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Swan, Watling Street, Thaxted

Also known as the White Swan

Thaxted pub history index

The Swan Hotel, Thaxted

The Swan Hotel, Thaxted

Kindly provided by Colleen

Swan Thaxted with Morris Dancers in the foreground

Swan Thaxted with Morris Dancers in the foreground

Kindly provided by David Twitchett

Swan, Watling Street, Thaxted 17th July 1999

Swan, Watling Street, Thaxted 17th July 1999

Taken by Ian Rose.

Residents at this address

1782-83/John Webb/../../../Alehouse Recognizances

1784-85/Thomas Ford/../../../Alehouse Recognizances

1786-92/John Webb/../../../Alehouse Recognizances

1794-1811/John Webb Sen./Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances

The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Webb, at the White Swan.

1812/James Johnson/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances

1813-28/John Webb/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*

The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Webb, at the White Swan.

1828-9/John Webb/../../../Pigots

1832-3/John Webb/../../../Pigots

1839/Franklin & Webb/../../../Pigots

1845/Franklin & Webb/Brewers & Maltsters/../../Post Office

1848/Robert Franklin/Brewer & Maltster/../../Whites
1848/John Webb/Brewer & Maltster/../../Whites

1851/Franklin & Webb/Brewers & Maltsters/../../Post Office

1855/Franklin & Webb/Brewers & Maltsters/../../Post Office

1862/Robert Franklin/../../../Kellys

1867/Robert Franklin/../../../Post Office
1867/Arthur Franklin/../../../Post Office

1870/John Banyard Baker/Brewer, Swan Brewery/../../Kellys

1871/John Banyard Baker/Brewer, Swan Brewery/../../Post Office

1874/John Banyard Baker/Brewer, Swan Brewery/../../Kellys

1878/Samuel Hart/../../../Kellys

1881/John Twine/Licensed Victualler/40/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1881/Jane Twine/Wife/37/Ardingley, Surrey/Census
1881/Harry Twine/Son/14/St. Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harry Arthur Docker/Visitor, Licensed Victualler/44/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Docker/Visitor/8/St. Marylebone, Middlesex/Census

1882/John Twine/../../../Kellys

1886/William Henry Houghton/../../../Kellys

1894/Harry Grout/Brewer/../../Kellys

1895/Harry Grout/../../../Kellys

1898/Harry Grout/Brewer/../../Kellys

1899/H. Grout/../../../Kellys

1902/Arthur Jackson/../../../Kellys

1908/James William Clayton/../../../Kellys

1912/Henry Rodds/../../../Kellys

1917/John Rengger/../../../Kellys

1925/Duncan Frederick Fraser/../../../Kellys

1933/Duncan Frederick Fraser/Proprietor/../../Kellys


* Provided by Mike Smith


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