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WEBSTER

JOHN

BIRMINGHAM CITY ARCHIVES - Indenture of fine. - ref.  MS 3145/64/14  - date: Date 1736
Parties: John Webster, Sampson Lloyd, Mary his wife, Daniel Alsop, Sara his wife. Property: Blade mill in Perry Barr
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WEBSTER

JOHN

 BIRMINGHAM CITY ARCHIVES - Lease for a year and conveyance and assignment. - ref.  MS 3145/64/16 a&b  - date: Date 1748
 Parties: John Webster, Joseph Webster, Martha his wife. Property: Blade mill in Perry Barr
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WEBSTER

JOSEPH

BIRMINGHAM CITY ARCHIVES - Conveyance. - ref.  MS 3145/62/10 a  - date: Date 1844
Parties: Joseph Webster, Maria Mary his wife, Rt. Hon. George, Lord Calthorpe, John Moore Paget, Charles Littlehales. Property: Blade Mill and Mill Pool in Perry Barr
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WEBSTER

JOSEPH

BIRMINGHAM CITY ARCHIVES - Draft abstract of title 1669-1809 of Joseph Webster to Perry Barr blade mill. - ref.  MS 3145/64/22  - date: 1844

WEEDS

 

BIRMINGHAM CITY ARCHIVES - Copy of Court Roll being the surrender by John Lovelady of three crofts of land in Oscote and Hamstede called Weeds, Wesfyldes, Beryfyldes and Richards Croftes in the manor of Perry Barr. - ref.  MS 3145/37/17  - date: Date 1458

WELL CROFT

 

 BIRMINGHAM CITY ARCHIVES - Bargain and sale and feoffment. - ref.  MS 3145/57/3  - date: Date 1675
Parties: Thomas Buckley, Mary his wife, Henry Gough. Property: Buildings, crofts and lands in Perry Barr
called Elner's and Well Croft, Higgfeilds, Perry Feild, Perrywood Moore, Preist Meadow, land in Hacknole Feild, Stonyfeilds, Short lands, Seaven lands, the Sling.

WELL MEADOW

 

BIRMINGHAM CITY ARCHIVES - Deed to lead the uses of a fine. - ref.  MS 3145/64/8  - date: Date 1691
 Parties: John Dutton, Katherine his wife, Andrew Heely, Elizabeth his wife, Sir Henry Gough, Joseph Charman. Property: Shopp Leasow, Well Meadow, Blade mill in Perry Barr, Coate Leasowe, Wood Leasowe, The Moore, Holly Hill, all in Perry Barr
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WELL HEAD FARM    Birmingham City Archives: Gough family of Perry Hall [MS 3145/1a - MS 3145/246]

Well Head

FILE - Deed of covenant to produce title deeds. - ref.  MS 3145/75/1  - date: Date 1817
 
hit[from Scope and ContentParties: Hon. Charles Finch godson of Charles Jennens, Charles Wynne Griffith Wynne, John Wadhams. Property: Well Head, Round Meadow, Well Meadow, Townsend Meadow, The Slang, Near Backside, Far Backside, The Backside, all in Handsworth.

FILE - Lease for a year and conveyance. - ref.  MS 3145/75/2 a&b  - date: Date 1817
            
hit[from Scope and ContentParties: Edward Finch Hatton, William Grant, Hon. Charles Finch, Charles Wynne Griffith Wynne, John Wadhams, William Southall Joberns, Property: Copsall, Orton-upon-the-Hill, Twycross, Norton-juxta-Twycross, Bilston, Congeston, Ratclif Quley, Atterton, Witherley, co. Leics, Nether Whitacre, Holloughton, Drakenedge, Kingsbury, Coton, Maxstock, Pooley, Polesworth, Mancester, co. Warwick, Snitterton, Middleton juxta Youlgreave, Thorpe, Bradbourne, Hartington, Mouldridge, Stannage, Cardlehey etc. co. Derby, Handsworth, co. Stafford, Cotham, East Leake, Regworth, Bunney, Bradmore, Hormanton-upon- Soare etc. co. Nottingham. Wethley, co. Warwick and Moreton co. Worcester, Well Head, Round Meadow, Well Meadow, Townsend Meadow, Near Backside, Far Backside, The Slang, The Backside.

