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    Lathams Shops

    Weirdly long before I started researching my family history I lived in Stechford and often used to go to Glebe Farm, not knowing that one of my ancestors had a shop there. Anyone any idea when the Latham’s shops closed?
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    Air Raid in Aston - Albert, Frederick and Victoria Roads

    I did miss it but seen it now !
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    Air Raid in Aston - Albert, Frederick and Victoria Roads

    Thanks, I think that the birth certificate would answer some questions, certainly regarding what caused his death
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    Air Raid in Aston - Albert, Frederick and Victoria Roads

    Many thanks for the info and if anyone has any more ideas I’d be more than grateful to receive them.
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    Air Raid in Aston - Albert, Frederick and Victoria Roads

    I had seen this, I think it’s at Aston Fire Station?
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    Air Raid in Aston - Albert, Frederick and Victoria Roads

    Hi, I hadn’t seen that so probably answers the question! The family do seem to have moved around a lot in the late thirties and so can only have been at 427 for a year or so. Many thanks!
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    Lathams Shops

    Henry Latham was my first cousin, twice removed. He was born in Eccleshall, Staffs in 1882. He trained as a draper in Cannock under his brother in law and then moved to Birmingham. His first shop was in Nechells Park Road around 1917. He married Florence Stringer and they had 3 children but she...
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    Air Raid in Aston - Albert, Frederick and Victoria Roads

    Hi, My relative Bertram Stringer lived at 160 Victoria Road but was reported as a civilian casualty at 427 Victoria Road on 09/04/41. I’m trying to find out why that was. Is there a list of AFS volunteers who were killed in Birmingham as I suspect he was a member and may have been fighting a...
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