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Deathridge

Hello, there was a Deathridge who worked as a Drayman at Cape Hill Brewery (M & B) and lived locally in Smethwick. F/B has M & B sites that could give you more information.
 
Hel43 said:
Hello! My great great Aunt was Elizabeth (Tiz), she was my great great Gran's sister. My Grandad used to take us to her grave in Elmdon. Trying to find out more on this side of the family and it’s proving quite hard! If anyone has any info they think will help, please private message me! Thank you! :)
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`HI, I’ve only just picked up your message, which is of great interest to me. I knew your Aunt Tissey (as we called her) very well. I lived at 44 Boyne Rd and played with friends in Corry Croft. I was born in 1938. Your aunt was very kind to us kids and well-liked. Is it the case that your dad lived next door to Aunt Tiz and that you had a sister called Anne Deathridge, who was a friends of mine? It is Anne who I would love to contact if she is still living. Regards, Delphine
 
-+My g/mother who died in 1909 my mother was 3yrs old but she never knew what she died of the death certificate said influenca but come to find out it was a botched abortion, which l am sure was not uncommon. also another relative died of the same thing
 
TBL said:
Hi,

I live in Corrie Croft in the bungalow where Elizabeth Deathridge once lived. Elizabeth and an Isabel Bungden where the Ist owners of the bungalow when they were first built. We are the 3rd occupiers and owners of the bungalow where she lived. Isabel went on to marry a Mr Burn. According to the 1939 register Elizabeth was born 7th May 1893 and worked at the Ministry of Defence.I think Elizabeth passed away in the 1970's. When I looked at old electoral registers there were also Deathridges living 2 doors away from Elizabeth .I think it may have been her brother. There were also Deathridges who did once own the green grocers shop in Garretts Green Lane
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This is so interesting to me. My parents bought 44 Boyne Road (just up from Corrie Croft in 1938, where I was born in December of that year. My playmates all lived in Corrie Croft. We all liked Aunts Tissy and Issey (as we called them). They were kind to us kids and even took us to the Birmingham Hippodrome to see Peter Pan, after the war. Aunt Issey was indeed the sister of the Deathridge who lived two doors down and owned two greengrocers shops. His daughter, Ann, was one of my friends. I would love to contact Ann if she is still living. I am now 87 years old and remember vividly what the Croft and Boyne Rd looked like when the bungalows were new. They were mostly all painted cream and green with neat little gardens with neat privet hedges - no cars in those days. Bread and milk was delivered by horse and cart. The bungalows were so cold in winter. There were electric fires built into two of the bedrooms, but too expensive to use. Coal was rationed, so had to be used frugally in the small tiled fireplace in the main living room. So many memories! Please reply to this. I would love to hear what it is like today. Delphine
 
Delphine Surguy said:
This is so interesting to me. My parents bought 44 Boyne Road (just up from Corrie Croft in 1938, where I was born in December of that year. My playmates all lived in Corrie Croft. We all liked Aunts Tissy and Issey (as we called them). They were kind to us kids and even took us to the Birmingham Hippodrome to see Peter Pan, after the war. Aunt Issey was indeed the sister of the Deathridge who lived two doors down and owned two greengrocers shops. His daughter, Ann, was one of my friends. I would love to contact Ann if she is still living. I am now 87 years old and remember vividly what the Croft and Boyne Rd looked like when the bungalows were new. They were mostly all painted cream and green with neat little gardens with neat privet hedges - no cars in those days. Bread and milk was delivered by horse and cart. The bungalows were so cold in winter. There were electric fires built into two of the bedrooms, but too expensive to use. Coal was rationed, so had to be used frugally in the small tiled fireplace in the main living room. So many memories! Please reply to this. I would love to hear what it is like today. Delphine
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thanks for your lovely memories delphine..member TLB has not been seen on the forum since jan 2023 so its a shame you did not see his last post earlier... but hopefully he/she may get an alert to your post and reply to you...click on link below for todays street view of 44 boyne road..is this your house..its the one with the car in the drive..although it look like a bungalow to me rather than a house

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Street View of 44 Boyne Rd · Google Maps

44 Boyne Rd, Birmingham B26 2QS
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