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    The Hermitage, Hagley Road, Edgbaston

    If anyone else is researching in New Zealand I can point them to an excellent search tool
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    The Hermitage, Hagley Road, Edgbaston

    Wow - thanks everyone, this is amazing! Has really helped fleshing out our family story. I imagine James Jackson and his family were tenants on a fairly temporary tenancy, given his financial strife. In 1881 he was selling up to emigrate to New Zealand, his two eldest sons joined them after...
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    The Hermitage, Hagley Road, Edgbaston

    Ah - just found in 1881 as well - the address in Edgbaston could be either read as 179 Hagley Road. or as Summerfield…. farm house James is now 58, china and glass dealer, Fanny 51, Frederick 19 china and glass dealer, Alicia 15 scholar born Hall Green , Worcestershire, Francis 13 born Hall...
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    The Hermitage, Hagley Road, Edgbaston

    hello Lyn - thanks, yes he was born in Broseley, Shropshire in 1824 married at Lichfield Cathedral 1855 to Fanny Brittain Chapman. He had a glass and china business in New Street, this was also his father's trade but was bankrupted because of embezzlement by his book-keeper and reducing trade...
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    The Hermitage, Hagley Road, Edgbaston

    In 1881 my 3x gt grandfather sold up in Birmingham to emigrate to NZ. There was sale of his household effects at their address The Hermitage, Hagley Road, oppostie Hagley Road Station. The rooms in the house were described as Servants bedroom, bedrooms 1, 2 & 3, best bedroom, drawing room...
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