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George Hotel, High Street, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Kindly provided by Peter Wonnacott
Residents at this address
1839/Matthew Tomalin jun/George/../../Pigots directory
1841/Matthew Tomalin/Publican/30/../Census
1841/Frances Tomalin/../30/Hertfordshire/Census
1841/Joseph Tomalin/../1/Hertfordshire/Census
1851/James Elmer/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/James Elmer/Publican/30/Silsoe, Bedfordshire/Census
1851/Sarah Elmer/Wife/34/Kimpton, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Fanny Moss/Mother in Law, Bonnet Sewer, Widow/60/Luton,
Bedfordshire/Census
1851/George Claridge/Lodger, Groom/34/Kenilworth, Warwickshire/Census
1851/James Morley/Lodger, Groom/22/Harpenden, Hertfordshire/Census
1855/James Elmer/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/James Elmer/Licensed Victualler/39/Silsoe, Bedfordshire/Census
1861/Sarah Elmer/Wife/43/Kimpton, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Emlia Archer/Visitor/12/Kimpton, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Caroline Hayward/Niece/6/Hampshire/Census
1866/James Elmer/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William Samwells/Licensed Victualler & Coach Builder/48/Houghton Regis,
Bedfordshire/Census
1871/Ann Samwells/Wife/46/Luton, Bedfordshire/Census
1871/Emma Samwells/Daughter, Dressmaker/20/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1871/Thomas Samwells/Son/19/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1871/Annie Samwells/Daughter/15/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1871/John J Samwells/Son/12/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Weston/General Servant/18/Harpenden, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/William Samwells/Licensed Victualler/58/Houghton Regis,
Bedfordshire/Census
1881/Ann Samwells/Wife/56/Luton, Bedfordshire/Census
1881/Harry Samwells/Son, Coach Builder/27/St Lukes, London/Census
1881/Annie Samwells/Daughter/25/St Lukes, London/Census
1881/Annie Luck/General Servant/16/Harpenden, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Ellen Nagge/Visitor/24/Leatherhead, Surrey/Census
1882/William Samwells/George inn, & carriage works/../../Post Office Directory
1886/William Samwells/George inn, & carriage works/../../Post Office Directory
1890/James Saunders Poole/Proprietor/../../Post Office Directory
1891/James S Poole/Licensed Victualler/31/Breachill, Somerset/Census
1891/Elizabeth Poole/Mother, Widow/60/Wells, Somerset/Census
1891/Elizabeth Denman/General Servant/26/North cary, Somerset/Census
1901/Fred Marsh/Hotel Ptroprietor/50/Andover, Hampshire/Census
1901/Emma Marsh/Wife/49/Romsey, Hampshire/Census
1901/William Marsh/Son, Assistant/24/Basingstoke, Hampshire/Census
1901/Ethel Marsh/Daughter/22/Basingstoke, Hampshire/Census
1901/Harry Smith/Barman/25/Cambridge, Cambridgeshire/Census
1901/George Webb/Billiard Marker/17/West Ham/Census
1901/Elizabeth Irons/Cook/37/Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire/Census
1901/Beatrice Hodge/General Servant/18/Harpenden, Hertfordshire/Census
20 June 1902/Mrs F Marsh, lately carrying on business at the George Hotel,
Harpenden; accounts show a deficiency of £1216. The debtor said he carried
on business at a loss of £500 a year, and also traded as a horse
dealer./Luton Times & Advertiser
30 September 1904/Transfer granted of the George Hotel from George Henry
Tresham to Elizabeth Jane Little/Luton Times & Advertiser
1912/Herbert Frank Sibbett/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Alfred Ernest Dye/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Alfred Ernest Dye/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/Mrs Florence E Dye/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Mrs Florence E Dye/../../../Post Office Directory
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