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Swan, Needham Market

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Built by John Hatfield in 1544. Bought by Peter Levell in 1620 and called Kings Head. Name probably changed after civil war. Bought by Francis Theobald (Lord of Manor) in 1653 and presented to town to help fund the Grammar school.
From 1830 the Swan Inn & Posting house offered staging between Ipswich & Bury St Edmunds. A twice daily service was from then provided by the "Regulator". Bought by Greene King in 1898 who sold it to Messrs Cobbold of Cliff Brewery in 1926. Greene King bought pub again in 1990. *

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Needham Market - Suffolk. The Needham Market , Suffolk listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Swan, Needham Market

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Residents at this address.

1620 - Peter Aldus (followed by Thomas Harland, Thomas Beast, John & Susan Levell) *

1688 - Philip & Ann Kitchinman *

1711 - John & Elizabeth Ward *

1746 - Elias Ward *

1778 - Elizabeth Ward *

1796 - William Miller *

1806 - Obadiah Hammond *

1823/Samuel Haggar/../../../Pigots Directory

1830/Samuel Hagger/../../../White's Directory **

1839/Samuel Hagger/../../../Post Office Directory

1844/Samuel Haggar/../../../Whites Directory

1855/Samuel Hagger/../../../White's Directory **

1861/Samuel Hagger/Innkeeper/74/Dormidon, Suffolk/Census **
1861/Ann Hagger/Wife/61/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1861/Samuel Hagger/Son/35/Needham, Suffolk/Census
1861/Sarah Watton/Servant, Housemaid/23/Weston, Norfolk/Census
1861/Eliza Caley/Servant, Cook/18/Bailham, Suffolk/Census

1874/William Griggs Whiteman/Vict/../../White's Directory **

1891/Chas Chambers/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Charles Chambers/Innkeeper/37/Halesworth, Suffolk/Census
1891/Louisa Chambers/Wife/34/Louth, Lincoln/Census
1891/Charles Chambers/Son/5/Burdett Road, London/Census
1891/Daisy Chambers/Daughter/3/Burdett Road, London/Census
1891/George Chambers/Son/5 months/Needham Market, Suffolk/Census
1891/Martha Bowler/Domestic Servant/33 Grays, Essex//Census
1891/Allan Smith/Groom/27/Framlingham, Suffolk/Census

1898 - William Curtis *

1900 - John Wallis *

1904 - John & Alice Carter *

1909 - William & Nellie Harvey *

1910 - Robert & Mary Roff *

1911 - Christopher Button *

1917 - Mr Mathwes *

1920 - Thomas Sharp *

1930 - Fred & Ethel Powell *

1936 - Alfred & Winifred Hood (ran pub for 36 years) *

1972 - David & Marion Smillie *

1982 - Cedric Huskisson *

1984 - Keith & Maureen Mills *

1992 - Pat & Julia Johnson *

* Provided By Suffolk Camra & "Needham Market Pubs" by Desmond and Shelagh Herring

** Provided By Colin Ager

*** Provided By Dudley Diaper