The George Hotel (Inn), Amesbury The George Hotel (Inn), Amesbury in Census Returns Census returns maintained by the National Archives can be viewed at the Ancestry website. Note: In the 1841 census, the age was rounded down to the nearest five for those aged 15 or over. Information from trade directories was accessed at Historical Directories, University of Leicester Special Collections Online. Pigot and Co.'s Royal National and Commercial Directory, 1844, named Edward Hugh Smallbone as the landlord of the George Inn in Amesbury.
Name			Age	Occupation	Born in County?
1841 census – High Street, Amesbury, Wiltshire     Reference: HO107/1165/2 (folio 20, p. 5)
Edward Smallbone			30	Inn Keeper	Y
Mary Smallbone			25		Y
Edward Smallbone			1 month		Y
Mary Wright			25	F.S. [female servant]	Y
Fanny Fowler			30	F.S.	Y
Sarah Dobbs			20	F.S.	Y
Fanny Payne			15	F.S.	Y
William Witlock			25	M.S. [male servant]	Y
Samuel Fowler			35	M.S.	Y
William Jenkins			15	M.S.	Y
James Blake			25	Farmer	Y
Name and relation to Head of household		Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
1851 census – Amesbury, Wiltshire     Reference: HO107/1845 (folio 154, p. 5)
Edward Hugh   Smallbone	Head	Married	38	Inn Keeper, Farmer   occupying 60 acres &   employing 5 labourers	Shrewton, Wiltshire
Mary Ann Smallbone	Wife	Married	34		Salisbury, Wiltshire
Edwin James   Smallbone	Son		10	Scholar	Amesbury, Wiltshire
Marah Hewell	Visitor	Unmarried	24	Gentlewoman	Brixton, Surrey
Mariah Ashley	Visitor	Unm	24	Gentlewoman	Bath, Somerset
Ann Cave	Servant	Unm	26	Cook	Harnham, Wiltshire
Jane Feltham	Servant	Unm	18	Housemaid	Winterbourne Stoke, Wiltshire
David Andrews	Servant	Unm	26	Postboy	Bulford, Wiltshire
George Plank	Servant	Married	42	Farm Labourer	Devizes, Wiltshire
Charles Sturgis	Servant	Unm	31	Farm Labourer	Bulford, Wiltshire
Note: A death notice was printed in the Berkshire Chronicle, 19 June 1858 (British Library Newspapers online):       June 14, deeply regretted by all who knew him, Edward Hugh Smallbone,       of the George Inn, Amesbury, aged 45. Kelly's Post Office Directory of Wiltshire, 1859, listed Edward Davies as operating the "George Hotel, commercial & posting house" at Amesbury. In Kelly's 1867 directory for Amesbury Edward Davies was running the "George Hotel, commercial & posting house, & inland revenue office". The census returns show that the business, which also included a farm, was supervised by Edward in partnership with his two sisters: Eleanor Davies and Elizabeth Davies.
1861 census – George Inn, Amesbury, Wiltshire     Reference: RG9/1311 (folio 61, p. 10)
Eleanor Davies	Head	Unmarried	48	Inn Keeper   (Firm and Farmer)   employing 2 labourers	Hereford
Elizabeth A Davies	Sister	Unm	47	Inn Keeper   (Firm and Farmer)	Hereford
Edward Davies	Brother	Unm	43	Inn Keeper   (Firm and Farmer)	Hereford
Martha S Mead	Servant	Unm	27	Cook	Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire
Martha Wittick	Servant	Married	30	Housemaid	Homington, Wiltshire
Jane Sawyer	Servant	Unm	19	Waitress	Netheravon, Wiltshire
William Pierce	Servant	Married	31	Fly Driver	Marden, Wiltshire
William Perry	Servant	Married	48	Carter	Shrewton, Wiltshire
Walter Perry	Servant	Unm	18	Agricultural Labourer	Charlton, Wiltshire
1871 census – The George Inn, High Street, Amesbury, Wiltshire                         Reference: RG10/1945 (folio 13, p. 17)
Edward Davies	Head	Unmarried	52	Inn Keeper	Hereford
Eleanor Davies	Sister	Unm	57	Inn Keeper	Hereford
Elizabeth A Davies	Sister	Unm	56	Inn Keeper	Hereford
Eliza Holmes	Servant	Unm	18	Domestic Cook	Longstreet, Wiltshire
Ellen Gilbert	Servant	Unm	17	Under Housemaid	Berwick St James, Wiltshire
Alice Adlam	Servant	Unm	27	Housemaid	Stapleford, Wiltshire
Rachel F Lumsden	Boarder	Unm	35	Annuitant	Aberdeen
Louisa J Lumsden	Boarder	Unm	30	Annuitant	Aberdeen
In Kelly's Post Office Directory for 1875 the section for Amesbury showed John Wheeler in charge of the "George Hotel commercial & posting house, & inland revenue office".
