Hello Listers I have received a Census entry for a sister of my ggf, as follows: HO107/1657 - Commercial Road, Portsea SMITH Mahala - Head - W - 40 - Victualler (Blind) b SSX Hastings SMITH Martha S.M. - Dau - Unm - 20 - b SSX Hastings DANIEL Rachel M. - Neice - 9 - b SSX Hastings Can anyone let me know how I would find out which pub Mahala was Victualler of, please? Many thanks. Pam cliveden@acenet.net.au Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia.

In message <002301c56d40$02adb440$585653ca@pam>, PMR <cliveden@acenet.net.au> writes > I have received a Census entry for a sister of my ggf, as >follows: > >HO107/1657 - Commercial Road, Portsea > >SMITH Mahala - Head - W - 40 - Victualler (Blind) b SSX Hastings SMITH >Martha S.M. - Dau - Unm - 20 - b SSX Hastings DANIEL Rachel M. - Neice >- 9 - b SSX Hastings > > Can anyone let me know how I would find out which pub >Mahala was Victualler of, please? Slater's directory of Hampshire etc 1852-3 shows her at the Mile End Tavern, 51 Eden Row. You can see the entry for yourself by going to http://www.historicaldirectories.org and doing a keyword search for "Hampshire", "1850s" and "Mahala". -- Jenny M Benson