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Northern Lass
Posts: 46029 Joined: Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:12 amPrimary Surname Interests: Hinett, Rose, Round, Shakespear, Wilkins,Primary Geographical Research Areas: Black Country, Wiltshire, Newcastle upon Tyne
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by Northern Lass Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:15 am
Anyone watching it?
not sure on the accents..............sound as though they flip into Liverpool accents
some times!
Filmed at the Black Country Living museum I think some of it was.
I enjoyed the first one!
should be called sneaky blighters!
they had some nasty things in their caps
probably why they are called peeky blinders?
dudleytaylor
Posts: 1538 Joined: Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:29 pmPrimary Surname Interests: Badley ,Taylor,Cadman,Hazelwood Hughes SpiersPrimary Geographical Research Areas: Dudley Oldbury Warley LangleyLocation: Living in Worcestershire,Paternal Family from Dudley,Maternal family from Oldbury
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by dudleytaylor Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:57 am
Hubby and I watched with interest ,as hubbys great uncle was I suppose a "Peeky Blinker" , but not as bad as the story suggested. He ran a public house with a room upstairs converted into a fighting ring ,and ran a bookies from there , which was illegal at the time ,and had runners . He is well known in that part of Birmingham, and Carl Chin as wrote about him . My husband met him once ,when he was a very old man ,and I am in contact with his grandsons .
http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/Spor ... LITE-2.htm
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Antie Em
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by Antie Em Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:46 am
I believe Carl's father also ran a bookies. My friend's dad used to be a "runner" for him.
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sparkstopper
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by sparkstopper Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:28 pm
Think this is Billy KIMBER:
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mikleed
Posts: 814 Joined: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:45 pmPrimary Surname Interests: Leedham,Poole,Hall,Smart,Goode, Field.Primary Geographical Research Areas: Rowley Regis, Halesowen, Leicestershire Nova Scotia AustraliaLocation: Black Country
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by mikleed Sun Sep 15, 2013 1:05 pm
I have somwhere on this site written about Billy Kimber and my Grandma Florrie Hall including my Mom..... Florries daughter ?????
Englands Green and Pleasant Land.
mallosa
Posts: 22298 Joined: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:59 pmPrimary Surname Interests: Rollason, Henley/Hendley, Evans, Taylor, Brookes, Lenton, Wilson and MallonPrimary Geographical Research Areas: Dudley, Rowley Regis, Oldbury, Birmingham and IrelandLocation: Yardley, Birmingham
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by mallosa Sun Sep 15, 2013 1:16 pm
Here you are Mike....
Re: UPDATE LOOK UP DONE FOR MIKLEED!! ---Hall's Halesowen
search.php?keywords=Billy+Kimber+ If you would like to have your ancestors photo's included in our Gallery, please send me a pm. Researching: Evans, Rollason, Henley/Hendley, Brookes, Taylor (Wilson - Birmingham)
sparkstopper
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by sparkstopper Sun Sep 15, 2013 1:17 pm
1911 Census: 22 Crescent, Salford.
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peterd
Posts: 15669 Joined: Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:33 pmPrimary Surname Interests: Dorricott. Watterson. Evans. Bracegirdle. Quinn. McloughlinPrimary Geographical Research Areas: Shropshire. Cheshire. Lancashire. Black Country. Co DurhamLocation: co durham
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by peterd Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:29 pm
read a bit about this in the mail when away mentioned a beard too ?
peterd
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by peterd Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:36 pm
dudleytaylor
Posts: 1538 Joined: Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:29 pmPrimary Surname Interests: Badley ,Taylor,Cadman,Hazelwood Hughes SpiersPrimary Geographical Research Areas: Dudley Oldbury Warley LangleyLocation: Living in Worcestershire,Paternal Family from Dudley,Maternal family from Oldbury
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by dudleytaylor Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:35 pm
have just read article in Daily Mail . I do not think my hubbys great uncle would have been part of any gang ,but he must have know about them .
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mikleed
Posts: 814 Joined: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:45 pmPrimary Surname Interests: Leedham,Poole,Hall,Smart,Goode, Field.Primary Geographical Research Areas: Rowley Regis, Halesowen, Leicestershire Nova Scotia AustraliaLocation: Black Country
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by mikleed Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:12 am
Hi Malosa and Sparkstopper .....Thank you both very much for your time in looking up about Billy Kimber, apparently it was quite well known in my family.
Englands Green and Pleasant Land.
mikleed
Posts: 814 Joined: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:45 pmPrimary Surname Interests: Leedham,Poole,Hall,Smart,Goode, Field.Primary Geographical Research Areas: Rowley Regis, Halesowen, Leicestershire Nova Scotia AustraliaLocation: Black Country
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by mikleed Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:59 pm
Jan......it was well known in BC for gangs to put razor blades in their peeked caps !!!!!!!
Englands Green and Pleasant Land.
mikleed
Posts: 814 Joined: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:45 pmPrimary Surname Interests: Leedham,Poole,Hall,Smart,Goode, Field.Primary Geographical Research Areas: Rowley Regis, Halesowen, Leicestershire Nova Scotia AustraliaLocation: Black Country
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by mikleed Mon Sep 16, 2013 4:02 pm
You can't say that! it was according to which part of Brum you lived.......don't forget this was mainly Aston area....eg.Summer Lane, Brikiln st. etc.
Englands Green and Pleasant Land.
Rob
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by Rob Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:14 pm
I missed it last week do you think i can catch up considering my IQ?
Northern Lass
Posts: 46029 Joined: Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:12 amPrimary Surname Interests: Hinett, Rose, Round, Shakespear, Wilkins,Primary Geographical Research Areas: Black Country, Wiltshire, Newcastle upon Tyne
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by Northern Lass Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:10 pm
Rob wrote: I missed it last week do you think i can catch up considering my IQ?
No! give it up as a bad job Rob
Rob you coming to the do next year will you dress up in a blonde wig and do the Candyman dance with me and Peterd?
