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Shall soon move the posts about Teacher Training to an appropriate thread. Viv.

Edit: the posts about Birmingham Training College have now been moved to this thread here

 
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Birmingham Gazette, April 1940.

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I was given several birth family photos, one uncle had 11 daughters, no sons, one had about 25 children not sure if it was 2 or 3 wives. In my family a great great aunt had umpteen children till I discovered she raised her husband's other 2 sets of children of his previous 2 wives who died,. She had at least six children and outlived him. And I am glad to have known her.
 
It would be really interesting to follow their life story. Are they or their families still in the Birmingham area?

As far as I can see all 3 were still alive in 2021. Georgina and Margaret married but Mary didn't. Mary was listed still living in Baldwins Lane in 2002 before having the same address (possible) as Margaret. Georgina was last listed in Coventry.
 
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“Steam pours from an engine at New-street station, Birmingham, today, as Driver T. W. Dodd and Fireman T. Butcher (extreme right) explain the art of shunting to boys and girls of Dulwich-road Infant School, Erdington.
Below a party of scholgiris from Highgate-street school, Birmingham, is seen on the terrace of the House of Commons today with Mr. P. Shurmer, M.P. for Sparkbrook, and Mr. Tomlinson, Minister of Education.”
(Evening Despatch)
 
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