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Thanks for that sort of answers a few questions, Grandfather was always a supporter of Fr Hundson Homes, and often talked about Fr Haigh but that was in connection to the Abbey our parish church.......I just wonder if he was not put there for a short time for some reason which we will never know perhaps when his brother died or was sick.  Thanks for your assistance could not find anything here and had totally forgotten about Fr Hudson Homes, we used to sell "flags" as kids to raise funds if I remember they were blue and stuck on a pin.........heck that goes bakc to the 40/50's that shows my age.

Dyan in NZ

As a young person doing Duke of Edinburgh Award, I used to help out at the Taylor Memorial Home (as it was called) in Grange Rd Erdington, it was alovely place. It was also used for women who had difficult births to recuperate. We used to take the Brownies and Guides there to sign carols at Christmas etc. Forgot all about that  place now far away in NZ

Dyan

I believe there is a Museum attached to the Kynochs Works (part of IMI/ICI) in Witton (which was classed as Aston), my Dad worked there and I saw it as a child, you could try and ask them if they stillhave it and personnel records.

This may not help but I am doing a search on "Wareing" as well and hit a brick wall, till I found out that there seems to be several spellings with "e" without "e" "o" for "a" etc and it is even spelt "Whoring" so perhaps you have to look at the spelling as well - I have 17 Bernards in my list and its a perfect headache - some I know went to Canada but which ones...

Dyan in NZ

Thanks for your reply - I have two one was a barrister and one was a solicitor both in Birmingham, they would have qualified in the 1930's will try and contact the various people and see what I can get - have not had much luck with them in the past. Thought that perhaps there was something like a newsletter or journal that may be archived stating who was admitted or qualified in that time frame - as with people in the Forces. Thanks for your help will continue with my search.

Dyan