FILE - Mortgage. - ref.  MS 3145/75/3a  - date: Date 1817
            
hit[from Scope and ContentParties: John Wadhams, Thomas Orton. Property: Well Head, Round Meadow, Well Meadow, Townsend Meadow, Near Backside, Far Backside, The Slang, The Backside, all in Handsworth.

 
FILE - Bond to secure mortgage. - ref.  MS 3145/75/3b  - date: Date 1817
            
hit[from Scope and ContentParties: John Wadhams, Thomas Orton.

FILE - Mortgage. - ref.  MS 3145/75/4  - date: Date 1817
            
hit[from Scope and ContentParties: John Wadhams, Edward Finch Hatton, William Grant. Property: Well Head House and Estate in Handsworth, Round Meadow, Well Meadow, Townsend Meadow, Near Backside, Far Backside, The Slag, and The Backside.

 
FILE - Assignment of mortgage. - ref.  MS 3145/75/7  - date: Date 1829
            
hit[from Scope and ContentParties: George Orton, Richard Orton, John Wadhams, Harriet Haycock. Property: Round Meadow, Well Meadow, Well Head estate, Townsend Meadow, Near Backside, Far Backside, The Slang, The Backside, all in Handsworth.

 
FILE - Reconveyance. - ref.  MS 3145/75/9  - date: Date 1856
            
hit[from Scope and ContentParties: Charles Wynne Griffith Wynne, John Wadhams. Property: Well Head Estate, Round Meadow, Well Meadow, Townsend Meadow, Far Backside, Near Backside, The Slang, The Backside, all in Handsworth.
     

WELL MEADOW

 

BIRMINGHAM CITY ARCHIVES - Deed to lead the uses of a fine. - ref.  MS 3145/64/8  - date: Date 1691
 Parties: John Dutton, Katherine his wife, Andrew Heely, Elizabeth his wife, Sir Henry Gough, Joseph Charman. Property: Shopp Leasow, Well Meadow, Blade mill in Perry Barr, Coate Leasowe, Wood Leasowe, The Moore, Holly Hill, all in Perry Barr
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WELLINGTON ROAD

 

 

OLD HANDSWORTH, LOZELLS, BIRCHFIELD, AND PERRY BARR

WRITTEN BY ERIC ARMSTRONG (WITH HIS PERMISSION)

AVAILABLE FROM WWW.STENLAKE.CO.UK

 

WELLINGTON ROAD

 

SOME GROUND OWNED BY THE BRIDGE TRUST, WAS WHERE  ASTON VILLA FOOTBALL CLUB PLAYED THEIR FIRST GAME.

WELLINGTON VILLA

 

Does anyone have a photograph of this house?

WELLINGTON VILLA

 

SEE JAMES ADAMS

WELLS

 

See Woolaston

WELLS

 

Email: Richard@Kingsvale.com  Richard is also looking for Baines, Parkes, Winwood, Towers, Foden, Wells and Bonehill.

WELLS

 

See Beech Tree Cottages

WELLS

A L

A valuable Enclosure of Freehold Arable Lane with long frontages to Holly Lane, College Road and Cross Lane and ripe for immediate building development and have a total area of: 8 acres, 2 roods & 33 poles

This lot is held by Mr A L Wells for a term of 5 years from 25th March 1921, at a yearly rent of £827. 4s of which there is apportioned to this lot the sum of £22.00

WELLS

A L

Brick built Detached Freehold Cottage.  Opposite the Beggar’s Bush, Chester Road in the Parish of Perry Barr, in the County of Stafford.  Contains: Three bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen, scullery, outside E C – Company’s water.  Tenant Mr George Turner.  Leased to Mr A L Wells, for 5 years from 25th March 1921, an the rent apportioned to this lot if £13.00.00 per annum

WELLS

 

