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I am trying to find where James Robert Srawley, his wife Louisa Elizabeth Srawley (nee Yarnall) & their family were living after 1939.  The Registration Districts in which James’ & Louisa’s deaths were registered seems to point to them having moved out of Birmingham to Warwickshire (see below).

I have the following information:
* James Robert Srawley was born c1878 in Birmingham, son of Henry Charles Srawley & Harriett Srawley (nee Lymath) & died c1964 (registered 1964 Q1, Alcester).
* Louisa Elizabeth Srawley (nee Yarnall) was born c1873 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales & died in 1955 (registered 1955 Q2, Warwick).
* They married in 1900 (registered 1900 Q3, Aston (Birmingham)) & lived in Birmingham until at least 1939 (from The 1939 Register on FindMyPast). 
* They had at least eight children between 1901 & 1917:
     * Lilian born 1901, who married Herbert Walter Thomas Savage in 1932 in Yardley, Birmingham.
     * Phylis born c1904
     * Dorothy born c1906
     * James E born c1908
     * Sidney G born c1910
     * Dora S born 1912, who married William T Embrey in 1941 & had at least two children, John T & Philip C.
     * Marjorie H born c1915, who married Michael J Moore in 1940 & had at least two children, Michael F & Eileen.
     *Arthur J, who I believe was born 1917 & died as an infant in 1918.

I lose track of the family after 1939, until the death of Louisa Elizabeth Srawley in 1955 registered in Warwick Registration District, followed nine years later by the death of James Robert Srawley registered 1964 in Alcester Registration District.  Presumably James & Louisa were living in the Warwick area for a while & I wonder whether  James then moved to live with family after wife Louisa died (as his death was registered in Alcester Registration District rather than Warwick).

The name "Srawley" variously appears as Scrawley, Shrawley, Sprawley, Strawley, Trawley, Srewley.

Any help greatly appreciated.

My grandfather had a brother named Harry Srawley, who lived in the village of Roade in Northamptonshire in the 1940’s, until his death there in 1953 aged 79, following a road accident.

He was married in 1897 in Birmingham to Maud Caroline Molcher, who was born in Rugby in about 1873, & who lived in Roade during her childhood (parents John & Jane Molcher, siblings Edith, Nelson & Eli Molcher), until she married Harry.  After living in Birmingham for about 40 years, it seems Harry & Maud moved to Roade in the early 1940’s.  She died in 1951 aged 78 (registered in Brixworth, so presumably living in Roade at the time).

They had a daughter Edith Hattie Maud Srawley, born about 1897 in Birmingham, who I think married a Herbert T Read in 1943 (registered in Brixworth, so maybe married in Roade).  Edith appears to have died in 1946 (also registered in Brixworth, so presumably living in Roade at the time of her death).

In 1948, Harry (& presumably wife Maud) were living at Church View Cottage in Roade (according to an auction notice in the Northampton Mercury, 16 Jul 1948, in which it was described as stone built & thatched with four bedrooms & large gardens front & rear).  When he died in 1953, he was living at 9 The Leys.

If anyone can help:
* Does anybody know if Church View Cottage still exists?  If so, whereabouts in Roade is it situated?
* Does anyone have a photograph of it, or the road in which it is situated, either now or in the 1940’s?
* Does anyone know anything about Harry Srawley or the Molchers, especially his wife Maud & her family, or daughter Edith Srawley or son-in-law Herbert Read?
* Does anyone know if Harry Srawley, wife Maud or daughter Edith (Read) were buried in Roade &, if so, where & whether any graves exist?

Any help greatly appreciated.

I wonder if anyone can help me find the family of George Hy Gardner in the 1911 Census please.  I’ve tried but so far without success!

1)George Hy GARDNER (b c1864 B’ham [shoe finisher, foreman boot finishing]
2)Spouse: Martha ____________ (b c1862 Chester            From Census 1891
3)Spouse: Amy ______________ (b c1871 London            From Census 1901
   i)   Gertrude GARDNER (b c1887 Northampton
   ii)   Mabel GARDNER (b c1888/1889 Leicester
   iii)   Lily GARDNER (b c1890 Leicester/c1891 Northampton
   iv)   William Henry GARDNER (b 1892 Leicester, d 1942)
   v)   Spouse: Annie STE(A)DMAN (b 1889, m 1916, d 1977)
   vi)   Elsie GARDNER (b c1894 Leicester
   vii)   Sidney GARDNER (b c1898 Northampton

George appears in the 1891 Census with wife Martha at Poplar Avenue in Leicester but then in the 1901 Census he is with wife Amy at Grove Road in Northampton.  When son William Henry Gardner married Annie Ste(a)dman in 1916, their marriage certificate stated that William’s father George was “deceased” so presumably George died between 1901 & 1916.  There is a death of a George Gardner registered Q4 in 1901 in Northampton aged 37 so (if this is the correct George) presumably only wife Martha/Amy & his children will appear in the 1911 Census.

Although George was apparently born in Birmingham, the birthplaces of the children & the location of the family in the 1901 Census suggests that in 1911, they may have been living in Northamptonshire or Leicestershire (although second wife Amy was apparently born in London).  I have been told that son William Henry Gardner served in the British Army during WW1 & may have been in the Army before then, possibly in India.

If anyone can throw any light on why George died so young at 37 or what happened to first wife Martha, that would also be of interest.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Can someone help with a birth/baptism lookup please.

My great great grandfather was Joseph Twist, born about 1804 in Swinerton, Staffordshire.  According to LDS, he married Phoebe Ann (maiden name unknown) about 1839 in Bewdley & I think she was born about 1819 in Bewdley.  I believe he was a gardener.

I would like to know as much as possible about his birth/baptism eg when & where it took place, residence of his parents at the time of his birth/baptism & his parents namess & occupation.

Can anyone help please?