1881 census – George Hotel, High Street, Amesbury, Wiltshire     Reference: RG11/2064 (folio 73, p. 25)
John Wheeler	Head	Married	43	Hotel Keeper	Bromham, Wiltshire
Phoebe Wheeler	Wife	Married	44		West Dean, Wiltshire
Louisa Wheeler	Daughter		15		Shipton, Hampshire
Mary A Edney	Sister-   in-law	Unmarried	40	Housekeeper	West Dean, Wiltshire
James Burden	Servant	Unm	20	Fly Driver	Oare, Wiltshire
Martha Springford	Servant	Unm	22	General domestic servant	Allington, Wiltshire
Sarah Springford	Servant	Unm	19	General domestic servant	Allington, Wiltshire
1891 census – High Street, Amesbury, Wiltshire     Reference: RG12/1615 (folio 57, p. 15)
John Wheeler	Head	Married	53	Hotel Proprietor	Bromham, Wiltshire
Phoebe Wheeler	Wife	Married	56		West Dean, Wiltshire
Louisa Wheeler	Daughter	Single	25		Shipton, Hampshire
Edith A Wheeler	Daughter	Single	22		Shipton, Hampshire
Mary A Edney	Sister-   in-law	Single	50		West Dean, Wiltshire
Jane R Wheeler	Sister	Single	57		Bromham, Wiltshire
Sarah Andrews	Servant	Single	19	General domestic servant	Bulford, Wiltshire
Hephzibah L Netton	Servant	Single	15	General domestic servant	Amesbury, Wiltshire
Jeanie L Musgrave	Hotel   Visitor	Widow	57	Living on her own means	United States
William A B   Musgrave	Visitor	Single	35	Barrister at law	Antigua [West Indies]
Herbert Musgrave	Visitor	Single	14		South Australia
A Bill from the George Hotel, Amesbury, John Wheeler, Proprietor, can be viewed. An advertisement in Kelly’s 1898 Directory of Wiltshire named Melville E Whistler as the manager of The George Hotel in Amesbury.
1901 census – The George Hotel, High Street, Amesbury, Wiltshire                         Reference: RG13/1949 (folio 66, p. 13)
Melville E Whistler	Head	Married	32	Hotel Proprietor	Brightwalton, Berkshire
Alice Whistler	Wife	Married	32		Walditch, Dorset
Leslie M Whistler	Daughter		2		Amesbury, Wiltshire
Violet Garland	Niece		13		Lewell, Dorset
Richard W Boger	Visitor	Single	32	Captain,   Royal Field Artillery	Ryde, Isle of Wight
Albert E Fleet	Visitor	Single	26	Gunner,   Royal Field Artillery	Worthing, Sussex
Albert Brown	Visitor	Single	23	Gunner,   Royal Field Artillery	Bathford, Bath, Somerset
George H Wilkinson	Visitor	Single	22	Second Lieutenant: 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment	St George's Hanover Square, London
William Strong	Visitor	Married	31	Captain & temporary Major Royal Field Artillery	Longthorpe, Northamptonshire
Norah K Parsons	Visitor		14		Paddington, London
Ida B Williams	Visitor	Single	27	Freemantle, Southampton, Hampshire
Beatrice Humphries	Servant	Single	22	Kitchen maid	Devizes, Wiltshire
Maria Baker	Servant	Single	27	Cook	Worcester, Worcestershire
Phenie Kilford	Servant	Single	17	Waitress	Amesbury, Wiltsire
Alice Wooster	Servant	Single	17	Chambermaid	Ireland
Beatrice Dymer	Servant	Single	15	Nurse	Bulford, Wiltshire
James Weeks	Servant	Single	35	Ostler / Groom	Tavistock, Devon
Alfred Perkins	Servant	Single	21	Groom	Towcester, Northampton
In about 1908 the accommodation was expanded with the addition of a new brick wing (Amesbury, A History of the County of Wiltshire , Vol. 15, Victoria County History).
