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Hi,

I wonder if anyone could help me.

I am trying to find out where the Bristol Registry Office was in 1919.

Also I would love to find out what business was at 5 St Nicholas Street, Bristol in Nov 1919 my Grandfather and his first wife stayed at that address before they married on 6th Nov 1919.

Any help would be great.

Regards

Sally :-)

Kelly's Directory for Bristol for that year would give you the answer

Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 ...


discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue?sn=5122

UK Data Service data catalogue record for Digital Library of Historical ... Kelly's Directory of Bristol, 1902. ... Kelly's Directory of Somerset, 1919. (881 pages)

Kelly's 1910 Directory of Gloucestershire (with map)

Ref: 0809
ISBN:

Similar to the 1902 and 1906 directories.


Price: €15.65 (€19.25 Including VAT at 23%) VAT is only charged on customers in the European Union


Gloucestershire Directories - Archive CD Books


www.archivecdbooks.org/resources/books/directories/dirgls.html

Kelly's Bristol Directory on CD from Archive CD Books . . . . Available in ... 1919: Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester: 1923:

Bristol Genealogy Resources & Parish Registers ...


forebears.co.uk/england/gloucestershire/bristol

Kelly's Directory of Bristol and Suburbs (1938) ... Wright's Directory of Bristol (1919) An alphabetical, street and professional/trade directory of Bristol.

AMBRA BOOKS - Bristol History, Topography and Genealogy a ...


www.localhistory.co.uk/ambra/ab-br.htm

AMBRA BOOKS BRISTOL ... (being the origin of road and flat names used in Municipal Housing in Bristol - 1919/1967) 59pp, ... Kelly's KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BRISTOL

Many thanks for your help Ann.

Sally x

Just had a look on google earth- fabulous buildings. Still looking at the moment, the closest I have is numbers 7 & 9 in 1938 Kelly's:

Goodwin, C (E.E. V Bush Propr.), Rubber stamp mkr. and music printer. 7 & 9 St. Nicholas Street, TN24874

Looking through the census's the address seems to have a long history of being a restaurant, Coffee House and an Inn. The adjoining establishments seem to be pretty similar. Haven't found a record for 1919 though.

Dea x

no. 3 St Nicholas Street was a pub:

http://pubshistory.com/Gloucestershire/Bristol/AdmiralDuncan.shtml

In 1914 the premises were in use as 'Dining Rooms' run by Frederick Warren, with the Printer's to one side and on the other side the Admiral Duncan Public House and then the Bears Head next to that.

Dea x

Marriages Jun 1892 (>99%)
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Warren Fred Bristol 6a 27
WATKINS Matilda May Bristol 6a 27


18 April 1917 - Western Daily Press - Bristol, Bristol, England

April 13, 1892. St. James's Church, Frederick Warren Matilda Watkins. Present address: 5. St. Nicholas Street, Bristol.

(notice for above)


03 September 1919 - Western Daily Press - Bristol, Bristol, England

Wanted
Waitress required for dining room, one with experience preferred. KITCHENMAID also required! Good wages given.—Apply 5, St. Nicholas. Street (City), Bristol.

Chris :)

Dea beat me to it- here's the 1911: (States it has 10 rooms)

Frederick Warren Head Married Male 40 1871 Clifton Bristol Restaurant Keeper
Matilda May Warren Wife Married Female 40 1871 St Barnabas Bristol Restaurant Keeper
Frederick William Thomas Warren Son Single Male 18 1893 St Pauls Bristol Restaurant Helper
Matilda Gwendoline Warren Daughter Single Female 16 1895 St Pauls Bristol Restaurant Helper
Arthur Eli Warren Son Single Male 15 1896 St Pauls Bristol
William Morris Warren Son - Male 13 1898 St Pauls Bristol School
Herbert Henry Warren Son - Male 9 1902 St Pauls Bristol School
Marion Seline Warren Daughter - Female 8 1903 St Pauls Bristol School
Lily Agnes Gee Servant Single Female 31 1880 Chester Restaurant Helper
Florrie Jarvis Servant Single Female 25 1886 Bedminster Bristol Restaurant Helper
William Guibaldi Parsons Boarder Married Male 46 1865 Ambridge Somerset Card Board Works

Address 5 Nicholas St Bristol
Parish Bristol
County Gloucestershire
Country England
Registration district Bristol
Registration district number 319
Subdistrict Bristol Central
Subdistrict number 2
Enumeration district 18
Piece number 14879
Piece Number Suffix -
Schedule number 43
Census reference RG14PN14879 RG78PN902 RD319 SD2 ED18 SN43
Record set 1911 Census for England & Wales

So, - it was the same in 1919 then !

Fred and his family have the Restaurant on 1911 census - they have 10 rooms but he has his 6 children also living there + a couple of people who work in the Restaurant and he has 1 Boarder.

Your couple may have worked there or boarded or were friends or relatives.??

Dea x

Many thanks, Dea, Chris and Gritty,

Oh lot's of info to go through !!!!!!!!

Regards
Sallyx

Bristol Registry Office:

"Until the Second World War, Bristol Register Office was situated on what is now Castle Park. In November 1940 this area was destroyed by German bombers, and sadly many of our historical records of Births and Deaths were destroyed"

After it looks like it moved to Quaker's Friars, and then in 2006 to Corn Street.

http://www.bafhs.org.uk/useful-links/34-bristol-register-office

Oh thank you Gritty,

I have the wedding cert for my Grandfather, so that is good !!!!!!

Sally x