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Thanks Sylvia, I think you may be right about the Senior service. I thought it may have said 'cleaners' but now you have said that, its obviously 'cigarettes'! Lily Perkins newsagents it must be. x

Mom also worked in Englands Shoe shop, I believe it was on Stratford Rd. Does anyone have any photo's of this? Or memories of Mom there,,,, Sylvia White in the 50's?

Thanks Phil, youre an angel! Bit of a conundrum about the Senior service shop though, as it is on the photo you sent, and Mom remembers it..... someone else must remember it too. I appreciate your time. x

Thanks Mike, Mom will love all this info. She was reeling off names of places earlier and I am trying to gather more information for her. Thanks ever so much. x

Gosh, little nodding birds eh? I will have to ask Mom tomorrow when I ring her, she'll remember that if it is the place.

Can anyone remember the 'Senior service shop', shown next to George Baines in the photo? My Mum thinks her gran used to take blankets and curtains there to be cleaned as they didnt have a washing machine. Is this right, as on the Kellys list, for shops in the 50's its not mentioned. I believe...

Thanks ever so much! Will study it all now. x Pics would be great if you come up with any.

Can anyone remember shops in Perry Barr, around George Baines bread shop? Dewhurst butchers was to the right, Senior service to the left..... was this a cleaners? Any more info on this would be great. ByWaters next to that, but what else was there? Also, Can anyone remember Henrys Store in...

Just wanted to thank you gee-em. I contacted Brandwood Cemetery - who are lovely people, and I have found Leonard buried there. Thanks for the tip! Wouldnt have thought of looking there without your help. Jayne x

Re: Leonard Wicks Balsall Heath in 1930 Got the certificate, and yes it was our Leonard and I have now found his grave too in Brandwood Cemetary. Problem solved. All a bit sad, but happy to find him too. Couldnt have done it without the lovely people on this forum. THANK YOU. x

So, Kalamazoo in Northfield is still there! My Grandad Leonard Wicks used to live in St. Pauls rd, and before he married my Gran, she lived in Bristol Rd. It would be nice if someone remembered the families living there...... Phoebe and Richard Peat, Phyllis, Irene, Edith,,,,,, Leonard...

Thanks for that, I guess Grandad was a clever chap!

Hi, My Grandfather worked at Kalamazoo in about 1930, he was a lithoartist. Would you have any idea what this entailed and where the factory was? Cant find any info of the place for around this time. thank you!

No I haven't but I will now, thank you. I guess Brandwood/Yardleywood could easily be mixed up in a 50 year memory! Worth a try. Thanks for that.

Does anyone know how I could find the Commercial Artists trade union member lists from about 1930 to 1940 for the name Wicks. I know that Leonard Wicks and later Maurice Joseph Wicks were both definately on the lists. Leonard was a Litho Artist in 1930 in Kalamazoo, and I would love to learn...

Does anyone know how I could find the Commercial Artists trade union member lists from about 1930 to 1940 for the name Wicks. I know that Leonard Wicks and later Maurice Joseph Wicks were both definately on the lists. Thank you x

Thanks for that, but I have already asked them and they can find no trace of him there. They were very helpful though, and did suggest a few other near-by places to try, as there are a few cemeteries close by. Maybe when (If) the certificate I have ordered comes up trumps, I will be better...

Re: Leonard Wicks Balsall Heath in 1930 looks promising Bren, I will get the certificate and cross my fingers. Jayne x

That could be Leonard, maybe the cousin who remembers going to his funeral age about 15 got muddled with another funeral at that age? I will write and ask him, as that would account for me not finding any death records around 1950. Leonard was indeed born in 1907, so that ties in perfectly...

Hi Suzanne, Thanks ever so much. I know pretty much the info you gave me, as another kind member told me electoral roll dates last week. I just cannot find Leonards death info. The sad part is, Herbert Ernest Baum was Lodging with Phyllis Irene (my Mums mother) and Leonard (Mums father) around...