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Re: William Henry Goode b.1865 Hi stv1x, The man wearing the Top Hat with the Bride in the first pic is not the Bridegroom with his Bride after tying the knot in the 2nd pic in my opinion. Len.

zzfool, You and your brother Alex have started a very interesting thread and i am sure all forum members will agree and those who hav`nt seen it yet will agree when they look at the thread. Len.

Re: WWII Barrage baloon sites zzfool, I am pleased you have posted these super photos, Thank you. Len.

Re: William Henry Goode b.1865 Hi Steve, Any of my memories you want to use in your family tree feel free to use, re the antiques i don`t know when Mabel aka May died but i would have thought she would inherited them, did she go and live with your G/Parents?, hope you don`t my asking but was...

zzfool, Post them Please i am sure they will be of great interest. Len.

Re: William Henry Goode b.1865 Steve, At Christmas time we would be invited round to No1, there would be homemade mince pies & Christmas Cake, wine, beer for those old enough and lemonade for the young ones, when it was time to leave we left through the front room which had many tables which i...

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We know Dave, its Slade Rd, Erdington. Len.

Re: Arthur Barnett Thanks Bojalu, Hi Jacqui good to hear from you, Doug would like to know if he has any Sisters & Brothers he does`nt know about, his Dad was a bit of a romeo. Len.

Albion, You have got it one, King George & Queen Mary`s Silver Jubilee 1935, we kids at the time were give a Cadbury chocolate bar in a souvenir tin & a mug. Len.

Phil, I twisted & turned in my brain because it was familiar to me and i remember seeing it in the 1950`s and could not get it out, well done Brummie Nick. Len.

Re: William Henry Goode b.1865 Thanks Steve. Len.

Every 10th N/S call up was to work in the coal mines if you did not turn up for work after a few days you would arrested by police and taken to court and fined. Len.

My Brother was a "Bevin Boy" at Cannock the only "perk" he received was being invalided out after 2+years, was being downgraded from A1 Health category to C4 catergory and over 6 months of ill health before he could take up light work, if he had been a member of the Armed forces he would given a...

Re: William Henry Goode b.1865 Steve, I did not read the the death annoucement properly missing Harry`s name in it must be the Son, i have asked my Sister Kathleen if she rembered a Son at No1, she said no, it is her 97th Birthday on Monday 20/09/2010. Len.

Re: William Henry Goode b.1865 Steve, It is normal to use Harry for Henry even now. Len.

Re: William Henry Goode b.1865 Hi Steve, I think the little girl has the look of Henry Brown could she be one of Ellen & Henry`s children?. Len.

Re: William Henry Goode b.1865 I was still doing N/S in the Royal Artillery when Mrs.Goode died & had been demobbed 2 months when Mr.Goode died so i may have been at his funeral, but don`t recall it. Len.

Re: William Henry Goode b.1865 Do you think Henry & Fanny would have had the missing sons children to visit them when Henry Edward Coleman Goode and family were not even on the newspaper death annoucement. Len.

Re: William Henry Goode b.1865 You are right Steve that pic is of Henry at the bottom of the garden facing the house with creeper & a Lilac tree behind him, you can see above him the chimney, some of the roof and window of The New Inn pub which was behind the houses in Charles Edward Rd. Len.