Swindon pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Wiltshire. The Wiltshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
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 ***