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Swan, Lydney - 1907 advertisement

Swan, Lydney - 1907 advertisement

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1868 Slaters, Swan, Richard Smith, Lydney

In 1871 at Lydney, Chepstow, Gloucestershire
William Mallard, Inn keeper aged 43 and born in Lydney, Gloucestershire
Mary Mallard, Wife aged 52 and born in Foundhope, Herefordshire
Mary A Mallard, Daughter, Barmaid aged 21 and born in Lydney, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Mallard, Daughter, Barmaid aged 20 and born in Lydney, Gloucestershire
Helen Mallard, Daughter, Barmaid aged 20 and born in Lydney, Gloucestershire
Charles Mallard, Son aged 15 and born in Lydney, Gloucestershire
Albert W Mallard, Son aged 11 months and born in Lydney, Gloucestershire
William Diamond, Lodger aged 30 and born in Birminghon, Warwickshire
Maria Diamond, Wife aged 25 and born in Crediton, Devon
Henry Diamond, Son aged 5 and born in Crediton, Devon
Clara Diamond, Daughter aged less than 1 and born in Chalforn, Gloucestershire
Thomas Long, Lodger aged 45 and born in Cheshire

1876 Morris & Co. Commercial Directory, William Mallard, "Swan"commercial hotel and posting house, Newerne, Lydney

In 1881 at Swan Inn, Newern , Lydney
William Mallard, Inn keeper, Widower aged 50 and born in Lydney, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Mallard, Daughter, Housekeeper aged 26 and born in Lydney, Gloucestershire
Charles Mallard Son, Assistant inn keeper aged 24 and born in Lydney, Gloucestershire
Albert W Mallard, Grand son aged 10 and born in Lydney, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Murrell, General Servant aged 19 and born in Littledean, Gloucestershire

1894/Theodore E Coling/../../../Kellys Directory

1902/J F B Smith/../../../Kellys Directory

1906/Wm Ewart Francis/../../../Kellys Directory

1907/B A Johnson/Proprietor/../../See Advertisement *

1910/Benjamin Amos Johnson/../../../Kellys Directory

1923/Henry Callaghan/../../../Kellys Directory

1927/Alfred Stephen Prosser/../../../Kellys Directory

1939/Wm Edward Williams/../../../Kellys Directory


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