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Yes, His father was Irish but he was born in England, according to marriage certificate. I’ve been doing a bit of research on Irish immigrants that came over during/after the famine and I think they were so ostracised and segregated that it would’ve been possible to have a thick Irish accent...

Patrick Lynskey, b 1892 Cheshire. Survived WW1 but injured/disabled in some way. There are v few Patrick Lynskeys in the archives, by process of elimination I’m looking at the one who served with the Northumberland Fusiliers but I don’t know how to confirm ‍♀️

Sorry, it’s me again! Does anyone you know how I can find out a world war 1 soldiers date and place of birth? It’s not on any of the records I can find on ancestry

That’s a good shout! I’ve just ordered one! Hopefully this will have the information I need

No no proof whatsoever other than looking for an older brother James and similar dates of birth. My Grandma was also Catherine but I think she went under every possible variation of that name at some point (Kate, Katie, Cate, Cath, Kathleen), so it wouldn’t seem odd to me if someone born...

Yes I think they must have met in Birmingham. I would love to know more about how the Irish came to Birmingham and what it was like for them. From what I gather people very much stuck to their own in those days and I'm just curious about the circumstances in which they might have met!

My sources come from the Irish genealogy site.. I've found their birth registrations on the Irish genealogy site

As I said though none of the information my grandma had was certain. She was brought up in a Father Hudson’s home and I very much believe she either blocked out her past or had a very rose-tinted view of it.

Can I ask if there’s anywhere else I should be looking? I’m currently using Ancestry, British Newspaper Archive and Irishgenealogy.ie Catherine x

Hi! Thanks so much for looking. I’m 100% sure the hammer incident is them, names, locations and situations all fit. I’m not so sure about the other links. I’m fairly sure she was Irish, my grandma said she spoke with such a thick Irish accent she could barely understand her! I’m currently...

I’ve had a look, I’ve hit a bit of a brick wall with it all to be honest. I can’t find a record for her birth or death. I know she was born Brady and had an older brother called James, was Kewish after her first marriage and Linskey after her second. The Irish records are quite vague

There’s a toy museum at white friars that my grandma used to take me to- she obviously knew her mum lived there at some point!

Oh my gosh, this is her! All the facts fit. Wow. Which newspaper was this from @mikejee? And so you also think this could be her at Fazeley Street? I’d love to know what became of her. I’m so glad I came across this amazing group!

Thanks so much for all your help! This is what I found on ancestry uk. The DoB is correct and she was widowed in 1938

Oh thanks so much for looking! My grandmas memory was always quite sketchy, she was brought up in a convent. She believed her mother had died in the Coventry bombings but I can find no trace of her being in Coventry. I stumbled upon a Catherine linski in birmingham on ancestry uk. I know she...

Hi Lyn, It was Catherine Linskey, although I believe it was spelled Linski in relation to this address x

Oh thank you! Do you know how I might find out if this was bombed in the Blitz? We never knew what happened to my great grandmother, I believe she was lodging here and probably died in the bombings.

Hi there! Does anyone have any information about what business was at 26 Fazeley St around 1939. I may have traced a family member there. I think it could have been a habadashery? 25 women were living at that location aged 38-79. Would love to know more!