Di, Kings Norton was in Worcestershire up until 1911 then it was taken over to make greater Birmingham as was a lot of other outlying suberbs like Harborne etc, what church are you looking for I have a cd of Family History library Catalog I could see what there is. Ken B ----- Original Message ----- From: "Di & Al Comley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 1:49 PM Subject: [B'ham] Kings Norton - baptism records c1750? > Good Morning, > On the National Burial Index I have found a number of entries at Kings > Norton (Worcs) for the surname, WORLIDGE, in the first half of the > 1700's. I'd now like to be able to see what baptisms were recorded there > between 1700 and 1750 but I can't seem to find where they are. IGI seems > to have a book of transcriptions but no films. Can someone please tell > me whether they are available somewhere. > Also, does Kings Norton span two counties? I seem to be finding records > under both Warwickshire and Worcestershire. > I would really appreciate your help, > Kindest regards, > Di > > > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > 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

Chris, Soho house is a long way from the Soho foundry, I used to live in Handsworth the foundry was closer to Smethwick Soho house was situated on Soho Hill according to Dr Carl Chinn and the Soho Foundry was down the bottom of Booth St off Holyhead Rd. Possibly the kids attended a school either in Winson Green or Boulton Rd, the closest church is St James or a chapel in Chapel St off Booth St. The Soho cottages I believe are not too far from Smethwick. Hope you find what you are looking for. Ken B ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Cole" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 1:21 AM Subject: Re: [B'ham] School Days > > I have relatives who grew up in the cottages at Soho Foundry, Handsworth > in > 1800's. Does anyone know where they are likely to have attended school > and Church? > > Chris > > > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > 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

Can't help I'm afraid but I too am searching for a William - William Sullivan first appears for certain in 1881 census - son of William which does not help and Will Snr is missing from all records known. Anyone looking for a William Sullivan in Birmingham - son of William who was a spring maker? Ros -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jan Ward Sent: 10 May 2008 12:46 To: [email protected] Subject: [B'ham] Abraham/William Dixon Hi There are two very frustrated people who have been searching for Abraham Dixon for quite some time now with very little results. Hope you can help Abraham Dixon listed on 1871 census as being born Claverdon (?)Warks in 1851 or 1854. First hits the radar screen in 1871 census Married Mary Ann Cunningham in 1876 in Birmingham. Mary Ann's parentage is Irish. Appears in 1881 1891 and 1901 census. Dies and has a death cert. His father is listed on his marriage cert as William Dixon, born in Birmingham, a baker. Abraham is a butcher. We have been unable to trace Abraham's birth or his whereabouts until 1871. Neither are we able to trace his father William. Any ideas or help would be appreciated. Jan Ward _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 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

Thank you everyone who replied to this. Am I picking up that there were two factories belonging to Boulton, Watt, Murdock? If employed by James Watt, which factories and cottages would they have been in? Thanks, Chris -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:eng-warks- Chris, Soho house is a long way from the Soho foundry, I used to live in Handsworth the foundry was closer to Smethwick Soho house was situated on Soho Hill according to Dr Carl Chinn and the Soho Foundry was down the bottom of Booth St off Holyhead Rd. Possibly the kids attended a school either in Winson Green or Boulton Rd, the closest church is St James or a chapel in Chapel St off Booth St. The Soho cottages I believe are not too far from Smethwick. Hope you find what you are looking for. Ken B

Hi Chris, Think that is very relevant. I followed the link but could not find anything to do with the factory, foundry, Handsworth, Smethwick. Do you by anychance remember anything about the programme? Many thanks, chris Hi Chris Not directly relevant (although you may differ), but Time Team did an excavation at Handsworth to find Murdoch's original manufactory. If you look on www.channel4.com/timeteam you should be able to find the website for the dig. I think it was in about 2004 or 2005. Cheers -- Chris Pampling researching:

Good Morning, On the National Burial Index I have found a number of entries at Kings Norton (Worcs) for the surname, WORLIDGE, in the first half of the 1700's. I'd now like to be able to see what baptisms were recorded there between 1700 and 1750 but I can't seem to find where they are. IGI seems to have a book of transcriptions but no films. Can someone please tell me whether they are available somewhere. Also, does Kings Norton span two counties? I seem to be finding records under both Warwickshire and Worcestershire. I would really appreciate your help, Kindest regards, Di

