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Peeky Blinders

Post by Northern Lass »

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! :grin:

they had some nasty things in their caps
probably why they are called peeky blinders?
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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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I believe Carl's father also ran a bookies. My friend's dad used to be a "runner" for him.
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Think this is Billy KIMBER:
1901 Census: H.M.Prison, Birmingham.
William KIMBER 19 Prisoner. Brassware Maker Caster b.B'ham.

1891 Census: 57 Court 2 House,Summer Lane, B'ham.
William KIMBER hd. 38 Brass Dresser b.B'ham.
Catherine KIMBER wife 38 Laundress b.B'ham.
Harry KIMBER son 11 b.B'ham.
William KIMBER son 9 b.B'ham.
Joseph KIMBER son 6 b.B'ham.
Alfred KIMBER son 5 b.B'ham.
Ann M.KIMBER dau. 3 mth. b.B'ham.
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I have somwhere on this site written about Billy Kimber and my Grandma Florrie Hall including my Mom..... Florries daughter ?????
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Here you are Mike....

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1911 Census: 22 Crescent, Salford.
Living with Frederick Bradburn 45 Tram Conductor b.Lancs.
William KIMBER boarder single 28 Commision Agent(Turf) b.Birmingham.
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read a bit about this in the mail when away mentioned a beard too ?
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A person should have an opinion on everything, It becomes tact whether you reveal that opinion or not.

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peterd wrote:here it is william bowey beard


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... m-Mob.html



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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Post by mikleed »

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.
But all have gone now Bily Kimber and Sol Wolff would visit my Mom & Nan in Alexandra Rd. Halesowen ?.......Well done Malosa

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Jan......it was well known in BC for gangs to put razor blades in their peeked caps !!!!!!!
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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.
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I missed it last week do you think i can catch up considering my IQ? :?
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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?
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