1896 - 1940 KETTERING Street Directory / Telephone / Rates etc Look-up - Please?

[BushInn1746]

Hi

I am stuck for confirmation of my ancestry before 200 years ago.

Looking at sideways relatives.

Henry George Hood was born at the Carlton Hotel, Granby Street Leicester in 1880 where my 2 X Gt. Grandfather Geo Hood, held the Victualler's Licence.

Henry G. Hood returned to Kettering, from Australia with wife Jean Hood in 1931 (but nothing known of his Australian jolly after WW 1).

My 2 X Gt. Grandmother Cecilia ran a Boarding House at Eastbourne (1891 Census) dying 1896 at Kettering, seeing "Hastings House" over the door of 51 Bath Road (her son was returning to in 1931) built 1896, I wanted to find more information please:-

1) who was living there at 51 & 53 Bath Road from 1896 to 1940?
2) the name over the F/Dr of the adjoining No. 53 (appears to end "ive")?

Thank you.

Kind regards Mark

[seahall]

Hi Mark.

I wondered if you had looked up/have the burial details for Cecila his Mother which are on deceased on line.

Sandy

[BushInn1746]

Hello Sandy

Thank you.

Only have the copy death certificate / Census sheets and access to the British Newspaper Archive, but not the 1901/1911 Census for Bath Rd.

Regards Mark

[seahall]

1901 it is Alfred Shipley at 51. Robert J Heighton at 53.

Sandy

[BushInn1746]

1901 it is Alfred Shipley at 51. Robert J Heighton at 53.

Sandy

Thank you, those 1901 names don't ring any bells, but what about Directories, please?

Regards Mark

[seahall]

I will P.M. you in a mo.
Sandy

[..claire..]

From 1911 Alexander James Fairgrave/grieve , he is there in 1914 also, from electoral register 1914

A J Fairgrieve died 1936 and was living elsewhere in Kettering , from probate.

[BushInn1746]

Thank you,

Re Granby Street, Leicester.

The council claim that the Grand Hotel occupies the place of the Blue Lion Inn; Carlton Hotel [where my George Hood held the Licence] and the Conservative Club.

But when I was a boy of about five, my Grandmother was banging on about Thomas Cook the old Travel Agent of Leicester.

Regards Mark

[..claire..]

Thomas Cook

Was at this address in 1851

Bit of a coincidence : A Thomas Hood (attorney) of London, has an apprentice called Thomas Cook in 1778