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Hello lyn yes I know but he did go on to remarry only child left was my uncle Tom gone now life wasn't good that I have been told his new daughter Eva my mother looked so much like one of his girls that died it caused problems not a happy child hood that had a knock on effect I am afraid to say...
Hope OK to post here am related to Charles Pedley I am coming up from Cornwall to meet for first time Mt cousin Jackie pedley coming to brum to see the grave of my grandfather's first wife and childeren who died in a fire in brum I think 1927 if there is any one that thinks they are related...
Hello inspector brum sorry to all I have not been on forum for a very long time commitments and work to date I found 5 cousins through ancestry one of whom I am meeting next month. I am coming up from Cornwall to where she lives we are going to Witton cemetery to see grave of Charles pedley...
just a quick update ,I have found 3 cousins through tracing family on ancestry ,I have made the link between myself and catmadjax from here and to pedlarman also who unfortunately passed away before I could get to know him still looking for more unfortunately not all the people I have contacted...
I have traced a lot of my family some on dads side some on moms side found 2 cousins so far alive and been in contact
it all started here thank you all for your help martyn
i do intend to come up to see for myself the stone as I have to my knowledge not seen it then I can decide what to do , at the moment we are really busy but hope to come up in the summer ,,martyn
HELLO AGAIN my dear lady said why do I not get the stone put back upright ,but I think the cost may be a large amount does anyone have any ideas on cost ,I do not know where to start
I would like to say thank you to all those that have helped me or shown interest in my posts it has meant a great deal to me I have found a member of my family on this forum I hope to get to know her , so THANK YOU
going through my fathers papers I found his redundancy notice dated 10th January 1967 if I can I will scan and copy it later but signed by George Brown himself as managing director these were manufacturers of aluminium hollow ware at new john street Birmingham 6 does anyone know of it please...
hi folk I found my old house bromford lane looks a bit run down and the back garden seems to have halved and new house built at the back it sold for 127000 in 2006 less than my house I own regards martyn
I shall try on there thank you do you recognise any of the addresses I have posted I shall try to get photos of them if I can be nice to track a live one ,martyn
hi phil thank you I will try and scan and post things I have later after a sort out hopefully going to come see he places and meet some of you this year time and money allowing be lovely to see my home town, martyn