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Rose in Bloom, Joy Lane, Seasalter, Whitstable - in May 2013
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1861/Stephen Hunt/Beer Retailer/53/Whitstable, Kent/Census
1861/Ann Hunt/Wife/50/Herne Hill, Kent/Census
1861/Ann Hunt/Daughter/13/Blean, Kent/Census
1861/Sarah A Hunt/Daughter/7/Blean, Kent/Census
1911/Ernest William Gray/Licensed Victualler/37/Throwley, Kent/Census
1911/Maud Gray/Wife/36/Faversham, Kent/Census
1911/May Gray/Daughter/13/Whitstable, Kent/Census
1911/Mary Ann Gray/Mother, Widow/74/Chipping, Hertfordshire/Census
1934/Geo. Jn. Doo/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
My Great Uncle, Geoffrey John Jellicoe Hudson, took over the licence of the Rose in Bloom, Joy Lane, Seasalter, Whitstable, in 1954.
Whitstable Time and Herne Bay Herald - February 6, 1954
Licenses transferred : Rose in Bloom, Seasalter (from Walter Hatsell to Geoffrey Hudson)
He ran the pub for over 20 years, although at the moment I haven't found the date when he left. He sadly died in 2001. *
Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald 24 December 1976
A Whitbread House : Geoffrey and Joyce Hudson at the Rose in Bloom, Joy lane, Whitstable wish a merry Christmas
* Provided By Lyn McKnight
** Provided By Stephen Harris