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Ford Street Hockley

MWS said:
The earliest census they appear on at 79 Ford St appears to be 1945, though not all years are online. In case you haven't already seen it, this map is from 1950, 79 is marked with pink dot...

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Hi my name is Mike and I have been trying to find out where my Grandparents lived in Ford street.
They were John Aquila Jackson & Mabel Jackson nee Lovell. They lived at 4 back of 11 Ford Street but I don’t know where it is on the map of Ford Street. I would be grateful if you could help me find it please as there is no one Alive to guide me on this. Many thanks Mike.
 
mikejee said:
Here you are Caroline, no 19 in red. Map is 1950, so numbering would be the same

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Hi Mike can you tell where 4 back of 11 Ford Street as my Grandparents John & Mabel Jackson who used to live there with my Aunty Sheila Sheila Jacksonand My Mom Wendy Jackson. My Mom used to tell me stories about her and my Aunt playing in the Bus Station/ shelter when they were kids.
Thanks Mike Turbill
( Wendy’s Son )
 
Mikeyross1972 said:
Hi my name is Mike and I have been trying to find out where my Grandparents lived in Ford street.
They were John Aquila Jackson & Mabel Jackson nee Lovell. They lived at 4 back of 11 Ford Street but I don’t know where it is on the map of Ford Street. I would be grateful if you could help me find it please as there is no one Alive to guide me on this. Many thanks Mike.
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Hi Mike, I was your mom's friend. You can see a lady on the doorstep then just down from her you can see a little shop which was No 10 Ford Street, your nans house was just up an entry at the side of No 11 1677267211660.png
 
Mikeyross1972 said:
Hi my name is Mike and I have been trying to find out where my Grandparents lived in Ford street.
They were John Aquila Jackson & Mabel Jackson nee Lovell. They lived at 4 back of 11 Ford Street but I don’t know where it is on the map of Ford Street. I would be grateful if you could help me find it please as there is no one Alive to guide me on this. Many thanks Mike.
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Pink dot is No. 11, pink line is 4 back of...

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Mikeyross1972 said:
Thank you so much I really appreciate the photo and info. Thanks again Mike
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Hi Carolina thank you for getting in touch with me, I have just re-read your message and wow I didn’t pick up on the fact that you were Moms friend from Ford Street.
I don’t know if your aware but Mom passed away on 16th December 2011 from Lung Cancer. Nan Mabel passed away in 2015 just before her 103rd birthday.
Grandad John passed on 7th December 1988 at home in bed at Walsall.
Thankfully I still have my Aunty Sheila who lives in Blakedown and is still going strong as usual. I’m sorry for mis reading your original message but I find it difficult to read and write and speak correctly after I had a Stroke on 7th December 2021. ( had. Subarachnoid haemorrhage, Hydrocephalus, Vasospasm & Secondary Stroke which left me with Aphasia and Dysarthria speech impediments. I am making progress but it’s been hard going over last 18 months.
Mom & Dad both taught me to get back on my feet when life knocks me down. I know my Nan Mabel was a stubborn character who had a strong personality which I have had passed down to me and that’s where I get my pig headed stubbornness from.
Sorry for going on a bit but I do appreciate you reaching out to me.
Best regards
Mike Turbill.
Ps I would love any stories about my Mom from when she was a child.
I do have some photos from when Mom was a child when she was in a parade but I don’t know much about it except that Nan Mabel made her costumes.
 
Mikeyross1972 said:
Hi Carolina thank you for getting in touch with me, I have just re-read your message and wow I didn’t pick up on the fact that you were Moms friend from Ford Street.
I don’t know if your aware but Mom passed away on 16th December 2011 from Lung Cancer. Nan Mabel passed away in 2015 just before her 103rd birthday.
Grandad John passed on 7th December 1988 at home in bed at Walsall.
Thankfully I still have my Aunty Sheila who lives in Blakedown and is still going strong as usual. I’m sorry for mis reading your original message but I find it difficult to read and write and speak correctly after I had a Stroke on 7th December 2021. ( had. Subarachnoid haemorrhage, Hydrocephalus, Vasospasm & Secondary Stroke which left me with Aphasia and Dysarthria speech impediments. I am making progress but it’s been hard going over last 18 months.
Mom & Dad both taught me to get back on my feet when life knocks me down. I know my Nan Mabel was a stubborn character who had a strong personality which I have had passed down to me and that’s where I get my pig headed stubbornness from.
Sorry for going on a bit but I do appreciate you reaching out to me.
Best regards
Mike Turbill.
Ps I would love any stories about my Mom from when she was a child.
I do have some photos from when Mom was a child when she was in a parade but I don’t know much about it except that Nan Mabel made her costumes.
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I still keep in contact with Sheila. This is me and your mom dancing at Sheila's 21st
 

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Mikeyross1972 said:
That’s brilliant I have not seen this photo thank you for allowing me to see it.
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May I ask did you and your husband meet with my Mom, Dad and Aunty Sheila at Webbs Garden Center a few years ago ? If you’re who I think you are I have photos that my MoM and Dad took that day .
 
josietrue said:
that is the pawn shop i brought my engagment ring from in 1963 the grand sum of 2pounds and ten shilling still have it but a bit battered now my husband couldnt afford a lot as he was only 17 at the time and not earning a lot happy memories
josie
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The Pawn Shop was called Raybone’s My Aunty Sheila Told me this yesterday. Sheila used to be Sheila Jackson who lived at 4 back of 11 Ford street with my Nan Mabel & Grandad John and my Mom Wendy Jackson. Sheila just passed her 88th Birthday last week. She was telling about the Bus Station being Bombed during WW2 and that My Mom & Sheila played in the rubble when they were kids. Sheila told me the bus station was targeted as it had been identified as a target of interest by the German Airforce.
She also told me that no 7 Ford street had a bomb dropped in it which was unexploded. Two of the neighbours tried to disarm it and my grandad and another neighbour went to get help and when they came back the bomb detonated killing the two men in the house.
 
