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I am trying to see what my GtGrandfather did in the war - so far I found his Medal Card at NA - William was awarded a Victory Medal as follows - Medal card of Clifton, William Corps:Army Service CorpsRegiment No:T2/SR/02308 Rank Driver... I tried to see in Ancestry where GtGrandfather...

I have two members of my family who married at St Martins B'ham 16th October 1837 John Clifton and Sarah Savage On my cert it shows that they lived B'ham Heath - Kings Heath - were they Gypsy famillies? I heard that someone did go off with the circus, acting, gypsy people etc.. I am...

I recently came across this site and found some interesting background material about showmen etc.. - I originally thought one of my family were a gypsy - seems not now - looks more like they married into a show family and travelled with their family etc.. doing shows - it may be useful to some...

Hiya, I just stumbled over some information in my family tree - seems like my family links with the HILL family of the horse breeding, coach building, Turf Accountants family. Seems my Gt Aunt Lavinia Knight married a William Hill in 1896 in Nuneaton. I am wondering if there is anyone here...

I stumbled over these sites recently while researching some of my ancestors who went to India and other places abroad etc.. https://www.fibis.org/ https://www.movinghere.org.uk/default.htm https://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3903 Some of my relatives went to places like India and...

Just fount this website that maybe helpful for researchers - not sure if they have been mentioned on here before but thought I'd show them anyway incase they help someone with background information etc.. https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp...

Not sure if this link has been mentioned before - I just looked and it includes some interesting stuff about Prisoners sent to Aus on ships, orphans sent to Aus during Potato Famine and many other useful links listed on this site. Should help some researchers with puzzles...

My Grandmother Violet Thomas married twice - I now have the certificates and need to try establish the rest of the family if I can. I am hoping there will be other people in the houses etc.. when these marriages too place. On the first certificate in 1925 for Stockers I have an address as 2 b...

Just read Angie's question about the monkey - I don't remember that at all - but I can remember a roundabout type fairground ride in the Bullring - it had cars, buses, horses etc - sort of looked down onto the outdoor markets area - sort of near where Selfridges is now!! there used to be benches...

I am looking for family information regarding Violet Thomas who married a Albert E Stocker. I am aware they married in 1925. I am looking for Violet's roots as I don't yet know who her family were etc. I am sure these famillies were from Aston area of B'Ham - I am trying to find information...

I am trying to do my Family tree and need some help with information on some surnames I am researching - my family have Aston connections with all the names I am researching - although later some of these names did move to the Perry Common, Kingstanding areas (Erdington) I am looking for...