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Devon Dweller

Devon Dweller Report 6 Dec 2006 22:00

Found it ...it come up staffordshire on the ancestry search box Police Constable and lamplighter

Amy

Amy Report 6 Dec 2006 21:56

Ohh sorry!!! I thought they said that but wasnt sure! Thank you!!

Dawnydeedee

Dawnydeedee Report 6 Dec 2006 21:55

Hi Amy, you had years of birth wrong way round - thought I was going mad! John was a police constable and James was a gas lamplighter

Dawnydeedee

Dawnydeedee Report 6 Dec 2006 21:51

Hi, still can't find any of them! Are these birth places?

Amy

Amy Report 6 Dec 2006 21:43

Yes John is James's brother, Johns wife was called Jone and they had a loager called Ada living with them

Dawnydeedee

Dawnydeedee Report 6 Dec 2006 21:40

is James' birth place edgbaston or is that his residence? Can't see one for that year of birth. Is John brother? please give a few more details and I'll look again

Amy

Amy Report 6 Dec 2006 21:26

I cant read the occupation on the 1891 census for JAMES WARD (1861) Edgbaston, Warwickshire and JOHN WARD (1873)Solihull, Warwickshire. Would someone please help many thanks!