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TIP: Good news for Brummies!

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Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 18 Sep 2014 15:02

Birmingham, England, Rate Books, 1831-1913 has now been added to Ancestry.co.uk

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 18 Sep 2014 16:36

Thanks Paul, on behalf of Brummies everywhere!
ADDED have just found g-grandfather, now I know who owned the house! Very interesting.
Jan x

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

wisechild

wisechild Report 18 Sep 2014 17:55

Used to find loads of info in the rates books when I lived in Brum.
Much overlooked source.
Excellent news.

Gritty

Gritty Report 19 Sep 2014 07:23

Many thanks Paul- a great addition that I had failed to spot.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Sep 2014 08:10

Thanks for that

it confirms that my FIL,s dad was renting the house in Regents Street Harborne where dad was born in 1901

His birth was registered as if his parents were married but i found out yonks ago they werent cos his dad was an older married man. He was a traveling salesman who managed not to be with the family on every census .

his mum was at the address on the 1901 census with her two daughters and was pregnant with dad at the time ,dad was born at the same address in july 1901

it all fits together nicely and confirms my previous findings

They parted when dad was around 6 and he was put into a home , poor lad

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 19 Sep 2014 21:06

Shirley, you've been with GR for ages now. Haven't you got the hang of it yet? ;-)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Sep 2014 22:45

Certainly have Paul but theres always room for more lol

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957