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1839/Thomas Daniels/Mail Coach, Croydon common/../../Pigots Directory
I noticed that The Old Mail Coach in Croydon is there in 1867 run by Mrs. Daniels. I can confirm that in the 1841, 1851 and 1861 census Thomas Daniels (husband) managed the Pub. *
1851/Thomas Daniels/Licensed Victualler/50/Hawkhurst, Kent/Census *
1851/Eliza Daniels/Wife/47/Hertford, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Eliza Daniels/Daughter/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Daniels/Daughter/14/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Daniels/Son/12/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1851/George Daniels/Son/9/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1851/Frederick Daniels/Son/4/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1861/Thomas Daniels/Head/61/../Census *
1861/Eliza Daniels/Wife/51/../Census
1861/Eliza Daniels/Daughter/28/../Census
1861/William Daniels/Son/21/../Census
1861/George Daniels/Son/18/../Census
1861/Frederic Daniels/Son/24/../Census
1861/Frances Whitie/Mother in Law, Widow/86/../Census
1865/Mrs Daniels/../../../F Warren Croydon directory
Croydon Times 11 August 1866
The license of the Mail Coach, White Horse road, was transferred from Mr McNeal to Mrs Vigers
1867/J H Vigor/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/Thomas Pearson/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Charles Jas Attwood/../../../Kellys Directory
1900/Edwin J Lock/../../../Post Office Directory
1913/Charles Rudd/../../../Kellys Directory
1918/Thomas Facey/../../../Kellys Directory
1937/Mrs E A Buckell/../../../Kellys Directory
[1940/Emily Alicia Buckell of 39 Bingham road Addiscombe Surrey widow died 24 February 1940 Probate London 8 April to Frank Stuart Fleuret solicitor and Samuel Percy Block licensed victualler. effects £13188 2s 10d. ]
My grandmother, Eleanor Annice Trott, was licensee of this pub, perhaps in partnership with her son, Bert (Herbert) Trott, certainly from 1939 until about 1950 before she moved to Hove, East Sussex, where they bought and ran a newsagent/ tobacconist shop. **
1939/Eleanor A Trott/Licensed Victualler/Born 11 Feb 1887//Electoral Register
1939/Ida B Trott/Hosiery Saleswoman/Born 17 Sep 1910//Electoral Register
1939/Francis R Trott/Barman/Born 25 May 1914//Electoral Register
1939/Phyllis A Pearce (Trott)/Wholesale Warehouse Clerk/Born 08 July 1913//Electoral Register
1939/Herbert J Trott/Wholesale Warehouseman/Born 15 Sep 1912//Electoral Register
* Provided By Terry Daniels
** Provided By Tom Brown