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This pub was first licensed in around 1300. **
Mitre, High Street, Oxford - in 1944
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Mitre, 17 High Street, Oxford - in October 2011
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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.
1791/Mary Grant / Innholder /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at
Guildhall Library **
1839/T Peake/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1842/Arthur Venables/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1844/Arthur Venables/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1852/Arthur Venables/../../../Gardner’s Directory **
1854/Arthur Venables/../../../Post Office Directory **
1863/James C Venables/& posting house/../../Dutton, Allen & Co Directory
1864/James Geo Venables/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/Mrs. S. J. Venables/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Sarah Jane Venables/Hotel Keeper, Widow/45/Oxford/Census
1871/Louisa Riches/Assistant/22/Cromer, Norfolk/Census
1871/George Chapman/Waiter/29/London/Census
1871/Mary Jane Bradbury/Kitchenmaid/21/Dorchster, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Emma West/China Maid/19/Oxford/Census
1871/Annie Surch/Housemaid/21/Oddington, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Sarah Hoborough/Housemaid/20/Drayton, Berkshire/Census
1871/Sarah Morbey/Scullerymaid/19/Stanton St John, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Sarah Quartermaine/Housemaid/22/Garsington, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Edwin Cox/Head Porter/28/Kidlington, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/James Lowe/Under Porter/20/Wormingham, Buckinghamshire/Census
1871/Matthew Justice/Waiter/21/Wokingham, Berkshire/Census
1871/Edmund Banfield/Waiter/25/Newton abbott, Devon/Census
1871/Henry Finch/Waiter/19/Oxford/Census
1871/Horace Courtenay Lord Forbes/Lodger, Gentleman/43/../Census
1871/Charles Leigh/Lodger, Gentleman/52/Bristol, Gloucester/Census
1871/Alice Leigh/Lodger/25/Aston, Warwickshire/Census
1871/James Jonas Wilkinson/Lodger, Cotton Spinner/27/New South wales/Census
1876/Mrs Venables/../../../Harrod & Co’s Directory **
1891/Clara Williams/Hotel Manageress/31/Worcestershire/Census
1891/Agnes A A Jones/Book Keeper/30/Oxford/Census
1891/Bernatd barker/Waiter/29/Bridgnorth, shropshire/Census
1891/Theopolus Warren/Waiter/30/Kensington, London/Census
1891/Eliz Brooks/Housekeeper/38/Whispington, Lincolnshire/Census
1891/Lizzie M Walker/Stillroom Maid/23/Stanton St John, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Sarah H Moore/Linen Maid/26/Oxford/Census
1891/Thos H Polley/Porter/24/Benson, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Mary Henley/Chambermaid/25/Fyfield, Berkshire/Census
1891/Emily Webb/Housemaid/22/Northmoor, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Sophia M Hodges/Housemaid/23/Bath, Somerset/Census
1891/Robert Webb/Porter/19/Summertown, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Ernest Collins/Page/14/Buxton, Surrey/Census
1891/Lizzie L Townsend/Housemaid/20/Rampton, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Beatrice C Martin/Scullery Maid/18/Ensham, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Jane Stone/Stillroom Maid/23/East Hendred, Berkshire/Census
1891/Edward Hawkins/Porter/21/Bicester, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Henry W Carter/Waiter/22/Oxford/Census
1891/Leonard T Blackden/Visitor, Lieut West Ind Regt/27/N Wales/Census
1891/Mary H Blackden/Visitor/25/Cambridge/Census
1891/Edward A Casey/Visitor, Clerk/45/Philadelphia, USA/Census
1891/Sarah H Middleton/Visitor/41/Cumberland/Census
1895/Mrs Foster/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1907/Mrs K Thornton / Manageress /../../Kelly’s Directory of Oxfordshire **
1911/Mrs Thorn / Manageress /../../Kelly’s Directory of Oxfordshire **
** Provided By Stephen Harris