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  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread E.C & J Keay of Birmingham and Darlaston with Appreciate Appreciate.
    E.C & J Keay of Birmingham and Darlaston https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/E._C._and_J._Keay
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread E.C & J Keay of Birmingham and Darlaston.
    The 1904 Staffs directory lists is Darlaston: Keay E. C. & J. Lim. iron & steel bridge & iron church & house builders, James Bridge...
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Witton Cemetery Burial Plot with Appreciate Appreciate.
    there is a clearer map on post 96 on below thread..it only gives the section numbers so i think you may need help in finding the exact...
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread E.C & J Keay of Birmingham and Darlaston.
    From the entry in the 1910 Kellys, it wouls appear that the works were in Darlaston, with a commercial office in Birmingham Kcay C. C...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread E.C & J Keay of Birmingham and Darlaston with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An interesting company that doesn't appear to have been posted before, I came across the name today when waiting for the Circle Line at...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Erdington in the 18th and 19th century with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The 1878 Kelly’s describes Erdington, and lists… Machin Charles, Sutton Road. (Coal merchant) Machin Edward Spooner, Park Villa...
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread Witton Cemetery Burial Plot.
    There are maps of the plots but not I don't think there's one that shows graves. There is a plot map on post #2 of this thread...
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Murphy Family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    do not think we can do anymore now until our member hopefully gets back to us and reads the above posts.. lyn
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks posted the thread E.C & J Keay of Birmingham and Darlaston in Factories & Offices.
    An interesting company that doesn't appear to have been posted before, I came across the name today when waiting for the Circle Line at...
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  • P
    Pirate16 replied to the thread Witton Cemetery Burial Plot.
    I’ve now located the Square N47 and class of the grave I also now have the grave number. Is there a map of the graves with area 47?
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Murphy Family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks - that is what Lyn and I had found.
  • mikejee
    mikejee posted the thread Wumpte in The Buses.
    Watching a recent episode of The Bidding Room, this little figure came up. I think I can vaguely remember it , used to promote West...
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  • MWS
    MWS reacted to Pirate16's post in the thread Witton Cemetery Burial Plot with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thank you I have contacted them so I’ll wait and see what happens. She isn’t in the family plot so I think she might be in a pauper’s grave.
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Murphy Family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    just had a quick look and on the 1939 eve of war register i can find an owen murphy born 31st oct 1903 living in shared accommodation at...
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread Murphy Family.
    Not much in the op appears to be correct but that's the fun of genealogy. Owen appears to have been born in Bham (possibly Windsor St)...
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