Di To see what goodies could be waiting for you try http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wythallindex/index.htm Wythall is next to Kings Norton and 9 WORLEDGEs are listed. Mike Fisher's One Place Study also gives relationships and children, with hot links, and that often includes a generation before entering or after leaving the parish. There is also someone interested in the name on our parent society's website http://www.bmsgh.org/MembersInterests/WIM-WYT.htm Good hunting -- Mike Yegwart Branch Chairman BromsgroveBMSGH The Family History Site for North Worcestershire http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk/ Di & Al Comley wrote: > <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">Good > Morning, > On the National Burial Index I have found a number of entries at Kings > Norton (Worcs) for the surname, WORLIDGE, in the first half of the > 1700's. I'd now like to be able to see what baptisms were recorded > there between 1700 and 1750 but I can't seem to find where they are. > IGI seems to have a book of transcriptions but no films. Can someone > please tell me whether they are available somewhere. > Also, does Kings Norton span two counties? I seem to be finding > records under both Warwickshire and Worcestershire. > I would really appreciate your help, > Kindest regards, > Di

Hello Chris I have to agree with Ken on this one. I grew up at Soho House, Soho Avenue, Handsworth, when it was a hotel. Just down the road from from the house (down St Michael's Hill) and situated in South Road/Factory Road was Matthew Boulton's "Manufactory" and there were cottages there for the workers. However, the "Soho Foundry" was in Smethwick. Hope this helps. Judy > From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 14:43:26 +1000> Subject: Re: [B'ham] School Days> > Chris,> Soho house is a long way from the Soho foundry, I used to live in Handsworth > the foundry was closer to Smethwick Soho house was situated on Soho Hill > according to Dr Carl Chinn and the Soho Foundry was down the bottom of Booth > St off Holyhead Rd.> Possibly the kids attended a school either in Winson Green or Boulton Rd, > the closest church is St James> or a chapel in Chapel St off Booth St.> The Soho cottages I believe are not too far from Smethwick.> Hope you find what you are looking for.> Ken B> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Graham Cole" <[email protected]>> To: <[email protected]>> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 1:21 AM> Subject: Re: [B'ham] School Days> > > >> > I have relatives who grew up in the cottages at Soho Foundry, Handsworth > > in> > 1800's. Does anyone know where they are likely to have attended school> > and Church?> >> > Chris> >> >> > _____________________________________________> > _____________________________________________> >> > 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 > > _____________________________________________> _____________________________________________> > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Win Indiana Jones prizes with Live Search http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000002ukm/direct/01/

Hi The parish registers were held by the church up to the 1990's and then went in to Birmingham Diocesan Archives held in Birmingham Central Library. Transcripts up to the c1840's are available on the Birmingham Miscellany CD from the BMSGH via their website. There are a few Worl?dge entries in the Wythall Index Mike Fisher Wythall,WOR One-Place Genealogical Study http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wythallindex/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Blackwell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:00 AM Subject: Re: [B'ham] Kings Norton - baptism records c1750? > Kings Norton was Worcestershire and is now in Warwickshire. > > So, County record office in Worcester for early records which yours are, > or > Birmingham Reference Library. I'm sure you will get more details than > this > when the UK subscribers wake up. > > Brian in Sechelt BC > > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > 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 Graham It would be very unusual for people to be baptised twice. If you were N/C you would have your children "Christened" unless a member of a Baptist church (or similar) when the child would be dedicated and then when old enough to make his/her own commitment would be baptised as an adult believer. Christening would often be referred to as baptism but we baptists would want to differentiate. Rob On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 3:24 AM, Graham Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone know please; Was it the practice of non conformists in > Birmingham to baptise their children twice? Once C/e and another at their > own church? Or would they have been baptised N/C as an adult? > Hope you can help, > chris > > > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Robert L Riden

On 09 May, Graham Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > I have relatives who grew up in the cottages at Soho Foundry, Handsworth > in 1800's. Does anyone know where they are likely to have attended > school and Church? > Chris Hi Chris Not directly relevant (although you may differ), but Time Team did an excavation at Handsworth to find Murdoch's original manufactory. If you look on www.channel4.com/timeteam you should be able to find the website for the dig. I think it was in about 2004 or 2005. Cheers -- Chris Pampling researching: BARRATT, DANCER, FELLOWS, GOODES, HOLDING, ROBINSON, TUCKLEY, WHEWAY, MAHER all in and around Birmingham/Smethwick, 1850 to present day PAMPLING Cambridgeshire - Sheffield, 1800 to present VARNDELL Wokingham - Birmingham, 1800 to present

