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grandad - just sharing

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brummiejan

brummiejan Report 3 Jun 2014 23:18

Here is my grandfather 1911. I do wish this was his name! Sadly he is Clement (and a Lamp Maker I must hasten to add):

1911 England Census
Name: Element Powell
Age in 1911: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Birmingham
Civil Parish: Yardley
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street address: 24 Coldbath Rd Billesley Nr Birmingham
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: General Camp Maker
Registration district: Solihull

Horace Powell 42
Elizabeth Powell 41
Philip Powell 19
Element Powell 15
Kathleen Powell 14
Hilda Powell 12
Lizzie Powell 10
Dennis Powell 4
Norah Powell 1

Just thought it vaguely amusing!

Jan x

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

jax

jax Report 3 Jun 2014 23:59

:-D :-D

Researching:
Nothing much

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 4 Jun 2014 00:07

Hi Jan
That made me smile :-D

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 4 Jun 2014 07:17

:-D :-D

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 4 Jun 2014 11:18

I think he should now be known as Element for ever more!

Love it.

mgnv

mgnv Report 4 Jun 2014 16:15

Births Mar 1906 (>99%)
Steel Iron Ringwood 2b 685

Andrew

Andrew Report 4 Jun 2014 16:40

Another.....

Births Dec 1875 (>99%)
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Nutter Iron Burnley 8e 276


Andy

Graham

Graham Report 5 Jun 2014 12:05

Is Solihull a good place to make camp?

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 5 Jun 2014 14:55

Well, I took it to mean a general maker who was a bit camp...! Either way, Solihull would be ideal. :-D :-D

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Patricia

Patricia Report 5 Jun 2014 15:48

Thought I would share this one with you, she is my 2nd Cousin 3x removed......

Births Mar 1896 (>99%)
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Worker Ice Chesterfield 7b 733

Researching:
Our Main Lines: - SEYMOUR - Lancashire,Yorkshire, BAKER - Essex, Kent & Sussex, HANCOCK - Devon, Somerset, Surrey, Middlesex, PATERSON - Glasgow, Middlesex - they did like to move about!!!