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Two Bells, 59 Military Road, Canterbury

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Residents at this address

1828-9/Wm Holman/../../../Pigots Directory

1832-4/Richard Kemp/../../../Pigots Directory

1840/Thomas Miller/../../../Pigots Directory

1858/George T Bradford/../../../Melvilles Directory

1861/George T Bradford/Licensed Victualler/61/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1861/Elizabeth Bradford/Wife/34/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1861/Theodorah Dean/Niece/7/Newington, Surrey/Census
1861/Ellen Carpenter/Vsitor/7/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1861/Mary J Ashbee/House Servant/67/London, Middlesex/Census

1862/G T Bradford/../../../Post Office Directory

1867/G T Bradford/../../../Post Office Directory

1874/Charles Sinden/../../../Post Office Directory

1881/William T Tilly/Publican/37/Gravesend/Census
1881/Emma Tilly/Wife/37/Canterbury St Gregory/Census
1881/Adeline J Tilly/Daughter, Barmaid/15/Canterbury St Gregory/Census
1881/Frank Tilly/Son/12/Canterbury St Gregory/Census
1881/Florence E Tilly/Daughter/10/Canterbury St Gregory/Census
1881/Agnes Ellen Tilly/Daughter/7/Canterbury St Gregory/Census
1881/Alice Tilly/Daughter/4/Canterbury St Gregory/Census
1881/James Parker/Father In Law, Wood Dealer,Widow/77/Canterbury/Census
1881/William Sabine/Lodger, Labourer/52/Chartham, Kent/Census

1882/Wm Thos Tilley/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Mrs Emma Tilly/../../../Post Office Directory

In the early 1900's. the Arthur Edward Dobson (my Great Grandfathers brother) who was running The Three Cups in 1903, is actually the brother in law of Adeline Jessie Dobson who was running the Two Bells in 1903 and 1913. The Thomas Dobson that has the pub in 1922 is Adeline's husband, brother of course to Arthur who had the Three Cups.  *

1901/Thomas Dobson/Baker & Publican/34/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1901/Adelin J Dobson/Wife/33/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1901/Gladys A Dobson/Daughter/2/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1901/Alice Lilly/Wifes Sister/23/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1901/Samuel Robinson/Guest, Soldier/30/Sheerness, Kent/Census
1901/Alice Robinson/Guest/30/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1901/Nelly Robinson/Guest/1/Colchester, Essex/Census

1903/Mrs A J Dobson/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/Thomas Dobson/Baker/45/Canterbury , Kent/Census
1911/Adeline Jessie Dobson/Wife, Licensed Victualler/45/Canterbury , Kent/Census
1911/William Dobson/Son/21/Canterbury , Kent/Census
1911/Alice Lilly/Sister/34/Canterbury , Kent/Census

1913/Mrs A Dobson/../../../Post Office Directory

1922/Thomas Dobson/../../../Post Office Directory

1930/Albert Butler/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/Jas Bignell/../../../Post Office Directory