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My first job when leaving school aged 15 in the summer of 1971. I've long forgotten where the factory was actually situated but would have been a shortish walk after getting the 65 bus into town from Short Heath. It didn't seem much later that the factory moved location even further away down...

A brickwaller for the experts. I'm following back the Hawkes male line using FMP. I was hoping with the purchase of William James Hawkes birth cert PDF that I could get back another generation. Not only can I not find a Hawkes/Bartlett marriage record but also no census records for his father...

My G Grandfathers brother Thomas Edward Johnson ( 1893-1977) served as a motor mechanic based in France during WW1 attaining the rank of Sergeant by the end of the war. Sometime in the mid 1920's he started his filling station /garage business at 44 Sutton Rd Erdington. (Newspaper reports say...

William Mackie was a manufacturer of pigeon leg rings. I have his residence in Sutton Coldfield in 1939 reg as was his fathers (same name) in 1911 census, so at least a two generation business. Unless the business isn't called 'Mackie' I'm struggling to find the location of the business, or is...

Researching Littlewood ancestors, Wilfred on the 1911 census in Erdington has his occupation as Professional Footballer. Searching the newspapers to find his team I could only find references to W A Littlewood (Aston Villa) which I believe is William (Bill) Littlewood (John Lerwill's website)...

Do any Findmypast users know why ' Civil Marriage & Divorce' is a category in the search facility but doesn't show divorce records in the results? Thanks in advance.

I've tried unsuccessfully to find him using the search facility (Pawnbrokers) so throwing this one out to the learned members. My G Grandmother Annie Child (b: abt 1880 ) Her parents Henry & Rosa Child (nee Farmer) All I have is they were both pawnbrokers and resided in Court Lane. I don't...

My Grandmother died in 1947 aged 34 at Johnson Rd Erdington. Of course I'm curious to know why she departed so early. I can read 'certified by ? ? Mc Creary MD but not the a1 cause or by, although I think the second word is Tumour. Can anyone decipher this please.

Hi, Can anyone please help me with this creased photo. I've had some success in the past with other photos using GIMP but I really do mess up faces. This is the original photo untouched. Many thanks in advance.:)