I am puzzled by the occupation of your ancestor being that of gas labourer (so presumably at a gasworks or possibly a fitter). On the bus routes I travelled through in the area I don't remember any gas holders/works; they were more in the Erdington/Aston way and I doubt a labourer would have had a long commute to work via public transport. Have I missed something?
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Ford Family Garrison Lane.
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I Have found another record with the address as Little Green Lane. I know Little Green Lane as that was where I first went to school. Open Terrace meant it had no name but I can see that it was next to 17 Little Green Lane now.
I have only recently joined a geneology site so I'm still navigating my way around and finding how to use the information effectively. I'm just getting into some 30 year military records of the Ford and Crumpton families. I see what you meant about bigamy now. Tinpot
I have only recently joined a geneology site so I'm still navigating my way around and finding how to use the information effectively. I'm just getting into some 30 year military records of the Ford and Crumpton families. I see what you meant about bigamy now. Tinpot
It's Saltley Gas Works I would imagine. I may not have a coherent timeline yet though with so many repeated family names!
I don't know if you have access to Ancestry now Tinpot but if not, here is some info.
Samuel Ford on the 1861 census was baptised at Charlton Kings (aka Regis) Glous. 24.10.1830 to George Ford who was a gardener at the time and his wife Maria nee Halling. Samuel died in 1876 aged 44. His parents had married locally. In 1871 Samuel was at 29 Little Green lane, Bordesley (Aston administration district) working a stoker. He is married to Mary Ann Dobbins and they have seven children. Here is the wedding day of his granddaughter Amelia daughter of his son George (ref Ancestry) born 1867 who is on the far right. Samuel would have passed by then of course.
Samuel Ford on the 1861 census was baptised at Charlton Kings (aka Regis) Glous. 24.10.1830 to George Ford who was a gardener at the time and his wife Maria nee Halling. Samuel died in 1876 aged 44. His parents had married locally. In 1871 Samuel was at 29 Little Green lane, Bordesley (Aston administration district) working a stoker. He is married to Mary Ann Dobbins and they have seven children. Here is the wedding day of his granddaughter Amelia daughter of his son George (ref Ancestry) born 1867 who is on the far right. Samuel would have passed by then of course.
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In the 1862 Corporation directory he is listed just as a labourer,. Labourers would be used to excavate gasmains and fitt pipes etc in buildings, and would not necessarily have to often , or ever, visit the works. In any case the Birmingham & Staffordshire Gas & Coke Company works in Birmingham before municipalisation were in Adderly St, which is not that far away
Lots of working people use bikes or walked to work.
Thanks for the photo Susan. I have accessed military service records for George Ford which seem to commence circa February 1892(hard to decipher) when he joins the 10th Hussars. He rises up to Staff Sergeant Major then in 1907 reverts back to private and discharged from the 18th Hussars in 1912.His intended place of residence is Castle Howard Farm School, Welburn, Yorkshire( Reform school?). Other 'family details' are included but I cannot get them to stand up so far. I have one photograph that might be him taken in Poona. Tinpot
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The following is a transcription of notes that Elsie May wrote in her later years about life In Arthur St. Small Heath
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Sorry .Can’t get this to work. When I tried to use test area it says I am not entitled to use the area?
Hi Tinpot. I was born at 8 back 90 Arthur St in 1939 so would been surrounded by the same sights as Elsie May saw in her letter as the old yard had not changed much even then. Our house was exactly as she described which was home to us five children and mom and dad , we left there in 1956. Regards Aclam19.
This is information I have gleaned so far about Emma Ford (nee Crumpton) b 13/1/1894. Birth Cert gives Emma Crumpton as Mother. I have not found any other information about them living at Barford st. or a marriage for Emma and Benjamin around that time.
I have now a Marriage cert for 28/9/1919 for James Benjamin Crumpton son of Josiah Crumpton, a carpet weaver. James Benjamin weds Emma Millward. He is 55 and she is 53 both living in Arthur street.
There are a set of military records for Benjamin Crumpton, trade given as a weaver, which cover a period of about 17 years. Boer War, India, WW1 and WW2.
Emma Ford’s Maiden Name is given as Atkins on her death Cert but should be Adkins. Her mother was Emma Adkins b 1866 later taking the surname Millward (I think). But it is Emma Adkins b 1836 who marries Ashwood Millward in 1886. He disappears, possibly the deserter in the record below.
