Hello Karen - welcome to the list and good luck in your researches. Lesley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Scott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:30 AM Subject: [B'ham] EUSTACE, OWEN, BIDDLE & WHORRAL > Hi > > I am new to this list so just posting my interests > > > EUSTACE - Mainly central Birmingham & Aston > > OWEN - Wolverhampton ( Willenhall) > > BIDDLE - Aston > > WHORRAL - Birmingham>

Belliss and Morcom appear still to be in business > Belliss & Morcom Ltd > www.belliss.com > Company OverviewManufacturers of gas, industrial & oil free > compressors > > > Address and contact details > Address: > Chequers Bridge, Gloucester, GL1 4LL, UK > Telephone: > (01452) 338338 > Fax: > (01452) 338307 > Web: > www.belliss.com If you Google the name of the firm + Birmingham there are a number of entries HTH Anne On 20 Jul 2008, at 23:06, D&P Veasey wrote: > Hi all > > My grandfather, William Richard VEASEY lost a leg in an industrial > accident in Birmingham. Photographic evidence shows him uninjured > in about 1904, but I suspect the accident happened before he married > my grandmother in 1918. After he died in 1944, I know my > grandmother received a small pension from Belliss and Morcom, so > wonder if this is who he was working for at the time of the > accident. Does anyone have any suggestions how I might best follow > up this line of research? > > TIA > Peter

Hello Karen - welcome to the list and good luck in your researches. Lesley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Scott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:30 AM Subject: [B'ham] EUSTACE, OWEN, BIDDLE & WHORRAL > Hi > > I am new to this list so just posting my interests > > > EUSTACE - Mainly central Birmingham & Aston > > OWEN - Wolverhampton ( Willenhall) > > BIDDLE - Aston > > WHORRAL - Birmingham>

Hi to list & attn of Wilsons Bakery interests, You will find information & i think photos (Delivery Vans etc) of Wilsons the Bakers on the Birmingham History Webring site,, Just google that in Ok, The bakery i think was near Soho Road,,Handsworth-Smethwick area This lies directly between Aston & WestBromwich (Through Birchfields/Perry Barr) Log into site & input in search box,, Wilson + bakers,,, good luck JohnY

Hi I am new to this list so just posting my interests EUSTACE - Mainly central Birmingham & Aston OWEN - Wolverhampton ( Willenhall) BIDDLE - Aston WHORRAL - Birmingham Karen Peterborough

The church was built by Sir John Barnsley, a prominent Victorian methodist in B'ham. He was also a JP and stood unsuccessfully once as Liberal MP candidate. He lived in Edgbaston and also built the Council House, War Memorial & General Hospital. Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Meloche" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 8:04 PM Subject: [B'ham] Jones-Wesleyan Church,Sandon Rd. > Hi: > > I am new to this list and wondered if someone can help me. I have an old > book (possibly 1861)given to me by one of my relatives. I believe the > last > name of Jones.The label inside says The Wesleyan Church,Sandon Rd. The > adult Bible Class. At the bottom of the labels is F. Mundy,Prize > Specialist,Bearwood.I would like an address to write to or any other > information you have. > Thanks, Ruth. > Canada > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on > www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will > then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Peter, This is definately him, I have plenty of details about him, but little on the bakery he ran, thats where i am stuck. I hoping to come across someone who knows the history of bakeries in Birmingham, or something like that ! A long shot but worth a try.... Regards Phil ---- Peter J Richardson <[email protected]> wrote: ============= ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:58 AM Subject: [B'ham] WILSON Bakery. > Hello list, > My great grandfather, Charles Wilson (1868-1964) apparently ran a bakery in the Aston or West Bromwich > area at the turn of the century, it was a big enough operation to include a few delivery wagons etc. > > Would anybody know where abouts I might be able to find details about this ? Web based or other ? I have found a Charles E Wilson aged 33 in the 1901 census who was a baker and confectioner. His wife's name was Ada. He was living at 273 King Edward Road. Is this likely to be him? Regards Peter _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If you go to the following site they have some wonderful images of the factory http://www.oldladywood.co.uk/ Scroll down to the last table Bellis & Morcom it is the 8th one down on the left hand side. (Just before the adverts/links) You may well ask your question there, it is a very friendly group. Kind regards. Ray No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.3/1563 - Release Date: 20/07/2008 12:59

Hi Ruth, The Church is still there. Have a look at their website http://sandonroadmethodists.org.uk/ Anne On 20 Jul 2008, at 20:04, Ruth Meloche wrote: > Hi: > > I am new to this list and wondered if someone can help me. I have > an old > book (possibly 1861)given to me by one of my relatives. I believe > the last > name of Jones.The label inside says The Wesleyan Church,Sandon Rd. > The > adult Bible Class. At the bottom of the labels is F. Mundy,Prize > Specialist,Bearwood.I would like an address to write to or any other > information you have. > Thanks, Ruth. > Canada

Hi all My grandfather, William Richard VEASEY lost a leg in an industrial accident in Birmingham. Photographic evidence shows him uninjured in about 1904, but I suspect the accident happened before he married my grandmother in 1918. After he died in 1944, I know my grandmother received a small pension from Belliss and Morcom, so wonder if this is who he was working for at the time of the accident. Does anyone have any suggestions how I might best follow up this line of research? TIA Peter