A W

Handsworth Herald – April 30th 1904

On Tuesday April 19th, the marriage of Mr. A. W. Wells, elder son of Mr. A. L. Wells of Warren Farm, Perry Barr, Birmingham with Mademoiselle Anna Poskin, only daughter of Dr. A. Poskin of Spa, Belgium took place at the Catholic Church of that town.  After the civil ceremony at the Town Hall, the bridal party proceeded to the Church where the nuptial mass was celebrated by the Rev. Abbe Poskin of Gresves, uncle of the bride, assisted by the Rev. Cannon Baron L de Lafontaine, Dean of Spa.  Ave Maria, especially composed by the bride’s father for the solemnity was beautifully sung during the Mass, the organ being played by M. Albert Dupuis, a well know Belgium composer.  The bride who was given away by her father, looked very charming in a dress of white crepe de chine trimmed with Louis XV  lace and orange blossoms and Brussells lace veil.  Instead of a bouquet she carried a beautiful white Missal.  The two bridesmaids, the Misses Jane and Gertie Wells, sisters of the bridegroom wore dresses of a delicate shade of old rose silk, spotted crepe trimmed with ivory lace and insertion, and wore large black picture hats.  They also wore gold bangles the gifts of the bridegroom.  The groomsmen were M. Alphonse Poskin, Attaché of the Belgium Legation at Bangkok (Siam) and Mr. Albert Poskin brothers of the bride.  The reception and banquet were held at the Hotel de Locken.  Amongst the guests, who numbered about 60 were M Sive, Belgian Consul-General of Great Britian and Ireland; M and Madame Garteand of Liege; M and Madame Wartique, M Maes, Advocate to the Court of Appeal at Liege and Madame Maes; Mr. And Mrs A L Well of Birmingham, etc., etc.  Madame Pokin the brides mother wore an exquisite gown of black Spanish lace over grey brocaded satin and grey fancy straw togue, trimmed with ostrich feathers to match.  Mr. A L Wells wore a dress of black satin with vest of Brussels lace and fitted toque.  Early in the afternoon the happy pair departed for Brussels, where the honeymoon was spent.  The brides travelling costume was of dark-blue voile with white embroidered collar and a large hat trimmed with cornflowers.

 

The following are some of the presents:

Bridegroom to Bride – a gold watch and chain

Bride to Bridegroom – Gold cuff links, etc., with diamonds and sapphires.

Mr. And Madame Poskin – Household linen, silver tea and coffee service, case of silver gilt teaspoons and a case of silver serviette rings.

Mr. Alphonse Poskin – Cloisonne enamel vases.

Mr. A. L Wells – cheque

Mr. And Mrs A L Wells – Table cutlery and silver forks and spoons

Misses Rose and Florrie Wells – silver hot water kettle

Misses Janie and Gertie Wells – Silver egg frame

Mr. And Mrs Frank Wells (Walsall) Silver rack

Mr. And Mrs Thomas Wells – Old Oscott carved table

Mrs C A & M Well, three silver mounted glass flower vases

Etc., please see the article, for other gifts.

WELLS

AUGUSTINE

1883 – Farmer – Warren Farm

1888 – Farmer – Warren & cottage Farm

1894 – Farmer – Pool and Warren Farm – Holly Lane

WELLS

AUGUSTINE L

1881 he was 33 born in Sutton Coldfield and was a Farmer, of 265 acres, employing 12 men and 2 boys

Family History Film: 1341680 RG 11 2836/93 page 9

WELLS

AUGUSTUS LEWIS

 see Warren Farm

WELLS

 

AUSTIN

HANDSWORTH CHRONICLE    -= November 30th 1889

 

