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Price family Smethwick

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Hi all, I could do with some help please. I have William Leonard price b 1899 - sometimes Leonard William Price. He married Florence Evelyn Sprigg in 1921 using Leonard as first name. There are 2 sons in the 1939 census @ St George St, Smethwick - Raymond & Reginald. I have 2 birth certs for them Raymond's mother is Florence Sprigg and Reginald's mother is Florence Marian. What I am trying to understand is which Florence is on the 1939 census. This one given year of birth as 14th June 1902. I have found a birth for Florence E Sprigg as 1905
Any help will be appreciated
 
Now I'm confused - the birth reg shows Raymond with mmn Spree (is this a mistype?) Reginald's definitely shows Marian.
What addresses are on the birth certs? Can we check against the erolls?
 
There's also a Ronald b1925 with the correct mmn, which makes the other 2 a little more strange.
 
Reginald's is George street. Raymond's is 5 back of 55 High Park Road Smethwick. Mothers name Spree !!
 
The next question is - who registered the births and would they have known Florence's maiden name?
Sorry for all the questions but I am just thinking what I would be asking myself if it was my mystery.
Did you know of the two boys prior to seeing the 1939 reg?
 
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William registered them both. On both - William's occupation is a Tube Drawer.
I knew Reginald, but no other family members. All I know is that the family lived in Smethwick. The mother had a shop in the front room of her house in the late 50's I remember
 
Thanks - William registering makes the surnames even more of a mystery. I can understand (I think) Sprigg/Spree as being a misread of someone's awful writing but have no idea how Marion fits in.
I notice William's occuation had changed by the 1939 register.
 
Got a little side tracked by the coincidence. It appears that Raymond and Reginald Price were related to Ronald Price, at least on the Sprigg side. They were a generation apart, Ronald would have been Florence Evelyn's 3rd cousin.

Thomas - William - Thomas - Samuel - Florence - Reginald
Thomas - Richard - Thomas - Annie Maria - Ronald
 
I'm very confused. Trying to match both son's with DNA, as the Sprigg family - Reginald fits in with that - so I don't know where the Marian surname fits in. Maybe someone had a bad day at the office !!
 
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