Thamesbourne Lodge, Station Road

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The Railway Hotel circa 1910

Overview

The Firefly PH, The Railway Hotel, The Railway Tavern, Station Road, Bourne End
Date Occupier Service Source Notes
2023 Thamesbourne Lodge Commercial Premises Search Engine [1]
tbc The Firefly Public House tbc
29-Sep-1939 The Railway Hotel Hotel 1939 Register See transcript below
02-Apr-1911 The Railway Hotel Hotel 1911 Census See transcript below
1911 The Railway Hotel Hotel 1911 Kelly Directory See transcript below
31-Mar-1901 Not Named 1901 Census See transcript below
05-Apr-1891 The Railway Tavern Inn 1891 Census See transcript below
03-Apr-1881 The Railway Tavern Inn 1881 Census See transcript below
1876 The Railway Hotel Inn 1876 Harrod Directory See transcript below
02-Apr-1871 The Railway Tavern Inn 1871 Census See transcript below
07-Apr-1861 Railway Tavern Inn 1861 Census See transcript below

Photo Gallery

  • Station Road inc. Railway Hotel date unknown

    Station Road inc. Railway Hotel date unknown

  • Group photo at the Railway Hotel around 1900 - 1910

    Group photo at the Railway Hotel around 1900 - 1910

Record Entries

1939 Register

The register was taken on 29th September 1939

Archive Reference RG101 Piece Number 2158I item Number 9 Line Number 31
Borough, U.D. or R.D. Wycombe RD Registration District and Sub-district 145/1
Address The Railway Hotel Schedule Number 67
Surname Forenames Role Gender Date of Birth Marital Status Occupation
ALDAM Leonard W M 11-Feb-1877 M Licensed Victualler
ALDAM Mary F 31-Oct-1888 M unpaid domestic duties
ALDAM Marjorie E E F 08-Oct-1919 S Assistant in Business
ALDAM Dorothy M F 19-May-1921 S Shorthand Typist
WATKINS Christine E F 09-June-1922 S Domestic Servant

1911 Census

Schedule Reference: RG14 PN7895 SN104 Address Railway Hotel, Bourne End
Surname Forenames Relationship AgeM AgeF Status Marr Marr Length Child Born Child Alive Child Dead Occupation Industry Emp Status Work Home Birthplace Nationality Infirmity
HARMAN Henry Head 58 Widower Licensed Victualler Employed White Waltham, Berks None
SPOKES Kate Caroline 36 Single House Keeper White Waltham, Berks
BRAY Sarah Louisa 22 Single Barmaid Swindon, Wilts
BROWN Harriet 24 Single Servant Bourne End, Bucks
SMITH Nora Lian 17 Single Servant Wycombe, Bucks

1911 Kelly Directory

Business Name |Forenames |Address Location
Public Houses
Railway Hotel Harman Henry


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Postcard of men at the Railway Hotel


The hotel name must be the Railway Hotel as in the 1901 and 1911 Censuses it had listed a LV named Henry Harman (H.Harman is on the banner on the side of the building). Henry Harman was not in 1891 census at this address.

The rear of the card is badly damaged. The card was posted in Seaford on 11th July in a year ending in 0 (first digit has been torn). Therefore this could be 1900, 1910 or 1920.
This is unlikely to be 1920 because in the deaths index there is a Henry Harman who died in 1912 with the death registered in the Wycombe district [2] . From the death index he was 59 years old so born in approx.1852 which is consistent with the 1901 & 1911 censuses. There are 4 Henry Harman in the 1911 census in Buckinghamshire, one in Fawley, 2 in High Wycombe (all of which have the wrong birth year) and the entry for this Henry in Wooburn. Therefore very likely the death entry is for this Henry Harman.

The card cannot have been posted in 1900 because the back of the postcard is split for the message and address (the format that is still used today). This format did not start until 1902 [3]

Therefore it is most likely the card was posted in 1910.

What is more interesting is the identity of the group of men. They are of mixed ages and the group appears to include two "men of the cloth". Is this a local club? Are they connected by a church?

From the postcard collection of Dave Foster #0374 and was sent by the museum in Seaford from where the card was originally posted.

