I'm wondering if any members have any information about this trade as I really don't know anything about it. Also, as I'm not from Birmingham, I would like to know more about these areas of the city.
Frank Stringer was my mother's great-uncle. He was a tortoiseshell, pearl and ivory craftsman. In 1881, he and his wife Maria lived at 87 Charles Street (above a sweet shop) He was a tortoiseshell, pearl and ivory craftsman, Maria was a shopkeeper.
According to the Birmingham Trade and Street Directories, Frank Stringer was listed at 60 Church Road until 1944. In 1945 that address was listed under Amy Stringer, I'm not sure who Amy was.
In other trade directories, F. Stringer is listed as ‘pearl ornament manufacturers’ at Albert Buildings, Camp Hill in 1894 and in 1909 at 192 (back of) Camp Hill, but by 1916 he no longer has a business address. Is Camp Hill in the same area Church Road or Charles Street and what are the Albert Buildings?
His daughter, Florence Althorp (nee Stringer) and her husband Ernest, were also pearl workers, possibly in King's Norton. The 1901 census lists Florence Stringer as a pearl worker, and on Florence and Ernest's marriage certificate their employment is listed as pearl workers.
any info on this topic would be very helpful,
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Frank Stringer was my mother's great-uncle. He was a tortoiseshell, pearl and ivory craftsman. In 1881, he and his wife Maria lived at 87 Charles Street (above a sweet shop) He was a tortoiseshell, pearl and ivory craftsman, Maria was a shopkeeper.
According to the Birmingham Trade and Street Directories, Frank Stringer was listed at 60 Church Road until 1944. In 1945 that address was listed under Amy Stringer, I'm not sure who Amy was.
In other trade directories, F. Stringer is listed as ‘pearl ornament manufacturers’ at Albert Buildings, Camp Hill in 1894 and in 1909 at 192 (back of) Camp Hill, but by 1916 he no longer has a business address. Is Camp Hill in the same area Church Road or Charles Street and what are the Albert Buildings?
His daughter, Florence Althorp (nee Stringer) and her husband Ernest, were also pearl workers, possibly in King's Norton. The 1901 census lists Florence Stringer as a pearl worker, and on Florence and Ernest's marriage certificate their employment is listed as pearl workers.
any info on this topic would be very helpful,
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