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    Rossiter Rossister Phyllis

    1939 eve of ww2 register she gives her dob as 9 Dec 1923 Phyllis M Floyd (Rossiter) on the 1939 Register Rossiter Household (7 People)116 Trevor Street , Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire, England FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER Phyllis M...
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    Help Needed Please

    They did marry at St Bartholomew here's a print screen of the entry
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    West Heath Sanitorium

    NOT your Patrick Brennan. The one living Fashoda Square is still registered there in 1955 with James and Winifred O'Brien so at least you can rule him out of your search. Here's a screen print of the 1955 Electoral Register.
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    West Heath Sanitorium

    Lyn, Fashoda Square was between 50 and 56 Gravelly Lane, Erdington on this 1935 electoral roll record and Patrick was living at #3 at that time with neighbours James and Winifred O'Brien
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    West Heath Sanitorium

    There are 2 Patrick Brennans born 1903 on the 1939 Eve of WW2 register. Patrick Brennan born 1 January 1903, single, builder’s labourer address 4 Fashoda Square, Birmingham. Patrick (James) Brennan, lorry driver, born 8 Dec 1903 address 64 Wrentham Street, Birmingham, single living with...
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    Taylor, Samuel Arthur

    This is on the GRO - Births Name: TAYLOR, SAMUEL ARTHUR Mother's Maiden Surname: WATSON GRO Reference: 1890 M Quarter in ASTON Volume 06D Page 341
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    Holmes Family Of Smith Street, Ladywood

    and here's a transcription of the 1911 census for his parents and siblings, his parents have been married 20 years, had 8 children, 5 have died, 3 still living at the time of the census. 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 31 Don Street Birmingham, Birmingham, Warwickshire...
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    Holmes Family Of Smith Street, Ladywood

    here's his baptism
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    Holmes Family Of Smith Street, Ladywood

    Susan, let me know if you can't read these records and I will send them to you by email if you send me your email address via personal message as best not to put your email address for public view.
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    Holmes Family Of Smith Street, Ladywood

    try again
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    Holmes Family Of Smith Street, Ladywood

    here they are in 1939 on the eve of war register Holmes Household (6 People)3/26 Kent Street North , Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire, England FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS Henry G Holmes 15 Aug 1902 Male General Labourer Building Trade Married Dorothy M Holmes 17...
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    Tustin Florence May

    here they are in 1939 on the eve of war register. Matthews Household (2 People) 98 Stechford Road, Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire, England FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER Florence M Matthews 14 Aug 1899 Female Housewife & Shorthand Ty...
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    Military saddler

    Well Jukebox, Maypole Baz and Vivienne 14, what can I say I’ve been looking at this for most of the day and didn’t think of train at all. But yes it’s one of those light bulb moments, when you can see exactly what it says when someone else points it out. Thank you all so much and for the extra...
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    Military saddler

    Hi I have recently come across this birth registration of my paternal great grandmother Helena Margaret Doyle. As you will see her birth was registered in Dublin in 1864 and it is her father's occupation which is puzzling me. His occupation is described as a Saddler Corporal Military and...
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    The Miles Family

    ah yes, light bulb moment; it's the 1939 eve of war register , which is part of my Find My Past membership. There is more info about the register here - https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/1939-register/ or google 1939 register. Two sets of card index...
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    The Miles Family

    Here it is, the file is too large to post the whole page - hence just Winifred, her mother and a couple of their neighbours - I notice this time she was an ARP volunteer.
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    The Miles Family

    Just putting my grandson to bed, will do it as soon as he settles
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    The Miles Family

    There is a death for Evelyn M Miles March quarter 1954 Birmingham aged 91 9c 478.
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    The Miles Family

    Evelyn and Winifred are at 269 Yardley Road on the 1939 eve of WW2 register - 1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION Miles Household (2 People)269 Yardley Road , Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire, England FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER Evelyn M...
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    I Wonder What She's Thinking?

    Yes Eric it is true that we will (hopefully) outlive our pets, but there's no telling how long they will live for, some go before their time and others carry on for ever. We had a wonderful Manchester Terrier pup when I was 3 and she died aged 19 just after I had married and left home. She was...
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