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  1. Pete Elliott

    Red Admiral pub Gorse Farm Road

    Just to go off on a bit of a tangent, but does anyone remember the Red Admiral pub( 1971) near to the Kings, I worked with my brothers building firm and we used to call in after work , I was 20 then and didn’t drink so made do with limeade, I was really good at darts but couldn’t count to save...
  2. Pete Elliott

    Giving father in law a smile

    Hi all just wondering if any of our photographers in the group can give my father in law a smile on this photo of him holding my new born son back in 1979 , he really was happy about having a grandson but just as picture was taken he put on a comical grimace and it’s the only photo we have of...
  3. Pete Elliott

    Greenberg jewelers

    Hi all, I’m researching my grandfather William Charles Edward Elliott, and on the 1921 census he was working at Greenberg jewellers 126 Gt, Hampton Street . I was wondering if anyone has connection to Greenberg and maybe photos and information please
  4. Pete Elliott

    Researching a “ dissolved “ marriage, any suggestions of best place to start please .

    Hi, whilst researching my family tree I see that on my parents marriage certificate, my father is noted as having a previous marriage which was dissolved, I had known he had been married before wedding my mom, but I had never enquired about the details, I would just like to find out if the lady...
  5. Pete Elliott

    Confirmation of RAF uniform please

    Hi all, I’m trying to find any military records of my father in law Ronald Frank Edwin Fieldhouse who served in ww11 in Africa and thankfully returned home safe and sound, until recently we thought he served in the army, but I have a photo of him in uniform and I’m assuming that the “ wings” on...
  6. Pete Elliott

    Kings royal rifles corps , 13th BN group photos

    Hi, we’re looking for any possible group photos of my wife’s great uncle Horace Edwin Smith R/15369 who died at the Somme 10/07/1916 and now buried at Thiepval cemetery France , my wife has only recently become aware that she had two great uncles , the other a Coldstreamer that died 25/12/1942...
  7. Pete Elliott

    Search of Handsworth schools in 1911

    Hi all, sorry I haven’t been on the forum for a while, I’m still researching my family tree, I’m trying to work out which schools my dad and his brother would possibly attended in 1911, they were both living in Whateley road in Handsworth , dad was 12 yrs, uncle Ron would have been about 6yrs...
  8. Pete Elliott

    Elliott

    Any info on Ida Hunn Elliott ( born Jackson) please
  9. Pete Elliott

    Drape coats and black drainpipes

    Does anyone remember the chap who was in the market behind the outside mark stalls who sold clothes from his indoor stall, I think he was Jewish and his name was Joshua I think,I used to get my black drainpipe jeans and drape coats from him ( 1969-1973) the jeans were tied in bundles with...
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