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Old Plough, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire

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The Plough is at Fish Hill in 1901 with a James Lloyd Ward the publican.

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Residents at this address

1855, Plough, Mrs S Wilson, Market Hill, Royston

1890/Samuel Ambrose/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1891/Samuel Ambrose/Agricultural Labourer/66/Royston, Cambs/Census
1891/Elizabeth Ambrose/Wife, Publican/66/Royston, Herts/Census
1891/Albert Cook/Lodger, General Hawker/24/../Census
1891/Sarah Cook/Lodger, General Hawker/23/../Census
1891/Henry Nottage/Lodger, General Hawker/35/Luton, Beds/Census
1891/John W Crow/Lodger, Gardener/75/Watlington, Norfolk/Census

In 1901 at the Plough Inn, Fish Hill, Royston
James Lloyd Ward, Publican aged 30 and born in Notting Hill, Middlesex
Alice Ward, Wife aged 25 and born in Chelsea, London
Ada Ward, Daughter aged 13 and born in Battersea, Middlesex
Gordon Ward, Son aged 2 and born in Royston, Hertfordshire
Stanley Ward, Son aged 4 and born in Battersea, Middlesex
Sybil Ward, Daughter aged 3 months and born in Battersea, Middlesex
Sidney Ward, Son aged 1 and born in Battersea, Middlesex
Gertrude Reynolds, General Servant aged 15 and born in Royston, Hertfordshire
and many lodgers

1912/Charles Church/../../../Post Office Directory



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