Property: Unknown Beoley Street ln year: 1841

Occupant: John Guest aged:  35  Born:  Worcs.

Trade: Grocer –

Notes: Wife Maria (20) plus 2 children + 1 other person at home. On the 1851 census they lived in Beoley Street but no numbers stated on the early census but would have been the same address. On the 1861 census they lived at 29 Alcester Street, the “Rising Sun” and he was the licensee 1841-1864. (On later census Beoley Street seemed to become Alcester Street so they would have been at the same address) In the 1842 Bentley’s Directory of Worcestershire, John was classed as Beerseller and Grocer, Redditch. In the 1842 Pigot’s Directory of Worcestershire John was classed as Retailer of Beer, Alcester Street.

Source: JC – Census + AF