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    Heartlands hospital Nightingale house

    Hi everyone I'm trying to find out what happened to Nightingale House. It was a dementia/old age psychiatry assessment unit at Heartlands. My Grandad was there until he died in 1996. I wanted to go over to see if the building is still there but from looking at the current map and extensive...
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    REID - Baptism records for 1880

    Is anyone able to look up whether there is a christening record for Frederick William Reid, Father Thomas William Reid for 1879-1881 in Aston, Birmingham? Thanks Katie
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    St Margarets Ward End Lookups

    I am looking for a christening date for a sandra mary reid born 5/7/47 in bromford, birmingham. they were c of e. thanks katie
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    B'ham Aston & Nechells Surnames

    He was killed in 1915 in Belgium aged 31 I think!
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    B'ham Aston & Nechells Surnames

    My grandfather, Frederick William Reid joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers initially in 1900 and then re enlisted in 1914. Any ideas where I might find a photo? I have his medal card information and service records. Any other info would be great. Thanks
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    Reid, frederick william

    My great grandfather was born in 1878/9 in Birmingham. His full name was Frederick William Reid and he married a Lily Hawker. I have found him on the 1911 census and seen his army records (He died in 1915 in the war). On his army records his next of kin when he joined in 1900 was listed as his...
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    REID, Frederick William

    No, unfortuantely this isn't the right family unless the william is actually frederick william and the Reed is actually reid. I'm just not convinced this is the right one, but it's the only one that seems to come up!
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    REID, Frederick William

    The post from 2nd April by smtr was the right person. She found a next of kin as his father, Thomas William and found all the children and their date of births and she was able to give me a rough date of birth but even with all that info i still can't find him or Thomas on any of the census'...
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    REID, Frederick William

    This is my great grandfather. I have found all the military information on him: Enlisted 22-1-1900, transferred to AR??? 21-1-1908, Mobilised 5-8-1914, Killed in action 16-5-1915. He enlisted in Birmingham and on his death his personal effects were forwarded to his wife, Lily at Devonshire...
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    Hallett

    My Great Grandfather's is Frederick William Reid, born in Aston in 1878. On his birth certificate his father is named as Thomas Williams Reid and his mother as Sarah Hallett and this is where my research ends as no other information is given and I can't find any Halletts!! Any help would be...
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    SCOTT, ROY Born in Aston Birmingham

    Hi, I am trying to find some information on this man who was my Mothers cousin. His Dad was Harry Scott who was married to Hilda and Harry's Dad was Henry Louis Scott who was married to Jane Tranter. I have no dates, but my grandmother was born in 1916 so Harry was probably born 1912ish so Roy...
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    Reid/reed frederick william - aston

    Hi looking for some more help! I think I have established that Frederick William Reid was born in 1878 in Aston, but is listed with the surname spelt Reed in the 1891 census. According to the birth certificate his dad is Thomas William Reid and he married a Sarah (Formerly Hallett). In 1881...
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    Frederick William Reid, Private 6326, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 2 or 22nd Batallion

    Am desperate for a photograph of my great grandfather as no photograph exists of him. Have contacted the RWF museum and they do not have one. Surely one must have been taken of him during the war? Any advice would be welcome or indeed photos! Thanks
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    B'ham Aston & Nechells Surnames

    I would like a birth certificate, but when I look for around 1880 there is only one for Frederick William Reed - could this be the same person with a different spelling of the surname? Because I can't find them on the earlier census' I am unable to get any further back than Thomas - his father...
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    Reid - Frederick William - aston, Father - Thomas William Reid

    Thanks smtr/Suzanne - That's him!!!!!!!! How did you find all that out? Thank you so much. Is it possible that the birth certificate for frederick reed could be the same person?
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    B'ham Aston & Nechells Surnames

    I would welcome some help as I am consistently drawing a blank with this side of the family. The info I have is Frederick William died in WW1 in Belgium in 1915- he was in Royal Welsh Fusliers - his birth place is listed as Birmingham, D.O.B unknown. I have his mariage certificate to Lily Hawker...
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    Reid - Frederick William - aston, Father - Thomas William Reid

    I would welcome some help as I am consistently drawing a blank with this side of the family. The info I have is Frederick William died in WW1 in Belgium - he was in Royal Welsh Fusliers - his birth place is listed as Birmingham, D.O.B unknown. I have his mariage certificate to Lily Hawker in...
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