Grocer Edward Billsborrow
No relation - I came across a photo of him on a Hartlepool history website and found a discrepancy in the location information and then just found myself down a rabbit hole!!
https://www.hhtandn.org/relatedimage...ocers(it's public so I'm assuming a link is ok?)
It seemed a waste of effort not to do something with the records I had researched so I am in the process of putting them up onto Family Search (FSID LZZB-HK4).
One thing I am not sure of relates to a Kelly's directory entry for 1914.
It is under the COMMERCIAL section and states
"Billsborrow Edward, grocer, 100 Durham street & 2 Prissick street"
Would this mean that he had two shops or had a shop at 100 Durham Street but only lived at 2 Prissick Street?
He lived at 100 Durham St from 1906 and then moved to 2 Prissick St in 1910
The electoral rolls from 1920-23 show O for 100 Durham St and living at 2 Prissick St
I am guessing that R for Prissick Street does not necessarily mean he wasn't also working there.
There is a census for 1911 which shows him living and working at home at 1 Henry Street.
From what I can tell Henry Street and Prissick St joined and 1 Henry St and 2 Prissick Street are likely to either be the same building or adjoining properties.
1911 ER has 2 Prissick Street for Edward but no record for 1 Henry St
1912-13 ER has Ernest Perry (BIL) a lodger at 1 Henry Street with Edward as landlord at same address. 1 Henry Street doesn't seem to be mentioned anywhere else
Would you agree that this combination of evidence points to him having two shops?
Thanks