J C Fisher

An illuminated script signed by Joseph Chamberlain and presented to my great grandfather John Charles Fisher in appreciation of his services to the East Birmingham Liberal Unionists.

GATENBY and PUGH.

I thought I'd better start adding more photographs from my mother's side of the family. My mother's parents are from the Durham and Yorkshire regions and so my family history research has dived up't North ;-) .

My mother, Marjory Pugh. The photograph was probably taken around 1947. 

My grandmother Violet Pugh (nee Gatenby). She was born in Stockton on 2nd March 1907 and died in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, on 17th November 1970. 

My grandparents on their wedding day, 31st December 1927. Noah Pugh (1905-1980) and his bride Violet Gatenby (1907-1970). They married at Gilkes Street Primitive Methodist Church, Middlesbrough.

This is Races furniture shop in Middlesbrough. The young man in front is, believe, my grandfather Noah Pugh. My great grandparents, my grandparents and my mother all, at some time, lived in the upper floor and attic. There are cigarette machines on the posts in front of the door.

My grandmother, Violet Pugh (nee Gatenby), probably in Sutton Coldfield, Warks. 

Cynthia Pugh, my mother's only sibling. She was born 9th August 1931 and died of meningitis in 1933. 

Another picture of Cynthia.. because she was really gorgeous. 

My great grandfather, Benjamin Pugh. 

My great grandmother Margaret A Pugh (nee Hurst).

The wedding of Robert Pugh in 1930. BACK l-r Benjamin Pugh (my ggf), Thomas Allen(?), Ethel's brother, Norman Pugh, Robert Pugh and bride Ethel, Mr Reece and his wife (Ethel's sister). FRONT l-r My great grandma Pugh, Ethel's niece 1, Eva Preston, Ethel's niece 2, Mona Pugh, Ethel's mother.

GMAIL INVITES

I've got a few of these to spare. Don't know if you've heard of gmail. The 1GB on-line storage makes it ideal to to store all your genealogy site mailings. You then have a rapidly searchable data-base (you search all your received and sent mail using a Google search-engine!). If you want an invite just email me via the link in my profile.

Denis Frederick Fisher.

My father, Denis, died on 7th August 2004 at Heartlands hospital, Birmingham. Here are a few photographs of him, followed by photographs of other Fishers and another relation, a RAF crewman who died in action in WW11.

Denis Frederick Fisher, aged about 4.

Denis Frederick Fisher, age 8.

Denis Frederick Fisher, in the Air Training Corps (?)

Denis Fisher, a sergeant in the RAF.

The wedding of Denis Frederick Fisher to Marjory Doreen Pugh on 25th August 1951 at Bordesley Green Methodist Church, Birmingham.

RAF Lancaster of 550 Sqdn and it's crew, Francis Leman Jesse Colbourne on the extreme right. The aircraft was shot down over Gelsenkirchen, Germany on 6th November 1944 with the loss of all the crew. Francis Colbourne was the grandson of Jesse Congreave.

Portrait of Rosa Lilian Fisher, my great-aunt.

John Charles Fisher (1886-1969), my great-uncle.

Great-uncle John Charles Fisher with wife Laura Ellen Fisher (nee Toy) in fancy dress. John won hundreds of fancy dress competitions.

The 50th wedding anniversary of John Charles Fisher and wife Laura.

John Charles Fisher (1856-1935), my great grandfather.

John Charles Fisher (1856-1935) in a studio in fancy dress, (a pattern seems to be emerging here!).

Florence Elizabeth Buck, wife of John Charles Fisher (1856-1935), in fancy dress in a studio.

John Charles Fisher (1856-1935) in fancy dress in a studio, again.

John Charles Fisher (c1821-1885). My great great grandfather.