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My wife and I have this debate every time we buy them from ASDA. She's a foreigner, all the way from darkest Wales, and she calls them Crumpets. I on the other hand, being a Brum born and bred, have always called them Pikelets. Like Wendy, when we were kids, we cooked them in front of an open...

Hi frodo, Have you tried the Royal Warwickshire Regiment website https://www.warwickfusiliers.co.uk , they might help with the history. Phil

Re: Searching for John Edward Bird and his family. Hi, Yes I've tried searching for Albert and Alice but no luck. I know that Albert, my grandfather, joined the army in 1908 aged 19. Prior to that, ie 1901 census, I haven't been able to find anything. Thanks for the help.

Re: Searching for John Edward Bird and his family. No, I'm not sure..of anything these days...the brains going a bit soft. Do you know how to find out if the kids were taken away? Could they all have gone into a Workhouse perhaps? Goodnight, hope it's not to too HOT over there, here it's a...

Re: Searching for John Edward Bird and his family. Hi Pom, Thanks for looking, but did you mean ...from Sept 1895 to 1907? I have gone down this route and when you tie-up each Ellen to the appropriate spouse in the census records there are no children, Albert or Alice, living with them. So I...

Re: Searching for John Edward Bird and his family. Hi Bren, Thanks for the information but I have found this as well. The only thing wrong with this is the year, "1865". According to his marriage and death certificates he was born between 1866 and 1868. I know sometimes they were not that...

When is to late to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR? Can anyone help, please! I’m having a lot of difficulty finding birth details of my great Grandfather, John Edward Bird. The only details I have are that he was married on the 9th May 1891 at the age of 24 to Ellen Norman aged 23. His father...

Here’s a ‘tear jerker’ story and I apologize for the length……. I'm looking for any information concerning my maternal Grandmother, Gertrude Harley Webb. I have a document that states she was residing at "The Workhouse, Selly Oak" on the 20th May 1921, she was born on 17th September 1895. I...

Hi, I'm also trying to find a grave at Witton Cemetery and I was wondering if you could send me details of how to contact "Friends of Witton Cemtery" Thanks

Hi Mike, I've re-loaded the attachment. Let me know if you can see it now.

To any one who's interested the building to the right-hand edge of the Villa St pic is a factory know as Driver Southall Ltd they manufactured weighing machines for the food industry. I served my apprenticeship here from 1968 to 1973.

I had the "cane", across the hands, twice. Once by Mr. Vincent (Head teacher) for kicking a football against his office window whilst playing outside at break-time, it made him jump. Another time by Mr. Berryman (Deputy Head) for throwing a Snowball, while waiting to go in to the...

This thread has just caught my attention as I was born and bred in Park Road. What great pictures attached by “Astoness”. Pict 1 actually shows the entry to the house where I lived. I lived at 2 back of 214, between Wharf Lane and Abbey Street, born 1952 and eventually left in 1969. There are 3...

Hi Fergie, I've just read your thread about Bartletts building, Key Hill. I was wondering if you have any more details. As my great grandparents lived at 20 and 29 Bartletts building respectively. Their names were John Edward Bird and Ellen ( nee Norman ). They lived their circa 1881 - 1895...

Re: Search for John Edward Bird Thanks to all so far, Lloyd, Ladylinda, Lynda. It looks like I have 3 possibilities 1. John born 1865 whose parents are Thomas and Louisa 2. John born 1865 whose parents are Thomas and Elizabeth 3. John born 1866 whose parents are Thomas and Elizabeth From the...

Re: Search for John Edward Bird Hi Lloyd, Thanks for the quick reply. The only thing I'm not happy with this is the year of birth is to early. According to 2 certificates (marriage and death) he was born between 1866 and 1868, not 1865.

Please can any one help? I’m new to this site and to researching my Family History. I'm trying to find the exact birth date of my great grandfather John Edward Bird. I know he was married on 9th May 1891, at the age of 24, to Ellen Norman and he died 11th March 1895, at the age of 27. So his...