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  1. bren

    NABI Family - Birmingham

    3rd qtr = Jul/Aug/Sept. 6d is the volume code for the registration district, these vary across the country, 811 is the page number in that volume, hope this is a bit clearer. Can i suggest you click the link below and have read, it will give an idea how to get started and a basic knowledge of...
  2. bren

    NABI Family - Birmingham

    Marriage -- Ghulam Nabi/ Alice Gardner 3rd qtr 1944 Birmingham 6d 811 Do you know place of birth for Alice and Ghulam, i found these -- Alice K Gardner mmn Jones, 3rd qtr 1925 Birmingham S 6d 61 Ghulam F O Nabi mmn Waight, 4th qtr 1924 Poplar 1c 600 bren
  3. bren

    John J Kelly and Doris Price children

    Is this a typo, it should be c1876 -- John Percival Price 4th qtr 1875 Aston 6d 284 bren
  4. bren

    John J Kelly and Doris Price children

    Hi Darr, another birth -- Paul N Kelly mmn Price, 3rd qtr 1952 Birmingham 9c 267 Have sent you an IM bren
  5. bren

    Kynoch's I M I 1950s Onwards

    Only in the night, too many directors and office staff in the day, i know they used to do nice puddings down there bren
  6. bren

    Holt and or Watts???

    Birth -- Charles Holt 2nd qtr 1875 Birmingham 6d 191 Elizabeth Sleet 1st qtr 1876 Birmingham 6d 190 bren
  7. bren

    Holt and or Watts???

    This might be Charles in 1891 -- Name:Charles Holt Age:16 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1875 Relation:Son Father's Name:Charles Mother's Name:Hannah Gender:Male Where born:Birmingham Civil parish:Birmingham Ecclesiastical parish:St Stephen Town:Birmingham County/Island:Warwickshire Country:England...
  8. bren

    Kynoch's I M I 1950s Onwards

    I worked at IMI from the 70's in the Strip Mill, calm down girls, strips of metal lol, actually, coils of metal up to 5 ton and depending on how thick the metal was they was miles long, some could take if i remember correctly about 45mins to run through a machine at 12/1500 ft per min. There was...
  9. bren

    Holt and or Watts???

    This could be them in 1901 -- Name:Lily M Holt Age:2 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1899 Relation: Daughter Father's Name:Charles Mother's Name:Lizzie Gender:Female Where born:Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Civil parish:Birmingham Ecclesiastical parish:St Stephen County/Island:Warwickshire...
  10. bren

    Holt and or Watts???

    Hi Lisa, this what you after -- Death -- Lilian M Watts 2ndqtr 1968 Birmingham 9c 604 70yrs Birth -- Lilian May Holt 1st qtr 1898 Birmingham 6d 156 Marriage -- Lilian Holt/Henry J Watts 3rd qtr 1918 Aston 6d 1229 bren
  11. bren

    Park Road Sutton Coldfield

    Hi Adele Looked on the 1901 census and found Denmark House, at that time it was occupied by Arthur and Julia Dawson. It was located on the north side of Park Rd, i think that section has a church built on it now. I have put two maps on here and you will see the old map shows Park Rd running...
  12. bren

    Wendys key hill cem trip

    Who is Tom, i'm sure i was with Ken (keny r), mind you, we had been in the Jewellers but we didn't have that much lol. bren
  13. bren

    Wendys key hill cem trip

    Just to say what a great afternon we had, nice to see members and put faces to names, i think at first a few thought a couple of vagabonds had tagged onto the tour but we didn't want to interupt Wendy (I'm not a professional) whilst she was in full flow, LOL, have to say, she is a natural at it...
  14. bren

    Kingstanding

    How funny, i was thinking about this last night, how we was taught as young kids just how to twist and roll the paper just right so it didn't just burn away before getting the coal going if we had no wood. Yes we did but can't remember it being there nowhere near as long as the fireplace. I...
  15. bren

    Kingstanding

    Not all the fires was the same, ours was a WorkWell, the fire was on the left with a large and small oven on the right. The hob extended back into the chimney breast and had circular plates in that could be removed and the kettle and pans could be set over them, i seem to remember there was like...
  16. bren

    Marriage lookup 1853

    If you want to order the certificate here are the details -- William Vale/Jane Phillips 4th qtr 1853 Birmingham Vol 6d Page 3 bren
  17. bren

    parkes henry 1828-1898

    Re: henry parkes 1828-1898 Aha, seems you just got there before me. Looks like Henry enjoyed the company of the ladies of Honiton :D bren
  18. bren

    parkes henry 1828-1898

    Re: henry parkes 1828-1898 Christening -- John Prescott, 26th Jul 1815 Honiton on Otter, Devon Death -- 21st Dec 1815 Parents, Henry & Mary Prescott Robert Prescott 3rd Sep 1817, Honiton on Otter Parent's -- Henry & Mary Henry Prescott, 25th Oct 1820, Honiton on Otter Parent's -- Henry &...
  19. bren

    parkes henry 1828-1898

    Re: henry parkes 1828-1898 Here is possibly a first marriage for Henry, b1786 -- Henry Prescott/Mary Woodrow, 31st Jan 1815 Honiton on Otter, Devon. bren
  20. bren

    parkes henry 1828-1898

    Re: henry parkes 1828-1898 Again on the IGI, spelling slightly different but this is not unusual, names did get altered slightly through time -- Christening:- Henry Priscott, 24th Oct 1786 Landkey, Devon Parent's:- William & Ann Priscott And now i have found Christening: Elizabeth...
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