Three Tuns, Bransgore, Christchurch, Hampshire
Bransgore & Hinton pub history index
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Three Tuns, Bransgore - an earlier picture
Three Tuns, Bransgore, Christchurch - in 2011
Both kindly provided by David Sear
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1849/J Whittle/../../../Post Office Directory
1875/Mrs Jane Whittle/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/Mrs Jane Whittle/../../../Post Office Directory
1885/Mrs Jane Whittle/../../../Post Office Directory
1889/Mrs Jane Whittle/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Ellen Harding/Landlady/39/Wimborne, Dorset/Census
1891/Charles Harding/Father, Gilder, Carver, Widow/72/Shapwick,
Dorset/Census
1891/Thomas Stout/General Servant/40/Bransgore, Hampshire/Census
1898/George Sear/../../../Post Office Directory
I found an entry on the site for George Sear at the Three Tuns, Bransgore in
the 1911 Post office directory, interesting as he died in 1909. *
1901/George Sear/Inn Keeper/60/London/Census *
1901/Eleanor Sear/Wife/56/Hedingham, Essex/Census
1901/Nellie Sear/Daughter, Barmaid/24/Tedworth, Hampshire/Census
1911/George Sear/../../../Post Office Directory
30 April 1909/Transfer of License from the late Mr. Sear to Mr. Charles
Frederick Martin/Western Gazette ***
Mr Charles Frederick Martin was married to Emily Saunders the daughter of
George Saunders, the local blacksmith - the family at some stage had their
forge roughly opposite to the Three Tuns. ***
1911/Charles Frederick Martin/Publican/43/Brixham, Devon/Census ***
1911/Emily Martin/Wife/42/Bransgore, Christchurch, Hampshire/Census
1911/Frederick George Martin/Son/8/Mudeford, Christchurch, Hampshire/Census
3 December 1915/Transfer of License from the Mr. Martin to Mr Kerley/Western
Gazette ***
Fred Edwin Kerley's war record shows he joined up 19 December 1915. His Wife
was Lily and three children including Frank Edwin and Angela Lily as listed
in the 1939 register. Ended service November 1919.In the 1891 census, Fred
is 2 years old at the Woolpack,
Sopley ***
1920/Fred Edwin Kerly/../../../Post Office Directory
1927/Fred Edwin Kerly/../../../Post Office Directory
1939/Frank E Kerly/Pig Farmer/28/../Register ***
1939/Lily Kerly/Licensee/61/../Register
1939/Angela L Cutler (Kerley)/Book Keeper/26/../Register
My Mother Peggy Saunders was also working at the Three Tuns in the mid
1940's where she met my father. Her father Edward Saunders owned the forge
opposite from the 1930's to the late 1950's. The landlord at that time was
also a family relative but I am yet to find out who. ***
* Provided By Robert Sear
*** Provided By Derek McKeever
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