Received Requests
From now on I will include here brief requests from interested former pupils and visitors. If you have any information please contact me.
Danny Kennedy. Are you out there? Richard O'Connor would like to contact you or would welcome any information relating to Danny!
We have received a request from a relative of Albert Cartwright who lived at 4/225 Bloomsbury Street. They are interested in any information that you can give in respect of Albert and any knowledge of any relatives, living or dead.
Albert Jack Cartwright b 01/06/1913 d 28/11/1990
Address on marriage certificate 2/30 Lingard Street Saltley year 1939
No father’s name (in the presence of K Deffley ?)
Other addresses
2/223 Bloomsbury Street B’ham 7 with first wife
4/225 Bloomsbury Street B’ham 7 “ “ “
2/30 Lingard Street (place) Aston B’ham
13 lord Street Ashted B’ham with second wife
Mount street B’ham
Chestnut House Nursing Home 45 Wynford Road Acocks Green ( this is where he passed away)
He was a Master Painter and Decorator
His Army Record is: Private 5055200 North Staffs (later Green Howards) he is down as a Bacon
Curer
I do not know if this is anything to go by I do not know how to take it any further but on the
electoral roll in 1935/36 there was an Albert Cartwright living at 132 Bloomsbury Street living
with Davies Lydia /Davies Leah / Whitehead Samuel. And spring 1925 My name on birth cert
was spelt BRYAN
I believe he and my mother used to work Newtons the nut and bolt factory in Nechells in the late
1940’s
Brian Baker
Message from Rose
Hi There, my name is Rose Gardner (nee Saunders),
I went to St. Josephs, Nechells in the year 1951 as did my siblings Kathleen,
Michael, Robert and Christine. My father also attended St Josephs beginning
approx 1916 as did his brother Arthur.
My Father Joseph and brother Arthur were born in Nechells and attended the
school for several years, unfortunately my father has now passed away and am
unable to get information about the school etc.
My father and mother Sarah Saunders (nee Bushell ) were married at St Josephs
My grandfather John Hubert Saunders and my grandmother Rose Saunders (ne: Cope)
were both buried (to the best of my knowledge) in St Josephs Churchyard. I am
uncertain on where they may have married.
If there is anyone on your website who may have any information as to my family,
I would be very grateful if they would share it with me.
Also, if there is anyway I can access information on names of those buried in
the churchyard, please let me know.
I came upon your website quite by accident, didn't know it existed and boy am I
enjoying it. Hope it continues for a long time to come.
Best Wishes
Rose
Plea from Olga.
Olga Waplington was a good classmate of mine. I believe we shared many similar family experiences. I remember her as always being to the front with mathematical and English lessons. Unfortunately Olga has no photographs of any description which show her during the school and formative years, can you assist. Please look through any photographs that you have, 1st communions, confirmations etc, to see if you can help. She would be eternally grateful.
If you can assist please contact me.
Request from Pat Wood
I am sorry to bother you, but I found your email address on the Aston history web site and you seem to have a great interest in Aston history.
In tracing my family history I have found out that my Grandfather, Fredrick Hirons was born in Aston in 1908. His family lived in Station Road, and his father George Hirons was a Tram car fitter. I know that he left Aston around about 1923, to work with the fair. He worked on a show mans engine, on the galloping horses I think.
I reason that I am writing to you is to ask if you can advise me where to go for more info about the Aston area of this time, and before I have looked on the Aston history site but can not find anything about the Hirons, but I know that there were quite a lot of them!