John Benjamin Stone was the fifth child of James Stone & Sarah Langstone born July-September 1871 at West Bromwich, Staffs.
John was living with his parents & older brother at 18 Dudley St, West Bromwich in 1881.
John was still at home in 1891 at 302 High St, West Bromwich & he was now an apprentice woollen draper. He was living with his father & step mother & older brother James.
John married Laura Corbett in April-June 1898 at Barrow upon Soar, Leics. Laura was born Jan-March 1869 at Birmingham, Warks.
In 1901 John & Laura were living at 20 Wellington St, Leicester where John was an innkeeper. They had a 7 month old son Harold V & also living with them was a barmaid, Florence Gardener (22) & a general domestic servant, Lizzie Astle (28).
The children of John Benjamin Stone & Laura Corbett were:
st.2.5.5.1 Harold Victor Stone born July-September 1900 at Leicester