House by House: 178 Northfield Road

1911
No 1911 census has been found for this property, which may mean that it was misplaced or that the property was empty in 1911.


1918-1919
On the 1918 and 1919 absent voters list, the following usual resident of 178 Northfield Road was:
Ernest Alfred Bresman (43328 Cadet (47 Officer Cadet Co Btn) RAF). He was serving in World War I.

Ernest Alfred & Elsie Bresman, 1908. Click to enlarge.

Photo: Ernest Alfred Bresman and Elsie (nee Geary) on their wedding day in 1908 in a church in the Kings Norton area.

1920-1922
On the 1920 and 1922 electoral register the residents at 178 Northfield Road were:
Ernest Alfred Bresman
Elsie Bresman
(this register included men over 21 and women over 30)

1925-1962
On the 1925, 1935, 1939, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1957, 1960 and 1962 electoral register the residents at 178 Northfield Road were:
William Galliford Blight (sometimes William G. Blight)
Edith Marian Blight (sometimes Edith M. Blight)
(this register included men and women over 21)

In 1952 William Galliford Blight was awarded a MBE as Secretary of Birmingham and District Association of Master Bakers, Confectioners & Caterers. See here. His main work was as a civil servant.