Hi worcester
Right, here we go, children of William and Eliza. I searched through all the years and didn't find one Priddy that i could say was yours so as that 1901 Census said Pretty i thought i would check them out --
William Henry Pretty 1st qtr 1898 Birmingham 6d 30
Charles Walter Pretty 2nd qtr 1901 W Bromwich 6b 921
Harold James Pretty 2nd qtr 1905 W Bromwich 6b 830
Richard Herbert Pretty 2nd qtr 1907 W Bromwich 6b
Death: Richard H Pretty 3rd qtr 1911 W Bromwich 6b1057 4yrs old.
I would say these are all your Priddy family, these was all isolated, in other words, plenty of Pretty around but not in these areas. Looks like they lived in Brum after they wed then moved between 1898 and 1901 to WestBrom, her home town.
I must say that is the most consistent bit of mistranscription i have seen OR as happened in my family, Eliza was illiterate and with her accent Priddy always sounded like Pretty to the registrar, feasable ?
Hope this helps, let me know what you think or anyone reading this.
Bren