Hi Jilly, I didn't find any Pembertons or Jewsburys in the list, but that only means they were not members of the Association in 1915. regards Georgina In a message dated 7/20/2008 12:33:32 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Georgina Hello; can I trouble you to have a look for any Pembertons or Jewsburys plse; I know some of my Pemberton branch were big in silver and some Jewsbury folk were also into Peerage brass. Thanks if you can ; no probs if you cant Jilly **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)

Georgina Hello; can I trouble you to have a look for any Pembertons or Jewsburys plse; I know some of my Pemberton branch were big in silver and some Jewsbury folk were also into Peerage brass. Thanks if you can ; no probs if you cant Jilly

Sorry I forgot to put her last name in the subject title of the message! ----- Original Message ----- This question has been asked by me before in one guise or another so the people who've read this before please forgive me! For some time I've been looking for the death of my great grandmother Hannah Williams (formerly Rowlands and from Newport born in Pembrokshire) between the ages of 45 and 47 1901-5 (after the census in 1901 and family history says 1905). She lived in Floyer Road Small Heath Birmingham, was married to James Williams 43 in 1901 and had approx 11 children and one grandchild that I know of at that time. I haven't been able to find her yet and I've also tried a few cemetries and had no luck. Has anybody come across her in their researches or looking into Williams family in Small Heath, oh and I think they did live in Aston at one point! Any help appreciated. Lesley

I would think you would get good info from the Jewellery Museum and also Birmingham Central Library, not sure who asked what question now :-) Lesley

----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:58 AM Subject: [B'ham] WILSON Bakery. > Hello list, > My great grandfather, Charles Wilson (1868-1964) apparently ran a bakery in the Aston or West Bromwich > area at the turn of the century, it was a big enough operation to include a few delivery wagons etc. > > Would anybody know where abouts I might be able to find details about this ? Web based or other ? I have found a Charles E Wilson aged 33 in the 1901 census who was a baker and confectioner. His wife's name was Ada. He was living at 273 King Edward Road. Is this likely to be him? Regards Peter

Hello list, My great grandfather, Charles Wilson (1868-1964) apparently ran a bakery in the Aston or West Bromwich area at the turn of the century, it was a big enough operation to include a few delivery wagons etc. Would anybody know where abouts I might be able to find details about this ? Web based or other ? Regards Phil

Hi: I am new to this list and wondered if someone can help me. I have an old book (possibly 1861)given to me by one of my relatives. I believe the last name of Jones.The label inside says The Wesleyan Church,Sandon Rd. The adult Bible Class. At the bottom of the labels is F. Mundy,Prize Specialist,Bearwood.I would like an address to write to or any other information you have. Thanks, Ruth. Canada

The jewellers that I am interested in are Thomas Acott and Alfred Arnold. Arnold worked for Acott and took over the firm on his death. Arnold migrated to Adelaide, South Australia in 1879 but the firm is supposed to have continued operating in his name for several years longer. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lesley To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [B'ham] silversmiths ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected] > I found a member of my distant family worked as a silversmith. Would > this have been a good job? I'm wondering whether when he died, would > there likely have been enough money to support his widow or would she > have had to work or go to the workhouse?> I would think that very much depended on his employer as some of them were good and others not so! Can you give us any more information such as names and dates, etc. If you know who they worked for and what to find out more then Birmingham Central Library archives holds a lot of information Lesley _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have a book "Jewellery Making in Birmingham 1750-1995" by Shena Mason, ISBN 1-86077-079-7, which I bought from a bookstore in Birmingham. It is very interesting to read and talks about some of the Jewellers, Silversmiths, with pictures and photographs, who were around during these years. I recommend this book if you are interested in this trade. I does give a list of Jewellers/Silversmiths who were Members of the Birmingham Jewellery and Silversmiths' Association in 1915, and their addresses. This does not cover all the jewellery traders if they didn't belong to the association..and there were quite a few. I have checked the above list and came up with this: Arnold .. none Aucott, William 8 Augusta Street, JQ (Jewellery Quarter) Georgina Goodby Fisher [email protected] formerly from Sutton Coldfield now in Orange, California 6 miles east of Disneyland _www.goodbytree.org_ (http://www.goodbytree.org/) Goons member #418 One Name Study Goodby In a message dated 7/20/2008 3:04:37 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: The jewellers that I am interested in are Thomas Acott and Alfred Arnold. Arnold worked for Acott and took over the firm on his death. Arnold migrated to Adelaide, South Australia in 1879 but the firm is supposed to have continued operating in his name for several years longer. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lesley To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [B'ham] silversmiths ----- Original Message ----- >From Stephen > I found a member of my distant family worked as a silversmith. Would > this have been a good job? I'm wondering whether when he died, would > there likely have been enough money to support his widow or would she > have had to work or go to the workhouse?> I would think that very much depended on his employer as some of them were good and others not so! Can you give us any more information such as names and dates, etc. If you know who they worked for and what to find out more then Birmingham Central Library archives holds a lot of information Lesley **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)

Could you be looking for WILLSON >From Google :- <William worked at his father's bakery, W E Willson and Sons Ltd, which was located on Great Barr Street, Birmingham, with his sister and three brothers. ...> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:58 AM Subject: [B'ham] WILSON Bakery. > Hello list, > My great grandfather, Charles Wilson (1868-1964) apparently ran a bakery > in the Aston or West Bromwich area at the turn of the century, it was a > big enough operation to include a few delivery wagons etc. > > Would anybody know where abouts I might be able to find details about this > ? Web based or other ? > > > Regards > > Phil > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on > www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will > then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message