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I've just come across this photographer, Richard Billingham, born in Cradley Heath in 1970, who's specialized in photos of the Black Country:

http://www.animusproject.net/eng/downlo ... small2.pdf

There's quite a lot on Google about him. I imagine our genealogical Billinghams connect with him.

Could this be the same Richard...

Richard Billingham
Mother's Maiden Surname: Senkbeil
Date of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1970
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire, Worcestershire
Volume Number: 9c
Page Number: 4849/s

and his brother Jason....

Jason Billingham
Mother's Maiden Surname: Senkbeil
Date of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1977
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume Number: 32
Page Number: 0977

I saw a programme on TV about Richard, he had the most appalling upbringing, but was a very talented artist and made his way out of Cradley Heath, went to Art School either in Birmingham or London, some of his Art Work is often for sale on line.

This is them here:-
http://www.americansuburbx.com/2010/07/ ... laugh.html

Linell.

What a remarkable character Richard is!

His parents marriage....

Raymond Billingham
Spouse Surname: Senkbeil
Date of registration: Apr-May-Jun 1971
Registration district: Warley
Inferred County: West Midlands
Volume Number: 9d
Page Number: 763

Elizabeth H Senkbeil
Spouse Surname: Billingham
Date of registration: Apr-May-Jun 1971
Registration district: Warley
Inferred County: West Midlands
Volume Number: 9d
Page Number: 763

Cant find anything as yet for his father


Poss Mother
Elizabeth' Birth?

Elizabeth H Senkbeil
Mother's Maiden Surname: Szwiec
Date of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1950
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire, Worcestershire
Volume Number: 9c
Page Number: 732

poss for her parents...

Jozefa Szwiec
Spouse Surname: Semkbiel
Date of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1949
Registration district: Devizes
Inferred County: Wiltshire
Volume Number: 7c
Page Number: 833


Bronislaw Semkbiel
Spouse Surname: Szwiec
Date of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1949
Registration district: Devizes
Inferred County: Wiltshire
Volume Number: 7c
Page Number: 833

Richards father Raymond Billingham was born in 1931

BILLINGHAM, Raymond
Registration district Dudley County Staffordshire
Year of registration 1931Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Mother's maiden name Horner
Volume no 6B Page no 1278

Think the Horner is a typo and should be HOMER.

Raymonds brother Lawrence Billingham was born in 1925

Name: BILLINGHAM, Lawrence
Registration district Dudley County: Staffordshire
Year of registration 1925 Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Mother's maiden name Homer
Volume no 6B Page no1595

Lawrence died in 2000

Name: BILLINGHAM, Lawrence
Registration district Sandwell
County Staffordshire
Year of registration 2000
Month of registration August
Date of Birth 22 March 1925
District no 0701A
Reg no A64
Ent no 217
DOR 800



Lawrence and Raymonds parents were Hilda Homer and Nelson Billingham, they kept the grocers shop in Meadow Walk, Cradley Heath in the 1940's. Before that they kept a shop on the corner of Upper High Street and Meredith Street Cradley Heath opposite where the new Salvation Army building is now.

Here's their marriage

Name: BILLINGHAM, Nelson
Registration district Dudley County: Staffordshire
Year of registration 1923 Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's last name Homer
Volume no 6B Page no 1995

Name: HOMER, Hilda C
Registration district Dudley County: Staffordshire
Year of registration 1923 Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's last name Billingham
Volume no 6B Page no 1995

Nelson Billingham died in 1979

Name: BILLINGHAM, Nelson
Registration district Stourbridge
County: Worcestershire
Year of registration 1979
Quarter of registration Oct-Nov-Dec
Date of Birth15 August 1895
Volume no 33
Page no 0758

At the time of his death he and his wife Hilda were living with Lawrence in Bearmore Road, Cradley Heath.

I think this is Hilda's death

Name: BILLINGHAM, Hilda Clare
Registration district Dudley
County Staffordshire
Year of registration 1988
Month of registration April
Date of Birth 1901
Volume no 33
Page no 466
Reg no 488




Raymond Billingham was married twice, his first wife was Dorothy Hall, they married in 1953 and had two sons. They divorced and Raymond went on to marry Richards mother.

Here's is Richards grandfather / Raymonds father in 1911

9 Barrs Road Cradley Heath Staffordshire

BILLINGHAM, Jeremiah Head Married M 54 1857 Ships Tackle Maker Ponty Pridd Wales
BILLINGHAM, Ellen Wife F 53 1858 Cradley Heath Staffs VIEW
BILLINGHAM, Alice Daughter Single F 31 1880 Cradley Heath Staffs VIEW
BILLINGHAM, Joseph Son Single M 20 1891 Ships Tackle Maker Cradley Heath Staffs VIEW
BILLINGHAM, Bernard Son Single M 18 1893 Ships Tackle Maker Cradley Heath Staffs VIEW
BILLINGHAM, Nelson Son Single M 15 1896 Errand Boy Cradley Heath Staffs VIEW
BILLINGHAM, Elsie Daughter Single F 13 1898 School Cradley Heath Staffs

Married 36 years 11 kids born, 8 still alive

1901
34 Grainger's Lane Rowley Regis
BILLINGHAM, Jeremiah Head Married M 44 1857 Blacksmith Cardiff Glamorganshire South Wales
BILLINGHAM, Ellen Wife Married F 43 1858 Cradley Heath Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Alice Daughter Single F 21 1880 Cradley Heath Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Rupert Son Single M 17 1884 Iron Maker Of Small Hooks Work Cradley Heath Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Jeremiah Son M 12 1889 Cradley Heath Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Joseph Son M 10 1891 Cradley Heath Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Bernard Son M 8 1893 Cradley Heath Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Nelson Son M 5 1896 Cradley Heath Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Elsie Daughter Single F 3 1898 Cradley Heath Staffordshire
POOLE, Alfred Son-In-Law Married M 22 1879 Anchorsmith Cradley Heath Staffordshire
POOLE, Florence Daughter Married F 23 1878 Cradley HeathStaffordshire
POOLE, Hector Grand Son M 0 (1 MOS) 1901 Cradley Heath Staffordshire

1891
Graingers Lane Old Hill Cradley Heath

BILLINGHAM, Jeremiah Head Married M 34 1857 Shipping Smith South Wales
BILLINGHAM, Ellen Wife Married F 33 1858 Rowley Regis Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Florence Daughter F 13 1878 Rowley Regis Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Alice Daughter F 11 1880 Scholar Rowley Regis Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Rupert Son M 7 1884 Scholar Rowley Regis Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Jeremh Son M 2 1889 Rowley Regis Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Joseph Son M 0 (10M) 1891 Rowley Regis Staffordshire

1881 Graingers Lane Rowley Regis

BILLINGHAM, Jeremiah Head Married M 24 1857 Blacksmith Wales
BILLINGHAM, Ellen Wife Married F 24 1857 Cradley Worcestershire
BILLINGHAM, Florence Daughter Single F 3 1878 Rowley Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Alice E Daughter Single F 1 1880 Rowley Staffordshire

From West Mids BMD

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1874
BILLINGHAM Jeremiah, HATHAWAY Ellen Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/031/478

Think this Jeremiah is already on BCC here

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... ham-Family

1871 Corngreaves Road Rowley Regis

BILLINGHAM, Jeremiah Head M 48 1823 Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Selina Wife F 46 1825 Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Jeremiah Son M 13 1858 Glamorgan
BILLINGHAM, Mira Daughter F 11 1860 Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, Benjamin Son M 9 1862 Staffordshire
BILLINGHAM, James Son M 7 1864 Staffordshire