Genealogy Chat

Oldbury/West Bromwich Wood family descended from George Wood 1808 (owned a brick yard) I can recommend West Bromwich Register office I use it alot and they are very helpful. I can also look for graves in Heath Lane cemetery and All saints church if anyone wants? Linda

anyone living in smethwick 1972 beechway. ada rd and price st ring any bells?????????? please help

I am looking for the FARMER FAMILY. Thank you. R.B.

im looking for jones/rodds and roberts angie xx

All three of those are likely to fall into the West Midlands area - and, in particular, Sandwell. Although it doesn't have a huge amount of data on yet, and is updated only occasionally (anything up to 18 months apart!) this free BMD database may be useful for some of you: http://www.bmsgh.org/wmbmd/ I specifically mentioned Sandwell because that's the area for which most transcriptions seem to have been done. B (417,753)- Sandwell & Walsall M (107,299)- Sandwell D (2,415)- Sandwell You can apply to the local office, using their refs, instead of the GRO using its refs - same fees; occasionally records missing from GRO are on local RO indexes; the marriage record database comes up with the name of the venue of the Wedding, so, if it's a church, you might consider trying to obtain a photocopy of the parish register (ca 50p, sometimes subject to a £5 minimum fee for admin if it's done for you and posted) instead of getting a formal cert (£7). For anyone with an interest in late 19th C (1870-9; 1880-5;1890-4) Baptisms in nearby Handsworth, this site would be of interest; http://www.search.digitalhandsworth.org.uk/engine/resource/exhibition/standard/default.asp? txtKeywords=&lstContext=&lstResourceType=&lstExhibitionType=3&chkPurchaseVisible=&txt DateFrom=&txtDateTo=&originator=%2Fengine%2Fcustom%2Fgallery%2Easp&page=&records =&direction=&pointer=1056&text=0&resource=4456 (you need to take out all the Return-strokes: it's a single address which takes you straight to the relevant page.) I had BENNETTs in Handsworth - hence my interest. Unfortunately just the wrong dates! I did find a couple of marriages, though, on the BMD site. Christine

Any ALLENDERS Gwynne

Hi, I am looking for sister Annie and brother John(Jack) of Frances Fanny Dixon, born Sept 1902 in Smethwick, no idea of parents names or mothers maiden name. Can't seem to progress on this side of the family.

Looking for info on May Parr born c1886 in Harborne, Smethwick. Parents Walter and Elizabeth Parr.....though have not yet managed to trace her birth cert. Karen

Any connections to SKERRETT.

I am looking for Elizabeth & Abraham Webb, Edward & Ann Sorrell and William & Gertrude Jones