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White Lion, 91 Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire - In May 2008
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Residents at this address
1861/Thomas Cox/Licensed Victualler/61/Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire/Census
1861/Mary Cox/Wife/62/Larkinson Green, Hertfordshire/Census
1866/Thomas Cox/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Vials/Publican/38/St Albans, Hertfordshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth Vials/Wife/35/Middlesex/Census
1871/Arthur J Vials/Son/2/St Albans, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Thomas Vials/Publican/49/St Albans, Hertford/Census
1881/Elizabeth Vials/Wife/44/Feltham, Middlesex/Census
1881/Arthur J Vials/Son/12/St Albans, Hertford/Census
1881/Herbert T Vials/Son/9/St Albans, Hertford/Census
1881/Horace W Vials/Son/5/St Albans, Hertford/Census
1882/Thomas Vials/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Herbert Wombwell/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/William Dickinson/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Frederick J Payne/Publican/25/St Albans, Herts/Census
1901/Annie Payne/Wife/18/St Albans, Herts/Census
1902/Fk Jas Payne/../../../Kellys Directory
1908/George Holland/../../../Kellys Directory
1912/Joseph Bestwick/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/John William Dunkley/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/John William Dunkley/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/A R Hilliard/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/Percival R Errington/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Percival R Errington/../../../Post Office Directory
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