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Shepshed pub history index
This pub is now closed and in private residential use. **
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Residents at this address
1877/John Wyse/Victualler, Life Guardsman /../../Wrights Directory of Leicestershire
1881/ John Wyse/(Lifeguards)/../../Kellys Directory of Leicestershire &
Rutland **
1887/Charles Hall / Victualler (Life Guardsman) /../../../Wrights Directory
of Leicestershire 1887-1888 **
1888/C Hall/(Life Guardsman Inn)/../../Bennetts Business Directory **
1899/John Thomas Fisher/(Life Guardsman)/../../Kellys Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland **
1899/John Thomas Fisher / Victualler (Life Guardsman)/../../../Wrights Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland **
1908/John Thomas Fisher/(Life Guardsman)/../../Kellys Directory **
1911/Ambrose Fisher/Licensed Victualler/43/Hathern, Leicestershire/Census
1911/Sarah Fisher/Wife/41/Hathern, Leicestershire/Census
1911/Ethel Fisher/Daughter, Hosiery Machinist/19/Hathern, Leicestershire/Census
1911/Harry Fisher/Son/13/Hathern, Leicestershire/Census
1916/Ambrose Fisher/(Life Guardsman)/../../Kellys Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland **
In 1921 at Brook Street, Shepshed
Ambrose Fisher, Licenced Victualler aged 54 years 5 months and born in Hathern, Leicestershire
Sarah Fisher, Wife, Home Duties aged 51 years 7 months and born in Hathern, Leicestershire
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Harry Fisher, Son, Electrical Draughtsman, The British Electrical Engineering Co Ltd aged 24
years 1 month and born in Hathern, Leicestershire
Ethel Martin, Daughter, Home Duties aged 29 years 3 months and born in Hathern, Leicestershire
Gladys Ethel Martin, Granddaughter aged 8 years 4 months and born in London
1925/Ambrose Fisher/../../../Kellys Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland
1928/Ambrose Fisher/../../../Kellys Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland
1929/Ambrose Fisher of the Lifeguardsman Inn Shepshed Leicestershire died 10
August 1929 at the General Hospital Loughborough Leicestershire Probate
Leicester 2 October to Sarah Fisher widow. Effects 1296 16s 8d/Probate
Coalville Times. Friday, 18 October 1929
Mr Ambrose Fisher, licensed victualler, The Lifeguardsman Inn, Shepshed: Gross estate £1,295 10s 8d (net personally £1,199 6s 10d)
In October and November 1937 ar the Banns of marriage between Ernest Fletcher, batchelor of Disworth and Phyllis Hanna Moyra Watts ; married November 26th 1937.
Coalville Times. Friday, 26 November 1937
The wedding took place at Shepshed church on Saturday of Miss Phyllis Hanna Moyra Watts, daughter of Mr and Mrs Watts, of the Lifeguardsman Inn, Brook street, Shepshed, and Mr Ernest Fletcher son of Mr and Mrs F Fletcher, Hall-gate, Siseworth.
Bridesmaids were Irene Watts, siste of the bride; Jennie Fletcher, sister of the bridegroom; and Miss Hazel White, niece of the bride.
Leicester Evening Mail. Wednesday, 15 December 1937 License Transfers:
Lifeguardsman Inn, Shepshed, from Moses Watts to Ernest Fletcher
My family tree has Ernest Fletcher [born 7/3/1910] listed as licensee @ 55 Brook Street, Shepshed in 1939 *.
In 1939 at 55 Brook Street, Shepshed
Ernest Fletcher, Licensee born 07 Mar 1910
Phyllis H M Fletcher, Unpaid Domestic Duties born 05 Aug 1911
* Provided By Martin Webster
** Provided By Stephen Harris