Hello Tony, Thre are lots of references to gun making in Brum in "The Rise of the Manufacturing Town..Birmingham and the Industrial Revolution" by Eric Hopkins (1998 Sutton Publishing Company, Gloucestershire) It's a fascinating look at Birmingham with lots of factual details and pictures. Have a happy Christmas, Jan Tuan Queensland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Hofstee" <ahofstee@sympatico.ca> To: <ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: [B'ham] Rifle tester, gun finisher in 1870's, 1880's (PINNER/PENNER) > Was there a factory producing guns and/or rifles in Birmingham during > the 1870's and 1880's? William Pinner (or Penner) listed as gun > finisher in 1871 census was born about 1839 in Lyons or Paris in > France. He married for the first time about 1854 with an unknown to > me woman. William remarried in 1877 with Caroline Tolley supposedly > born in Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. William was also named as > William Merrin Pinner. Any information on William or about gun > finishers would be appreciated. Thanks. > > _____________________________________________ > Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: > http://www.bham.de/ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >