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(Old) Antelope, 8 High Street, Poole - in August 2009
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In 1774, a Thomas Hawk, aged ten years is apprenticed to William Whettell of the said town [Poole] and county innholder
My research has discovered that the name of the innkeeper of the Old Antelope, Poole on 20th March 1781 was William Whettell. I have attached a copy of the relevant source, being interrogation papers related to the capture as a prize of the French corsair Vicomtesse d'Hericy on 17th March 1781. *
The document reads: At the House of William Whettell Innholder being the Sign of the Old Antelope in the Town and County of Poole this Twentieth day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand seven Hundred and Eighty One. *
National Archives HCA 32/471/11:- High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers of the War of 1775-1783 *
It seems that in 1800, William Whettel (who is presumably the same person) was made bankrupt *
1830/John Claridge/Old Antelope, 162 High street/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Gregory Knight/Old Antelope, 162 High street/../../Pigots Directory
1841/George Knight/Inn Keeper/50/../Census
1841/Martha Knight/../40/Dorset/Census
1841/Georgina Knight/../4/Dorset/Census
1841/Martha Knight/../2/Dorset/Census
1841/Mary Ann Knight/../6 weeks/Dorset/Census
1841/Maria Owen/Assistant/30/Wales/Census
1841/Isabella Cobb/Female Servant/15/Dorset/Census
1841/Charlotte White/Female Servant/15/Dorset/Census
1841/George Burden/Male Servant/20/Dorset/Census
1842/George Knight/Old Antelope, 162 High street/../../Pigots Directory
1849/George Knight/Antelope Hotel, commercial & posting house, High street/../../Post
Office Directory
1851/George Knight/Old Antelope Hotel (commercial and posting), High street/../../Hunt�s Directory **
1851/George Knight/Hotel Keeper/54/Swanage, Dorset/Census
1851/Martha Knight/Wife/50/Poole, Dorset/Census
1851/Elizabeth Knight/Daughter, Hotel Assistant/19/Poole, Dorset/Census
1851/Georgiana Knight/Daughter/13/Poole, Dorset/Census
1851/Martha Knight/Daughter/11/Poole, Dorset/Census
1851/Mary Ann Knight/Daughter/9/Poole, Dorset/Census
1851/Emma Knight/Daughter/7/Poole, Dorset/Census
1851/Mary Morne/General Servant/15/Poole, Dorset/Census
1851/William F Thomas/Tailer of Master, Traveller/45/London,
Middlesex/Census
1855/George Knight/Antelope Hotel, High street/../../P.O. Directory **
1859/John Shepherd/Antelope commercial hotel and posting house, High street/../../Post Office Directory
1861/John Shepherd/Victualler/54/Shaftesbury, Dorset/Census
1861/Harriet Shepherd/Wife/51/Borough, London/Census
1861/Harriet Shepherd/Daughter/23/Bristol/Census
1861/Ann Shepherd/Daughter/21/Bath/Census
1861/Thomas singer/Father in Law, Widow/80/Corsley, wiltshire/Census
1861/Ann Lilly/Waitress & Chambermaid/27/Kettering, Northamptonshire/Census
1861/Elizabeth Hayter/Cook/29/Hampreston, Dorset/Census
1861/William smith/Boots/29/Cheltenham, Gloucestershire/Census
1865/John Shepherd/Antelope Family and Commercial Hotel and posting
establishment, Inland Revenue office, wine and spirit merchant, agent for
Bass's ales, and Meux & Co's stout, High street/../../Harrods Directory
1871/Joseph Dowell/Hotel Keper, Widow/66/Brande, Durham/Census
1871/Emma Johnson/Housekeeper/28/Foyfordby, Leicestershire/Census
1871/Ann Frisby/Waiter/36/Foyfordby, Leicestershire/Census
