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With the high mortality rate for children in the past I do wonder how our ancestors dealt with this ever present threat. Was it viewed as big a tragedy as it would be now or was it just accepted as a fact of life? How did parents who lost multiple and sometimes all their children cope? It's hard...

Surprisingly, there doesn't seem to be a general thread the club. Came across this interesting article while tracing someone's relatives. A story about one of Warwickshire's most famous cricketers and perhaps one of their more disreputable ones, which alludes to a secret arrangement...

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EDIT - I will highlight the questions answered correctly in green. Which doesn't stop anyone having a go, just that the answers have already been given. A multi-part quiz covering a range of subjects and styles. Clicking on the title of each quiz will take you directly to it. With regards the...

I know I've done area quizzes before, but I couldn't see one on here. The answer to each clue is an area of Birmingham or nearby. Again, please allow others to have a try before posting answers. Thanks. 1. Billie Jean's motorcycle 2. A mighty weight 3. Say hello and welcome 4. In a cloister...

Stanley James Evetts and Irene Edith Neville If someone was serving in the armed forces, they would not appear on the regular ERs. They would be recorded separately but with their home addess.

Thread started for member Lily. Did he die in 1997?

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Not Birmingham but I thought this might be of interest to people who like old photos, picture restoration or even those interested in military history. First photo is amazing. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-62591866

Not quite Bham but may be of interest... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-62290114 ...though it didn't take much time to work out that she was Lilian Harriet Green, daughter of Albert Louis Green and Harriet Fuggle. That her father died when she was young, that she had an unnamed sister...

I did mean to type Henry Charles, originally because that is how he appears on his baptism. It could be a C but I'm not certain. I do think it's the correct family. Another sister and brother also moved to Bham and Henry is with his brother Robert in 1891.

Building works are still progressing, One Centenary Way looks to be near completion (at least on the outside). I was in town last week and it was surprising how much space there is around the buildings, they look really close together from the live cameras. Planning permission has been...

Certainly one (Ruth) and possibly both distant relatives. Marriage reg. Solihull 1896 but possibly was at Christ Church, Burntwood. Then it looks like they divorced in 1907, interesting in itself. George may have been a soldier (possibly Boer War) and then possibly emigrated to US on the...

On a related note for anyone interested just read that the 1950 US census will be released in April.

Not sure how many people use this excellent site but there's a message on the homepage saying that the website will be closing down on 31st Oct. https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/ A shame.

This is the photo I mentioned on the 'Write It Down' thread. I don't know the year or how much of the photo is missing. It looks like it may have been folded, so the tear may have been deliberate.

Whilst searching for something else came across this great name - Liberty Ruff - died 1918 Bham. And what made it even better he was the son of King Ruff.

Don't know if anyone watches this but today's programme was about a murder in Birmingham... https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000by3z/murder-mystery-and-my-family-series-3-episode-7

If there was any doubt about it being published that seems to have been unfounded. Just noticed this on findmypast... https://blog.findmypast.co.uk/1921-census-2630175088.html Just two and half years or so to wait

I'm not sure if newspapers are still part of a standard membership at findmypast but if so could someone with such please paste a copy of the story that appeared on 25 Mar 1923 in Glasgow or 29 Mar 1923 in London about a Francis Henry Simmonds (b Bham). If it isn't then not to worry. Many thanks.