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S. KEELEY & Sons, 26 Whittall Street,

mikejee said:
There are no other John Joseph Baileys listed in the electoral rolls 1920-1925 (though one Joseph John)
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Hi mikejee.

Seems the John Joseph BAILEY living at 61 Leonard Road, Handsworth is our most likely candidate, especially as he had moved on by the 1932 edition of Kelly's. Incidentally, did Kelly's have him listed as an artist at that address in 1923 ?
 
No. that is why I said private address. Kellys lists commercial mentions and private addresses separately. He was not listed in the commercial list. As he was a schoolteacher, presumably , then at least, it was a hobby
 
mikejee said:
No. that is why I said private address. Kellys lists commercial mentions and private addresses separately. He was not listed in the commercial list. As he was a schoolteacher, presumably , then at least, it was a hobby
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Hi mikejee.

Oh !! I see, Logical then that it would have been a hobby, not his day job. Not a bad artist though, even if it was only a hobby.
 
Samuel Keeley was born in 1837 in Morton in Marsh, but lived most of his life in Birmingham. He was indeed a Picture Framer. His Brother John Keeley was an Artist and a member of the RSA. If you see a painting by John Keeley in its original frame, it sometimes still retains the sticker on the back from Samuel Keeley. Sam Keeley lived in Newton st, and later Whittall st, Birmingham. His wife Emma was a Wardrobe dealer.
Samuel Keeley was painted by well respected Artist William John Wainwright, and we still have this painting in the family. In William's autobiography he refers to Sam Keeley a few times, and did a little amusing sketch of him in bed with his nightcap on!
Samuels daughter Agnes Louisa Keeley married George S Smith, and their daughter Beatrice Lilian Smith was my Grandma.
 
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