Property: 29 Alcester Street ln year: 1871

Occupant: Maria Guest (widow) aged:  54  Born:  Redditch

Trade: Grocer –

Notes: Maria had 5 children + 1 granddaughter at home. On the 1881 census Maria lived at 29 which was the “Rising Sun” but no numbers or name stated on this census. On the 1861 census Maria is married to John and lived in Alcester Street but no numbers stated on this census. In the 1870 Kelly’s Directory Maria is classed as Grocer, Alcester Street. Maria was the licensee of the “Rising Sun” 1866-1884.

Source: JC – Census + AF