Please send me a picture of your pub, and its pub history? I am currently adding accurate transcriptions of the UK 1921 census to the UK pub history site.
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Albury index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hertfordshire .
Labour in Vain, Church End, Albury, Hertfordshire - closed 1950s
Kindly provided by Peter Wonnacott
Residents at this address
1861/Susan Speller/Publican, Widow/54/Workin, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Fredric Ticklepenny/Ag Labourer/34/Lincolnshire/Census
1861/Emily Ticklepenny/Wife/25/Haddington, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Emily Speller/Daughter/4/Haddington, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/William Ticklepenny/Son/1 month/Haddington, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Edward Speller/Carpenter/23/Pelham, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Isabella Speller/Wife/23/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ada Clara Speller/Daughter/3/Albury, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Caroline Elizabeth Speller/Daughter/1/Albury, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Edward Speller/Carpenter & Publican/42/Furneux Pelham,
Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Isabella Speller/Wife/42/Albury, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Ronald Speller/Son, Carpenter/14/Albury, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Clara Speller/Daughter/12/Albury, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Alice Speller/Daughter/9/Albury, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Henry Speller/Son/7/Albury, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Leonard Speller/Son/6/Albury, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Minnie Speller/Daughter/4/Albury, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Frank Speller/Son/2/Albury, Hertfordshire/Census
1882/Edward Speller/../../../Post Office Directory
Thomas Jackson (1827 - 1887) is listed as the publican in the 1861 census at
the Royal Oak. I believe he is my G G grandfather. He died at the Labour in
Vain - Albury on 2 Sep 1887. ***
1886/Thomas Jackson/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1891/Mary Jackson/Publican/63/Albury, Herts/Census
1891/John Jackson/Son, Agricultural Labourer/28/Albury, Herts/Census
1891/Alfred Jackson/Son, Agricultural Labourer/19/Albury, Herts/Census
1912/Marcus R Mabbitt/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Marcus R Mabbitt/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Wm Dunn/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/Ernest A E Philo/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/Ernest A E Philo/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Thos Withnell/../../../Post Office Directory
*** Provided By Ted Garrett