Mary Showell Rogers
So Much More Than Just Thomas’ wife Mary was born into relative privilege in 1832, something she never took for granted as her later life would show. She Married Thomas … Read more
Josie Wall
Lily Evans
If ever there was a tragic life albeit all to brief Lily Evans’ was it. She was born to parents William and Emma from Nechells on July 2nd, 1884 weighing … Read more
John Alfred Langford
John Alfred Langford was born in Bradford Street Birmingham to Parents John Langford and Harriet Eaton on September 12th, 1823. He attended a private school in Deritend before leaving to … Read more
Jacob Wilson
If there was ever a man born to do the job he did it was Jacob Wilson. After all his father had been the Town Crier before him and his … Read more
Charles Vince
Charles Vince was born in 1823, in Farnham, Surrey. He was born into a Congregationalist background. His father was a carpenter and a builder. Charles attended a local school of … Read more
Five buried by sandbags – 2th November 1940
On the 2th November 1940, five individuals suffocated in an air raid accident when a wall of sandbags collapsed. The incident was reported by The Birmingham Gazette and The Birmingham … Read more
Cemetery Memories – Our Cemeteries and Community in Lockdown
This year has been like no other in the history of the cemeteries, the Jewellery Quarter and the world. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected everyone and led to all kinds … Read more
Joseph Moore
Joseph Moore was a manufacturer of buttons and other similar products. He became wealthy and used his money to help people, for example by creating a dispensary for the poor … Read more
Serjeant Albert Gill VC
Serjeant, 1st Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 99th Brigade, 2nd Division The Battle of the Somme was perhaps the most infamous battle of the First World War. Lasting almost 5 … Read more
