The 1901 census lists James as a packing case maker at 39 Granville St
Kellys directory of 1900, 1903 and 1904 list James Hemming as a beer retailer at 39, Granville St .
The 1891 census lists 39 Granville St as the Royal Exchange beerhouse.
It was very common for beerhouse keepers to also have another occupation, and sometimes this is what is listed on the census. In these cases the establishment was often run by the wife , daughter or some other person for much of the time, while the listed licensee carried out his other job.
The year of the Kellys is the publication date and can usually be assumed to refer to the year before. James is not listed at all in the 1899 or 1908 Kellys. Therefore it would seem that he came to the royal Exchange in 1899 and left at sometime in the period 1903-1907. In March 1907 the police did object to the renewal of his licence after he had been convicted of selling beer outside permitted hours, but the magistrates did renew his licence. It would seem. However that shortly afterwards he in fact gave up the tenancy. this would probably have been because of the behaviour of his son, who was later convicted of assault, the magistrate asking for it to be referred to the licensing magistrates
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