info wanted on Cumberland Viaduct Hotel,Workington & Wheatsheaf Hotel,kirkland

[steffi]

I have details of Margaret Jones,26yrs; Frank Jones,30yrs, Frank Jones,6 yrs, Mary Jones(called Polly)5yrs, James R Jones,,3yrs and Florence Jones,11mths in the 1901 census. They were living at 31 King St Workington, Cumberland, Workington.A later child was called Elsie Marietta (Marie).
 
Margaret Jones aged 26 in 1901 died in 1949. I'm trying to find out about when she was proprietress of the Viaduct Hotel,Workington and The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Kirkland. Can anyone help?

It could be that her husband or one of her children were named as licensee -particularly in Kirkland where they may have been until about 1938/9.

[GeoffE]

Hi Stephie steffi

You found it then!

[wodell]

 :Dhi, i am also looking into jones,s they also lived on king st, but i think they are a different family, to the one you are researching,,
as for the hotels the names may have changed, but viaduct and the cumberland are now two seperate hotels, the viaduct is actually opposite the viaduct on what is now called falcon st whilst the cumberland is on gladstone
street,
buuuuut the viaduct may have been called the cumberland viaduct at one time
or visa versa as there is but a 100 yards between them
thanks wodell

[genjen]

There is a Wheatsheaf on Kirkland in Kendal. Is this the one you mean?  (Kirkland was always counted as separate from Kendal in censuses.) If so, I might even be able to go and ask about previous occupants, as it is about two hundred yards from where I live.

Jen

[steffi]

Thanks to everyone for their help

- Jen,it was the Wheatsheaf in Kendal.

It would be fantastic if you could go along and see what they know.
Thanks again,
Steffi

[genjen]

Will do, as soon as I have a minute to spare. Maybe there will be photos too.

I go to the Wheatsheaf on a Monday evening from October through until April, after playing for the local morris side's practice. In theory, we don't need to practice during the summer because we are too busy entertaining the public - Ha!

Jen

[steffi]

Hello Jen,
Thanks for your help - I've been trying to find out about this for ages and getting nowhere.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you again,

best wishes,

Steffi

[bobgraham]

I've checked viaduct hotel between 1906 and 1914 in workington with no results in historicaldirectories.org. Indeed there are no jones listed in workington as private citizens in 1914. The only viaduct hotel registering in cumberland and westmorland during this period (1906-1914) is the temperance hotel in Carlisle! It closed 2/3 years ago!
bob

[steffi]

Hello,

Thanks for checking the Viaduct Hotel in Workington between 1906 and 1914. They must both date from post 1914.

My info comes from two sources -the newspaper cutting about Margaret Jones's funeral which says:
'Formerly she was proprietess of the Viaduct Hotel, Workington, and the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Kirkland.'
 
Her grandson  remembers living in Kirkland as a very young child -but was too young to remember  details.

I myself remember Margaret Jones's  daughter talking about the customers of one of the pubs/hotels.

I have the newspaper cutting but the relative who kept it at the time, cut out just the article itself -so I have neither newspaper name nor date.

I really would like to know when this family were at these hotels and details about these.

many thanks for your continuing help,

Steffi