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Family History Beginners Board / Re: orphanages in the west Midlands area during the 1920's
« on: Monday 25 January 21 21:55 GMT (UK)  »
Hi
Harry died in July 2019 in Bromsgrove Worcestershire. He was 98 years old. He may indeed be the redacted entry in 1939 along with Jonah , Dorothy etc.

Regarding F M P what does this mean and where can I look it up ?


Gibel  Thanks for the information re . Dudley archives . I hope this will prove most useful




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Family History Beginners Board / Re: orphanages in the west Midlands area during the 1920's
« on: Saturday 23 January 21 22:30 GMT (UK)  »
hi Yes Dorothy did marry again , When William Harry was 11  but he kept the Parsonage surname . I think he was in the orphanage until his teenage years .

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Master mariner Edward McCreadie
« on: Saturday 23 January 21 22:23 GMT (UK)  »
Hi thank you to everyone who has helped . I have found out a lot of information about my beloved Grandfather . the name of the ships he served on as a Mate and as Captain .. and the history of those vessels .. certificates and photos .

thanks again and stay safe .

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Railway apprenticeship
« on: Saturday 23 January 21 22:18 GMT (UK)  »
Hi and thanks for replies. I am subscribed to ancestry.co.uk and will have a look at the Railway Employment Records.

I'm also working my way through the orphanages/ childrens homes / schools in the area. Although he wasnt an orphan , his parents were poverty stricken and had to send him away to be looked after . I believe this was quite common in those times .
I'm not sure whether this was done through the church or other charitable organisations . But I think that my gg uncle worked on the railways when he was old enough to do so , while still living in the orphanage /school/childrens home .
Thanks for taking the time to help . Stay safe

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: orphanages in the west Midlands area during the 1920's
« on: Saturday 23 January 21 21:46 GMT (UK)  »
Hi and thanks for replies . My gg uncles name was William Harry Parsonage ... he was known as Harry.
His father was William Henry Parsonage . He was born in Dudley .

His mother was Dorothy Parsonage ( nee Phillips ). She did remarry when my gg uncle was 11 years old .. but he kept the surname Parsonage .

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Railway apprenticeship
« on: Saturday 23 January 21 17:05 GMT (UK)  »
Hi , my gg uncle's name was William Harry Parsonage . He was born in 1920 in Dudley , West Midlands.
 any help would be greatly appreciated .
Thanks

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: orphanages in the west Midlands area during the 1920's
« on: Saturday 23 January 21 16:07 GMT (UK)  »
Hi I cant find him on the 1939 register . And , yes he kept his birth name .. he re-connected with his family when he left the orphanage/school. I am led to believe that many children from poor/disadvantaged families were sent to orphanages .. even though they were not actaully orphaned . Whether this was organised by churches or not , I have no idea.

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Family History Beginners Board / Master mariner Edward McCreadie
« on: Friday 22 January 21 16:50 GMT (UK)  »
Hi   I am trying to find out which vessels my grandfather Captained during the second world war. I believe one of the ships was torpedoed by a German submarine . My grand father was badly wounded  and I believe was hospitalised in New Zealand for many months

Any advice  on how to find out this information would be much appreciated.

Thanks

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Family History Beginners Board / Railway apprenticeship
« on: Wednesday 20 January 21 17:45 GMT (UK)  »
Has anyone heard of railway apprenticeships in the 1930's 40's  from schools /orphanages  for boys who stayed there .

I believe girls were trained in domestic skills .

I am interested to find out any information I can about these schools/orphanages especially in the West Midlands area , as I believe a great great uncle was placed in one of these places .

thanks

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