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Soham pub history index
This was the Anchor until 1883 after which it was renamed the Railway Hotel or Station Hotel, but often also referred as the Anchor.
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Residents at this address
1891/Alfred Rising/Publican/48/Long Melford Suffolk/Census ***
1891/Emma Rising/Wife/48/Great Henny ? Essex/Census
1891/R R Y Sayers/Lodger Physiologist/55/Alabama America/Census
1891/William Johnson/Lodger Vocalist/28/West Indies/Census
1891/Fred Leoppard/Lodger Musician/20/London/Census
1891/Emily Macdonald/Lodger Musician/17/London/Census
1891/Cornelius Macdonald/Lodger Musician/13/London/Census
1891/Lillie Pallett/Lodger Musician/23/Lynn Norfolk/Census
In 1901 at Station Road, Soham, Newmarket
Emma Rising, Licensed victualler, Widow aged 58 and born in Great Henny, Essex
Eleanor E Leeks, Niece aged 29 and born in Long Melford, Suffolk
Charles E Wallis, Visitor, Postal clerk aged 36 and born in Wivenhoe, Essex
In 1911 at Station Road Soham Cambridgeshire, Soham is the Station Hotel
Emma Rising, Hotel keeper, Widow aged 68 and born in Henny, Essex
Kate Steadman, Assistant aged 22 and born in Soham, Cambridgeshire
Horace George Taylor, Boarder, Grocer aged 34 and born in Castle Acre, Norfolk
In 1921 at the Station Hotel, Soham, Cambridgeshire
William Clark Turner, Farmer & Licenced Victualler aged 51 years 10 months and born in Soham, Cambridgeshire
Clara E Turner, House Wife aged 51 years 5 months and born in Long Melford, Suffolk
Owen William Turner, Son, Assisting Father In General Farm Work aged 18 years 11 months and born in Suffolk
Emma Rising, Aunt, Widow aged 78 years
Maud E Johnson, General Domestic Servant aged 23 years 9 months and born in Soham, Cambridgeshire
Bradford Daily Argus Published Saturday, 19 August 1922
“BILL TURNER DID : THIS.”
Licensee and Married Woman.
SOHAM TRAGEDY INQUEST.
The inquest was held at Cambridge, to|day, on William Charles Turner (50), licensee of the Anchor Inn, Soham, who was found shot along with a young married woman, named Olive Mabel Lawrenee (33), at Soham. near Cambridge, on Tuesday.
Turner died on Wednesday, while the young woman lies in a critical conditiqn.
Her husband, Mr. Horace Benjamin Lawrence, a young village blacksmith, presents a pathetic picture as he daily paces slowly up and down outside the hospital, waiting anxiously for news.
Police-Sergt. Landea said he found the woman ontside the cottage in a semi-conscious condition. She appeared to be badly wounded in the left shoulder. She said, “ Bill Turner did this.” Turner was found 250 yards away lying beside a manure heap. There was a terrible wound in the right side of his head. A sporting gun was lying on his right side. A piece of string was fastened to the fore trigger and looped round his left foot.
Dr. Douglas Riding said Turner’s brain was lacerated, and a portion of the brain had been completely blown away. When admit»wd to the hospital he was able to speak.
The inquest was adjourned.
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