Mr. E Hopper (coroner) held an inquest at the Hare and Hounds, Holly Lane, Perry Barr on Saturday relative to the death of Elizabeth Richards (60) of 22 Hawkes Lane, West Bromwich who was found dead in a watercress stream on the Warren Farm, Holly Lane on Thursday.  Deceased was the wife of the West Bromwich Sanitary Inspector and was last seen alive by her friends on Wednesday morning when she left home at 10.15 with the intention of going to visit her daughter at Hill Top.  Nothing further was seen or heard of her until nine 0’clock the same night, when she was met by a woman named Rhodes in the holly lane, which is about five or six miles from Wet Bromwich.  Deceased was just clambering out of a ditch close to Mrs Rhodes’ house and said she was going to Hill Top.  Three hours later a man named Parker found deceased in another ditch further along the lane.  He helped her to get out, and at first thought she was under the influence of drink, but afterwards discovered that she was perfectly sober.  When asked what brought her there, deceased replied first that she was going to Hill Top, but afterwards said she had come from that place and subsequently she made several rambling statements.  She did not say who she was and as Parkes, could get nothing clear from her he left her there.  He started home, but changed his mind and turned back to the place where he left her, but without finding any trace of her.  A farm bailiff named Wells deposed to finding deceased in the watercress stream on Thursday morning.  She would have to walk along a private path to get there, and Police-constable Miller, who was fetched by Wells, said that when he arrived he found deceased lying upon her face in about three inches of water, with her hands firmly stuck in the mud, out of which he had some difficulty in getter her.  There were footmarks around the sop, as though deceased had tried to retrace her steps.  From the evidence of a son of deceased, it appeared that she was a woman of extremely temperate habits.  The night in question was very dark, and no reason could be assigned for her being in that locality, which is quite out of the way, as she had no friends or relatives anywhere close at hand.  At the time of leaving home, she had no money or valuables upon her, and when found there was no sign of having met with foul play.  The Coroner and several of the jury expressed surprise that nothing was seen or heard of the deceased until night, and that she should have wandered into the district.  A verdict of “Found dead” was returned

 

WELLS

AUSTIN

In 1881, Austin Wells was 11 (born Perry Barr) and boarding with a family called Casey at 78 High Street, Stoke on Trent

WELLS

AUSTIN LEWES

Wife Elizabeth

WELLS

AUSTINE W

1881 was 7 years old, son of Augustine & Eliza, born in Erdington

WELLS

CECILA

Daughter of Councillor Thomas Wells of Oscott Farm, Perry Barr, married Mr. Francis William Baines at Maryvale Catholic chapel. Handsworth Herald 29th April 1899

WELLS

CHARLES

1881 was 17, nephew of Augustine & Eliza, born in Perry Barr

WELLS

CHARLES

Perry Barr, BURIED St. Johns 28th June 1887, aged 73

WELLS

CLARA

1881 aged 1, born Erdington, living with Thomas & Jane Wells

WELLS

ELIZA

1881 she was 37 and born in Birmingham

WELLS

 

 

ELIZABETH

HANDSWORTH HERALD                                                                        1st November 1890

THEFT OF A JACKET.

Elizabeth Wells, Timblemill Lane, Aston, was charged with stealing a cloth jacket of the value of 12shillings, the property of Sarah Elizabeth Clarke, of 156 Witton Road, Perry Barr.  The parties were employed at Messrs. Kynock’s and on the 24th ult., prosecutrix hung up the jacket in a corridor.  In the evening when she desired to go home it was missing.  She and the gatekeeper searched the place but it could not be found, and the police were communicated with.  The P.C charged the prisoner with the theft and in reply, the accused said: “I found it fast under my ulster when I left.  I took it and pawned it in the Lichfield Road”.  The magistrates in connection of the fact that this was the prisoner’s first offence allowed her the option of a fine of 2s. 6d and costs or in default seven days prisonment.

 

Birmingham post                                                           November 26th 1888

A lady killed at Perry Barr Mrs Elizabeth wells, wife of Mr Austin l wells of Warren Farm, Perry Barr, met with a fatal accident yesterday.  At about half past 10 in the morning, Mrs Wells with one of her children was being driven by her groom in a trap in the direction of Birmingham.  When near the corner of Aldridge Road, the horse shed a wagon and the trap was overturned.  Mrs Wells was thrown out and one of the wheels of the wagon passed over her head, killing her instantly.  The groom and the child escaped with a slight shaking and the former keeping hold of the reins stopped his horse before any further injury could be done.  There was a thick fog at the time, and this is believed to be the cause of the accident.  Mrs wells was 38 years of age.

