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    Rogers family Tree

    It would be Frank senior b 1869 with the brothers mentioned, then there is Frank b 1899 with a brother and a sister. Younger Frank b 1918 had a brother and 2 sisters
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    Rogers family Tree

    Now I'm working on this branch I've found more relatives of Frank Rogers. He had brothers Thomas, Henry, Joseph, John and Alfred. It is possible that your Alfred is descended from this one.
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    Benacre Street

    Hi Lyn You never get everything. One brickwall is the birth of a child 4 years after the death of the father (Shakespeare line):rolleyes:. Current task is finding residences between censuses
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    Rogers family Tree

    One of my great aunts (Shakespeare) married a Frank Rogers who was a Showman. I've built up a rather sketchy line of descent from them and most would be 2nd cousins of mine for my generation. They had a son also called Frank who followed his father's business. Most details I've got is from...
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    Benacre Street

    First time back in a while. Been building family tree for about 6 years and now got to the 'filling in' stage. Great grandmother was born in Back 77 Benacre Street, name of Morris. At a later point in her life she lived in Hope Street but was a Jones by then. Then she lived in Highgate Street...
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    Shakespeare family

    Thanks for that Janice That fills the gap, My mum was born in Highgate Street and I was born in Hulbrook Road. Unfortunately my mum died in 2020 and I was not searching too hard to ask her about this before she died. Robert
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    Shakespeare family

    Looking for information about the Shakespeare and Jones families. Lived at Highgate Street in the early 20th century and Hullbrook Road in the later part. I already have a lot but there is a gap between 1939 and 1955
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    Highgate Road or Highgate Street

    Thanks for the map. My great grandmother & grandmother lived at 1/70 and grandfather lived at 62, my grandparents married before WW2 and lived at 1/70. During WW2 something blocked the chimney and great grandmother kept hitting the blockage with a stick. It was a aerial land mine! Didn't go...
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    Highgate Road or Highgate Street

    Hi Guys I'm putting together a family history and it seems that both sides of my mothers family lived in Highgate Street, one a 1/70 or Back 70 and the other at 62 Highgate Street. They were married at St Patricks, Frank Street. I've sourced photo's of St Patricks but am looking for photo's of...
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