Hi The parish registers were held by the church up to the 1990's and then went in to Birmingham Diocesan Archives held in Birmingham Central Library. Transcripts up to the c1840's are available on the Birmingham Miscellany CD from the BMSGH via their website. There are a few Worl?dge entries in the Wythall Index Mike Fisher Wythall,WOR One-Place Genealogical Study http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wythallindex/index.htm __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

Some Catholics would baptise their children twice. For some time it was illegal to be a Catholic, so parents would have their children 'done' twice, once in the Catholic church and once in the C of E. Kate On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 9:55 PM, robert riden <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Graham > > It would be very unusual for people to be baptised twice. If you were > N/C you would have your children "Christened" unless a member of a > Baptist church (or similar) when the child would be dedicated and then > when old enough to make his/her own commitment would be baptised as an > adult believer. Christening would often be referred to as baptism but > we baptists would want to differentiate. > > Rob > > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 3:24 AM, Graham Cole <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Does anyone know please; Was it the practice of non conformists in > > Birmingham to baptise their children twice? Once C/e and another at > their > > own church? Or would they have been baptised N/C as an adult? > > Hope you can help, > > chris > > > > > > _____________________________________________ > > _____________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Robert L Riden > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Find me on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690801684

Kings Norton was Worcestershire and is now in Warwickshire. So, County record office in Worcester for early records which yours are, or Birmingham Reference Library. I'm sure you will get more details than this when the UK subscribers wake up. Brian in Sechelt BC

A member of my Church (Anglican/C OF E) was Baptised as a baby in the Church then as an adult decided to become a member of the local Baptist Church and had a full immersion Baptism. Seems a strange thing to do to me but it does happen.shirley swinnerton> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 08:55:07 +1200> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [B'ham] Non conformist baptisim> > Hi Graham> > It would be very unusual for people to be baptised twice. If you were> N/C you would have your children "Christened" unless a member of a> Baptist church (or similar) when the child would be dedicated and then> when old enough to make his/her own commitment would be baptised as an> adult believer. Christening would often be referred to as baptism but> we baptists would want to differentiate.> > Rob> > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 3:24 AM, Graham Cole <[email protected]> wrote:> > Does anyone know please; Was it the practice of non conformists in> > Birmingham to baptise their children twice? Once C/e and another at their> > own church? Or would they have been baptised N/C as an adult?> > Hope you can help,> > chris> >> >> > _____________________________________________> > _____________________________________________> >> > 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> >> > > > -- > Robert L Riden> _____________________________________________> _____________________________________________> > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Be a Hero and Win with Iron Man http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000009ukm/direct/01/

Thanks to all who replied. Is Soho House near to Soho Foundry? If I visited Soho House would I be able to see the houses at the Foundry? Would it be logical to visit all places in one day or do I need to be selective? Thanks for you advise, Chris

Does anyone know please; Was it the practice of non conformists in Birmingham to baptise their children twice? Once C/e and another at their own church? Or would they have been baptised N/C as an adult? Hope you can help, chris

I have relatives who grew up in the cottages at Soho Foundry, Handsworth in 1800's. Does anyone know where they are likely to have attended school and Church? Chris

Can anyone shed any light on the above? I have no more details apart from the fact that he may have been locking up at the end of the day when there was an explosion and that his wife was Mary Ann WILKINS. Thanks Lyane Kendall

I am trying to research the background of a fmily that migrated from Birmingham to Adelaide in the late 1870s. Alfred and Ellen Arnold transferred their Baptist church membership from Birmingham to Flinders Street Baptist Church in 1879. Their oldest daughter subsequently went to work in India, and I am wanting to reconstruct what life was like for her growing up in Birmingham from 1856 to 1878-9. Alfred Arnold was a jeweller, who originally worked for Thomas Acott, located 1 St George Tce, Brearley Street West, in the parish of St George. Can any one help me with where I am likely to find information on these jewellers, or on the Baptist church life.? Many thanks, Rosalind M Gooden, 3/1 Ferguson Ave, Myrtle Bank, SA 5064, AUSTRALIA. [email protected]