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Monkey Island Hotel, Bray, Cookham, Berkshire

Bray pub history index

Monkey Island, Bray

Monkey Island, Bray

Kindly provided by Colin Ager

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Berkshire.

Residents at this address

1854/James Franklin/../../../Billings Directory ***

1861/James Franklin/Inn Keeper/53/Ewelme/Census ***
1861/S H Franklin/Wife/50/Benson, Oxon/Census
1861/Mary Minton/Daughter/28/Gt Marlow, Bucks/Census
1861/Fanny Franklin/Daughter/20/Gt Marlow, Bucks/Census
1861/Mary Minton/Granddaughter/8/London/Census
1861/William Minton/Grandson/4/London/Census
1861/Ellen Russell/Servant/18/Bray, Berks/Census

1863/James Franklin/../../../Duttons Directory ***

1871/Robert Plummer/Hotel Keeper/50/Maidenhead, Berks/Census ***
1871/Elizabeth Plummer/Wife/56/Maidenhead, Berks/Census
1871/Robert Plummer/Son/17/Burnham, Bucks/Census
1871/Mary Plummer/Daughter/15/Burnham, Bucks/Census
1871/Fanny Long/Daughter/22/London, Middlesex/Census

1877/Robert Plummer/../../../Harrods Directory ***

1881/Robert Plummer/Hotel Keeper/56/Cookham, Berks/Census ***
1881/Fanny Plummer/Wife/31/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Fanny Louise Plummer/Daughter/8/Bray, Berks/Census
1881/Frederick John Plummer/Son/3/Bray, Berks/Census
1881/Helena Plummer/Daughter/7/Bray, Berks/Census
1881/Kate Isabel Plummer/Daughter/2/Bray, Berks/Census
1881/Eliza Maude Plummer/Daughter/3m/Bray, Berks/Census
1881/Robert Plummer/Son, Fisherman/28/Burnham, Berks/Census
1881/Bessie Barnes/Servant, Domestic Servant/22/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles Wise/Servant, Stable Man/22/London, Middlesex/Census

1883/Robert Plummer/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1887/Robert Plummer/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1891/Robert Plummer/Licensed Victualler/66/Maidenhead, Berks/Census ***
1891/Fanny Plummer/Wife/41/London/Census
1891/Helena Plummer/Daughter, Living on own means/17/Bray, Berks/Census
1891/Minnie A Plummer/Daughter/14/Bray, Berks/Census
1891/Ada C Plummer/Daughter/6/Bray, Berks/Census
1891/Thomas A Plummer/Son/3/Bray, Berks/Census
1891/William A Plummer/Son/7m/Bray, Berks/Census
1891/John Goater/Servant, Painter/62/Cookham, Berks/Census
1891/John G Chapman/Servant, Fishmonger/37/Bray, Berks/Census

1901/Louis H Cross/Licensed Victualler/36/Brixton, London/Census ***
1901/Marion Cross/Wife/32/Coulsdon, Surrey/Census
1901/Winifred Cross/Daughter/10/London/Census
1901/Eric Cross/Son/6/Brockley, London/Census
1901/Norman Cross/Son/3/Tulse Hill, London/Census
1901/Henry Robertson/Servant, Waiter Domestic/36/Glasgow/Census
1901/Thomas Rof/Servant, Gardener Domestic/50/Ascot, Berks/Census

1907/George Hy Hards/../../../Kellys Directory ***

In 1911 at Monkey Island Bray Berkshire, Bray
James Balfour, Hotel proprietor aged 42 and born in Redhill, Surrey
Ethel Maud Balfour, Wife aged 37 and born in Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Doris Jessie Balfour, Daughter aged 15 and born in Bakersfield, California U S A
Joan Stanley Balfour, Daughter aged 9 and born in London
Ethel Blanche Balfour, Servant cook aged 30 and born in London

1920/J H Tinker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1923/John Herbert Tinker/../../../Oxleys Directory ***

1928/L G Schofield/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1931/Malachie McGarry/../../../Kellys Directory ***


*** Provided By Colin Ager


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