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According to the 1881 census, my second great grandmother, Kate Harris (age 1) with parents Alfred and Eliza Harris - are listed as living at 1 Whitmore Place, Bordesley. I’ve been trying to find out exactly where the house would have been, but I’m finding Whitmore Road…Lane and Street...
I have a father on a marriage cert John Harris as a Coin Dealer in 1861. The grooms address is Church Street (by victoria square) which I imagine may be a great location for a coin dealers, jewellers etc. The son Benjamin Harris is a Gold Beater. So assuming a jewellers for example would...
Hi. I have a lot of Heaton family from Birmingham. Wishing to contact other members that have some Heaton family in their tree. I am trying to connect two lines of my family who over 3 or 4 generations married distant relatives. (Harris family). Looking for links around St Philips in Birmingham...
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Can anyone shed some light on the Harris family in Aston they were all christened at either Saint Martins or Saint Philips. e.g Joseph Harris c.1719.
I know he married Jane Holtham but I would like to know if he had any brothers or sisters? Any help or ANY HARRIS family from this area would...
My 2g grandfather was William Harris, who on the 1851 census was living in Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire, and working as a miner. His birthplace was given as Birmingham, as it also was on the 1861 census. I have been unable to find him in 1841. William died in Salford Union Workhouse in 1864...
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Trying to find out births of James Harris and Hannah ??? children. I know of Frederick Harris Christened 6th Jan 1803 at St Martin's and also of two Sarah Harris'. One Christened 3rd Jan 1794 and the other 15th April 1800.
I presume the first Sarah Harris died. Any info would be...
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I was hoping someone would be either able to look up for me or direct me in finding out whether my GGrandfather was a local politician or councillor in the Birmingham area. It could just be a family myth! His name was Joseph Harris and would have been around the 1920s/30s/40s time.
Many...