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On the 1921 Census Ernest Crow, of Crooks Lane Studley, gave his occupation as platelayer. His place of occupation is given as Permanent Way Construction Depot of Midland Railway Co. A "permanent way construction depot" is a facility where railway tracks (also known as "permanent way") are...

Just wondering if anyone was researching or who had ancestors in the 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry during WW2? My Grandfather, who was born in Studley in 1909, was a member of the 2nd Derbyshire Yeomany and served in Egypt 1942-1943. I have been researching his Egyptian experience and even visited...

This is complicated but stick with it...... My sister-in-law's friend is trying to find out more about her Mother and her Mother's family. However, her Mum grew up in a children's home and apart from her father's name and date of birth, Mum can provide no other information. I have managed to...

I used to have a link to a site that could calculate how much a sum of money in the past was worth in today's world. For example, the cheque my Great Grandfather was given on his retirement in 1945 for £25 would be worth over £2,000 in today's money. However, I can't find the link and Google...

Has anyone had experience of Family Tree Maker 2012? I have been using Family Tree Maker 2006 very happily up until now but the PC I have it on is on it's last legs. So, my darling husband bought me a laptop to replace it which is fantastic but too high powered for FTM2006. Apparently, this...

My father in law, Kenneth David Grist, was a captain in the Royal Artillery from about 1940 till the end of the war. Until recently we had a document with his regimental number on it but we seem to have mislaid it, just as we were about to send off for his record of service. Our local library...

I was given this photo recently. My Grandfather George John Smith born in Studley in 1906. He lived in either Redditch or Studley all his life. He was a carpenter and worked in a Battery factory in Redditch, I presume on the maintenance team. I was wondering if anyone could help me with a few...

Yesterday, after 3 years of searching I finally found the final resting place of my great, great grandparents, Thomas and Susan Woodyatt. Thomas died 1916 and Susan in 1935. they are buried in the same plot in Yardley in a private grave Susan must have purchased for Thomas and herself when...

I am coming up to Brum at the beginning of November and as it will be All Souls Day I thought it would be only fitting to visit some of my ancestors graves. I visit ancestors graves in Studley a couple of times a year (see some of my posts elsewhere on this site) and try to tend them as best I...

It is sometime now since I came to terms with the fact that I am the only one in my family interested in our family's history. I have tried everything to encourage my siblings, parents and our wider extended family to participate in the discoveries I have made but to very little success. It is...

When I was a teenager, attending Studley Youth Club, I was very close to Denise Weaver who lived with her family in The Grove, Studley. She had an older sister called Olwyn and several younger siblings including David and Susy (the latter whom I seem to remember was adopted). I think Mr Weaver...

I have a theory as to why my Great great grandmother Susan Woodyatt is missing from the 1911 census and her husband Thomas lists himself as a widower. My theory is that like many women Susan refused to participate in the census because she was a suffragette. I base this on 2 things. 1...

My Catholic branch lived in and around Coughton; Great Alne, Spernal, Coughton and Studley. Surnames include, Stewart, Washbrook/Washbourne and Smith. Dates identified so far 1760ish -1911. They were all agricultural labourers and may have worked for the Throckmorton family. Some of them paid...

Over the years I have collected, from various sources, free on the internet , forms that I have used as an aid when collecting info on individuals and families. Like this one https://c.mfcreative.com/pdf/trees/charts/famgrec.pdf I was wondering if anyone had come across any that you can use...

Spent a very fruitful hour or 2 in the Worcester Record Office on Saturday. Amongst other things found Great Uncle JacK and Great Uncle Edgar listed on the Absent Voters list for Redditch. Our modem stopped working on Thursday night, they fixed it this afternoon so have just been looking them...

According to the 1911 census, Elsie May Woodyatt had been born in Prince Albert Street Birmingahm in 1893. At the time her parents were living at 25/27 Bishop Street and indeed all her siblings were born at 27 Bishop Street. Can anyone tell me what was going on in Prince Albert Street in 1893...

I want to make a list of all my male ancestors who may have served in WW1. I know many lied about their age when they enlisted but there must have been official age ranges i.e youngest and oldest ages accepted? Would I be right in thinking that any men born before say 1870 would have been...

I have been trying to help my husband find a birth date for one of his relatives but Ancestry appears to be missing the information we are looking for. We think a Brenda Barrans was born in February in 1933, probably "somewhere up north" maybe Salford. Very little to go on I know and...

1919/20 or so My Grandmother was placed in at TB Sanitorium she named as Knightwich. This may of been near Worcester or near the Licky Hills. Anyone ever heard of it? tried good old google but it has failed me this time Thanks for reading this Helen

I was always told as a child that my great grandfather Fred Cross had served in India in WW1 but by the time I became interested in finding out more there was no one left in the family to tell me. (I always imagined that coming from Redditch he would be in the local regiment.) Ever since the...