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    St Marys School Wills Street

    Thank you so much and I was not aware of the WWI service, I will definitely be looking further into this - he is buried at Handsworth Crem yes - so grateful for your guidance with this
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    St Marys School Wills Street

    thank you - I have heard of that site - and may have to pay to get more information! huge thank you for your help
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    St Marys School Wills Street

    Also - didnt realise her name was Annie Beryl
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    St Marys School Wills Street

    Just saw the certificates - absolutely fantastic - where do you obtain the information from as there are other members of my family I would like to look into on my Dads side
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    St Marys School Wills Street

    have found the following births. 1927 Winifred (reg Worcester) 1930 Gerald W (also Worcs) 1934 Margaret P (reg Birmingham). All with mmn Cook. 1968 eroll has Arthur, Annie B and Gerald living at 1 Carpenters Road That's great - My Mom was Margaret :)
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    St Marys School Wills Street

    Yes, he was born in Worcester and lived in Derby Road as a child not sure if her was born there? Nan was also born in Worcester, but not sure where, I know she lived in Crown Street past the Tyhing, Nan's surname was Cooke, Not sure about Nancy B? I believe her name was Nancy Anne?
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    St Marys School Wills Street

    sorry that's 1897/98/99 ^^^
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    St Marys School Wills Street

    thank you so much - all very helpful - Nancy Tyler - DOB 1904/05 died 1986 aged 81 Arthur DOB could be 897/98/99 he died 1974 aged 75 :)
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    St Marys School Wills Street

    there was a Violet in the family, possibly my Nan's sister - don't recall a William I'm afraid, thank you for what you have found so far
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    St Marys School Wills Street

    thank you so much, I do know there were not catholic
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    St Marys School Wills Street

    Thank you Lyn, very helpful information, parents were Nancy/Ann Tyler and Arthur Tyler, siblings were Winnie and Gerald, they lived in the following - Hunters Road, Grove Avenue? (possibly) Carpenters Road, not sure of what dates though or numbers, was so long ago, again, thank you for your help
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    St Marys School Wills Street

    Not sure if my mom went here - I know she walked down Wills Street to School and I presume it was this School she went to - no one to ask anymore, her name was Margaret Tyler and would have been there in the late 30s early 40s?
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    Hall Road Handsworth

    wow - thank you for this! yes Grandpa's house was a doctors house previously, my grandpa walked with a limp as he had polio as a child and his wife Blanche died in 1968, we were living in Canada at the time, therefore unable to attend the funeral unfortunately. I believe the houses were...
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    Hall Road Handsworth

    amazing - thank you so much for this - really appreciated
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    Hall Road Handsworth

    where about is this? sorry I cant seem to pinpoint the exact location - Thank you
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    Hall Road Handsworth

    thank you Vivienne, yes I saw those on street maps, it seems that all the houses up the top end were sadly demolished 1977ish
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    Hall Road Handsworth

    thank you so much, I really appreciate your help, he lived at Number 4 Hall Road, it was the Villa Road end, by what was Lloyds bank on the corner - I believe part of his garden wall still exists (his garden backed onto the Hamstead Road) when I go onto Google street maps, unless it was bult to...
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    Hall Road Handsworth

    Does anybody have any photos of Hall Road please? my Grandad lived there early 70s and they have since pulled down thew Victorian properties that were there at the top end by Villa Road, beautiful old houses with long gardens - all gone now
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