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Would anyone know the year that the Co-Op on Stoney Lane near the Yew Tree pub finally closed? Another question from my better half ;)

Type in a postcode and it will show info on people who died in the Great War. www.astreetnearyou.org Some of these; Name, address, photo, age, date of death, partner, where born, etc I did a search and don't think it's been put on before. My apologies if it has BiLL

Does anyone know when this doorway to the schoolhouse was removed? Wifey wants to know ;)

Is there an easier way to search for a street or building in the Census's rather than ploughing through endless pages....? I'm using the Census Summary Books on Ancestry to narrow them down, obviously a 'name' would help, but i'm not doing that sort of research. For Birmingham, you could have...

Easy or not? Where is Marlborough Park? I thought this would be easy to find, but even living almost on top of it, i didn't know where it was... An email to Birmingham City Council came back suggesting that it's located in Swindon.... Even though it's listed as a Birmingham park! So,... Do...

Watched the match at my sons on Saturday & had a few beers. (As you do) ;) I'd meant to get the bus home, but decided to walk a bit of the way. Getting towards the 'watering hole' I had the choices of a bus, walk down Coventry road, or walk down Small Heath bypass.... So I did neither..... I'd...

I'm looking for a marriage between Alfred James Williams & Olive ???? FACTS. He was born in Birmingham, 1923. They were married before the end of 1946. They had two children, born somewhere between 1943 & 1960. 1st child is James. 2nd child is Karen (May have had a double-barreled name, as...

A question from my wife & daughter.... (We lived next door to this place, now our daughter does) On the corner of Church road & Wroxton road, Yardley, there is now a veterinary centre..... Before that it was a bathroom showroom. On the angled corner of the shop, above the ground floor is a...

I'm looking for Samuel John Saul around/between 1900 - 1911. I can't find him anywhere on the 1901 & 1911 censuses. He was born in Oldbury 17/09/1878, married Catherine Pilsbury at Parish Church, Oldbury, Worcester 25/12/1911 & died Bilston, Wolverhampton 27/10/1940. Parents are William Saul...

Has anyone a map showing Church grove off St Andrews road near the Blues ground (c1910)? I think it may have been toward the Kingston road end. BiLL

I've tried but I can't find him...... Or his wife & Children <sigh> Anyone help or point me in another direction? Parents William John Williams Harriet Puffer Children Elizabeth Violet 1914 - 1915 William Arthur 1915 Leah Victoria 1917 *Joseph T* Married Gladys ???? Had children named...

I'm trying to find my wifes Aunts & Uncles born before 1912. Without being able to use her Grandmothers surname to narrow down the search, I could be looking at an average of three names per quarter that could be possible Aunts/Uncles (apart from the obvious gaps between births). She informs...

My father is the eldest of seven,... I've found all the births of the others apart from one. I've looked 10yrs either side of his supposed Birth day,... I can't find his marriage certificate either (no brides surname),... I can't find the births of his 5 children either. I'm guessing he may have...