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  • Astonb6
    Astonb6 reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread Aston Villa club history with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We’ve got the programme for 30th March 1957 Villa v Preston North End with the same players. This was the day Mom and Dad got married...
  • Astonb6
    Astonb6 reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Aston Villa club history with Appreciate Appreciate.
    and here is the map showing the ground with wellington road running along there is a wilson road but its quite a distance from where the...
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread 'Rednal' House.
    Well that directory would appear to rule out Norfolk Road, though the house on the photo has a vague similarity with the map.
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread 'Rednal' House with Appreciate Appreciate.
    1879 directory
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread 'Rednal' House.
    There appear to be two families that are on both the 1871 & 1881 census - Yates and Low/Lowe. I think in 1871 the Yates family are...
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread 'Rednal' House with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This is the page Previous page also has no house names.
  • J
    John L replied to the thread Aston Villa club history.
    The centre pages of the 1957 FA Cup Final programme (our winners against the "Busby Babes"), train timetables for the trip to...
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  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread 'Rednal' House.
    I couldn't see the road in 1871. In 1861 they're on Pershore Road. From the old maps and looking at the picture I would guess that...
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread 'Rednal' House with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I think I found the same family living on Norfolk Road in 1871 with parents Thomas and Sarah. Again no name to the house.
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread 'Rednal' House.
    I see on the 1881 census the Emma's widowed step mother (if I have the correct family) is living on York Road, Edgbaston and the family...
  • L
    lizlid replied to the thread 'Rednal' House.
    Hi Janice, no I don't have access to the Census. The surnames that I know were from the Birmingham area were Matthew and Holroyd. Our...
  • S
    “Salt's became a public company and, in 1889 built a large factory at Selly Oak, which was designed and laid out for the manufacture of...
  • J
    jaspercabbage reacted to Neil M's post in the thread Sutton Park History with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A Picture Map of The Park of Sutton Coalfield published by The Birmingham Civic Society as part of their "Guide to Sutton Park". From...
  • Astonb6
    Astonb6 reacted to ragga's post in the thread Take Me High Film with Appreciate Appreciate.
    YouTube - Cliff Richard - Join The Band Does anyone know the exact date this part of the film Take me High was made , I do know it...
  • Astonb6
    Astonb6 reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread Take Me High Film with Haha Haha.
    You weren’t one of the extras were you Astonb6?!
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