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precious family B'ham 1900 - 1950

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in 1911 there is this family living 2 bk 236 king edwards rd. bham

frederick precious 57 engineers labourer b. manchester
elizabeth precious 54 b. suffolk
frederick 20 general labourer , ada 16 electro plate polisher, and margaret 13. all b. bham

and living 121 fallows rd. bham - mary jane precious 35 widow. (sister of samuel gardner) machinist tailoring b. bham
 
In Kellys there seems to be nobody of that name in the commercial section 1900- 1913, but in 1921:
Precions Annie (Mrs.), beer retailer. 52 Browning st. Ladvwood
Precious Robert John, fruiterer, 11 York road, King's hth
In 1932-33 :
Precious Robert John, fruiterer, 11 York road, King's hth
In 1936
Precious Edwd. plumber, 11 York rd. King's heath
Precious Robert John, fruiterer,11 York road, King's hth
In 1937
Precious Edwd. plumber, 11 York rd. King's heath
In 1938-44
Precious Edwd. plumber, 7 (back of) York rd. King's Heath
1949-50
No-one

mike
 
I remember two sisters, Hazel and Elizabeth Precious, would have been born in the early 1940's, whose father was a builder and they lived in Dark Lane, Hollywood, near the Maypole, I believe.

I'm sorry that I have no more details, though.
 
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