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Adam & Eve, 63 Townsend Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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Residents at this address.

1851Thomas WAY(census)

1856William JohnMINSHULL (newspaper BMD and bapt reg)

1861William JohnMINSHULL (census)

1865William JohnMINSHULL (died at A & E July 10, newspaper BMD)

1865Mrs MINSHULL(newspaper article)

1870RDRAKE(fined for late opening)

1871RobertDRAKE(census)

1878Robert DRAKE(wife Hannah died at A & E)

1879Pub sold by auction, November

1880JohnDRAKE Transfer from John DRAKE to Richard FERRIER

1880RichardFERRIER

1881James BOOTH Adam and Eve, from James BOOTH to Richard BEVAN

1881RichardBEVAN188

1883Charles KING License Transfer from Charles KING to John MILES

1883JohnMILES

1885JohnMILES (newspaper BMD)

1885/John Miles/../../../Kellys Directory

1888,JohnMILES (eviction order)

1889,John MILES Temp. transfer of license from John MILES to Emma YEEND.

1889,Emma YEEND

Gloucester Citizen. 04 December 1890 - Cheltenham News : Licensing Session:
The Adam and Eve public house transferred from Emma Yeend to William Vines

1890,Emma YEENDFined for permitting drunkenness on premises

1890, Mr SMITH the owner, Mr Smith, applied for the renewal of the license

Objected to by police who wanted it closed

1890Emma YEENDTransfer of license from Emma YEEND to William VINES.

1890WilliamVINES

1891Meeting for creditors of John MILES, bankrupt.

1891WilliamVINES (census)

1893Stephen MILES licence renewed in the name of the new tenant


1894/Miss Elizabeth Willis/../../../Kellys Directory

1895Stephen MILES Article about MILES’ boxing match and betting fraud

1897Stephen MILES Mentioned as victim in two court cases, assault and theft

1901Stephen MILES (census)

1902Stephen MILES Temp transfer of licence from MILES to Henry G DUTTON

1902Henry G DUTTON

1904Henry DUTTONIn court for assault

1905Brewster Sessions, Adam & Eve selected for possible closure.

1907Henry G DUTTONIn court for selling drink to child under 14

1909(Newspaper) OTHER LICENSES RENEWED. With the exception of the Albert Arms (the landlord of which had died that morning),

1909Henry G DUTTONAdam and Eve Inn from Henry G. Dutton to Edwin C. Best.

1909Edwin C BEST

1911Charles BAKER(census

1911Henry Dutton not dead after all? BMD Notice in Echo - DEATHS - DUTTON— June 2, at Barnsbury-avenue. Islington. Mona Fanny (Queenie ), beloved child of Harry and Kate Dutton, late of the Adam and Eve. Townsend-strcet, Cheltenham, aged 10years.

1939/Jn Walter/../../../Kellys Directory



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