Born in Lavendon he was eldest son of John Billing a butcher and farmer.
John Snr died when John Jnr was 10 years old and so at an early age he was employed by an Olney butcher Mr Osbourne
He came to Bedford in the late 1800s to take up a position with a local firm but left Bedford in 1914.
He soon returned and as manager of the Silver Street shop of Mr A Thompson. When Mr Thompson died John took over the business later acquiring shops in Tavistock Street and Harpur Street
John Snr died when John Jnr was 10 years old and so at an early age he was employed by an Olney butcher Mr Osbourne
He came to Bedford in the late 1800s to take up a position with a local firm but left Bedford in 1914.
He soon returned and as manager of the Silver Street shop of Mr A Thompson. When Mr Thompson died John took over the business later acquiring shops in Tavistock Street and Harpur Street
Born in Lavendon he was eldest son of John Billing a butcher and farmer.
John Snr died when John Jnr was 10 years old and so at an early age he was employed by an Olney butcher Mr Osbourne
He came to Bedford in the late 1800s to take up a position with a local firm but left Bedford in 1914.
He soon returned and as manager of the Silver Street shop of Mr A Thompson. When Mr Thompson died John took over the business later acquiring shops in Tavistock Street and Harpur Street
John Snr died when John Jnr was 10 years old and so at an early age he was employed by an Olney butcher Mr Osbourne
He came to Bedford in the late 1800s to take up a position with a local firm but left Bedford in 1914.
He soon returned and as manager of the Silver Street shop of Mr A Thompson. When Mr Thompson died John took over the business later acquiring shops in Tavistock Street and Harpur Street
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