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1911: 43 Terrace Street, Blackheath, B'Ham
Albert Priest 37 Coal Miner and Hewer
Rose Priest 37 Wife married 17 yrs - children 8/7/1
Ann Maria Portman 67 Mother in Law Wid
James Priest 16 Son Lab in Iron works Halesowen
Albert Priest 12
Rose Priest 10
Annie Priest 7
Fred Priest 5
Clifford Priest 3
George Priest 1
(others born Rowley Regis)

Here on BCC - https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =255523658

1901: Terrace Street, Rowley Regis
Albert Priest 28 Head Underground Coal Loader Old Hill
Rose Priest 27 Wife Coalport, Staffs
James Priest 6 Son Quarry Bank
Albert Priest 2 Son Blackheath
Rose Priest under 1 month Dau Blackheath

Marriage 1897
PRIEST Albert PORTMAN Rosannah Quarry Bank, Christ Church Dudley Register Office 016/003/148

Marriage
18 Apr 1897 • Christchurch Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England
Albert PRIEST 23 B Miner Quarry Bank Father James Priest Labourer Rosehannah PORTMAN 22 S Quarry Bank Father Thomas Portman Chain Maker Wit; Clifford Priest Elizabeth Portman

I noticed reading the information that the 1911 census shows the Priest family as living at 43 Terrace Street. Jacob Billingham was living in Terrace Street then but no number shows on the census and he owned some of the houses - is there any way of finding if they were neighbours - Sophia Billingham was originally Preece but it sometimes appears on records as Priest - perhaps there's a connection.

Hi Frodo, Just been having a look ....Schedule 22 is Albert Priest and Schedule 24 is Jacob Billingham. Living about 16 houses apart from each other.

rockyfowler wrote:Marriage
18 Apr 1897 • Christchurch Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England
Albert PRIEST 23 B Miner Quarry Bank Father James Priest Labourer Rosehannah PORTMAN 22 S Quarry Bank Father Thomas Portman Chain Maker Wit; Clifford Priest Elizabeth Portman

Thanks for that RF

Looks like it's probably a coincidence although you never know - I have no documentation just information passed down through the generations, some photos and information found on the Census. The photo of Jacob and Sophia Billingham in the gallery may well be taken on Terrace Street.

I've added a note to BCC Frodo so .....

Completed with thanks