I'd like to publicly thank Gillian for all her time and hard work. Hugely valuable, especially the resources she's used which I'd completely forgotten! The London Gazette is obviously on my "always forget this one" list!!!! Interesting how the term Gentleman gets used... in 1881 he's still a Grocer! I'd also like to thank Jenny who found the baptism - quite where is for the next message I think. <g> Thank you both. Most helpful, and I'm very grateful. Jay On 27 Aug 2008, at 12:51, GTS HOTMAIL wrote: > Hi Jay > > Not sure if you have seen these: > > Post Office Directory of Birmingham, Staffordshire & > Worcestershire, 1850 > Berrow > MORSE Miles, Plumber, Painter & Glazier, Whitings Ash > > Billing's Directory & Gazetteer of Worcestershire, 1855 > MORSE Miles, Painter & Glazier, Whitings Ash > > General & Commercial Directory of Birmingham, 1858 > MORSE Miles, Grocer, 50 Coleshill st > > Business Directory of Birmingham, 1862 > Grocer and Tea Dealers > MORSE Miles, 50 Coleshill street > > Post Office Directory of Birmingham, 1867 > 50 Coleshill Street > MORSE Miles > > London Gazette 26 February 1879. Page 595 of 784 > NAME. RESIDENCE. OCCUPATION. > Morse, Miles 49, Coleshill-street, Birmingham, Gentleman > > Sent attachment to you directly from the Gazette. > > Best regards > > Gillian > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Emscote 82" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:11 AM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [GLS] MORSE at Stroud > >> I'm trying to find a baptism for Miles MORSE born about 1827 (census >> calculations) in Stroud. >> >> I think I have found him in 1841 (as a gamekeeper at Barton Tything, >> Cirencester - not with family) and in 1851 (as a Grocer's shopman in >> Birmingham Warwickshire - again not with family). >> >> Subsequent census have him with first and then second wife, but >> apparently not with any parent or sibling etc. though there are other >> relatives and visitors, one at least from his first wife's family. He >> dies in 1893 in Birmingham. >> >> Has anyone any idea where Miles was baptised, or even who were his >> parents? >> >> Jay