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  1. RichSmith

    Smith and Ashford

    thats exactly what i thought!
  2. RichSmith

    Smith and Ashford

    i was performing a leap of faith which happened to work, i had a feeling that g-grandfather and g-grandma lived opposite each other when they were courting... and it looks like they did!
  3. RichSmith

    Smith and Ashford

    Ive had a quick look at the map ad it would appear that 25 and 28 courts are indeed opposite each other which makes absolute sense. The only slight problem is that towards the bottom of the map is another court 28, however this has an entryway coming off another street so i dont think this is...
  4. RichSmith

    Smith and Ashford

    Hello, I'm back after a very long absence! Hit so many brick walls that i had to lay down my research for a rest. Had a couple of breakthroughs recently so i'm back!! News on my great grandad's biography its still a project and im currently fleshing out a skeleton draft. I have a couple of...
  5. RichSmith

    Childbirth in Victorian Birmingham

    thanks for all your help... sorry it took me a while to get back to you
  6. RichSmith

    Childbirth in Victorian Birmingham

    Hello everyone I’m still researching my book about my great grandfather (only been doing it for ten years so far!) I’m wondering about who would help women in childbirth before midwives. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that older women skilled in natural remedies were employed as...
  7. RichSmith

    New John Street West & New John Street

    Cheers, thought as much!
  8. RichSmith

    New John Street West & New John Street

    Hello I'm having a bit of a brain-ache with two addresses that are frequently popping up in my genealogy. It looks like my great grandad had two houses because they seem to be flitting back and forth. i think it's the same address but one is a localism and the other official, wonder if anyone...
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