This pub is now closed and in use as a bank. **
Banbury pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Oxfordshire.
Unicorn Inn, 20 Market Place, Banbury - in August 2013
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1830/John Hunt/Unicorn, Market Place/../../Pigots Directory
1842-44/Thos & John Hunt/Unicorn, Market Place/../../Pigots Directory
1851/Thomas Hathaway/Inn Keeper/57/Lower Swell, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Mary Ann Hathaway/Wife/49/Eydon, Northampton/Census
1851/Sarah Hathaway/Daughter/22/Eydon, Northampton/Census
1851/Catharine Hathaway/Daughter/20/Eydon, Northampton/Census
1851/Thomas Hathaway/Son, Upholsterers Apprentice/16/Eydon,
Northampton/Census
1851/William Hy Hathaway/Son/13/Eydon, Northampton/Census
1851/Sabina Hathaway/Daughter/9/Eydon, Northampton/Census
1851/Selina Nutt/House Servant/26/Nethercott, Northampton/Census
1851/William Hayward/Ostler/20/Boddicott, Oxfordshire/Census
1852/Thos Hathaway/../../../Gardner Directory
1854/Thomas Hathaway/../../../Kellys Directory
1856/Edward Lines/../../../Banbury Directory
1861/Mary Ann Lines/Inn Keeper, Widow/35/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/Harry Edward Lines/Son/8/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/Elizabeth Hathaway/Visitor, Inn Keepers Daughter/37/Adderbury,
Oxfordshire/Census
1861/William Westmacott/Guest, Land Surveyor, Widow/55/Blockley,
Worcester/Census
1861/Elizabeth Cleaver/House Servant/22/Farndon, Northampton/Census
1861/Edward Marby/Ostler/16/Broughton, Oxfordshire/Census
1864/Mrs Mary Ann Lines/../../../Kellys Directory
1871/Mary Ann Lines/Licensed Victualler/46/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth Hathaway/Sister, Barmaid/48/Adderbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Alvan T Compton/Ostler/22/Shutford, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Mary A Atkins/General Servant/20/Great Bourton, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Emma Stanton/General Servant/18/Great Bourton, Oxfordshire/Census
1876/W H Hathaway/../../../Harrods Directory
1881/William H Hathaway/Licensed Victualler/43/Eydon, Northampton/Census
1881/Amelia Hathaway/Wife/48/Farthinghoe, Northampton/Census
1881/Elizabeth Hathaway/Sister, Assistant/58/Adderbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1881/Harriet Mold/Domestic Servant/23/Fenny Compton, Warwick/Census
1881/Mary Jane Upton/Domestic Servant/17/Hornton, Oxfordshire/Census
1881/Thomas Paintin/Domestic Servant/19/Charlbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1882/W H Hathaway/../../../Rusher’s Banbury List & Directory **
1884/T Hooper/../../../Rushers Banbury Directory
1890/T Hooper/../../../Rusher’s Banbury List & Directory **
1891/Richard Hooper/Licensed Victualler/45/Fritwell, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Mary Hooper/Wife/49/Stillington, Yorkshire/Census
1891/George Woodcraft/Hostler/22/Ridgmont, Bedfordshire/Census
1891/Sabina Baker/Domestic Servant/16/Bloxham, Oxfordshire/Census
1901/Albert J Kilby/Inn Keeper/30/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1901/Alice H Kilby/Wife/26/Grimsbury, Northampton/Census
1901/Albert E Kilby/Son/3/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1901/Hilda A Kilby/Daughter/1/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1901/Maud R Hall/Barmaid/22/St Johns, Worcester/Census
1901/Eliz A Knight/General Servant/22/Grimsbury, Northampton/Census
1901/William H Webb/Ostler/16/Adderbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1907/Martin Aiers/../../../Kellys Directory
1939/Cyril B Piggott/../../../Kellys Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris