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Occasionally Ancestry and Find my Past have special offers where they give free access to their records over a few days. Someone usually posts a message on this site............so keep an eye out - it's surprising what you can find in a weekend. Read the terms and conditions though! It really...

Kelly's directories are available on Ancestry.

I have checked this index also https://www.bmsgh-shop.org.uk/pdf/indexes/BhamCemsIndex.pdf downloadable from https://bmsgh-shop.org.uk/BIRM-Cemeteries There is only one burial in 1907 for Alfred Davis and as you say in your previous post that was for a baby; it's a useful link anyway if only...

a little more info 1905 Kelly’s Birmingham lists Alfred Davis hairdressers at, 161 New Town Row, 216 Wheeler Street & 147 Great Lister Street, Saltley - and Alfred George Davis, hairdresser, (who I presume is your Alfred’s eldest son from his first marriage to Emma) at 90 Adderley Street. 1908...

I checked the burial records 1554-1915 for St Martin's yesterday and can't find him, but CD says there are minor gaps.

further to Rosie's post - take a look at https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=25653 Mike Jee's post #5 shows a 1913 Alan Godfrey map of Victoria Grove before it was bombed in 1940

My father-in-law John Davies was born at 131 Clement Building, Sandy Lane in 1925 to elderly parents. His father John Davies snr was born Birmingham approx 1876 and died at 131 Clement Building, Sandy Lane in 1930. I don’t know who his mother was and his father, yet another John Davies was...

Thanks so much for the photo Lyn - my father-in-law John Davies jnr, was born at 131 Clement Building, Sandy Lane in 1925 to his elderly parents and this is the only pic I've ever seen of Sandy Lane. His mother Rose/Rosa Davies nee Danks 1884-1928 died in SOH (breast cancer) and his father...

I've found them both on the 1922 Electoral roll, not in the military I'm afraid, but it might help others find them elsewhere. Their address is 22 North Road, Selly Oak Ward, occupants are Herbert and Lily Evans, John Coglan, Ernest Henry Bourne and William John Nokes Bourne. Interestingly...

Today we came across this pic entitled Serial 16 (Squad 2) 14/20 Kings Hussars Insts L/Cpl Davis Cpl Cosgrove. We have no real idea of the date, but my mother-in-law (now 89) thinks her brother Kenneth Buck may be on it. Kenneth was born in 1930 and I wondered whether anyone recognises him...

Thanks for the tip too Mike and for putting the image on Janice and apologies to you Lyn that you couldn't read it. I found the census in the FMP address search so that could be why it had saved as a png file - whatever that is!! bewdley

Here's a page taken from the 1911 census of the Midland Hotel, New Street, Birmingham. It shows the names of several German workers

here's the page with Henrietta Maria Ware's burial listed

Hi I've been sorting out my parent's stuff and came across this pic of my mum at work. I think it was probably in the 60/70s. She worked at Linreads in St Paul's Square around that time and I thought I would post the pic in case someone on here recognises any of her work mates and maybe could...

Maria here is a copy of the full page, showing the headings, which make the payments clearer. It also names some of those who perished alongside Walter on the 23 July from the DCLI. Such an awful ending to so many young lives; bless them all.

here is a page from the war diaries dated 20 - 23 July 1916 found on Ancestry - hope it helps

This link mentions the 23rd July 1916 when the 1st battalion DCLI was involved in an attack north of Delville Wood, which is just south of High Wood. The second link is a map showing the location of both woods. https://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/allied/alliedarmy-view.php?pid=7544...

he was buried on the 16 March, his is the fourth entry down on the left hand side if you click on it it will enlarge.

I don't remember it, but here's a pic of me sitting on mum's knee at Blackpool in 1950 with my aunty Dorothy, I think, who lived at Fleetwood.

Have found this on Ancestry under their UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920 forWm Henry Holmes