GREYHOUND Midland Road
1871. S. Thompson
1871 -
1874. Thomas Weaver
1878.
James Smith
1881 -
1883 to 1885. Thomas Williams
1886. Nicholas Roberts
1887.
Edwin Hill
1888. Mary Ann Clements
1889. Frederick Creed
1891. John Bruton
1891. Charlotte
Bruton
1892. Louisa Gulley
1896. Thomas Doidge
1899. Mrs B. Garratt
1901 -
1921 -
1935 -
1947 -
This photograph shows landlady Florence Francis outside the Greyhound in the 1940’s,
previously at the Raglan Castle in Easton, Florence moved to the Greyhound when the
Raglan closed in the early thirties, she had been at the Raglan since 1918 and had
taken over the license on the death of her husband George Francis in 1923. Florence
was at the Greyhound until her retirement in 1947, the new landlord was Ted Crane
who stayed at the pub until it closed down in the early sixties, Ted then moved to
the Albion in Newfoundland Road, and was still there in the mid 60’s. This information
and the picture was kindly provided by Jim Lloyd, Florence Francis’s grandson, Jim’s
mother was born at the Raglan Castle in 1918.
CENSUS 1871.
John T. Flower 28, head
married, beer house keeper, Bitton Gloucestershire
Mary Davis Flower 22, wife married,
New York
CENSUS 1881.
William Barber 27, head married, publican, Breckonshire Velindra
Emily
Barber 29, wife married, Somerset Weston
Clara Barber 5, daughter, Somerset Weston
Flora
Barber 3, daughter, Somerset Weston
CENSUS 1891.
Charlotte Bruton 34, head widow, beer
retailer, Hertfordshire Bishop Stortford
Jane E. Bruton 26, step daughter single,
beer retailer’s assistant, London Shoreditch
Frederick W. Bruton 24, step son single,
shoemaker, London Shoreditch
Harry G. Sweeting 32, boarder single, coach painter,
Gloucestershire Bristol
CENSUS 1901.
Fred Haskins 33, head married, publican, Gloucestershire
Kingswood
Maida C. Haskins 23, wife married, Gloucestershire Bristol
Matilda H. Haskins
2, daughter, Bristol St.George
Fred Haskins 1, son, Bristol
Lavinia Sweet 50, nurse
widow, monthly nurse, Somerset Castle Carey