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Travellers Rest, Shade, Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire

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Residents at this address

1881/Harriet Smith/Keeper of Beer House/44/Downham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Gertrude Smith/Daughter, Dumb/11/Downham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Rosa Smith/Daughter/9/Downham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Gerald Smith/Son/7/Downham, Norfolk/Census

1891/James Cater/Publican Ag Lab/26/Soham Cambridgeshire/Census ***
1891/Agnes Cater/Wife/25/Burwell Cambridgeshire/Census
1891/Emily Cater/Dau/5/Soham Cambridgeshire/Census
1891/Herbert Cater/Son/3/Soham Cambridgeshire/Census
1891/Gertrude Cater/Dau/9m/Soham Cambridgeshire/Census

1892/James Cater/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory

In 1911 at The Traveller's Rest the Shade Soham
Alfred Griggs, Publican and market gardener aged 39 and born in Soham, Cambridgeshire
Mary Ann Griggs, Wife aged 40 and born in Soham, Cambridgeshire
Ada Griggs, Daughter aged 15 and born in Soham, Cambridgeshire
Fred Griggs, Son, Working for horsedealer aged 13 and born in Soham, Cambridgeshire
Alfred Griggs, Son aged 5 and born in Soham, Cambridgeshire

Newmarket Journal.
PETTY SESSIONS Tuesday, November 28th, 1922,
Traveller's Rest beerhouse, Soham, from A, H. Rawlings to Sidney Cornwell



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