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Angel, 50 High Street, Royston, Hertfordshire

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In 1841, William Weston is the Innkeeper aged 34 at the Angel, High street, Royston along with his wife Annm aged 30 and sone Thomas aged 8.
Their servant is Susan Parker aged 15 and Richard Tomson is a brazier plus many Hawkers lodging.

In 1851 at the Angel, High Street, Royston
William Weston, Innkeeper aged 48 and born in Epsom, Surrey
Ann Weston, Wife aged 48 and born in Huntingdonshire
Thomas Weston, Son, Tailor apprentice aged 17and born in Royston, Hertfordshire
Sarah Pryor, General Servant aged 17 and born in Barley, Hertfordshire
Richard Thompson, Lodger, Brazier journeyman aged 45 and born in York, Yorkshire
Robert Elger, Lodger, Tailor journeyman aged 21 and born in Newton, Cambridgeshire
William Potter, a Lodger

1866/Mrs A Weston/../../../Post Office Directory

Cambridge Independent Press. 23 October 1875 Petty Sessions
Publicans charged with having in their possession, unjust earthenware mugs
Robert Franklin, of the Angel, Royston, two quart measures ; fine and costs £1 10s 6d

1882/Robert Franklin/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/James Young/../../../Post Office Directory

1890/Arthur James Cook/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Arthur J Cook/Publican/36/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1891/Margaret Cook/Wife/40/Holloway, London/Census
1891/Frederick Caw/Lodger, Watch Maker/40/Great Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1891/Ernest W Thain/Lodger/18/Kingston on Thames/Census
1891/Frederick Racher/Ostler/18/Bassingbourn, Cambs/Census
1891/Jane Morris/General Servant/16/Steeple Morden, Cambs/Census

1912/Henry A Bowden/../../../Post Office Directory

1922/Arthur Albert Dredge/../../../Post Office Directory

1926/Arthur Albert Dredge/../../../Post Office Directory

1929/Geo Burns/../../../Post Office Directory

1933/Leonard Groves/../../../Post Office Directory

1937/Leonard Groves/../../../Post Office Directory


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