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Warwickshire / Re: 1803 Birmingham Birth
« on: Monday 04 May 09 15:27 BST (UK)  »
Hi Dave... not sure I can help with MY Players. They seem to have been in London, and while there's a John Player born around 1770, I have nothing on his parents or siblings. As far as I know, there's no Scottish connection.

I'm pretty sure that my Thomas Player (b. 1803) was the son of this John Player, but Thomas is the only one we know of with any Birmingham connection. I suspect that his parents were in Birmingham, temporarily from London, but haven't found any evidence for that, or any birth records for him. Mind you, they were all involved in various aspects of watchmaking, and London, Birmingham and Coventry all had substantial watch making industries at the time, so there may have been family or business reasons for travelling there.

In any case, I can't find any Scottish connections before or since, other than that my Thomas married a woman whose parents were Scots... Magregor.

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Warwickshire / Re: Watchmakers of Coventry
« on: Friday 20 March 09 19:24 GMT (UK)  »
My family also had Coventry watchmakers, watch dial painters, etc. The family name was PLAYER, and they also had homes and workshops on Craven Street. However, I'm trying to trace them back farther. Originally from London, then in Birmingham at some point.

If anyone can direct me to a reference for the watchmaking industry in London and Birmingham, I'd appreciate it. My direct ancestor, Thomas Player, was born in Birminham in 1803, according to all census entries, and set up business along with other family members (William Player, Joseph Player) in Coventry in the early part of the 19th century.

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Warwickshire / 1803 Birmingham Birth
« on: Sunday 27 July 08 20:21 BST (UK)  »
One of my ancestors, Thomas Player, stated on all census enumerations that he was born in Birmingham in 1803. However, I can't find any birth record in Birmingham parish registers. Does anybody have suggestions? I believe his parents were John & Patience Player from London. Thomas later settled in Coventry.

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