Bristol’s Lost Pubs

Assize Courts Hotel Small Street

1871 – 74. Alfred Gould
1876 – 78 E. Gould
1881 – 88. Ellen Ford
1889. Edward Ford
1892 – 94. Henry Griffen
1896 – 1911. Emma Louisa Tomlinson
1914 – 17. Robert Cross
1921. Wilrida Sweetman
1925. Sydney Slocombe
1928 – 31. Henry Allen
1935 – 50. Alice Street
1956. Ralph Slatter
1975. I. McDougall (manager)

Census 1871.

Alfred E. Gould 44, head married, publican, Birmingham
Mary A. E. Gould 42, wife married, Somerset Bridgwater
Thomas Gould 20, son unmarried, Somerset Bridgwater
Alfred E. Gould 8, son, London
A. E. Gould 11, daughter, London
Alice Eva 5, daughter, Chester
Albert E. Gould 5, son, Chester
Daniel Stokes 24, boarder unmarried, barrister’s clerk, London
Jabel F. Roberts 21, boarder unmarried, barrister’s clerk, Norfolk Lynn
Godfrey Samuels 18, boarder unmarried, barrister’s clerk, London
Ann Jones 32, servant widow, cook, Newport Monmouthshire
Grace Stacey 21, servant unmarried, kitchen maid, Cardiff
Elizabeth Skidmore 16, servant unmarried, nurse, Gloucestershire Winterbourne
Thomas Pring 17, servant unmarried, page, Somerset Broadway

Census 1881.

Ellen Ford 45, head widow, licensed victualler, Gloucestershire Cheltenham
Octavia Niblett 27, sister unmarried, licensed victualler, Gloucester
Samuel Niblett 77, father widower, retired licenced victualler, Gloucestershire Haresfield
Elizabeth King 18, servant unmarried, barmaid, Somersetshire Bath
Charles Russell 22, servant unmarried, cook & domestic servant, Middlesex Islington
Lucy Yendall 16, servant unmarried, general servant, Somersetshire Taunton

Census 1901.

Sarah J. Tomlinson 48, head single, hotel proprietress, Shropshire Wellington
Mary E. Tomlinson 43, sister single, hotel proprietress, Shropshire Wellington
Anna L. Tomlinson 41, sister single, hotel proprietress, Shropshire Wellington
Emily Thomas 39, servant single, general domestic servant, Staffordshire Wheaton Aston

Census 1911.

Emma Louisa Tomlinson 53, head single, hotel keeper, Wellington Shropshire
Emily Elizabeth Tomlinson 61, sister single, assistant, Wellington Shropshire
Sarah Jane Tomlinson 60, sister single, partner, Wellington Shropshire
Mary Eleanor Tomlinson 58, sister single, assistant, Wellington Shropshire

The 1911 census reveals that not counting the scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom; nor warehouse, office or shop, the Assize Courts Hotel had 15 rooms.