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We have 4 generations of ancestors who were watchmakers in coventry - the sons being apprenticed to their fathers. I have a rough idea of how apprenticeships worked but wondered if the financial arrangements and restrictions would apply when only family members were involved.
Any thoughts or...
I am trying to find more information on my Gt Gran - Lily / Lillian / Lilian Wheeler (Nee Baker) She was born 20.05.1878 and married George Frederick Wheeler (DOB 19.02.1877) on 4.12.1898. They had 5 children in total as follows;
Arthur Frederick 1899-1900
Florence Lilian Wheeler 1901 - ...
It was probably 1967. Was anybody present in the Great Hall of the University of Birmingham when Cream played to an almost packed house? Eric Clapton was wonderful that night; Jack Bruce was extraordinary and Ginger Baker simply stratospheric with a drum solo which must have lasted 20 minutes...
I know this is probably a long shot but I'm having problems finding anything out about my great great grandfather.
All I know is his name was Charles Baker and he was born in Birmingham c.1838. At some point he moved up north where he married Jane Hoggarth in Burton, Westmorland in 1864 and went...
Hi there :),
I am researching some family members who fought in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment (RWR) in the Great War. These include my great, great uncle, George Henry WALTERS and his son Frederick Ernest WALTERS. I have pieced together some information, but would be grateful if anyone has...