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Aylesbury pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Buckinghamshire. The Buckinghamshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1830/Thomas Wootton/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1844/Richard Langdon/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1851/William Fisher/Butcher & Victualler/26/Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire/Census *+
1851/Emma Fisher/Wife/26/Hockliffe, Bedfordshire/Census
1851/Ann Fisher/Daughter/3/Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Francis Fisher/Son/1/Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/William Fisher/Son/1 month/Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Elizabeth White/Visitor/24/Hockliffe, Bedfordshire/Census
1851/Mary Hawkes/House Servant/17/Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/George Redding/Lodger, Ag labourer/50/Bierton, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Richard Coles/General Labourer/17/Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire/Census
1853/William Fisher / Victualler & Butcher /../../Musson & Craven’s
Directory **
1861/John Beechey/Publican/56/Stanton St John, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/Elizabeth Beechey/Wife/56/Haddenham, Buckinghamshire/Census
1861/John Beechey/Son, Domestic Servant/19/Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire/Census
1861/Henry Beechey/Son, General Labourer/16/Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire/Census
1861/Job Beechey/Son, General Labourer/14/Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire/Census
1861/Caroline Beechey/Daughter/12/Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire/Census
1863/John Beechey/& butcher/../../Duttons Directory ***
1869/John Beechey/& butcher/../../Post Office Directory
1877/John Beechey/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Richard Rolfe/Alehouse Keeper/45/Aston Clinton, Buckingham/Census
1881/Elizabeth Rolfe/Wife/40/Aston Clinton, Buckingham/Census
1883/Richard Rolfe/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1887/Amos Burnham/../../../Kellys Directory ***
My ancestor, Alexander Bragger who was once the licence holder of the
Sun,
Lisson street, Marylebone. He moved to Aylesbury where he owned The
Bricklayers Arms before taking over the
Red Lion in Swanbourne.
1891/Alex George Bragger/../../../Kellys Directory *
1891/Alexander G Bragger/Licensed Victualler, Widow/61/Rotherhithe,
Surrey/Census *
1891/Matilda Stone/Housekeeper/69/Hayes, Middlesex/Census
1891/William Lovegrove/Visitor, House Decorator/57/Somers Town,
London/Census
1895/J Derrick/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1899/P W Atkins/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1901/William E Moore/Carpenter & Publican/54/Edmonton, Middlesex/Census
1901/Emma Moore/Wife/54/Hemel Hempsted, Hertfordshire/Census
1901/Thomas Moore/Son, Carpenter & Publican/18/Willesden, Middlesex/Census
1901/Frederick Moore/Son/14/Willesden, Middlesex/Census
1901/Ada Moore/Daughter/12/Willesden, Middlesex/Census
1903/Martin Patrick Darby/../../../Kellys Directory
1907/Edward Baker/../../../Kellys Directory
1915/George W Peacock/../../../Kellys Directory
1924/Aaron Ellis/../../../Kellys Directory
1928/Aaron Ellis/../../../Kellys Directory
1931/Aaron Ellis/../../../Kellys Directory
1935/Aaron Ellis/../../../Kellys Directory
1939/Aaron Ellis/../../../Kellys Directory
In the 1960s this pub was run by George & Jennie Shaw - relatives of mine.
George also worked as a toolmaker at a nearby printing firm, Hazell Watson &
Viney. *+
In the early 1970s the pub was taken over by the older of their two sons,
John. I'm not sure of the exact date, but I know that he was the publican in
April 1973, because my mother & stepfather celebrated their wedding in the
back room there. It was an ABC (Aylesbury Brewery Company) pub throughout
their tenancies. *+
* Provided By Mrs G Parkes
*+ Provided By Paul Irving
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Colin Ager