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When a small child I used to suck my thumb so my mother put bitter aloes on it before I went to bed, but I braced myself and sucked it off.

Sorry to disappoint but your mother was married in 1942 and pregnant with her first child in 1943.

If you get in touch with, what is now known as, All Saints House, you can arrange to visit the original chapel that was used by the patients.

Re: Julia jennings Thank you very much Wendy. Regards Shirley

Re: Julia jennings Hi Suzanne, Please will you tell me where I can access newspapers? Thanks Shirley

Re: Julia jennings Hi Suzanne, I have just thought, what a pity her age wasn't mentioned - that would have clinched it. Shirley

Re: Julia jennings Wow Suzanne, this would certainly be a good explanation. Obviously there's no way I could know what Julia looked like but Sarah was her mother-in-law's name and if she wasn't ever found that would explain why she wasn't mentioned in subsequent census'. Thank you so much...

Please can anyone help. JULIA JENNINGS was born in 1847 - her father's name was THOMAS, (on marriage certificate). JULIA married JOHN LEAVER in January 1872 and their daughter, MARY ANN, was born later that year. I can't find JULIA on any census, either before or after her marriage. 1881 and...

Brian I have tried to send email to Post@fkwc but it doesn't work. Shirley

Thanks very much Brian. The names that I have got, some from census', some from family.org. Joseph - Born 1886/87 - Died between 1841 & 1851 (GG Grandfather) Carey Macdonald (nee Hodgetts) - Born 1789 (GG Grandmother) CHILDREN Sarah Hannah Leaver (nee Macdonald) - Born 1810 - Died 1894...

Thank you very much wendy. Do you know why someone would be buried in a catacomb? Were they for people who were well-off? Shirley

Thank you very much Suzanne - the first two I think are correct and the last two are a strong possibility. Shirley

Hi Wendy, Please can you tell me if you have heard of any Macdonald's buried in Key Hill? Some of the names are Joseph, Carey, Roger and Hannah. Thanks Shirley

This not an answer to your query unfortunately but this information may be useful to you anyway. I have a photocopy of a baptism record from St Phillips which states - JULIA JANE, DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND LYDIA NORTON, BAPTISED 27 JUNE 1808. Regards Shirley

I had an autograph book when leaving school. When I brought the book home on the last day my mother looked through it and when she saw all the 'rude' verses she confiscated it. The so-called rude verses would not warrent a second glance these days. Shirley

Thank you so much Phil, it is much appreciated. Shirley

I am so grateful for the photo of Adams Street, my grandfather, John Leaver lived there - he died in 1910. Does anyone have photo's of Bullock Street please, my great uncle George Harrison lived there until 1935. Regards Shirley

Thank you very much Rosie, thats a relief. Shirley

On my grandmother's death certificate in 1928 it states that she died at 77 Dudley Road - I thought this was the address for Dudley Road Hospital. It couldn't have been her home address because her home address in Nechells/Duddeston was also included on the certificate. Please can anyone...

Arround 1960 I remember my mother used to wear a Playtex girdle, it was made of rubber and had suspenders. The trouble was that after some wear she be putting it on one morning and the rubber would split. Shirley