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Author: mbjhtb
Surnames: Cashmore Bland
Classification: queries
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I am interested in finding out about an ancestor William Cashmore born Birmingham England
about 1820, famous gunmaker of Steelhouse Lane Birmingham.
His wife was Sarah Bland, (daughter of Edwin Bland, gunmaker), and they had children Julia
1847, Elizabeth 1849, William 1853, Thomas J 1857, Albert 1859, Frank 1861 (all dates
approximate).
Apparently William Cashmore gunmakers made a gun for Annie Oakley, and were well known in
Australia, New Zealand and America as well as in England for sporting guns (I. e. pigeon
and game shooting and shooting competitions).
I am particularly interested in finding William Cashmore's parents. I believe his
father was also William and was a brewer - this was on the parish record for his marriage
to Sarah Bland.
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