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One Name Studies: T to Z / Re: WILLIAMS Dorothy birth 1906, Oswestry
« on: Wednesday 09 August 17 00:21 BST (UK)  »
Alfber10

3 years on and I'm still interested in what information you have!  I'm a member of the West family so I suspect I know the answer already.

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Armed Forces / Re: Quick question - what does R.I.E. stand for?
« on: Sunday 12 February 12 21:37 GMT (UK)  »
No idea on the 'G'.......the royal bit is George V so perhaps the 'G' is a reference to his division of the R.I.E.  Clutching at straws on that one maybe.

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Armed Forces / Re: Quick question - what does R.I.E. stand for?
« on: Sunday 12 February 12 21:09 GMT (UK)  »
Was it R.I.E? [you say G.I.E in your post text?].  R.I.E.......my thought would be Royal Indian Engineers? Part of the British army.  

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Warwickshire / Re: Tennant Street , Birmingham
« on: Sunday 12 February 12 21:03 GMT (UK)  »
As an afterthought there was a big bus garage on Tennant Street - in case your rellies had anything to do with the buses.

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Warwickshire / Re: Tennant Street , Birmingham
« on: Sunday 12 February 12 21:02 GMT (UK)  »
Just 'Tennant Street' and 'Birmingham' and one of them is the first image......

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Warwickshire / Re: Tennant Street , Birmingham
« on: Sunday 12 February 12 20:44 GMT (UK)  »
Couple of interesting pics on Google images from what looks like the 1950s.  Suspect the area was 'transformed' soon after - Tennant Street was quite residential but is now very city centre, off the main pub/club strip on Broad Street and opposite the Convention Centre, National Indoor Arena.  I was going to recommend teh Birmingham History Forum but looks like you're already on there looking!

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Warwickshire / Re: Memorials at St Mary's Sellyoak
« on: Sunday 12 February 12 20:25 GMT (UK)  »
I suspect my help was more limited but great to see you've made progress!

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Lancashire / Webster Place - anyone with Manchester historical knowledge?
« on: Sunday 12 February 12 20:19 GMT (UK)  »
Apologies I don't know Manchester and googling has not helped.  GGG grandparents lived on Webster Place.....part of the ecclesiastical district of All Souls in the New Cross ward.  I can see approximately where that would be and assume it has long gone [last living there 1871] but would be interested to find any historical information about Webster Place/the area. That line of my family tree gets very complicated at this point, trying to unravel who lived where on a street by street basis!

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Warwickshire / Re: Memorials at St Mary's Sellyoak
« on: Wednesday 08 February 12 19:41 GMT (UK)  »
I'm a mile or so away from St Mary's Church.  No visible graveyard but the church is set quite a long way back from the main road.  Lodge Hill cemetery is very very close so my guess would be that that is where recent burials will be found.  I will take a closer look when I am next along there.  Oliver

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