Gary I don't think Fordrough Lane was particularly small, the Post Office offices were there in Small Heath, at least in the 1960's as we had a friend working there. I don't know exactly where it was, but I think near to Green Lane, Small Heath, which is nearer to town than Hay Mills. A 'fordrough' is something slightly different, although I cannot remember what, I seem to have seen it somewhere, but there is nothing in the Oxford Concise. I suspect it is another name for 'alley' (as in Needless Alley), but I would not like to state that categorically. Pauline ----- Original Message ----- From: "J hodge" <jhdl10848@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:13 AM Subject: [B'ham] reformatory school > Hi List > > Seeing as you like discussing Schools on the list !!, heres another one > to get a grip on, > > 1881 > Institution: "Fordrough Lane Reformatory School" > Census Place: Aston, Warwick, England > Source: FHL Film 1341728 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 3049 Folio > 63 Page 30 > > Now my ancestors lived and worked in the FORDROUGH , hay mills,then in > worcestershire, birmingham , > where was this school and is there a connection with my address, I > cannot see it myself as the "fordrough " was only a small place with a > factory and about 20-30 cottages. > > gary hodge > > >

my husband said there was or still is a fordrough lane in kings norton brum and thinks it has something to do with acanal or canal bridge , any good? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pauline Roberts" <secserve@wilnecote.fsbusiness.co.uk> To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 8:10 AM Subject: Re: [B'ham] reformatory school > Gary > > I don't think Fordrough Lane was particularly small, the Post Office > offices > were there in Small Heath, at least in the 1960's as we had a friend > working > there. I don't know exactly where it was, but I think near to Green Lane, > Small Heath, which is nearer to town than Hay Mills. > > A 'fordrough' is something slightly different, although I cannot remember > what, I seem to have seen it somewhere, but there is nothing in the Oxford > Concise. I suspect it is another name for 'alley' (as in Needless Alley), > but I would not like to state that categorically. > > Pauline > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J hodge" <jhdl10848@blueyonder.co.uk> > To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:13 AM > Subject: [B'ham] reformatory school > > >> Hi List >> >> Seeing as you like discussing Schools on the list !!, heres another one >> to get a grip on, >> >> 1881 >> Institution: "Fordrough Lane Reformatory School" >> Census Place: Aston, Warwick, England >> Source: FHL Film 1341728 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 3049 Folio >> 63 Page 30 >> >> Now my ancestors lived and worked in the FORDROUGH , hay mills,then in >> worcestershire, birmingham , >> where was this school and is there a connection with my address, I >> cannot see it myself as the "fordrough " was only a small place with a >> factory and about 20-30 cottages. >> >> gary hodge >> >> >> > > > _____________________________________________ > 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 >