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    Richard Dye reacted to trevor bow's post in the thread GEC WITTON WORKS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    So it was down to very poor management decisions on a huge scale by the sound of it, and the sad fact is that these managers are...
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    MWS reacted to Brasscaster's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi Suzanneiom, just checking that you have seen the extensive medical records for Maria Yommi (married Roman Catholic dressmaker) of 17...
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    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Those are the main ones, Albert was listed as Yoimmi on his baptism but they may just be a transcription error. You have to remember...
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    carolina reacted to mikejee's post in the thread The Custard House Blake Lane with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Two threads merged. Here is a photo that has not been on here before of the pub, with a rather magnificent car in front. The photo looks...
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    Brasscaster replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Hi Suzanneiom, just checking that you have seen the extensive medical records for Maria Yommi (married Roman Catholic dressmaker) of 17...
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom replied to the thread Iommi family.
    I do have the 1911 census, yes still to this day people spell the name wrong. on Giuseppes death record they have spelt it yommi.. but...
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    trevor bow replied to the thread GEC WITTON WORKS.
    So it was down to very poor management decisions on a huge scale by the sound of it, and the sad fact is that these managers are...
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Have you seen them all on the 1911 and 1921 censuses? There are some variations in the spelling of Iommi.
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom replied to the thread Iommi family.
    I appreciate all of you looking for me :))
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I should have added that MWS has also checked sites
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I should have added that MWS has also checked sites
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    Donbogen reacted to Richard Dye's post in the thread GEC WITTON WORKS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I think that Lucas’s quality was not good, also they tried to get into some other areas as technology shifted and it did not work well...
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Ok I understand that, ill wait to see what comes back from st chads , yes those from post 14 I jotted those down :) thank you.
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    Donbogen reacted to trevor bow's post in the thread GEC WITTON WORKS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Why did all these great companies like GEC, Lucas etc just disappear ? Was it that much bigger companies took them over and the...
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Lyn and I have checked the online records for Council run cemeteries (like Witton, Handsworth etc). These contain a section where...
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