Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
Bray pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Berkshire.
Residents at this address
1830/Robert Harris/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1841/Robert Plumber/Publican/35/Berks/Census ***
1841/Susannah Plumber/../35/Not Berks/Census
1841/Robert Plumber/../3/Berks/Census
1841/Arthur Plumber/../5m/Berks/Census
1841/Mary Howe/Servant/15/Not Berks/Census
1841/Sarah Headingly/Servant/15/Berks/Census
1842/Robert Plumber/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1844/Robert Plumber/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/Henry Long/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1850/William Woodhouse/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1851/William Woodhouse/Innkeeper/41/Bray, Berks/Census ***
1851/Sarah Woodhouse/Wife/35/Woolhampton, Berks/Census
1851/William Woodhouse/Son/16/Bray, Berks/Census
1851/Mary Woodhouse/Daughter/15/Bray, Berks/Census
1851/Sarah Woodhouse/Daughter/13/Bray, Berks/Census
1851/Edward Woodhouse/Son, Scholar/11/Bray, Berks/Census
1851/Francis Woodhouse/Son, Scholar/9/Bray, Berks/Census
1851/Emily Woodhouse/Daughter, Scholar/7/Bray, Berks/Census
1851/Henry Woodhouse/Son, Scholar/5/Bray, Berks/Census
1851/John Woodhouse/Son, Scholar/3/Bray, Berks/Census
1852/William Woodhouse/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1854/Wm Woodhouse/victualler & fisherman/../../Billings Directory ***
1861/William Woodhouse/Fisherman & Inn Keeper/25/Bray, Berks/Census ***
1861/Eliza Woodhouse/Wife/27/Sulham, Berks/Census
1861/Eliza Woodhouse/Daughter/9m/Bray, Berks/Census
1861/Mary Stratton/Servant, General Servant/20/Shabbington, Bucks/Census
1861/Fred Forbes/Boarder, Sweep/32/Maidenhead, Berks/Census
1861/John Poole/Boarder, Gentleman/28/Witney/Census
1864/W Woodhouse/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1868/William Woodhouse/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1871/William Woodhouse/Inn Keeper/38/Bray, Berks/Census ***
1871/Eliza Woodhouse/Wife/40/Sulham, Berks/Census
1871/Eliz Woodhouse/Daughter/10/Bray, Berks/Census
1871/Sarah Woodhouse/Daughter/9/Bray, Berks/Census
1871/Clara Woodhouse/Daughter/7/Bray, Berks/Census
1871/Caroline Saunders/Servant, General Servant/30/Speen, Bucks/Census
1877/James Robins/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1881/John Arthur Forster/Hotel Proprietor/43/Hobart Town, Tasmania/Census
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1881/Jane Elizabeth Forster/Wife/25/Chiswick, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Jane Brand/Servant, Bar Maid/27/Finchley, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Lawrence/Servant, Domestic Servant/14/Braywick, Berks/Census
1883/George Forster/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1887/Frederick William Collings/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1891/John H Davies/Licensed Victualler/45/Cambridge/Census ***
1891/Sarah J Davies/Wife/33/Newlyn, Cornwall/Census
1891/Ann Smith/Servant, Cook/53/Chorley, Berks/Census
1891/Selina Deacon/Servant, Housemaid/39/Bray, Berks/Census
1891/Alice Boxall/Servant, Kitchenmaid/22/London/Census
1891/Alice Bond/Barmaid/20/Oakley Green, Berks/Census
1899/George Henry Hards/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1901/Lionel W Roberts/Hotel Proprietor/41/St Leonards on Sea, Sussex/Census ***
1901/Jessie S W Roberts/Wife/31/Bolton, Lancs/Census
1901/Edith Grove/Servant, Chambermaid Domestic/18/Cookham, Berks/Census
1901/Isabella A Bishop/Nurse, Professional Nurse/40/Greenwich, London/Census
1903/Lionel Worsley Roberts/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/Nicholson & Sons Ltd/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/Nicholson & Sons Ltd/../../../Kellys Directory ***
In 1911 at The George Hotel Bray Berkshire, Bray
Grace Hards, Wife, Manageress aged 43 and born in Exeter, Devon
Dorothy Hards, Daughter, Assistant aged 19 and born in St Pancras London
Winifred Hards, Daughter, Clerk aged 17 and born in Maidenhead Berkshire
Muriel Hards, Daughter aged 10 and born in Maidenhead Leytonstone Essex
Ada Chandler, Domestic servant aged 36 and born in Bagshot Surrey
Mary Cannon, Sister, Visitor aged 45 and born in Exeter, Devon
Mary Alice Cannon, Niece, Visitor aged 19 and born in St Pancras, London
In 1921, Grace Hards is the Hotel Proprietor at 28 Spittal Street, Marlow
*** Provided By Colin Ager