Genealogy Forum UK

I'd like to add my thanks to Jan - a great evening all round. Looking forward to next years do already !!
Anne

There's really interesting stuff here.- I couldn't get a very clear view of the 1880 map - is there any way of getting the map darker ?

They are v.good I have the Old Hill 1900 but I'm looking for for earlier streets which appear to have gone by then.

Has anyone seen/ know where to find large scale maps of Old Hill which show street names pre-1880 to match up with census data ?
(I don't yet have any local history books for Old Hill, although I have managed to 'borrow' a number of the recommended Halesowen books which do have really useful maps in)

Great Maps on the Cradley Links esp. the Medieval map of the area - v. interesting to see what was already there. Must recommend it to anyone who hasn't already seen it.

Can you figure where this was from the census data - I didn't think Cradley was large enough to be considered a Town, let alone having another town within it. Or did 'town' have a slightly different meaning such as in Loamy Town ?

Have located Hawbush, would it ever have been considered part of Halesowen rather than Stourbridge ?

Thanks for the links - I'm not looking for anyone in particular Linell.
My brother mentioned Brettle today ( whilst we were looking for stone houses in Hasbury ! ) I read the Wiki post and wondered if it was made up, as I'd never heard of it before.

Does anyone know the location of the ancient setlement of Brettle within Halesowen ?

Thanks for all these replies - I have Thomas and Rebecca's marriage cert.for Romsley - both Thomas and his father are labourers which is common but not a lot of help. My next question will be why Romsley as they are back in B'ham in 1851. May be Rebecca was in service there by then for it to be her ...

Hi all I am searching for the Family of THOMAS Bellenger born in 1809 & baptised at St Philips, B'ham in Oct 1810 along with a SARAH ANN. His parents are JOHN and Mary. I have found a John and Mary on Family Search but located in Hampshire, along with a number of possible children also in Hampsh...

Now living in Derby,it may only be I hour drive .....

Thanks for the link to the the Price info about Wall Well - as the tree had parts of my husbands tree which we hadn't got !
Are your the photos of Wall Well personal photos Linell or from a public source ?

I had relatives who lived in the 'Sandhouses', so I'm told. Does anyone know when these were demolished ? My dad thinks they were near the chapel. Or anything about the community in Wall Well in the 1800's

Have just joined, having found a link in this site earlier today to a 'missing' ancester. Just as you think you have got as far as you can along come new links and avenues of research.