White Horse, 33 Church Road, Felixstowe
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White Horse, 33 Church Road, Felixstowe
[an error occurred while processing this directive]The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1844/George Hall jun/../../../Whites Directory
1855/Geo Hall/Shoemaker/../../White's Directory ***
1861/George Hall/Inn Keeper & Shoemaker/51/Felixstow, Suffolk/Census ***
1861/Elizabeth Hall/Wife/64/Felixstow, Suffolk/Census
1861/John Hall/Nephew, Shoe Maker/19/Felixstow, Suffolk/Census
1874/George Hall/Boot and shoe maker and victualler/../../White's Directory ***
1891/George Moore/Inn Keeper/40/Harwich, Essex/Census
1891/Elizabeth Moore/Wife/40/Walton, Suffolk/Census
1891/Lizzie A/Daughter/16/Chatham, Knet/Census
1891/William Hall/Boots/15/Felixstowe, Suffolk/Census
1891/George Moore/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/George Moore/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/George Moore/Inn Keeper/50/Harwich, Essex/Census
1901/Elizabeth Moore/Wife/50/Walton, Suffolk/Census
1901/Lizzie A Moore/Daughter/26/Chatham, Kent/Census
Emanuel Hughes was the first husband of Sarah Marks, the sister of my grand
mother, Maria Sarah Marks. Mr Hughes died in Sept. 1905 and Mrs Hughes remarried
Mr Edward Curtis who had been employed in the pub as their "pot boy" as they
called him. They kept the pub for many years, well in to the 20's I should
think.
The two sisters, Sarah and Maria Sarah were, according to family lore, supposed
to have kept the Angel and the Feathers in Walton sometime around the beginning
of the 1900's but I have never found any confirmation of this. I suspect that
they were just employed there at sometime. **
1904/Emanuel Hughes/../../../Post Office Directory
I am the grand daughter of Edward and Sarah Curtis (nee Marks). Sarah was
a highly respected business woman. It was said that her sister Marrie was
extremely jealous of Sarah and, I can only assume that Mr. Powell's account
originates from resentful information passed down the line. I grew up with my
grandparents and I distinctly remember the stories about how they met, The White
Horse, The Feathers at Walton and my Grandmother's family history. *
Sarah was best friends with Lady Blanche Cobbold(nee Cavendish) who was
instrumental in having the White Horse re-built for Sarah (to her own
specification). It was designed by Thomas William Cotman 1903 and re-built
between 1903 - 1904. Sarah took the pub with her first husband Emanuel Hughes.
They had two young daughters (Gladys and Evelyn) and a baby boy (Christopher).
Within a year of taking the pub, Sarah lost her Husband and, also, baby
Christopher (1905). She was devastated and spoke of them fondly all her life. *
Mr. Edward Curtis (well known as Ted Curtis) was not employed as anyone's 'Pot
Man' he was the Drayman for the Cobbold Brewery and a very fine gentleman. He
drove a magnificently decorated two Shire Horse Dray and he knew all the Hughes
family. *
Sarah and Edward were married in the spring/summer of 1907. Sarah gave birth to
identical twin boys in 1912 (Edward George Curtis and George Edward Curtis) the
latter being my father. My grandparents kept the pub into the 20s and, soon
after, took The Feathers at Walton. They were hard working, hard saving and well
respected people who adored each other. They invested in property and had a
wonderful life together. They were married for 45 years when my grandmother
died, my grandfather died 12 years later. *
1912/Edward Curtis/../../../Post Office Directory
1925/D R Cross/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Susan Siddle
** Provided By Colin Powell
*** Provided By Colin Ager
Provided By Kevan
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