GENERATIONS : FAMILY PHOTO GALLERY

Sue Bird


The Queen's Silver Jubilee street party in 1977


Myself, my daughters and neighbours
1977, Bartley Green, Birmingham
Bartley Green, Birmingham, 1977

Sophia Oliver


In this picture we are all family. As you can see we are a very multicultural family. All the younger girls are first cousins and the older ladies are sisters. Our Nanny was born in the Himalayas and was brought up in Assam where she met our Grandad. He was Irish and they married and came back to UK. But not Birmingham, Newcastle. They moved to Birmingham to work on coal mines around 20 years after. My father's dad was brought up in Jamaica. He is Chinese Jamaican and my Grandad owned Fenkys Pattys in Hockley. My Nanny Fay was Jamaican. So, me Sophia cara, I feel one of a kind when I need to tick the box about my nationality, there isn't a box for me..... so I call myself a cocktail full of love


My Mom, Aunty's and Cousins
2020, 2 years ago
2 years ago, 2020

Maya Rai


Maya was born in the Suva, Fiji Islands and moved to Willenhall in the 1950’s with her Husband and 2 eldest children. Maya had a further 2 children born in Willenhall, one of which was Alfred (pictured third aged 6). Alfred has always lived and worked in the area and married Nicola in 1990. Their eldest of 2 children, Megan, was born in 1993, pictured last here at aged 8 months in the family christening dress at Woodside Way, Short Heath, Willenhall.


Maya Rai's parents: Bodh Mati Rai (Mother) and Kuber Rai (Father), Maya Rai, Alfred Rai and Megan Gosnell
Approx 1952 - 1993, Fiji Islands and Willenhall, UK
Fiji Islands and Willenhall, UK, Approx 1952 - 1993

Nik Taylor


A family day out in Sutton Park taken by my father on Kodak Kodachrome.


Myself, my sister, my mother and her father
1964, Sutton Park
Sutton Park, 1964

Peggy Livingstone


Nan & Me in nans back garden in Chelmsley Wood.


Peggy and Kate
1978, Chelmsley Wood
Chelmsley Wood, 1978

Audrey Ryan


This is my favourite photo of my late parents Iran and Joyce. Dad was born in Portland Jamaica and came to England in January 1954 and met the love of his life, our wonderful mother Joyce, who was born in Saltley, Birmingham. They met at work at the Co-Op Meat Depot, Albert Street, Birmingham at the Christmas works do. They had their first kiss under the mistletoe. Dad and Mom didn't have much money but this photo was taken for a special reason: to sent to Jamaica so Dad's mother could have a photo of her son and his family. This photo was taken in 1957 as Dad's mother Adina in Jamaica requested a photo of her son Iran, wife Joyce and her two Grandsons. Sadly Adina never had the chance to meet her Grandchildren so this photo was important and stayed on her wall in Jamaica till her sad passing. I'm not in the photo as I wasn't born then! The couple went on to have a total of five children.


My Father Iran (standing), my Mother Joyce (sitting), my baby Brother Lloyd and my eldest Brother David (standing)
1957, A Photography Studio in Birmingham
A Photography Studio in Birmingham, 1957

Tom Ward


Three of the Ten Cheshire children from Quinton Rd West. My Grandad (Wally) with two of his five sisters (Jessy and Dora)


Wally, Dora and Jessy Cheshire
1940, Quinton Road West, Birmingham
Quinton Road West, Birmingham, 1940

John Evans


John Evans

Margaret Middleton


Middleton Family at the Queens Jubilee


Middleton Family
1962, Tavistock Rd, Acocks Green, Birmingham
Tavistock Rd, Acocks Green, Birmingham, 1962

Frances Smith


4 generations of my family. The first great-grandchild for my parents.


Me (Frances), my dad, Gordon, seated, my daughter, Helen, with her daughter, Katie-May
2014, At my home in Yardley, Birmingham
At my home in Yardley, Birmingham , 2014

Stephen Burke


My Grandparents at my parents wedding.


Stephen Connolly, Joyce Connolly, Lydia Burke, Thomas Burke
1980's
1980's

Adam Khan


A picture of my family unit, being a care leaver. Having experienced many disadvantages, I feel it’s important to understand that the heteronormative family unit isn’t representative of society today.


Me, Adam. I’m a non-binary, neurodivergent social activist and community leader.
2019, Birmingham
Birmingham, 2019
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