Bill, Grice is an unusual name. The only member of the clan I remember was a "Mr. Grice", a one-armed war veteran, who for a living repaired bicycles in a little shop in Leonard Road, Birches Head, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. I used to take my bike to him. He was not an eager conversationalist; I felt he was somewhat embittered by his experiences, but I was only about 12 at the time - this would have been in or around 1946. Hope this is of some small assistance! On Apr 3, 2012, at 3:36 PM, WGrice wrote: > Hi all, > > This is my first request to the list and wondered if some kind soul could help me with a look up to solve a very long standing problem. > > For many years I have been trying to find the birth place and consequently the parents of my g.g.grandfather William Grice born 1803 (according to marriage cert, census,etc). Unfortunately each census gives a different birthplace i.e.- > 1841 census gives his birthplace as Y for Staffs. > > 1851 census gives NK (not known). > > 1861 census gives Newcastle. Staffs. > > 1871 census gives Wednesbury. Staffs. > > He died before the 1881 census. > > > I have searched all records over the years without success. However, he raised all his family in West Bromwich, so as a last desperate measure if I could find his Settlement Papers in the West Brom records, these should give his place of birth. He married Elizabeth Barnes 3 Nov 1823 at Walsall. Elizabeth was born in Wednesbury 1803. > > Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Kind regards, > > Bill Grice. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just altering the subject of this thread to include the surname under discussion. Mike Fisher in Droitwich my family tree http://mjfisher.tribalpages.com On 04/04/2012 04:52, Tony Powell wrote: > Bill, Grice is an unusual name. The only member of the clan I remember was a "Mr. Grice", a one-armed war veteran, who for a living repaired bicycles in a little shop in Leonard Road, Birches Head, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. I used to take my bike to him. He was not an eager conversationalist; I felt he was somewhat embittered by his experiences, but I was only about 12 at the time - this would have been in or around 1946. > > Hope this is of some small assistance!