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Fox, Eastgate Street, Bury St Edmunds

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Eastgate Street has not moved and the pub has always been there. It is probably at the junction of Mustow Street and Eastgate Street. So I think that it is safe to say it is at 1 Eastgate Street.

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.

Fox, Mustow Street, Bury St Edmunds

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The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1810 Burroughs, landlord of The Fox was reported for "allowing raffling with dice for geese to take place" *

1811 Bought by Walter Burroughs at Auction 1 May 1811 for £1,020 [born Rede Suffolk] *
Robert was the son of Walter - previously a gunmaker before taking over the pub

1823/Walter Burroughs/../../../Pigots Directory

1830/Walter Borroughs/../../../White's Directory **

1839/Walter & Robert Burroughs/../../../Pigots Directory

1841/Walter Burroughs/Innkeeper/70[actually 74]/Suffolk/Census *

1844/Walter Burroughs/../../../White's Directory **

1851/Robert Burroughs/Innkeeper/41/Bury St. Edmunds/Census *

1855/Robert Burroughs/../../../White's Directory **

1861/Robert Burroughs/Innkeeper/52/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census **
1861/Lavinia Burroughs/Wife/44/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1861/Robert W Burroughs/Son, Scholar/13/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1861/Eliza Burroughs/Daughter, Scholar/10/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1861/Mary A Meggs/Niece, Barmaid/14/London/Census
1861/Elizabeth Daseley/Servant, House Servant/18/Chedburgh, Suffolk/Census

1865/Robert Burroughs/../../../Post Office Directory

1869/Geo Smith/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Robert Parish/Innkeeper/50/Bury/Census/*** (I am not sure of owner) *

1874/_ Goddard/../../../White's Directory **

1874 Sold to H. Goddard 29th May for £950 *

1878 Sold to Greene King 5th January for £1,100 who are still the owners *

1881/Frederick Whitehead/Inn Keeper/62/Bury St. Edmunds/Census *

1891/Geo Smith/../../../Post Office Directory

1900/Charles Chisnell/../../../Post Office Directory

1904/Charles Chisnall/../../../Post Office Directory

* Provided By Geoffrey Stone - Burroughs Family

** Provided By Colin Ager

Provided By Kevan