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Thank you Lyn. Her name was Emma Davis. She was married and born 1865. I did find her death registration yesterday on the GRO and ordered a digital copy but her age is given as 43 and not 45. Cause of death "general paralysis" so I have no idea why she was admitted to an asylum. William.

I have been searching for an ancestor for 12-15 years - since I first started my family tree research. I have never been able to find what happened to her after she appears in the 1901 census. I thought maybe - just maybe it is worth searching the recently released Birmingham Asylum records...

Yes I have. I agree it is rather irritating. William.

I was about to query the address as Aston Road North was part of Aston Cross (where there was a Woolworths by the ATV studios) and Aston Road North was a distance away from Burlington Street (which was by the Hippodrome and the Bartons Arms). The photo looks very much like the Woolworths branch...

The "paper trail" isn't always the truth though when researching a family tree. William.

Alberta Whilst I appreciate we may all use different methods when researching our family tree/ancestors, we rely on “the paper trail” (certificates, registers etc) to verify such information. However certificates/registers etc are only as accurate as the information supplied by the...

I have used both Safari and Google Chrome as my web browsers and the ads are still appearing on both. William.

I still have adds at the top of the screen and at the bottom. I am using my Mac. William.

Words cannot express the gratitude to your father for taking on the running of the Forum when he did. The site has enabled members to find out so much about their ancestors and the history of our wonderful city in days gone by and given a wealth of information and happiness to each and everyone...

I have just found a newspaper article on FMP relating to the drowning of my partners niece and nephew. It is in the Birmingham Daily Post dated 8th June 1960. William.

My partners niece and nephew went missing in 1960 and were both found drowned in the River Arrow. She was only 4 years old, however I am unsure how old her brother was. There were articles in Birmingham newspapers because I have read them at Birmingham Archives but I cannot find anything on...

When signing in to Ancestry there is an option to tick (when they send you a passcode) to ?save (sorry I cannot remember exactly the precise details) but it means that when you sign in in future, you don't need to verify with a passcode, you just type in your user name and password. William.

Are you using the app or trying to log on to the website through your browser. I personally never use the app as it does not appear to work quite as well as the website. William.

Ancestry website doesn't appear to be running smoothly for some members, with a few glitches here and there recently and from time to time. When I went to my Ancestry messages a few days ago it was showing that the messages were all from "unknown" - however it did later rectify itself. I...

Yes Lynn I understand Winson Streets still exists and is Birmingham B18, whereas Windsor Street is Birmingham B7 William.

I have just noticed that the photo posted 1st October 2024 actually says "Winson Street" and not "Windsor Street" in the bottom left corner. Edit. Photo now moved to Winson Street thread. William.

I am unsure where to post this but Ancestry are offering "Free access to the 1921 census" until March 9th. William.

I do not attach too much credence to the "Tree Rating" figures and possible errors Ancestry state could be in my tree. Although I do check from time to time. I mainly use ProTools for the DNA feature. William.

Do you have ProTools. My Tree rating is 9.7 - which means that out of 2,547 people in my tree there could be a possible 26 duplications, no documentation for 157 people and a possible further 36 errors. William.

My Grandmother used to have a sideboard very much like that, but I have no idea of its history. When the houses in Aston were being demolished in the 1960's she moved to a flat in Newtown and could not take it with her so it was left there. William.