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    McGuire Phyllis of Birmingham & Canada

    I have also shared a link to this forum on Ancestry with someone who seems to be a grandchild and another who is a great grandchild of Phyllis McGuire. However, the accounts show that they have not been active in Ancestry for over a year, so not sure whether they will see emails.
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    Bolton Road and Butler Street South, Small Heath

    It is rather ironic that both houses that my grandparents lived in have now been demolished. Have you seen the main thread on Bolton Road... https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/bolton-road-small-heath.40198/
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    Bolton Road and Butler Street South, Small Heath

    My grandpaprents lived at 118 Bolton Road - they were rehoused to Poolway Sheldon in the early 1970's that would have been immediately prior to the redevelopment. Looking at old newspaper reports the houses started to be demolished around 1973 with compulsory purchase orders for the other end...
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    Clifton Road Aston

    I have just found this thread and found it fascinating reading the descriptions of Clifton Road and particularly Gothic Terrace. My grandparents Joe and Irene Little are shown on the 1939 Register as living at 8 Gothic Terrace. They will probably have moved here after they married in 1937, but...
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    Inge street 1861

    @mikejee - thank you so much for this map. I have just found my 3x G grandfather on the 1861 census living with his first wife at Court 1 House 9, and thought it would be the other end of Inge Street from the NT Back to Backs. I find it amazing that although the house they were living in is...
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