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Hi I have been to Warstone Cemetery today and found one of my family graves. Is there any significance to some headstones facing the opposite way to the others does anyone know? Looked at almost every stone in there before finding 'mine' and noticed about a dozen (including mine) that faced...

Here is transcription: Sacred To The Memory of Samuel Phillips Born Sept 14th 1784, died Novr 25th 1856 also Sarah, Wife of the above born Janr 12th 1785, died April 19th 1865 also John Watson Hamilton also Emma Watson Hamilton born March 30th 1818, died October 31st 1897 also John Watson son of...

Thanks Wendy Yes it does, took a photo but not a great one as I didn't reaise the connection at the time. Will post picture below but will get a better one on Monday as I have now found someone in Warstone also so are planning on calling in on the way to a friends house. Not completely sure...

Hi Wendy I would be very grateful if you would be kind enough to look up the plot number of Samuel and Sarah Phillilps who are buried in Key Hill. We found the grave next to 'my' other one on Sunday but weren't immediately sure whether it was one of 'mine'. It does appear to be and I would...

julie, thanks so much for the bottom link that you have posted above - have just found a long lost ancestor (or two)! Thanks Helen

Thanks to you both!

Thanks Mike, will get the first two or three and see how it goes. Thanks Dek, we did visited Birmingham on Sunday and drove down second avenue and took a couple of photo's, nice houses! Unfortunately there are not many other bits of my family history still standing! Helen

Mike, sorry to bother you again. I don't know Birmingham at all well so I have have a look at Alan Godfreys map site and I know I want a map of Central Birmingham. I want to cover Moseley Road and Pershore road also, and preferably Second Avenue where my Mum and Grandma were born and would be...

Hi I have several wills that I want to get from 1872, 1905, and 1877, I have seen the probate index and the 1905 will was proved at Birmingham, although the other two were proved at Worcester. How do I go about getting copies of the Wills please? Where do I have to apply to? Does the...

Not much detail on this but if anyone can hazard a guess as to where it was taken I would be very grateful, I have been told its a picture of my great great Grandad taken in Birmingham - he was born 1866 died 1944 so am guessing this would have been some time in the 1920's. Thanks!

And another, apparently Dale End and Moor Street

These are Bull st, Dale End & Carr Street on the first photo and High Street, Carrs Lane on the other. This is what I have been told anyway!

We have got this date in our diary Brian! We are actually supposed to be picking my daughters friend up from Harborne so may either do that early and bring her to help, or come till about 1 or 2 and then have to leave early to pick her up but one way or another we are planning to do our bit...

Ah, I see what you mean. We couldn't work out what the second upright bit was for - obviously it was the back! Would be interested to know what they say, if they can't restore the headstone maybe they can think of a sympathetic way of incorporating it into a design that does conform to modern...

Thanks Mike Will certainly take a look at both sites. Thanks for your help. Helen

Thanks all! Wendy, I have already replied to Glynis with regards to joining the 'Friends' group, sounds like a bargain to me! Brian, I would be very pleased if you could let me have a form, either electronically or the old fashioned way! Let me know which info you require and I will PM you with...

Thanks to both of you, thats very useful information. Computer was hijacked, now I have it back will upload the photo's, except the one of my daughter cleaning the headstone which is too big. any idea how i make it smaller?

Hi Wendy, Couldn't wait until next week so went this morning. What a lovely place. It was completely empty when we got there and during the rest of the time we only saw 3 other people who were just using it as a shortcut. We found our grave quite easily, and also Joseph Chamberlain's but we...

Thanks for the additional information Wendy, I am planning on visiting a week on Monday and will take a trowel in the hope that I can tidy up the area of the grave a bit. Do you know what time the cemetery gates shut? I have read 4pm and also that they don't! I am so excited! Helen x