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  1. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    So took the day off work today after 6 hours of searching with the kids and my wife I was nearley giving up I assumed it was one of the unmarked and decayed grave was so disappointed , the whole time we was looking there was a crow in a tree kraaing making a right racket, anyway before we went...
  2. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    I’ve been there today but unfortunately everything was closed so my wife is going to go back with all the information everyone gave me on here on Monday ,but I had a good look myself was walking round for a hour just incase I came across any of them but no luck today there’s so many graves...
  3. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    I think it’s generational because my dad read it straight away aswell lol ,Why would it say grant do you think they may have been the undertakers ?? anybody come across anything to do with grant in the ancestry & Ive just been up to the cemetery it doesn’t open the big gates till 9 on a...
  4. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    And Wow 866 I didn’t know that
  5. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    Yeah WMS it’s frustrating that I’ve had to pay when they could clearly just have it on a website for people to view ,selfish really when you consider that the only reason someone would want that information is for ancestry purposes, it’s like there making money off our ancestors , I guess it...
  6. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    Sorry for the late reply mate had a few hard days at work this week been digging by hand,I have orderd my dna so hopefully I get a few local connections and I can tell them all the findings your hard work had unearthed ,That’s absolutely brilliant mate ,the little bits are the best to know it’s...
  7. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    I’m struggling to find Johns death on commonwealth war graves & on ancestry war records did you have any luck mate?
  8. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    Mws you’re being modest you’ve been such a good help mate ,that’s a skill that is what you have and thankyou for that I’m going to have a look now do some research on the battle I remember my mom saying when she was well that she remembers her nan saying Arthur blew himself up don’t know if...
  9. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    Brilliant that is so I have a photo to put to the postcard that’s brilliant thanks Pjmburns you’re a great help ,I have been trying to find his records I have his I’d now it’s 9057 so I’m going to search for on the website WMS provided & hopefully it’s comes up , & Keith thanks a lot mate for...
  10. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    Yes it does mate well spotted I wish I could read the rest of the postcards ,I’m sure it’s just casual chit chat but knowing he died just makes what he said that more special, they were his last messages home ,I wonder what happens to John then I’ve never heard his name And I wonder who Jack...
  11. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    I can’t thankyou enough for all your reasearch honestly it’s so amazing ,I’m just at work atm as soon as I am home I am going to have proper read through all your findings and start doing some searching of my own with what you guys have told me ,it’s great they had such a big family and that he...
  12. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    No that’s fine thankyou so much for looking into it I appreciate alll your time and effort
  13. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    Thankyou guys that’s helped a great deal,I think it’s because I was using the app on my phone the desktop version is a lot easier to understand , i have found a number of things regarding my uncles death i am having trouble reading the writing but I believe that the location he fell is logged...
  14. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    Thanks mate if it is him I will take my children to pay our respects asap , regarding the ancestry could you point me in the right direction or send me a link please because I’ve paid for ancestry I have the app but it’s not giving me the option to search anything I’ve been searching in death...
  15. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

  16. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    I don’t know sorry but I can work it out for you when I write everything down for my son ,I’ll find out her birthday it’s says class 3 so should be able to work it out what year it would of been at the time ,I have some more photos of a few things that I have that belonged to my aunty...
  17. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    Arr that’s great I have family who lived in bordsley/hay mills on my dads side , it’s a great website I can’t believe I haven’t done this sooner to be honest I’ve done nothing but scroll through posts for 3 days so many good people on here it’s great there keeping the history going and thanks...
  18. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    Thankyou that does really help & I’m glad you all like the photos ,thankyou all so much for your research and hard work ,I’ve been able to put information to photos and it’s helped me bring back long lost memories ,my nana Alice died a year and half ago and my maa has dementia so I thought so...
  19. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

  20. 7backof7portlandstreet

    Lane Family

    Arrr brilliant to Hear and the different birthplaces for all the children sort of confirms what I have been told to Look for aswell on a different page and I’ve found lots of names and photos in a book in my nanas loft that co ,I have some photos to upload to Show you guys of people I’ve never...
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