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Wiggins at 277 Bell Barn Rd 1898 (1897)

BordesleyExile

BordesleyExile

master brummie
Could anyone advise if, in 1898, 277 Bell barn Rd was
a) a grocers shop and
b) whether it was occupied by Joseph Wiggins.
In 1898 Elizabeth Wiggins gave this address on her marriage certificate & I would like to know whether it was the address of her father or whether she was in lodgings or even staying with a family member. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
The 1896 and 1899 edition of kellys gives Joseph wiggins, grocer and the 1900 edition gives William Ordish & Co grocers, and in 1897 there is no listing for 277. So it looks as if her father moved shortly after the wedding
mike
 
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Mike thank you so much for the information, which is a huge help. The identification of 277 as a grocer's shop seems to confirm that Elizabeth had indeed lived there with her family at the time of her marriage.
If I did not know better I would say Joseph Wiggins had gipsy blood - it is certainly difficult to keep track of his movements.
 
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