Long Lost Friends and Relatives with a Stourbridge connection See also: Long lost friends archive, Genealogy and Can you help?

Trying to find an old friend or relative from the Stourbridge area? Simply e-mail us and we'll put it on here for you. Old school reunions, company reunions - send them in! For your own security please adhere to the usual common sense rules of the web and only make contact with people you know to be genuine. This section is devoted to finding friends and relatives, please go to the genealogy section for appeals and links regarding tracing family history. Don't forget to let us know how you get on! For an example, please see the message just received from Peter Smith in Canada, who posted his original message on this page a few years ago:

Hallelujah!! I posted a message on your "long lost" board some time ago. After the passage of what seemed to be a long period of time - I got a hit!! I was seeking some information with respect to some English lads who were evacuated to the Canadian prairies during the bleak days of World War II. Now, I am in the process of corresponding with the son of one of the lads and the nephew of the other two. Obviously, I want to thank you for the work that you must put into such an endeavor and special kudos for even caring about things like this. The world wide web is an amazing tool with an incredible ability to eliminate barriers between people around the world. It would be marvelous if nations could learn from Web specialists such as yourselves as they attempt to deal with political issues. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Peter Smith
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Below is an old school photo - King Edwards Grammar School 1939! Apologies for the poor image quality but if you click on one of the segments of the photo it will take you to a much larger version. We felt it was necessary to make the images this large in order for people to recognise staff and pupils in the photo. The age of the pupils in the photo must now range from about 80 to 90 years. My own family connections recognise several in the photo, if you think you do please contact us. Email Stourbridge

Memoirs of a King Edwards Schoolboy - W J Green 1933 to 1940. W John Green is in the far right of the photo above, third row back, second from the end.
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Hello, I am wanting to get back in touch with my father's cousins children who live in Birmingham. However when I visited my aunt Joan Edwards, married to Eric Edwards, they lived on a golf course in Norton, Stourbridge. Their daughter was married to a local architect. Kind regards, Stephanie Karl (Rec'd 23rd Apr 2012)
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When I was 19 I stayed for 3 summer months at 21 pedmore stourbridge place with the SMITH familly: Ron, Ray, Anthony 17, Jane 14, Graham13? and Richard 5 (my baby_sitting ) we met again x-mas 1964 where are you ? JOSSY
Devaud Josette (Rec'd 1st April 2012)

