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I remember my father telling me there were barrage balloons and gun emplacemenhs on the high recreation ground between Coventry Road,Church Road,Hobmoor Rd and Wash lane Yardley. Up untill 10 yrs ago there were green nissan huts in Church Rd between the Swan and Yew Tree. Angela

Hi Little Al,im not sure if you received my message last night so i have I.M.D. you again with my phone number. I should be around most of the day but please leave a message if no one answers (its a business line) thanks Angela

:) This is great news,i would love copies of their birth certificates and i can send you a copy of the marriage if you havent already got one. I will try to send you an instant message with my phone number ,what a great website this is with great people who have helped me and my sister Linda so...

I wasnt there but my dad was. He was at the front garden gate looking up the road when the next door neighbour shouted to him "you will be going then" he did and survived,one of the lucky ones,not so his Uncle Frank who is buried in Bayeux cemetary .Dad passed away in December 2009 age 90. Thank...

:grinsmile::grinsmile::grinsmile: Hello Little All,just got your message and im bristling with excitment,have i found someone from this family at last ? ,if i have we will have so much to talk about. The Warrad name is correct,Emily married Joseph Brooks in 1869 All Saints Birmingham,i have the...

:):):)Thanks Colin for a great afternoon we both enjoyed it very much. Sorry no photos yet. Angela and Linda.

Re: Harry weetman Thanks Wendy,now you mention it i have seen their lorries where i live near Coleshill,a lot of lorries pass through now since Sat Navs were invented,its an alternative route to the A5,Angela.

Re: Harry weetman Thanks for the info Lloyd we will check it out,Angela and Linda.

Dear gingerninja,i discovered 4 months ago that my Greatgrandmother was buried in Lodge Hill communal(public)grave in 1929. Its nice to read Shorties comments as i presumed there was a stigma attached and that was why no one in the family knew about it. I e.mailed Lodge Hill at...

What great news for you all,best wishes Linda and Angela.

Born in the Q.E. hospital in the depths of the coldest winter of 1947,i didnt go outside for the first 3 months of my life in Hertford St Sparkbrook. Age 4 moved to Westfield Rd,Kings Heath then to Wash Lane Yardley age 11. Since getting married i have lived in Kingshurst and Marston Green.

Dear Shera youve turned up trumps again,thanks. I was in Yardley on Monday and so i went across to Circular Road to have a look,no one in at 106 but met two neighbours one of whom remembers William and Gladys,had a great chat and am going back in a few weeks when i come back from holliday.Thanks...

Re: Ada Hollick Ladylinda,could you please clarify thd date for a possible marriage for William Hollick and Gladys Farley,also what does H.M.B &No 4 R.N. mean,thanks Angela

Does anyone have any Farleys in their family tree. I am looking for Gladys Farley who married William Hollick ,thanks Angela.

Re: Ada Hollick Thanks Ladylinda,she is the correct Ada as she gave 81 Asquith Road on her marriage certificate,i shall study the details now,thanks again Angela

Re: Ada Hollick Thanks Shera ,what area is this please Angela

Please,does anyone have any Hollicks from the Ward End , Alum Rock or Bordsley Green areas of Birmingham in their family tree ?. I am searching for any family of Ada Hollick who married my Great Uncle Frank Rollinson,thanks Angela Burley nee Rollinson.

Andy,1930 the Register Office was in Edmund Street.Angela.

I have just received a marriage certificate ,1930 The Register Office,Birmingham South,in the county of Birmingham C.B. and Smethwick C.B. does anyone know if this is just Broad st or somewhere else. I have searched the internet but only came up with Sandwell and the marriage is not registered...

Hi Steve,no im afraid there isnt a headstone as its a public grave but i shall have a look as soon as i can,Angela.