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off subject a bit, but quite interesting, my dad served in Palestine 1946-48, sadly he passed away last year, i always wondered what happened to his medal, then whilst browsing in a antique store in Edinburgh there was my dads medal complete in box, with his name etc etched on it, has he never...

yes that makes sense, never thought of that. thank you

a friend told me that widowers were not allowed to stay in a house alone and were often sent to a workhouse, can anyone tell me if this is correct? thank you.

Hi, thanks for all the help with my last post, i need to know where my Uncle would have been christened in Aston 1962, was St Peter and St Paul still doing baptisms? Where else could this Baptism taken place in Aston? Any help appreciated, Thank you.

Hi can someone please help me with this, i want to get Christening records from 1935 and 1938, all i know is the christenings were at Aston Parish Church, can someone tell me where this was in 1935, i expect i will have to contact the church to enquire about the records. thank you.

Hi can someone please help me with this, i want to get Christening records from 1935 and 1938, all i know is the christenings were at Aston Parish Church, can someone tell me where this was in 1935, i expect i will have to contact the church to enquire about the records. thank you.

All i know is she was born in 1843, her name was Mary Ann Hamilton[nee Greenhill] thanks.

Thanks very much for your help, i must have got the name wrong, because it was the Bromford Area.

thanks for reply, i have no date of death for her, she dissapears after the 1901 census, ive searched everywhere and cannot find her after 1901 living in Aston

hi, my gt gt grandmother died in a workhouse, in 1901 she lived in Aston with her 5 children, but i know she died in a workhouse, sometime after 1901. i have looked at some workhouse records on the web, but they dont seem to go up to the 1900s, could someone please help/advise me where to look...

thanks for reply, yes it was very close to Castle Bromwich Aeroplane Factory

Hi, i wonder if anyone can help me. i have been speaking ro a relative who says that their house was bombed on 13/08/1940 they were living in Ashwood grove Erdington,i would love any information or photos of this event, i know its not probable that anyone as pictures of this event, but thought i...

Thanks Chris, just checked he did claim them, you saved me a lot of searching:)

thank you very much for your help, i might try and find out if he claimed his

hi i have recently purchased my grandads medal card it indicates his entitlement to three WW1 medals as well as the clasp and roses. Can someone tell me what Clasp and Roses were/are? he was in the 18th Hussars, dont know if this is relevant. Thank you.

Good Story It gets you mad reading this post, Arrogant German ****:| Lets Hope that the German Pilot Hailed from Dresden, then he would realise the devastation caused.

California the "cali" was on the corner of Barnes Hill and Alwold Rd the area is still known by locals as California even though it is actually Weoley Castle, it was a great pub, it was then modernised and changed to Whispers, then was knocked down, it is now a 24 hour petrol station!! i...