1871/Eliza Frisby/Waiter/21/Foyfordby, Leicestershire/Census
1871/Ruth Frisby/Cook/19/Foyfordby, Leicestershire/Census
1871/Elizabeth Week/Barmaid/24/Lymington, Hampshire/Census
1871/James R Quick/Visitor, Commercial traveller/28/St Just, Cornwall/Census
1871/William H Marshalsay/Visitor, Commercial traveller/35/Isle of Purbeck,
Dorset/Census
1871/Elizabeth Dibben/Chambermaid/48/Ringwood, Hampshire/Census
1871/Hannah Cheffey/Kitchenmaid/23/Lytchett, Dorset/Census
1871/Mary Joyce/Kitchenmaid/19/Parkstone, Dorset/Census
1871/George Rilley/Boots/44/Ringwood, Hampshire/Census
1871/Henry Warren/Visitor, Commercial traveller/57/Portsea, Hampshire/Census
1875/Joseph Dowell/Antelope hotel & posting house, High street/../../P.O. Directory **
1880/Henry Curtis/Antelope family & commercial hotel & posting house, High
street/../../Post Office Directory
1889/Joseph Horne/Antelope family & commercial hotel & posting house, High
street/../../Kelly�s Directory of Dorsetshire **
1891/Ernest Bowes/Hotel manager/26/Marylebone, London/Census
1891/Friere W Marner/Visitor, Chartered Accountant/42/Portugal/Census
1891/Sarah A Rice/Boo Keeper/28/Bristol, Gloucestershire/Census
1891/Rose barnett/Barnaid/22/Wales/Census
1891/Mary Landsdown/Waitress/24/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1891/William smith/Porter/24/Axminster, Somerset/Census
1891/Sydney Percy/Barman/23/Poole, Dorset/Census
1891/William Davis/Ostler/45/Bourton, Berkshire/Census
1891/William Burgess/Billiard Marker/20/Poole, Dorset/Census
1891/George Matthews/Page/14/Poole, Dorset/Census
1895/F M Oliver/Antelope Hotel, High street/../../Post Office Directory
1901/Frank G Pierpoint/Hotel Proprietor/37/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Rosalia Pierpoint/Wife/32/Regent Street, London/Census
1901/Richard Pierpoint/Son/4/Westbourn Park, London/Census
1901/Ruth Pierpoint/Daughter/2/Boscombe, Hampshire/Census
1901/John H Butcher/Cellerman/29/Crewkerne, Somerset/Census
1901/Louie Thornback/Barmaid/23/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1901/Florence Bray/Cook/22/Bridport, Dorset/Census
1901/Selina Garlick/Servant/21/Birmingham, Warwickshire/Census
1901/Hetty Viphard/Servant/16/Southwark, London/Census
1901/Agnes Stacey/Servant/25/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1901/Annie Eddolls/Nurse/30/Bath, Somerset/Census
1901/Henry A House/Boarder, Mechanical Engineer/36/Bridgpoint, USA/Census
1901/Thomas W S Firth/Boarder, Solicitor/44/Bradford, Yorkshire/Census
1903/S Ablitt/Antelope family & commercial hotel, 8 High street/../../Kelly�s Directory
1911/Mrs Emma Ablitt/Antelope Hotel, 8 High street/../../Kelly�s Directory **
1911/Emma Amelia Ablitt/Hotel Proprietoress, Widow/55/London/Census
1911/Murial Hast Page Ablitt/Step Daughter/23/Colchester, Essex/Census
1911/Thomas Charles/Boots/32/Bournemouth, Hampshire/Census
1911/Margaret Graham/Waitress/23/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1911/Ella Shergold/Kitchenmaid/21/Wishford, Wiltshire/Census
1911/Eugenie Kirby/Barmaid/25/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1911/Alexander Beatrice Allan/Barmaid/23/Gloucester/Census
1911/Lily Tuck/Hotel Cook/32/Poole, Dorset/Census
1915/Mrs Emma Ablitt/../../../Kelly�s Directory **
1927/Jn T Markham/proprietor, Antelope Hotel, High street/../../Post Office Directory
1931/Albert Butler/proprietor, Antelope Hotel, High street/../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Philip Tate
** Provided By Stephen Harris