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White Horse, Shenley
Kindly provided by Peter Wonnacott
Residents at this address
John William and Augusta King, were living at Shenley Hill, a Victualler in
the 1851 & 1861, and the 1871 census.
John William (I) died in 1872 at Shenley, and Augusta ran the 'White Horse'
until she died in 1893 at Shenley. The King
family also ran many other Pubs. ***
1861/John W King/Victualler/50/Long Melford, Suffolk/Census
1861/Augusta King/Wife/40/South End, Kent/Census
1861/John W King/Son/16/Shenley, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/James King/Son/14/Shenley, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/George King/Son/11/Shenley, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Augusta King/Daughter/7/Shenley, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Louisa King/Daughter/5/Shenley, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Maria King/Daughter/2/Shenley, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Mary A King/Daughter/3 months/Shenley, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Samuel King/Nephew/12/Blackheath, Kent/Census
1861/Fanny Butterfield/Servant/18/Hitchin, Hertfordshire/Census
1871/John W King/Licensed Victualler White Horse Inn/60/Long Melford,
Suffolk/Census
1871/Augusta King/Wife/50/Southend, Kent/Census
1871/Augusta King/Daughter/17/Shenley, Hertfordshire/Census
1871/Lousia King/Daughter/15/Shenley, Hertfordshire/Census
1871/Maria King/Daughter/12/Shenley, Hertfordshire/Census
1871/Mary A King/Daughter/10/Shenley, Hertfordshire/Census
1871/Charles King/Son/7/Shenley, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Agusta King/Licensed Victualler, Widow/60/Kent/Census
1881/Agusta King/Daughter, Barmaid/27/Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Mary King/Daughter, Barmaid/20/Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Charles Bound/Servant/15/Hertfordshire/Census
1882/Mrs Augusta King/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Mrs Augusta King/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/Mrs Augusta King/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Augusta M King/Licensed Victualler, widow/71/Lewisham, Kent/Census
1891/Maria King/Daughter/32/Shenley, Herts/Census
1891/Miriam King/Daughter/20/Suffolk/Census
1891/Ernest Oakley/Servant/16/St Albans, Herts/Census
All but one of the family owned pubs, that was Maria King who married
William Bartlett. When Maria's mother Augusta King died (1893) Maria and
William Bartlett owned the White Horse.
1912/William D Bartlett/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Fred Whitfield/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Fred Whitfield/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/Fred Whitfield/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/Sydney Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Wm Loomes/../../../Post Office Directory
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*** Provided By Thelma Mcmurchy