1911 census – The George Hotel, High Street, Amesbury, Wiltshire                         Reference: RG14/12073 (schedule no. 104)
Melville E Whistler	Head	Married	42	Hotel Proprietor	Brightwalton, Berkshire
Alice Whistler	Wife	Married	42	Assisting in business	Walditch, Dorset
Leslie Whistler	Daughter		12	School	Amesbury, Wiltshire
Charles Whistler	Son		7		Amesbury, Wiltshire
Jane Wightman	Mother- in-law	Widow	66	Widow of Builder	Charlton, Shaftesbury [Dorset]
Geoffrey Brooke	Boarder	Married	27	Lieutenant 16th Lancers	Castleknock, Ireland
Veronica Brooke	Boarder	Married	29	[wife]	Czarskoe Selo, Russia
Peter Brooke	Boarder		1	[son]	Camberley [Surrey]
Bessie Elworthy	Servant	Single	36	Childrens nurse	Ipswich, Suffolk
Annie Eberle	Servant	Single	26	Ladys maid	Germany
Edward Duffus	Boarder	Married	45	Major R F A   [Royal Field Artillery]	Nova Scotia [Canada] (naturalised by parentage)
Helen Duffus	Boarder	Married	41	[wife]	Nova Scotia
Arthur Cotton	Boarder	Married	37	Major R F A	Lucknow, India (British subject by parentage)
Rose Cotton	Boarder	Married	35	[wife]	Blackheath, Kent
Joan Cotton	Boarder		6	[daughter]	St Pancras, London
Cecile Payne	Servant	Single	22	Nurse	Cosgrove, Northamptonshire
Cecil Howard Turner	Boarder	Single	25	Publicity Manager to Aeroplane Manufacturing Company	Island of Jersey
Leon Verseprey	Boarder	Single	25	Aviator	Paris [France]
Maurice Tabuteau	Boarder	Married	26	Aviator	Paris [France]
Blanche Tabuteau	Boarder	Married	25		Paris [France]
Dimitri Alexandroff	Boarder	Single	33	Captain, Russian Navy	St Petersburg [Russia]
Charles David   Ephraim Upton	Boarder	Married	35	Captain,   Army Service Corps	Stapleford Abbotts, Essex
Maude Harvey Upton	Boarder	Married	38		Margate, Kent
Edward Charles   Hume Lushington	Boarder	Single	28	Captain,   Army Service Corps	Aurangabad, India (naturalised by parentage)
Peter Kohler	Chef	Single	25	Chef at hotel	Volklingen, Germany
Kate Lawrence	Servant	Single	19	Chambermaid	Bapton, Warminster [Wiltshire]
Bessie Squires	Servant	Single	17	Waitress in hotel	Sturminster Marshall [Dorset]
Nellie Hibbs	Servant	Single	17	Housemaid	Bere Regis, Dorset
Frances M Kemp	Servant	Single	21	Waitress in hotel	Buttermere, Wiltshire
Arthur E Griffin	Servant	Single	23	Chauffeur	Bournemouth, Hampshire
Annie Thomas	Servant	Single	25	Chambermaid	Lower Chapel, Breconshire
Mary Moulder	Servant	Single	34	Kitchenmaid	King's Cross, London
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