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Chequers, 34 Risbygate Street, Bury St Edmunds

Bury St Edmunds pub history index

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Bury St Edmunds - Suffolk. The Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 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.

1830/Robert West/../../../White's Directory **

1839/Thomas Drew/../../../Pigots Directory

1844/Michl Down/../../../White's Directory **

1855/Sl Hayward/../../../White's Directory **

1861/John Smith/Victualler/35/Papworth, Cambridgeshire/Census **
1861/Susan Smith/Wife/32/Northill, Bedfordshire/Census
1861/John Fred Smith/Son/4/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1861/Sarah Ann Smith/Daughter/5/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1861/Samuel Moore/Lodger, Royal Marine/25/Cambridge, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Ann Rebecca Moore/Lodger, Marines Wife/26/Ashfield, Suffolk/Census

1865/John Smith/../../../Post Office Directory

1869/Chas White/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Hy Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory

1900/Henry Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory

1904/Hugh Fredk Gaught/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/Frederick Gaught/Publican/33/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census *
1911/Jessie Gaught/Wife/32/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1911/Winnifred Gaught/Daughter/7/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1911/Lucy Gaught/Daughter/1.5/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1911/Joseph Rudderham/Boarder, Farm Labourer/28/Tuddenham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1911/Edward Borrett/Boarder, General Dealer/58/Norton, Suffolk/Census

My grandfather, Richard Davison, was a Greene King tenant of the Chequers, and later the George. Please note the correct spelling of his surname; as the Kelly Directory is incorrect. *

April 1912/George Farrants/../../../Register of Licences, Suffolk Record Office *

7th January 1913/Walter George Game/../../../Register of Licences, Suffolk Record Office *

1st April 1920/Richard Davison/../../../Register of Licences, Suffolk Record Office *

8th October 1931/John Robert Charles Blake/../../../Register of Licences, Suffolk Record Office *

7th December 1961/Ivy Ella Blake/../../../Register of Licences, Suffolk Record Office *

13th July 1967/Ronald Clive C Baxter/../../../Register of Licences, Suffolk Record Office *

* Provided By Tony Worman

** Provided By Colin Ager