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Benson pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Oxfordshire. The Oxfordshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1839/Henry Kirby/Three Horse Shoes/../../Pigots Directory
1847/James Box/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Caroline Box/Wife, Inn Keeper/56/Curdetton, Oxfordshire/Census
1851/Jane Box/Daughter, School Mistress/21/Wallingford, Berkshire/Census
1852/James Box/Horse Shoes/../../Slaters Directory
1854/Mrs Elizabeth Frewin/Horse Shoes/../../Post Office Directory
1861/William Cooke/Publican/48/Benson, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/Mary Cooke/Wife/45/Benson, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/Mary Cooke/Daughter in Law/24/Cookley, Oxfordshire/Census
1863/William Cook/Horse Shoe/../../Dutton, Allen & Co Directory Directory
1864/William James Cook/../../../Post Office Directory
1868/William James Cook/../../../CasseyDirectory
1869/William Cook/../../../Post Office Directory
1876/William Cook/../../../Harrods Directory
1881/William Cook/Publican, Widow/68/Bensington, Oxford/Census
1881/William Cook/Grandson, General Labourer/17/Bensington, Oxford/Census
1891/William J Cook/Publican Three Horse Shoes/29/Benson, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Annie Wills Cook/Wife/26/Chipping Warden, Northampton/Census
1891/William G Cook/Son/6/Benson, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Lillian F Cook/Daughter/3/Benson, Oxfordshire/Census
1895/Henry Lane/& Blacksmith/../../Kellys Directory
1903/William Meal/../../../Kellys Directory
1907/William Meal/../../../Kellys Directory
1911/Mrs Alice Meal/../../../Kellys Directory
1939/Geo Pether/../../../Kellys Directory