Rob Derry said:
My great grandparents Harry and Ada Parlett lived at 7 Ford Street and my grandad was born there
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I was talking to Sheila Jackson ( who lived at 4 back of 11 Ford street )yesterday and she told me about the bomb that went off in your grandparents house at No 7 ford street.
My Grandad John Jackson and a neighbour went to get help ( ARP’s ) and two men stayed behind as the bomb was unexploded at the time it was dropped. Unfortunately the two men tried to stop the bomb but were severely injured including one losing a lower leg.
 
Mikeyross1972 said:
I was talking to Sheila Jackson ( who lived at 4 back of 11 Ford street )yesterday and she told me about the bomb that went off in your grandparents house at No 7 ford street.
My Grandad John Jackson and a neighbour went to get help ( ARP’s ) and two men stayed behind as the bomb was unexploded at the time it was dropped. Unfortunately the two men tried to stop the bomb but were severely injured including one losing a lower leg.
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So sorry to hear Sheila has passed away we used to send Xmas cards to one another. Can you let me have the funeral details please. Thank you
 
Mikeyross1972 said:
I was talking to Sheila Jackson ( who lived at 4 back of 11 Ford street )yesterday and she told me about the bomb that went off in your grandparents house at No 7 ford street.
My Grandad John Jackson and a neighbour went to get help ( ARP’s ) and two men stayed behind as the bomb was unexploded at the time it was dropped. Unfortunately the two men tried to stop the bomb but were severely injured including one losing a lower leg.
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No 7 was Mrs parlotts house
 
carolina said:
So sorry to hear Sheila has passed away we used to send Xmas cards to one another. Can you let me have the funeral details please. Thank you
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Hi Caroline, My Aunty Sheila Bunn Nee Jackson is Still Alive and turned 90 years old in April 2026. I am so sorry if i mis represented any info regarding her.

The only members of my family who passed are :
Grandad John Jackson 1988
Mom Wendy Turbill nee Jackson 2011
Uncle Eddie Bunn
Nan Mabel Jackson nee Lovell 2015

The Surviving family are :

Auntie Sheila Bunn nee Jackson
Cousin Nigel Jackson
Cousin Julie Jones nee Jackson

So sorry for the Confusion, i am alot more clear headed than i was when i wrote this in 2023 as i had severe Aphasia at the time.
Please accept my apologies for my Mistake.
 
Mikeyross1972 said:
Hi Caroline, My Aunty Sheila Bunn Nee Jackson is Still Alive and turned 90 years old in April 2026. I am so sorry if i mis represented any info regarding her.

The only members of my family who passed are :
Grandad John Jackson 1988
Mom Wendy Turbill nee Jackson 2011
Uncle Eddie Bunn
Nan Mabel Jackson nee Lovell 2015

The Surviving family are :

Auntie Sheila Bunn nee Jackson
Cousin Nigel Jackson
Cousin Julie Jones nee Jackson

So sorry for the Confusion, i am alot more clear headed than i was when i wrote this in 2023 as i had severe Aphasia at the time.
Please accept my apologies for my Mistake.
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I knew Sheila hadnt passed away as you said earlier as we exchanged Xmas cards last Xmas.. Mabel was a great age then when she passed away at 102
 
carolina said:
I knew Sheila hadnt passed away as you said earlier as we exchanged Xmas cards last Xmas.. Mabel was a great age then when she passed away at 102
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Nan Mabel had a really long life which attribute to her strength of Character surviving WW2 and the time after the War. I think she was shaped by the death of Her Dad, Lance Sergeant Alfred Lovell in Galipoli after he was Shot and died from his wounds in The Field Hospital in 1918. Nan Mabel went with Auntie Sheila to see his grave many years ago. Its hard to believe that Nan Was born in 09/11/1912 nearly 8 months after the RMS Titanic sank in The Atlantic Ocean.
 
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Mikeyross1972 said:
Nan Mabel had a really long life which attribute to her strength of Character surviving WW2 and the time after the War. I think she was shaped by the death of Her Dad, Lance Sergeant Alfred Lovell in Galipoli after he was Shot and died from his wounds in The Field Hospital in 1918. Nan Mabel went with Auntie Sheila to see his grave many years ago. Its hard to believe that Nan Was born in 09/11/1912 nearly 8 months after the RMS Titanic sank in The Atlantic Ocean.
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Mikeyross1972 said:
Nan Mabel had a really long life which attribute to her strength of Character surviving WW2 and the time after the War. I think she was shaped by the death of Her Dad, Lance Sergeant Alfred Lovell in Galipoli after he was Shot and died from his wounds in The Field Hospital in 1918. Nan Mabel went with Auntie Sheila to see his grave many years ago. Its hard to believe that Nan Was born in 09/11/1912 nearly 8 months after the RMS Titanic sank in The Atlantic Ocean.
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She was a fabulous dressmaker and knitter. She made a couple of dresses and cardigans.
 
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