Handsworth Herald                                                                             1st December 1888

A shocking fatality occurred about half past ten o clock on Wednesday morning to Mrs Elizabeth Wells (38) wife of Austin Lewes Wells, farmer of Warren Farm, Perry Barr.  Mrs wells accompanied by her child was being driven towards Birmingham where she had a little shopping to do, where near the Boars Head, at the corner of Aldridge Road a heavy wagon was noticed just in front of them.  Owing to the thick fog, it was not until close upon the wagon that the groom perceived it.  The horse shield whilst in the act of passing, with the result that the vehicle ran up the bank at the side of the road and was overturned, the occupants being precipitated from their seats to the ground.  Beyond the severe shaking the groom and the little child escaped uninjured, but Mrs Wells sustained shocking injuries to the head and by the time assistance arrived was quite dead.  Whether the violence of the fall caused the injuries to the head or whether a wheel of the wagon actually passed over it, cannot be positively ascertained.  The head was shockingly crushed and death must have taken place instantly.  The horse was bought to a stand by the groom about 50 yards down the road.  It seems probably that the animal became suddenly startled at the appearance of the wagon in front of it.  The body of the deceased lady was afterwards conveyed to her home at Perry Barr.

 

Mr E Hooper held the inquest at the Boars Head inn on Thursday.  The jury returned a verdict of “accidental death” carrying with it an expression of sincere sympathy with the relatives of the deceased and also desiring the coroner to call attention of the proper authorities to the necessary for widening the road.

 

Post                                                                                     1st December 1888

An enquiry relative to the death of Mrs Eliza Wells of Warren Farm, Perry Barr, was held at the Boars Head on Thursday by Mr E Hooper - John Henry Neville said that on Wednesday morning he was driving Mrs Wells along the Aldridge road, when he got by the old vicarage in the Aldridge road, he noticed a butchers cart standing outside the door and just in front was a wagon being drawn by four horses.  The road was very narrow at this point, so he called out to the Wagoner to pull to one side as to allow the witness to pass.  The man, however took no notice, but whistled to his horses.  The mare witness was driving, was a very restive animal and it bolted along the footpath and ran up the bank on one side of the road.  Witness and miss wells were thrown out and escaped unhurt but deceased was thrown under the wheels of the wagon, which passed over her head killing her on the spot.  Thomas Surman said he was driving the wagon in question.  When last witness called out to him he did his best to get out of the way.  After he had gone few yards further he heard someone say “oh” and a little further on the trap passed him and his horses took fright.  About 200 yards from the spot a man cried out to him “that woman’s killed” but took no notice and did not enquire into the particulars of the accident until he was stopped by the police, close by the police station.  In reply to the coroner, witness, said he did not go back and see what was the matter, because he should have had to pay someone to hold his horse, and in reply to Mr Thomas Wells, witness said he did not know whether his employer had compensated Mr Wells for damage done by him.  In answer to the second question from the coroner, witness said he was known by the name of “wild tom”.  The coroner addressing him said he was surprised at the want of Christian feeling he had shown since Surman knew at the time what had happened.  He (the coroner) should make it his business to communicate with the witness’s master.

WELLS

ELIZABETH

 

WELLS

ELIZABETH

 

WELLS

ELIZABETH

 

WELLS

ELIZABETH M

1881 she was 11 daughter of Augustine & Eliza, and born in Erdington

WELLS

ELLEN KATE

October 1890, On the 1st ult, at Westminster Road Church, (by the Rev. Walter Scarlet – pastor) Frank the second son of the late Joseph Cooke of Perry Barr, to Ellen Kate the daughter of the late F. Wells of Worcester.

WELLS

FRANCIS

1868 – Farmer – kings Vale

WELLS

FRANCIS

1881, aged 2 months, born Erdington, living with Thomas and Jane Wells

WELLS

FRANCIS R

1881 was 6 years old, son of Augustine & Eliza, born in Erdington

WELLS

GEORGE

1871 – Farmer

WELLS

J A

Two Enclosures of freehold Accommodation Pasture, situate in Perry Village, in the parish of Perry Barr, Staffordshire and having a total area of nearly Eight Acres.

Let to Mr J A Wells on a yearly Michaelmas tenancy at a rent of £34. per annum.

WELLS

JANE

1864 – Farmer – Kings Vale

WELLS

JANE

1881 – was 36, born Kemscot, Oxford

WELLS

JANE

1881 aged 11, daughter of Thomas & Jane Wells

WELLS

JANE T

1881 was 4 years old, daughter of Augustine & Eliza, born in Erdington

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