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Herbert - Armoury road, Small Heath

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kah

Flamenco Brummie
Does anyone have any passed down recollections of the Herbert Family who lived in Armoury Road in 1911. The father was Ernest Herbert and the children - Ermyntrude (b1900) and Sidney john (b1904) Sidney was ny granfather who I believe died in 1937. Ermyntrude married young (Pearson) and had a child who died, poss in his 20's. K
 
Hello and welcome kah,
why don,t you put armoury road in the
search at the top right, there is a lot on the BSA and armoury rd.
regards dereklcg.
 
Thanks for the tip. Ernest is described on the census as a stationary engine driver. I originallt thought of the railway but maybe it was something in the factory??
 
Hi kah and welcome, yes it was in a factory --

Stationary Engine Driver Operated steam factory engine, used for all processes, usually linked by a system of shafts, pulleys and belts



bren
 
Hi kah

Found only this one in 1937

Sydney J Herbert 33yrs 1st qtr 1937 Birmingham 6d 567


bren
 
This looks like his birth --


Name:Sydney John Herbert
Year of Registration:1903
Quarter of Registration:Apr-May-Jun
District:Aston (1837-1924)
County:Warwickshire
Volume:6d Page:263

bren
 
Thanks a lot for the info, Bren. Because he's listed as Sidney on the 1911 census I didn't think to try a different spelling. It's possible that he was working for BSA then. Bit of a difference to his father who grew up in a village of 300 and worked on a farm! K
 
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