 1911 living at Lower Nelson Street. Which another story as I can find Nelson Street and it’s a small road but no lower. My grandmother married William T Jones and they were...

Thanks to Vivienne for sending me the link to this thread. It just fills out your imagination as how your relatives lived. They lived in Back of Cregoe Street. not sure what this means but if they were back to back houses maybe back was not on the street side!