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Welcome KathiB

Hi Maggie and Other Half,

Nice to be welcomed to the forum.

I am researching Smith (oh nooooo!) Bradbury, Allsop and Noble at the moment.

What a mine field it all is.

Do I need a picture?
 
Hi Jean,

Many of my family lived in Aston, Sping Hill, Camden Road area. It has changed so much since I was a child and with few elders left I have an uphill task finding details of life in Aston at the turnof the centuary.
I have started to gather certificates census forms and info from the internet but would like to join a group to get more help. What are the Family History Groupd like do you know?
 
Hiya Kath :)
I knew spring hill and that area well .:)There are a lot of members on the forum from Aston and I am sure they will be along to help you
 
Hi Kath my family lived in Kidderminster part of the war years before I was born and we bought our first house there when we got married. Which part of Kiddy do you live?. Jean.
 
Welcome to the forum Kath. Our dedicated members will help you fill in the gaps of your family history.
 
Dear Maggie,

Thank you so much for the link to the Victorian Occupations.
'Oliver Man' is indeed there as a forger of olives for sealing the joints in brass pipes.
This does fit with the metal work and foundry work history of my family.

Kind regards
Kathi
 
Hi Jean,

I live on the Chester Road South Near the King Charles the 1st School bit we have only been in Kidder since 2002. My husband and I are realy Brummies!
 
Re: Pen Makers in Brum

Hi Maggie,

My aunt was a pen maker in Birmingham in 1911 and I would love to find out more about this work and even which company she worked for. If I approach the Pen Room would they have records of employees still available do you think?
I tried the link to the Pen Room on the Main Forum(?) page but the link was broken.
I have found the index page at: https://penroom.co.uk/default.aspx

Many Thanks
 
Hiya Kathy..glad the link worked.:).as for the pen room I am sure one of our members will come along and be able to help you on that .sorry it is something i know nothing about
Maggie
 
Hi kath
welcome to he forum you have chosen a brilliant site to learn about your
ancesters just like me ,these guys are full of knowledge.and its like one big happy family by the way i was born and raised in aston 5/92 lichfeild rd
right next door to thompsos the butchers the slaughter shop
not the small one on aston x but the big one all my sibblings and relatives are all born in aston and from all over aston , in the back to back houses look forewardedto hearing your request and stories
best wishes astonian ;;;
 
The Pen room web site is in the TAB main sites from the top of the page
 
Thanks Astonian,
I am sure I will gleen a lot from the knowledge of the forum members!
I don't Know much about Aston as I left when I was 6 years old, we moved to Leapold Street in Highgate. But I would like to know more about the area as it seems that a lot of my ancestors lived there.
I am still a novice at family history so I will be asking for a lot of help I am sure!
Kind Regards, Kathi
 
Thank you Mike G,

The message I left about the Pen Room website was to let the webmaster know that the hyper-link was broken. I posted the url I found from the pen room home page so it could be pasted into the code for that page.
Thanks for offer help,

Kathi
 
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