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Hello to everyone who knows me. The whole of my moms family was BROOKS from lye, I went to crabbe st school and valley rd school, I worked at lye GEE BEE supermarket with my wonderful mom Lil Nicholls, who also was a dinner lady at GRANGE SCHOOL, my dad worked for stourbridge rolling mills, my gran was rose brooks of birchfield rd, come on lets share some meomories. Sharon Nicholls shaznicho@googlemail.com (Rec'd 28th Feb 2012)
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I did my SRN training at Corbett Hospital in the 1950's and would love to make contact with other students from that era. We had a lovely Matron named Miss Gore, and night sister was Dora May. I moved to Crawley,Sussex and now live in Worthing. Hope someone reads this and makes contact. Thank you Stourbridge for happy memories! Marion Fadelle, nee Oakley. (Rec'd 22 Jan 2012)
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Any information about Colleen Patricia Ainsworth, DOB 6/1/1951. Mother: Jean Young (Rae/Janes). Father: John Albert. 38 Hagley Road, Stourbridge. Thanking anyone that can help! Sarah (Rec'd 7 Jan 2012) trevorleigh2@yahoo.com
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I am trying to make contact with a John H Dawes (H is for Hartley we believe) I know he was originally from the Stourbridge area and would love anyone who knows of him to make contact. Steve (Rec'd 14th Dec 2011)
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I lived in Stourbridge jan-june 1961, at Ryders, 4 Greenfield Ave. The daugther's name was Marion and I think she is probably the only one now alive. It would be really nice to make contact with her if possible. Olle Linden (Rec'd 26 Nov 2011)
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Hi, my maiden name was Cox and I lived in Stambermill and would like to contact anyone who knew me.
Ann Cairns john@cairn2000.freeserve.co.uk (Rec'd 21st Oct 2011)
I\'m wondering if you have any information on my great great grandfather who was mayor of stourbridge? He was C.S Hall and his wife was Evelyn Alice Hall. Thank you Hayley Hall depp-crazy@hotmail.com (Rec'd 21st Oct 2011)
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Hi trying to find Micky Fryer from lye, Stourbrige he would be in his sixties, he was best man to Tina and Steve Heathcote.
Christina Strauss (Rec'd 13th Sep 2011)
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I am interested to meet Helen Millwood who lived in Wollaston hairdressers, and knew her whilst at King Edwards Grammar School.
Gwyn Williams (Rec'd 26 Aug 2011)
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Hoping to trace and possibly contact the family of David Boughton-Thomas, who in 1956 was living at Holly Bank, Norton, Stourbridge. At that time he owned a vintage Alvis, which later was acquired by my father. I'm trying to assemble a full history of the car and David evidently played a part in it! Thanks, Andy Spiceley. (Rec'd 6th Aug 2011)
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hi I am looking for a christeen williams.thats was her maiden name in 1972.she lived in wordsley we use to go out together,we met when she worked partime in tesco,christeen had a sister called marion,her mum worked at bsr and her dad at longbrige car factoty in the seventies,would love to hear from you christeen I will remember your blonde hair and lovely smile.my mobile is 07733478160,neil golba (Rec'd 29 May 2011)
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I am helping a friend whose father went from Stoke Mandeville to a Ministry of Pensions Hospital in Stourbridge. John George Whiddon b.1910, in Devon was a member of an RAF plane which crashed in Alexandria, Egypt in WW2. John (Jack) was the only survivor and was given compassionate leave. On his way home to see his family he suffered a brain haemorrhage and spent the remaining ten years of his life in hospital. My friend's mother was also unable to look after their son, Albert, who was fostered in Scotland. He is now anxious to regain contact with any members of his birth family. Albert remembers being taken to visit his father in hospital in Stourbridge. I have searched for Jack's death and think I have found it in Chepstow. Jack's mother Susan may have lived in Stourbridge too. There is also a connection with Bath and a family called Pepperell. Albert has told me what he remembers but has lost the address of the only cousin he was in touch with. He, and I, would be most grateful for any help.
Regards, Frances Sharp (Rec'd 24 Feb 10)
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Looking for info on Nigel and Sue Hemming! They were both artists in Stourbridge. Any info would be GREATLY appreciated! Gene Sheets (Rec'd 17 Nov 09)
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I am looking for Kevin Francis Pickering, son of Herbert and Mary, born 1948, wife Susan Joy Pickering. Would like to pass on information on Atkinson family tree.
atkinson@dcsi.net.au (Rec'd 27 Oct 09)
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My English penfriend Sarah Jane Charlwood lived in Stourbridge during period 1974-1982 and I visited her several times when I was young. My name is Patricia Legland, I'm a French woman of 47 years old now, divorced and I would like to get in touch with Sarah Jane but I
know she is no more living in Stourbridge. Her mother Dorothy died in december 1980, her father was a teacher in Stourbridge and retired in Morton in March. Does someone in Stourbridge know where Sarah Jane is now living and can help me to find her somewhere in England ? I investigated several times without any reply. Do not hesitate to contact
me at the following address : legland.patricia@orange.fr
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I am trying to find anyone that knew Muriel Whitehurst who lived at 92 Belmont Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, she lived there from 1940 to 1963. She possibly worked at Beatties Department Store in Wolverhampton. Can anyone help please?
baz.whitehurst@btinternet.com (Rec'd 4 July 09)
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Hi, I am deaf, I am trying to find a long lost friend , her name is Sandra Page, she used to live at 65 Murrayfield Drive, Leasowe, Wirral, I have lost touch with her, she is my best friend, I don't know where she is now. Hope you understand this message.
Kind regards, Diane Hurrell (Rec'd 26 March 09)
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Hi, I'm trying to trace any persons that RENTED a house on Ladysmith Road, Cradley Heath between 1938 and 1952. I know the house was owned by a certain family but they lived elsewhere. It is a family who rented pre/post war. They had a boy aged approx 5 yrs, who unfortunatly died and a daughter, approx 2-3 yrs, who is still living, to my knowledge. The father was a carpenter of sort and owned a motor car. Any help in finding a name to go with these details would be very greatfully received. Thank you, mandy.maguire@hotmail.co.uk (rec'd 13th Mar 09)
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Hi, I have researched the 49 names of the men of Lye and Wollescote Stourbridge listed upon the beautiful stained glass window in the Memorial Chapel of Christchurch the Lye and have the records of all but one. The name of D HART is listed but I have not found any information about this man other than in the Church magazine of June 1950 where the list of the voluntary contributions for the purchase of the window shows a D Hart making a contribution.
During the course of this project I have discovered a further 9 men of the district who lost their lives and are not on the window. 5 of these men are buried in the local Lye Cemetery. A Memorial Book was recently presented to the Church and now includes the records of all 59 men. Should anyone know of the HART families who lost a loved one during WW2 would they please contact Raymond Griffiths at rwgriffiths@blueyonder.co.uk or 01384 392647. (Rec'd 13th Mar 09)