Oliver BAGLIN, innkeeper, Albion Inn, Coalway (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, November 23, 2014, 23:08 (3671 days ago) @ Jefff

The aforementioned 1851 Census for Daniel & Mary included their son OLIVER, similar age to Ephraim. As posted earlier an Oliver Baglin was witness at Epraim's wedding ! In my extensive Ancestry searches I've noticed Thomas, Daniel etc to be popular Baglin names both in the Forest and across the Severn in the Nibley/Stroud area. However I don't recall seeing any other Olivers.

Indeed there are only two within the FoD PRs, both "our" man;

Record_ID: 126463
Entry_Number: 568
Year: 1840
Month: Jan
Day: 5
Parents_Surname: BAGLIN
Child_Forenames: Oliver
Fathers_Forenames: Daniel
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: English Bicknor
Occupation: Sawyer
Officiating_Minister: Edwd. Feild Rector
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Dec 16 1839
Notes: birth date in left margin
Register_Reference: P138 in 1/5
Page_Number: 71
Parish_Chapel: English Bicknor
Soundex: B245

Record_ID: 170383
Entry_Number: 2234
Year: 1912
Month: Oct
Day: 19
Surname: BAGLIN
Forenames: Oliver
Residence: Retired Innkeeper
Age_at_death: 72
Officiating_Minister: E H Brice
Event: Interment
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: (1) Coalway Lane End (2) South Div[ision] : Adults Gr[ave] (3) FF 15 (4) Consecrated (5)
Notes:
Register_Reference: DA25 / 204 / 2
Page_No: 11
Parish_Chapel: Coleford Cemetery
Soundex: B245

The 1911 Census shows Oliver as sadly "totally blind, aged 71, retired innkeeper" living alone at four-roomed Albion House, Coalway, Coleford. No indication that the House is still a pub.
I think this modern photo shows it and suspect this was once the Inn.
http://www.zoopla.co.uk/property-history/albion-house/parkend-walk/coalway/coleford/gl1...

The 1901 Census shows Oliver "retired innkeeper aged 60" living alone, near to but not in the Inn, Noah Voice & family are landlords. Oliver is a few properties away but still has similar neighbours to 1911 Census, eg Thomas Childs next to the Inn.

The 1891 Census shows Oliver as "single, aged 50, innkeeper" at the Albion Inn, Coalway. Aforementioned Noah Voice is a coalminer living nearby.

The 1881 Census shows Oliver as a "general dealer" living with mother Mary, widow, at the Albion Inn beerhouse. The 1871 and 1861 also show them, with sawyer/innkeeper Daniel, at the same Albion inn/beerhouse.

Searching the net gives this VERY informative booklet, written in 1987 by Albion House's owner, wellknown local author Ralph Anstis. It contains a lot of interesting Baglan family history.
http://www.gsia.org.uk/reprints/1987/gi198750.pdf

Re R.Anstis see http://www.deanforestmiscellany.info/myContents/FODM_Index.shtml

The excellent Old Pubs site has some more history of the pub, showing it did well under Oliver's tenure. Cannot give direct link but search "Albion Inn" or "Albion Coalway" then page thro the handful of hits.
http://www.gloucestershirepubs.co.uk/AllGlosPubsDatabase/AllGlosPubs_view.php

As mentioned in the above webpage, also see
http://www.gloucestershirepubs.co.uk/AllGlosPubsDatabase/RAIGConnection.php?pubid1=1285
http://www.gwentarchives.gov.uk/media/13864/D4219Cambrian_Brewery_Newport.html

I wonder if this football team were originally based at the Albion Inn, despite it having closed by the time this squad were photographed ?
http://www.sungreen.co.uk/Coleford/ColefordAlbion.htm
The same website has several photos of more recent Baglins in the Berry Hill area, eg.
http://www.sungreen.co.uk/Broadwell/Berry-Hill-Crescents-1905.htm

Of course this site has a wonderful photo gallery too, see
www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/berryhill/pages/page_28.html

which nicely returns us to Ephraim, what a great photo of a grand old couple;
www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/berryhill/pages/page_32.html