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  1. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Yes I am :))
  2. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Thankyouuuu :))
  3. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Thanks for that :) yes I remember the school road house as I grew up on the same road , but never knew about the other address, so I’ve passed it all On x
  4. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Would you mind sending that census over aswell please :)
  5. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Ok that’s fab I’ll pass on that address :) And tell her to order birth certificate. Anything else online? Or in newspaper articles :)
  6. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Hi all :)) After some information regarding my oldest aunt Born- Patricia R Iommi b1935 Parents violet miles & Anthony Iommi. She died a few days ago at 91, and her daughter Christine wondered if you could help find the exact location of where her mom was born, apparently it was slightly...
  7. Suzanneiom

    Volunteer Headstone Cleaning

    Never heard of that product :):) I’ll take a look
  8. Suzanneiom

    Volunteer Headstone Cleaning

    Hi Lyn, hope you like :) we are finished. It’s not perfect but so much better. If I could make a suggestion (although not cheap) some stones in the middle section would really finish this off.
  9. Suzanneiom

    Volunteer Headstone Cleaning

    Yes so many at Yardley are absolutely ruined and in a bad state, shame.
  10. Suzanneiom

    Volunteer Headstone Cleaning

    So glad you’re happy :) we are really enjoying doing it. I think one more visit and we’ll be done
  11. Suzanneiom

    Volunteer Headstone Cleaning

    Hope you’re happy with the progress Lyn. I think we’ll be done very soon.
  12. Suzanneiom

    Volunteer Headstone Cleaning

    My dad and I were working on the head stone today and this little robin sat and stayed with us the whole time :)
  13. Suzanneiom

    Volunteer Headstone Cleaning

    Thanks for your reply and for sharing those links. It’s certainly an interesting area. I love the 3D images – I didn’t know anything like that existed! I’d love to attend one of your roadshows sometime.
  14. Suzanneiom

    Volunteer Headstone Cleaning

    Yes, definitely not in a morbid way! I completely agree. It’s great to be able to make the inscriptions readable again :)
  15. Suzanneiom

    Volunteer Headstone Cleaning

    Thank you! I really enjoy doing it. Every headstone has a story, and I love learning about the people buried there.
  16. Suzanneiom

    Volunteer Headstone Cleaning

    Yes I thought it was that way! I recognise the path & houses. I’ll find it ;)
  17. Suzanneiom

    Volunteer Headstone Cleaning

    Ahh yardley is not too far for me :) so as long as I have your permission Plus I have another task to do there too. So I can see it’s on the edge somewhere by some houses. But yardley is HUGE, so if you have any idea where abouts it is :))
  18. Suzanneiom

    Volunteer Headstone Cleaning

    Hi Lyn wow now that is a beautiful headstone. I could clean that up for you if you would like me too. I’d probably finish it over three visits. What cemetery is it?
  19. Suzanneiom

    Volunteer Headstone Cleaning

    Do you mean lead lettering? If so they’re absolutely fine to clean :) I also have a specialised tool to make sure they’re in place properly.
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