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    Leafield Crescent Glebe Farm

    My Mother remembers living in Holloway Head as a youngster but the whole family being moved out to the Glebe, Kitts Green, Birmingham and living in prefab houses for a time. She thinks the houses were built on a large oval ground and I cannot work out where this would have been. Was the City...
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    Old street pics..

    Hello Does any one have any old photos of Cregoe Street, Birmingham. The only thing that date back to when my relatives lived there is St. Thomas and the Peace Gardens. The street is totally modernised. I'm looking for 1920's. Thanks
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    Birmingham's Working Horses

    Hello I've just found this thread as I am searching for information about what my Granddad did at Curzon Street Railway Depot - he was working as a Farrier and taxi repairer on the census 1911 when he was aged 15. But Mother remembers him working on a horse and cart for the Curzon Street...
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    Audley Road School

    Hello Just found your post on Audley Primary School, The Glebe. It’s the school I am looking for and a lovely photo. I’m peering at the children to see anyone looks like my Mother. I’m still waiting for response from the school to see if they have kept any photos of the children. thank you...
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    Audley Road School

    Does anyone have any photos of the Audley Primary School, The Glebe, Birmingham. The school does still exist but I’m looking for 1930’s, children’s group photos. Any idea where I’d look to find these?
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    Adey Frederick

    Thank you everyone for your responses. I think this has been an education in handwriting and how badly my family have misread my great grandfathers writing. I am taking Tinsmith Worker as occupation. I have been told he made tin toy cars as well. So it all links together. I am getting very...
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    Adey Frederick

    Hi Vivienne yes Frederic is my great grandfather and he married Florence Philips and they had two children that survived. I am building my family tree in the last two months. I am try8ng to find Frederick’s parents and have sort of got stuck as I think it’s William Adey and on the census it...
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    Adey Frederick

    Hello I’ve attach a screenshot from the census and it looks like Linsmith Motors to me but I can’t find this company.
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    Audley Road School

    I’m trying to find photos from this school. I’ve tried emailing them without success. I’m looking for 1930-1940. I have no photos of my Mum as a child and she went to this school so hoped there would be somewhere to find them. Any ideas?
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    Adey Frederick

    I’m trying to track down Linsmith Motors Birmingham. In the 1911 census states which Frederick worked there. But cannot find. Anyone heard of this?
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