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  1. RichSmith

    Anyone fancy sharpening their search skills?

    I havent seen this so thanks very much xx
  2. RichSmith

    Anyone fancy sharpening their search skills?

    ah, i do have charles smith senior's birth and marriage certificates and from census inference know that charles was born, the middle names are interesting because thomas is charles seniors fathers name.... its the richard im struggling with, maybe from his mothers side? agreed, the footballer...
  3. RichSmith

    Anyone fancy sharpening their search skills?

    And I wonder why i cant find them!!! Harry being registered as James and baptised as Henry.... why? I had no records of Charles having middle names.... thomas is their grandfather but richard? no idea other than thats my name!!!!! When does the mothers surname appear on birth records? later...
  4. RichSmith

    Anyone fancy sharpening their search skills?

    unless its someone that a female relative of hers was married to wow! talk about keeping it in the family!
  5. RichSmith

    Anyone fancy sharpening their search skills?

    This is a bit confusing because there is no william in my family
  6. RichSmith

    Anyone fancy sharpening their search skills?

    that's really sad and possibly why i couldn't find him in 1911 census
  7. RichSmith

    Anyone fancy sharpening their search skills?

    its not just birth years but little inconsistences which make it a difficult 'leap of faith' believe me im a champion leaper!!!
  8. RichSmith

    Anyone fancy sharpening their search skills?

    what i find strange here is i noticed the address....they have barr street instead of hospital street.... whats the chances of living at exactly the same court and house number as your mother but in barr street? quite high i would have thought
  9. RichSmith

    Anyone fancy sharpening their search skills?

    i havent seen this in all the time I've been searching, the father certainly fits!!!
  10. RichSmith

    Anyone fancy sharpening their search skills?

    arthur is certainly a family name
  11. RichSmith

    Anyone fancy sharpening their search skills?

    i only have birth certificate for Ernest my great grandfather, none of his siblings. I have Walter's marriage certificate and death certificate (incidentally one of his sons was called Hart which i find an unusual name) I have Harry's marriage certificate to Alice Clark I have nothing else for...
  12. RichSmith

    Anyone fancy sharpening their search skills?

    Hi gang, 28 years after starting this crazy hobby and I'm still having problems searching for my great grandads siblings. On the surface it looks pretty simple enough task despite the Smith surname... find out what happened to his brothers. When I started this search in the late 90's My father...
  13. RichSmith

    Tavern in the Town and The Mulberry Bush Pub Bombings

    I was only 5 at the time and living in Great Colmore Street. I vividly remember I was still up when suddenly we heard a huge bang followed by our windows rattling. We had a lovely Irish family living opposite us Patrick and Margaret, although we called them Paddy & Margy, they had two boys and I...
  14. RichSmith

    The growth of AI

    This is the original and only photo I have of my great grandfather Ernest, this is the anchor phot, then I used photos of his children including my grandad and my dad and me and then picked out what the shared family features were
  15. RichSmith

    The junction Hockley Street & Great Hampton Street

    I’m trying to identify photographs of the Great Hampton Street / Hockley Street junction c.1895–1905, specifically the corner occupied by Joseph Hinks’ Patent Duplex / Crystal Lamp Works (91–96 Great Hampton Street / 66 Hockley Street). I’ve identified the corner lamp post marked L.P. beside...
  16. RichSmith

    The growth of AI

    i absolutely agree with you mikejee, i qualified my post by saying it can be horrible in the wrong hand and its purely for my own amusement, but look at Pedrocut's picture, its lovely compared to the original. I more than likely will never know what my great grandma looks like and thats the way...
  17. RichSmith

    The growth of AI

    AI in the wrong hands can be a horrible tool. However, I think it can also be used for good. I’ve been involved with AI photos since its inception so approx 3-4 years. I use it mainly to create surrealist photo art. I started a project a few weeks ago, which I have been refining and tweaking...
  18. RichSmith

    HELP!!!!!!

    its the fact i was looking for 7 back of 202..... overlooked the court altogether.... thats why i couldnt find it.... i have found "auntie" Amelia Harriet Hill!!!!!
  19. RichSmith

    HELP!!!!!!

    how did you do that mikejee? do you have superpowers? thanks sooooo much!!!! does he have a wife?
  20. RichSmith

    HELP!!!!!!

    I'm having real problems locating an address in the 1921 census. Ive tried literally every combination and it just refuses to show itself. I have a death certificate for my great aunt who died at 7 back of 202 Farm Street. Try as i might i just cannot find who lived there in 1921 Bit of...
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