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Surname	Given Name	Trade	Year	Notes
BILLINGHAM	James	File Cutter	1840	James Billingham, file cutter. Born in 1840 in Birmingham, England. The son of Elijah Billingham (a scale beam maker) and Charlotte nee Hollioake. The 1841 census lists the family as living in St Martin, Birmingham. The census for 1861-1881 states James is a file cutter in Birmingham. 1881: James was 38 years, wife Eliza 43, stepdaughter Alice 2yrs. In 1901 James was 60yrs, a widower, a file cutter living with his brother Joseph Billingham and his family in Aston, Birmingham..
COTTON	John	File Cutter	1775	John Cotton, file cutter. No: 29, Queen Street now Christmas Steps, Bristol. Taken from a list of metal workers in the 1775 Bristol Directory, published by the Temple Local History Society. I have no other information..
GARRATT	Unknown	Nail Shop Keeper	1775	Garratt, givenname not listed. Nail Shop. No: 48, Horse Street afterwards Host Street, Bristol. Taken from a list of metal workers in the 1775 Bristol Directory, published by the Temple Local History Society. I have no other information..
HOLLIOAKE	Abraham (Jnr)	File Cutter	1818	Abraham Hollioake (Jnr), nail/file cutter. Born 1818 (son of Abraham 1794) was a file Cutter on his marriage in 1840 and on the 1841 census and as File maker on his children's baptisms Elijah Elijah Hollioak ,file cutter. Seen on the census for 1841-1857-1851 and 1861 as a file cutter in 1871 &1881. He lived in Meriden Street Birmingham until 1871 when he appears in Mosely Street, Aston..
HOLLIOAKE	Abraham (Snr)	File Maker	1794	Abraham Hollioake (Snr), file maker. LIsted as a file maker on the baptisms of his children from 1818-1831 and on the 1841 census, He lived in Meriden Street Birmingham..
HOLLIOAKE	Isaac	File Cutter	1842	Isaac Hollioake 1842-1868 (son of Abraham 1818) was a file cutter in 1861in Birmingham..
HOLLIOAKE	John	File Cutter	1848	John Hollioake, born 1848 (son of Abraham 1818) was a File cutter 1871-1913 in Birmingham..
HOLLIOAKE	Joseph	File Maker	1831	Joseph Hollioake, born 1831 (son of Abraham 1794) was a file cutter aged 19 in1851with his brother Abraham 1818..
LAZZELL	Thomas	Bolt maker	1829	Thomas Lazzell, bolt maker. Born about 1829 in Manchester. The 1871 UK census lists him as 42yrs, at Willenhall, Staffordshire with wife Heney 36yrs(born Willenhall) . Children: Sarah 13yrs; Thomas 5yrs; Joseph 2yrs; Mother-in-law Julia Smith 82yrs. The 1881 census has Thomas as 51yrs, living at 58 Wood Street, Henney 44yrs. Children: Thomas 15yrs; Joseph 12yrs and Henney 7yrs. Seen also in 1991 census. Thomas�s wife Henny nee Smith was daughter of Joseph Smith the locksmith..
LLOYD	Thomas	Nail Manufacturer	1844	Thomas Lloyd, blacksmith and nail manufacturer, in Herefordshire, England. Found in the Pigot & Co's Royal National and Commercial Directory published listed in the Blacksmiths of Hertfordshire Index. I have no other information..
TIMMINS	Emanuel	Nail Maker	1775	Emanuel Timmins, nailer. No: 72,West Street, top of Old Market, Bristol. Taken from a list of metal workers in the 1775 Bristol Directory, published by the Temple Local History Society. I have no other information..
UNKNOWN	J.A.	Nail Maker	1851	J.A.Unknown 23yrs, 1-Convict Prison Lidford, Tavistock,Devon. Born in Preston-LAN..
UNKNOWN	M.V.	File Maker	1851	M.V.Unknown 27yrs, 1-Convict Prison Lidford, Tavistock,Devon. Born in Winchester,England..
WILLIAMS & WINWOOD		Screw Makers	1775	Williams & Winwood, engine smiths & screw makers. No: 80, West Street, top of Old Market, Bristol. Listed in both Engine Fitters & Bolts/Nuts/ Indexes. Taken from a list of metal workers in the 1775 Bristol Directory, published by the Temple Local History Society. I have no other information..
YARDLEY	George	Bolt maker	1857	George Yardley, bolt maker. Born 17 Feb 1857 at Willenhall Street, Darlaston, Staffordshire. 1881: lived at 24 Factory Street, Darlaston, Stafford. Worked for a coach bolt manufacturer in Stafford as a tap and die maker. About 1897 family moved to Rutherglen, outside Glasgow, Scotland, to be the manager of a bolt works..

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