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Swan Inn, Brierley, Drybrook, Gloucestershire

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In 1891 at the Swan, Hawkwell Row, East Dean, Westbury on Severn
Owen Brown, Inn keeper aged 55 and born in Northfield, Worcestershire
Elizabeth Brown, Wife aged 57 and born in Presteigne, Radnorshire, Wales
Sarah Brown, Niece, Barmaid aged 22 and born in Ryton

1894/Owen Brown/../../../Kellys Directory

Monmouthshire Beacon. 15 July 1898
The License of the Swan Inn, Brierley was temporarily transferred from Mr Owen Brown to Mr John Smart

1902/John Reuben Smart/../../../Kellys Directory

1906/John Reuben Smart/../../../Kellys Directory

1910/John Reuben Smart/../../../Kellys Directory

1923/John Reuben Smart/../../../Kellys Directory

1927/John Reuben Smart/../../../Kellys Directory

1939/Hartley Cyril Powell/../../../Kellys Directory



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