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Hi Donna
Lily Robinson/Harry Lane 3rd qtr 1914 Aston 6d 855
I have only listed births for Aston, there was other Lane mmn Robinson births, Kings N/Birmingham/Birmingham S, all these have mothers maiden name Robinson --
Lily E 4th qtr 1914 Aston 6d 1096
Harry 2nd qtr 1918 Aston 6d 860...
Re: looking for barbara lewis.
Hi Keith
I have found these births, all Murray mothers maiden name –
Winifred M Dallow 2nd qtr 1920 Aston 6d 1001
Walter J 4th qtr 1922 Aston 6d 675
Leslie G 2nd qtr 1926 Birmingham S 6d 385 *
Robert A 2nd qtr 1929 Birmingham S 6d 385 *
Raymond 2nd qtr 1932...
I found this marriage but could only find the one birth and that is the one Shera has given you --
George Shepherd/Annie Caldwell 3rd qtr 1935 Birmingham 6d 1389
bren
She was found in the flats at the bottom of Bleak Hill Rd. I was 29yrs old at the time and as Mrs T said, the police visited every house in the area. I happened to be at the inlaws house when they came knocking and i had to endure an interview as did all the young men of the area, not very...
GazC
Here are the birth and marriage details for Dennis --
Dennis Woodward mmn Birch 4th qtr 1921 Aston 6d 812
Dennis Woodward/Margaret B Mudie 2nd qtr 1956 Birmingham 9c 776
I searched for a Woodward/Birch marriage and found only two between the years 1912 to 1921, the first was a...
Hi GazC
To help you we need a few answers -
What year was Dennis born, do you know his parents names, it would also help if we had a birth year for your wife, and just to be clear, was Arthur uncle to her or her father
bren
Re: Sarah Walker
Hi Charlie
According to the records Castle Donington came under Shardlow registration district at that time so
Sarah Walker 3rd qtr 1839 Shardlow 19 505
bren
Hi John, do you have this from 1891 Census --
Name:Harry Watts
Age:3 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1888
Relation:Son
Father's Name:James
Mother's Name:Lucy
Gender:Male
Where born:Birmingham
Civil parish:Aston
Ecclesiastical parish:St Anne
County/Island:Warwickshire Country:England
Street...
do you have this --
Name:Ada Toy
Year of Registration:1879
Quarter of Registration:Apr-May-Jun
District:Aston (1837-1924)
County:Warwickshire
Volume:6d Page: 388
bren
Just another very important point, in the search box make sure the "Exact Search" box is NOT ticked, don't know why they have it, it never finds anything
bren
Looks like the "Old Search" is king, i have even sent a message off to Ancestry complaining about the "New Search", it is so inflexible. I liked the search before they altered it, going through qtr by qtr might have been a bit long winded but far better than having to rely on their search...