Bristol’s Lost Pubs

Midland (Railway) Hotel James Street West

1871. Henry Eyles
1875 – 81. John Idiens
1888 – 89. William Sargent
1891 – 94. Thomas Bryant
1901. George Tarr
1906 – 08. William Freeman
1911. William Charles Weeks
1913. Cliff Adams
1915. Norman Stephan
1922. Edward Lawrence
1930 – 36. Laurence Kirby
1946 – 49. Paul Nunn

Census 1871.
Midland Hotel

Henry Eyles 59, head widower, hotel keeper, Somerset Bath
Ellen Eyles 25, niece unmarried, Somerset Bath
Alice Pardoe 86, visitor unmarried, Nantgorn Glamorganshire
Sarah Angel 30, servant unmarried, Somerset Bath

Census 1881.
Midland Hotel

John Idiens 63, head married, hotel keeper, Wolverhampton
Ellen S. Idiens 21, daughter unmarried, Birmingham
Frank C. Idiens 17, son unmarried, railway clerk, Birmingham
Arthur C. Idiens 15, son, builder’s apprentice, Birmingham
Alice Idiens 13, daughter scholar, Birmingham
Louise Packer 19, servant unmarried, waitress, Wickwar Gloucestershire
Harriet M. Fleming 19, servant unmarried, general domestic servant, Weston Somerset

Census 1891.
Midland Hotel

Thomas Bryant 53, head married, hotel keeper, Somerset Midsomer Norton
George Wilbur Wattis 23, boarder single, actor, Yorkshire York
Julia Crisp 25, servant single, barmaid, Wiltshire Bradford
Alice Lewis 22, servant single, domestic servant, Gloucestershire Bristol
Mary Gillhan 21, servant single, domestic servant, Somerset Bristol
James Ogburn 16, servant single, waiter, Somerset Bath

Census 1901.

George Tarr 28, head single, hotel keeper, Glamorganshire
Elizabeth Tarr 58, mother widow, Glamorganshire Swansea
Minnie Tarr 23, daughter single, Glamorganshire Ystalyfera
Jessie Tarr 18, daughter single, Glamorganshire Ystalyfera
Greville Morris 40, boarder single, artist, Lancashire Eccles

Census 1911.
Midland Hotel

W. C. Weeks 55, head married, hotel proprietor, Bedminster Bristol
Elizabeth Weeks 48, wife married, hotel proprietor, Pontaig Monmouthshire
Rose Duffy 18, servant single, general servant, Eastville Bristol
William Poole 25, single, commercial traveller, Gloucester

The 1911 census reveals that not counting the scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom; nor warehouse, office or shop, the Midland Hotel had 21 rooms.