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Wow, there was me thinking that it was just a coincidence of the name Ward being a family name in past times in Tipton for both of us without us actually being linked because when I checked out your tree I couldn't see any joint ancestors listed but it seems that you have now tracked down our connec...

I have a birth certificate dated 1855 showing the place of birth as Pit Leasow, Dudley. Can anyone tell me where Pit Leasow actually was please. Any info at all about this area would be most welcome.
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I would love to track down an old picture of Greystone Street in Dudley to see what the old street would have looked like in past years. If anyone can point me in the right direction I would be most grateful.
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I am trying to find an old picture of St Gabriel's church which was situated in Pickford Street to the west side of Barn Street in the Deritend area of Birmingham. The church opened in 1869 & closed in 1945 after suffering bomb damage in WWII. If anyone can help I would be most grateful please. ...

I am trying to find an old picture of St Gabriel's church which was situated in Pickford Street to the west side of Barn Street in the Deritend area of Birmingham. The church opened in 1869 & closed in 1945 after suffering bomb damage in WWII. If anyone can help I would be most grateful please. ...

Who was John Ward? John Ward married to Elizabeth Groves on 14th January 1769 in St Bartholomew"™s Church, Wednesbury, Staffordshire. The couple went on to have ten known children all born in Wednesbury :- Sarah 1772, Joseph 1773, Zechariah 1774, Edward 1777, Edward 1778, William 1778, Thomas 1781, ...

I am seeking help from anyone who might have directories for the Tipton area please..... My ancestor Henry Ward is shown on the 1911 census as being the publican of the Miners Arms public house, 56 Owen Street, Tipton. I have no idea when he actually started his term as publican there (he wasn"™t th...

Hello Brock Coppice Street is still there, and is viewable on Google Earth, but it probably doesn't look much like it did years ago. Smethwick Archives might have pictures - you can contact them here : m Good Luck - Maggie Many thanks for the advice ~ I shall contact Smethwich Archives as you sugge...

Does anyone have any old pictures of Coppice Street in Tipton that they might share with me please? I have many ancestors who used to live in Coppice Street & I would love to see what the street looked like to imagine what they saw all around them.
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William Ward & Margaret Breeze William Ward was born in Dudley about 1804. In 1826 he married to Margaret Breeze & they began married life living their early years in Tipton, Staffs moving to Dudley in later years. They had children named :- Joseph 1827, Tipton (He married to Ann Downing) T...

Joseph Ward & Sarah Fox Joseph Ward was the son of John Ward & Elizabeth Groves, he was born in 1773 in Wednesbury, Staffs. In 1802 he married to Sarah Fox & they lived in Tipton, Staffs. They had children named :- William 1804, Dudley (He married to Margaret Breeze) Zachariah 1806, Tip...

John Ward married to Elizabeth Groves in 1769 in Wednesbury where they lived & raised 10 children. This was John's second marriage. Their son Joseph Ward was born in Wednesbury in 1773 ~ he married to Sarah Fox in West Bromwich in 1802. Joseph & Sarah had 7 children, the first born in Dudley...

Thanks Mark ~ I appreciate your help.
I shall follow up on all suggestions with crossed fingers!

Willaim Ward, son of Thomas Ward & Alice Ward (nee Smith) of Birmingham The birth certificate for William Ward shows him to be the son of Thomas Ward & Alice Ward (nee Smith) born on 4th December 1894 ~ the family lived at 14 Liverpool Street, Deritend in the Aston parish of Birmingham. I h...