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I am researching my fathers family who lived in Abbey Road Erdington around the 1920's My great grandfather was James Percy Upton married to Henrietta Florence Alabaster and they lived at 16 Abbey Road. They had 18 children in all and Henrietta died in 1925 after giving birth to the 18th child. My...

Looking for any information on: David William Jakeman, born 07 Feb 1830, England. Died, 06 February 1918 at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand. Age 88yrs. Married on 10 Nov 1872 in St. Peters Church, Digibeth, Birmingham, England, to. Julia Connelly, born about 1846. Died on 28...

Are they not complete on Ancestry? John Rowledge and Frances Wright would appear to be my 5XGt.-grandparents. John and Frances narried after Banns on December 11, 1758 in Churchover, Warwickshire. 2 children were baptised in Churchover on May 22, 1759. In each case the parents were indicated...

I have a real conundrum. I have 2 different 1911 census's with these families: a) Joseph Fowler Age 25 Born Aston married 4 years Rosiena Emily Fowler Age 23 Born Aston Rosiena Elizabeth Fowler Age 2 Born Aston Living Wheeler Street, Aston. b) Mr J Fowler Age 27 Born Erdington married 3...

I am trying to locate ancestors of Robert E Sill. He married Iris Bullock in the Dec qtr 1949 in Birmingham and died 27th July 1997. He was a Police Constable and I have the 1911 census of what is possibly his father, another Robert Sill, also a Ploiceman b1883 in Westmorland, living in Cartwright...

Looking for any info on this family Alfred H Underhill b.abt 1897 wife unknown had a daughter Marjorie Florence Underhill b.Oct 1913 Birmingham, Warwickshire death unknown She married Charles Thomas Welling Birmingham South, Warwickshire dec 1931 they had abt 9 children .Also lloking...

Members with relatives from Bidford Parish may be wondering why they do not appear on Ancestry among the Warwickshire records. In fact they are there, under the pseudonym of Bourton on Dunsmore. How the mix up occurred is not yet known as Ancestry have yet to respond to my e-mail. Image...

I am trying to find the parents of Rebecca HARRISON b. abt. 1823. I know she had a son out of wedlock in 1849 named James Charles HARRISON, later to be changed to Cluley. Rebecca m. Thomas CLULEY 24/12/1854 in Walsgrave-on-Sowe. Rebecca is listed in the 1851 census as living with her widowed...

Hi I wonder if someone can help me? I am trying to trace the address of George Sampson Bowling who lived in Birmingham in 1920. He was a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Aston Technical School, Birmingham, and wrote a booklet entitled PRACTICAL MECHANICS for Elementary Students in 1920...

Does anyone have a Phyllis McGuire who used to live in Birmingham & later lived in Canada in their tree? In 1917 she used to live in Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham & by 1919 she had moved to live in Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham. I have some wonderful old postcards which were...

As I am a little out of practice because I have been away for a while due to family commitments I would really appreciate some advice on how to find out where she may be buried and any other information to help me confirm that I have the correct person. I found the following entry in the Family...

My Grand Uncle, Harry, also known as Henry, Fowler lived in Aston until his death in 1952. I remember visiting his grocers shop with my parents when I was quite young. He was married to Ada nee Stacey. They had, I believe the following children: Ada b 1898 William b 1901 John E b 1910 Celia b...

I am looking for the baptismal details and parents of Nicho Wightman,born in Kingsbury,Warwickshire on 18 March 1598. He married Dorothie Oldes in Hints in 1626 on 1st August. His father is stated as an Edward in the L.D.S. RECORDS but as they are sometimes incorrect I hope someone could check...

The Ward family of Erdington Thomas Ward married to Mary Dewell in 1878 in the Aston parish of Birmingham. They were both born in Erdington & continued to live there following their marriage. The 1911 census entry for Thomas & Mary Ward show that they had a total of 10 children born to them...

Looking for information on the Loach (also spelled 'Louch') family in the 17th and 18th century in and around Lapworth. I have a John Louch, born about 1738, for whose baptism there are several submitted entries in IGI. These state only that he is 'of Lapworth'. John married Hannah Horton in...

Hi, I am in Australia so searching the Birmingham FH Library is difficult. I am trying to find out more about the Dehaney (Delaney/Delany) family. I cannot find them in any census before 1881. I have Charles Dehaney b.1830 (approx) in Birmingham, an engineer. He had 2 children that I know of: ...

In the 1891 census Thomas Ward (born 1850 Erdington, Birmingham) & his wife Mary (born 1854 Erdington, Birmingham) lived with their children named William, Harry, Edwin & Alice in Moor End Lane, Erdington which was then in the parish of Aston. If anyone has access to electoral roll listings I...

I am looking for ANY details of William Lambly/Lumley born 1837. He married Hannah Lamb b 1832 they left Liverpool on the Indian Queen 20.05.1858, arrived in Port Elizabeth, South Africa 23.07.1858. His father was (presumeably Henry Lambly b 1807 (Gloucester Honeyborne) married Anne ? b 1801. If...