1901 Census

The census was taken on 31st March 1901

Archive Reference RG13 Piece Number 1351 Folio 134 Page 14 Schedule 68
Civil Parish Wooburn Ecclesiastical Parish St. Pauls Rural District Wycombe Parliamentary District South Bucks Town/Village/Hamlet Bourne End
#Inhabited 1 # Uninhabited-In occupation # Uninhabited not occupied # Buildings #Occupied Rooms
Surname Forenames Relationship Marr Status AgeM AgeF Occupation Emp Status Work Home Birthplace Infirmity
HARMAN Henry Head S 46 Licensed Victualler Employer At Home White Waltham, Berks
LEE Emily Servant S 34 Housekeeper Essex
MAY Helen Bowler Servant S 21 Barmaid London
PAWLIE Harry Servant 16 Cab driver Cookham, Berks
KING Harold Servant 15 Boots Little Marlow, Bucks
RADBOURNE Edith H Servant S 15 General Servant Domestic Pound Hill, Berks

1891 Census

The census was taken on 5th April 1891

Archive Reference RG12 Piece Number 1139 Folio 105 Page 2 Schedule 9
Civil Parish Wooburn Municipal Borough Municipal Ward Urban Sanitary District Town/Village/Hamlet Wooburn Rural Sanitary District High Wycombe Parliamentary District South Bucks Ecclesiastical Parish St Pauls
#Inhabited 1 # Uninhabited #Occupied Rooms
Address Railway Tavern
Surname Forenames Relationship Condition AgeM AgeF Occupation Employer Employed Neither Birthplace Infirmity
SPEECHLEY Alfred P Head M 62 Licensed Victualler X Gt Marlow, Bucks
SPEECHLEY Elizabeth A Wife M 70 London M
HOLLAND Mary A Servant Widow 42 Domestic Servant X Little Marlow, Bucks
HOLLOWAY Ada M Servant Single 18 Servant Domestic X Goring, Oxon

1881 Census

The census was taken on 3rd April 1881

Archive Reference RG11 Piece Number 1465 Folio 81 Page 4 Schedule 451
Civil Parish Wooburn Municipal Borough Municipal Ward Parliamentary Borough Town/Village/Hamlet Bourne End Urban Sanitary District Rural Sanitary District Wycombe Ecclesiastical Parish St Pauls Wooburn
#Inhabited A # Uninhabited B
Address Railway Tavern
Surname Forenames Relationship Condition AgeM AgeF Occupation Birthplace Infirmity
SPEECHLEY Alfred P Head Mar 52 Publican Simmons Lane, London
SPEECHLEY Elizabeth Wife Mar 61 Gt Marlow, Bucks
JARVIS Ellen E Visitor Unmar 24 Canada
SPARKS Ann E Boarder Unmar 25 Assistant at the bar Gt Marlow, Bucks

1876 Harrod Directory

Business Name Surname Forenames Title Address Location Directory Section
Taverns and Public Houses
Railway Hotel good stabling &c Speechley A Wooburn

1871 Census

The census was taken on 2nd April 1871

Archive Reference Piece Number 1404 Folio 135 Page 13 Schedule 68
Address Railway Tavern
Civil Parish Wooburn Village Wooburn Ecclesiastical District Wooburn
Houses Inhabited 1 Houses Uninhabited
Surname Forenames Relationship Condition AgeM AgeF Occupation Birthplace Infirmity
SPEECHLEY Alfred P Head Mar 42 Publican Midlsx, London
SPEECHLEY Elizabeth Wife Mar 49 Gt Marlow, Bucks
SPARKS Francis Nephew Unm 16 Carpenter Joiner Gt Marlow
ECCLAM Walter Lodger Unm 25 Plumber Plymouth, Devon
PRIEST Ellen Servt Unm 17 Domestic Servant Bucks

1861 Census

The census was taken on 7th April 1861

Archive Reference RG09 Piece Number 857 Folio 104 Page 25 Schedule 86
Parish Wooburn
Houses Inhabited 1 Houses Uninhabited
Address Railway Tavern
Surname Forenames Relationship Condition AgeM AgeF Occupation Birthplace Infirmity
JARVIS John Head Mar 59 Victualler Penn, Bucks
JARVIS Martha Wife Mar 58 Little Missenden, Bucks
JARVIS Martha Dau Un 20 LIttle Marlow, Bucks
JARVIS Robert Son Un 18 Victualler's son Little Marlow, Bucks

References

  1. ↑ DuckDuckGo search engine
  2. ↑ Original death index entry seen on Find My Past
  3. ↑ https://www.oldpostcards4sale.co.uk/pages/history-of-postcards-in-the-uk-potted-version
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