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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ The Price Family
History as far as known
William Price was a child of about six years old when he came with his parents along with the rest of their family to the Midlands from Monmouthshire.
His father being a stonemason, came to do repair work on the locks on the Birmingham & Worcester canal.
While working at Tardebigge near Bromsgrove, he was drowned in one of the locks, leaving a widow with a family of boys.
The older boys like their Father were stonemasons, so the
widow decided to come to Hasbury, where there was then a
stone quarry.
The older boys found work in the quarry, where William being the ,youngest, joined them as soon as he was old enough.
He grew up at Hasbury and later took over the rental of the quarry and worked it himself.
Elizabeth Whale was the name of the girl he married. She came originally from Stratford-on-Avon.
They had a large family whose names as far as I know were
Henry Emigrated to the U.S.A. and married there and had three
Daughters who lived in the state of Maine.
Jesse. Left Hasbury and went to Barrow-in-Furness.
Jane Lived at Hasbury and had a large family.
William also lived at Hasbury but was killed in the Hawne coalmine, leaving a widow and family.
/Ann. Married George Male and spent her life at Hasbury. She too had a large family
(James. Was my Great, Great Grandfather. He was married at Cradley Parish Church to Amy Parsons on 2ndSept.l877 Amy was the daughter of Thomas and Harriet Parsons, formerly Ashmore. Her home was at Morton Baggott near Henley-in-Arden before she married.
Caleb. Emigrated to Canada and lived in Vancouver until the first World War, during which he was killed in the
coal mine on Vancouver Island.
Mary. Was Caleb's twin and married William Shilvock. They too emigrated to Canada and lived in Vancouver.
The Family of James and Amy Price is as follows.
Alice. That was my Great Grandmother, married George Hancil
Mary. Married James Butler of' Chelmarsh near Bridgenorth and
emgrated to the U.S.A. in 1919 with their only child Edydd Grace Myfanwy.
Henry
David All went to the USA in 1913 with their father James
Grace
Archie
James Price returned to England at the age of 77
and lived with his daughter Alice until his death.
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