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William John Yerbury, Hardware Shop In Sparkhill Area

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wilkesmaggie

knowlegable brummie
Can any one help with the name and address of a Hardware shop in the Sparkhill area, proprieter was William John Yerbury? It was around in the census of 1911.
 
Yerbury Wm. John, ironmonger, 24 Highgate rd. Sparkbrk from 1912 Kellys. It was on the corner of Highgate crescent , and is shown in red on map

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Mike

Now that is something I didn't know, I always thought that shop had been in my old mate Arthur Stockfords family. Shows how little you can know about your own area. Any idea when it changed hands?

Phil
 
Phil
It was Herbert Simpkiss in 1921 and Arthur Stockford in 1932. The electoral toll shows it changed to Stockford between 1927 and 1930
Mike
 
Thank you Mike, you always seem to know the answers to my questions. He was my Great Grand Uncle. Was it called Yerbury's?
Maggie
 
Maggie
All i could give was what was in Kellys. Sometimes they list the actual name of the shop, and sometimes the owner. It might have been called Yerbury's. but there is no way of knowing without finding a photograph. If I had to guess i would think that the most likely name was Yerburys.
mike
 
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