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The numbering alters through road renumbering, with the Ancient Druids altering from 34 Fitzroy street to later being 92 & 94 Fitzroy street by 1966. The Old English Gentleman alters from 47 Fitzroy street to 118 & 120 Fitzroy street, adjoined Wesson's brewery.
This pub was demolished in around 1980 as part of the redevelopment of this part of Cambridge. **
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1851/Sophia Bush/../../../Gardner’s Directory **
1852/Sophia Bush/../../../Slaters Directory
1851/George Wing / Public House Keeper /../../London Gazette, 3 February 1852 **
1852/George Wing / Public House Keeper /../../London Gazette, 3 February 1852 **
1861/Thomas Wesson/Brewer & Publican/45/Somersham, Hunts/Census
1861/Maria E Wesson/Wife/45/Great St Marys, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/William T Wesson/Son, Brewers Assistant/18/Old Benedict,
Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Mary Ann Wesson/Daughter/17/Old Benedict, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Charles Wesson/Son/15/Old Benedict, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Maria E Wesson/Daughter/14/Old Benedict, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Susan Wesson/Daughter/12/Old Benedict, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Phoebe Wesson/Daughter/10/Old Benedict, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Jane Wesson/Daughter/7/St Andrew the Less, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Sarah Wesson/Daughter/4/St Andrew the Less, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/George Wesson/Son/2/St Andrew the Less, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Susan Briggs/Wifes Mother, Formerly Shopkeeper, Widow/84/Histon,
Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Harriet French/House Servant/27/Bartlow, Cambridgeshire/Census
1869/T Wesson/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William Thomas Wesson/Manager Public House "Old English
Gentleman"/28/St Benedict, Cambridge/Census
1871/Harriet Wesson/Wife/26/Holy Trinity, Cambridge/Census
1871/William Thos Pulham Wesson/Son/3/St Andrew the Less, Cambridge/Census
1879/Thomas Wesson/../../../Kellys Directory
1881/Thomas Wesson / Innkeeper /../../Spalding’s Cambridge Directory **
1881/Thomas Wesson/Brewer & Publican/65/Somersham, Huntingdon/Census
1881/Maria E Wesson/Wife/65/Cambridge/Census
1881/Phoebe Wesson/Daughter/30/Cambridge/Census
1881/Jane Wesson/Daughter/26/Cambridge/Census
1881/Sarah Wesson/Daughter/24/Cambridge/Census
1881/Mary F Middleton/General Servant/18/Chesterton, Cambridge/Census
1883/Thomas Wesson/../../../Kellys Directory
1888/Thomas Wheaton/../../../Kellys Directory
1892/Edward Adcock/../../../Kellys Directory
1896/Edward Adcock/../../../Kellys Directory
1904/E Webster/../../../Kellys Directory
1913/William Albert Smith/../../../Spalding Directory
1916/Thomas Salmon/../../../Kellys Directory
1933/Chas. A Smith/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
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