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On the 1861 census there is a William Smith (Sawyer) at 111 Great Charles Street, may be remarried wife 25 years old
Jul 4, 2026
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Tonight I will try to scan and post the actual photos - these are largely from earlier in the demolition and some are from inside the...
Jul 4, 2026
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What a sad sight. I found out recently my Dad started there as an electricians apprentice before he did his National Service.
Very...
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what a suburb set of photos and info of great historical interest..thank goodness they didnt go in the bin and thanks mark for taking...
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Now for the 2nd pack of negatives:-
The next 3 photos are of an indoor workshop or garage area - all very similar but slightly...
Jul 4, 2026
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Thanks so much for your efforts….this is the first time I’ve seen evidence of a sawyer named William Smith anywhere! I could look into...
Jul 4, 2026
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Another thing that started me looking towards Birmingham as being very likely was that I had discovered that her husband to be, Alfred...
Jul 4, 2026
On the 1861 census there is a William Smith (Sawyer) at 111 Great Charles Street, may be remarried wife 25 years old
Jul 4, 2026
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On Hannah’s marriage certificate of 2nd. October 1865 in Holy Trinity, Coventry it states profession of father: Sawyer. The Leamington...
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Thank you for showing this….I was quite interested in this family for a long time and followed it through the years of census returns...
Jul 4, 2026
Could this be them in Leamington
Jul 4, 2026
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Tonight I will try to scan and post the actual photos - these are largely from earlier in the demolition and some are from inside the...
Jul 4, 2026
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what a suburb set of photos and info of great historical interest..thank goodness they didnt go in the bin and thanks mark for taking...
Jul 4, 2026
O
Now for the 2nd pack of negatives:-
The next 3 photos are of an indoor workshop or garage area - all very similar but slightly...
Jul 4, 2026
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There is only 1 photograph of members actually shooting - this appears to be more modern and also outdoors:-
No info on this one - I...
Jul 4, 2026
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On the 1861 census there is a William Smith (Sawyer) at 111 Great Charles Street, may be remarried wife 25 years old
brummy-lad replied to the thread Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census.On the 1861 census there is a William Smith (Sawyer) at 111 Great Charles Street, may be remarried wife 25 years old
