How to find a Temperance Working Men’s Dining Room in Forres in 1880s?

[Calleva]

I’m trying to find out the site of a Temperance Working Men’s Restaurant, or possibly
‘Dining Club’ in Forres, Morayshire during the early to mid 1880s.

My GGF, George Smith, was manager at that time.

I’ve been unsuccessful in tracking it down (pure guess it was in the High Street) and grateful for the experts on this fantastic site to point me in the right direction.

Many thanks,
Stuart

[nanny jan]

It might be listed in a Trade Directory.

[Milliepede]

Or on a census.  Not sure if you can search Scottish census in the same way as English ones.

[dowdstree]

I found this George Smith on the 1891 Scotland Census -

George Smith age 40 born Inverallan, Inverness- shire. Others on the census are his wife Elsie age 31
son Alexander age 2 and son John C age 11 months.

George's occupation is given as Dining Room Keeper and the address is 1 Cumming Street, Forres.

Hope this helps and it is your GG Father,

Dorrie

[hanes teulu]

Snipped from "DEATHS" in the Elgin Courant & Morayshire Advertiser, 20 Sep 1889.

[hanes teulu]

Snipped from Northern Scot & Moray & Nairn Express, 10 Sep 1887

[AlanBoyd]

Valuation Rolls 1895 have this entry:
Cumming Street
House and Garden, No, 1
proprietor: James Stewart, Flesher, Forres
tenant & occupier: George Smith, Temperance Dining Rooms

added: no equivalent result for 1885 or for 1905

[AlanBoyd]

Here is a view of Cumming Street on the 1895 reprint of the 1876 25 inch map. Looking at Cumming Street now on Street View –and assuming the numbering hasn't changed– number 1 is on the SW side of the street and is the first house after the house on the corner of High Street and Cumming Street i.e. the first house on that side fully on Cumming Street.

https://maps.nls.uk/view/74478415#zoom=6.4&lat=2826&lon=13440&layers=BT

[hanes teulu]

Snipped from "Forres Elgin & Nairn Gazette ...," - Nov 1893 and Apr 1898