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).
Added: we think this might be Henry George Hood in 1930
C'wealth North Sydney. State-North Sydney 1930.
2535 Hood, Henry George, 50 Fitzroy Street, gardener, M
2536 Hood, Jean, 50 Fitzroy Street, home duties, F
1881 Census, Carlton Hotel, Granby Street, Leicester. 21, 23 Granby Street, Leicester
[?] Babing Pind, Head,
Eliza Pind, Wife, 37[?], born Norfolk, Wells
Ellen Dunn, Sister-in-Law, born Norfolk, Wells.
The Hinckley News, 9th April 1881
... the following licenses were also transferred:- "The Carlton Hotel", Granby Street, from George Hood to Benjamin B. Read, and "The Shah of Persia", Cumberland Street, from Benjamin Whitehead, deceased, to Wm Barnacle.
Read, Pead, or whatever the real name was, took a case to court for an unpaid bill and the Leicester Chronicle, 29th October 1881 titled the case ...
B. B. PEAD v. A. COX.— The plaintiff is the proprietor of the Carlton Hotel, Granby-street, and he sued the defendant, who is described as a gentleman, for £36, amount due on a hotel bill from August last.
Adjourned session B. B. Pead v. Arthur Cox.
Looked on Free BMD, but couldn't find a marriage to Eliza up to and including 1881?
Mark
ADDED:
1881 Census, Carlton Hotel, Granby Street, Leicester.
(Carlton) 21, 23 Granby Street, Leicester
Babington Pead, Head, Marr, 29,
Eliza Pead, Wife, Marr, 37[?], born Norfolk, Wells
Ellen Dunn, Sister-in-Law, born Norfolk, Wells.