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Great Western Hotel, 73 Station road, Swindon, Wiltshire
Kindly provided by Peter Wonnacott
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1871/Charles Barker/Licensed Victualler/40/Finchampstead, Berkshire/Census
1871/Mary Barker/Wife/41/Almsbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1871/Charles Hall Barker/Son/11/Wokingham, Berkshire/Census
1871/Kerenhappuch Barker/Daughter/8/Swindon, Wiltshire/Census
1871/Florence Mary Aldrick/Barmaid/20/Chippenham, Wiltshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth Phillips/General Servant/23/Sidworth, Wiltshire/Census
1871/Charles Cook/Ostler/20/Tetbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1881/Collin McDonald/Hotel Keeper/29/Epsom, Surrey/Census
1881/Emma Doidge/Cook/20/Exeter, Devon/Census
1881/Annie Giles/Waitress/30/Westbury, Wiltshire/Census
1881/David Carter/Barman/22/Littledown, Gloucester/Census
1881/William Eadon/Boots/20/Devizes, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Mary Kenwick/Barmaid/21/Abingdon, Berkshire/Census
1881/Alfred Elliott/Groom/21/Hindley, Dorset/Census
1889/James Mitchell/proprietor, Great Western commercial hotel & posting
house/../../Kellys Directory
1891/James Mitchell/Licensed Victualler/60/Melton Abbas, Dorset/Census
1891/Mary Mitchell/Wife/48/Stone Easton, Somerset/Census
1891/Alying T Mitchell/Nephew/12/Netley, Hampshire/Census
1891/Mary J Warwick/Barmaid/29/Abingdon, Berkshire/Census
1891/Rosa S Jones/Housekeeper/30/Quickman, Somerset/Census
1891/Walter Hallett/Visitor/45/Exeter, Devon/Census
1891/Emily Hart/Barmaid/20/Trowbridge, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Sarah A Elliott/Waitress/23/Mardon Bradley. Somerset/Census
1891/Edwin Bazley/Billiard Marker/30/Cricklade, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Ann Goddard/General Servant/26/Stratton, Wiltshire/Census
1891/James Bazley/Groom/25/Cricklade, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Frederick parfitt/Boots/21/Bath, Somerset/Census
1895/James Mitchell/proprietor, Great Western commercial hotel & posting
house/../../Kellys Directory
1903/Arthur R Ashton/Great Western family & commercial hotel, Station road/../../Kellys Directory
1911/Reginald James/proprietor, Great Western family & commercial hotel,
opposite GWR junction, New Swindon/../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/Reginald James/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1939/William Edward Melling/proprietor/../../Kellys Directory ***