Good afternoon all, Hopefully you might be able to throw some more light on this branch of my family. As a point of interest, I remember my grandmother saying during the war 'you'll never make a living singing but you could work for the brothers at Aston'. At the time (I was about 9) we lived at 24 Park Road, Moseley. Not to far from the county cricket ground. Some 60 years later when I started to research the family I couldn't find any brothers called Morris in Aston so I gave up that line of research. More recently I've come to the conclusion (no proof yet) that she could have meant the brothers Greenway - Tile Manufacturers. The background goes as follows: 30 June 1850 John Southall married Rachel Caroline Greenway; my gt x 2 grandparents. They were both born 1821. Their marriage cert shows them as residing at Princes End. John is recorded as Stocktaker. His father Samuel as Sawyer. Rachel's father is recorded as Joseph Griffiths Greenway - Tile Manufacturer deceased. Joseph died on 22 February 1847 age 63 at Princes End and is recorded as Tile Manufacturer. His son William Greenway was present at his death. Rachel died 18 May 1880. Still in Princes End where she and John were grocers. The above William Partridge Greenway married at St Peters and St Pauls Aston on 28 October 1840. The marriage cert again shows Joseph Griffiths Greenway and both are recorded as Tile Manufacturers. I've found a reference to Hy.Havelock Greenway shown as 21 yrs in the 1881 census. His occupation is recorded as Assistant Manager Tile Works. And, Js Luther Greenway age 28 in the 1881 census recorded as Manager of Tile Works. THIS tends to indicate that the manufacture of Tiles was a serious concern for the Greenway family. If anyone can find any more info it would be great particularly if there is a connection with Aston. This would add meaning to my grandmothers words circa 1943 (schoolteacher - very strict) All the best David Morris Ret'd in Surrey.