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1878/Devereux Horatio Whiting, Melbourne Hotel, Wallington/../../../Post Office Directory
James Edward Betts is licensee of the White Hart, 185 Lower Kennington Lane, Lambeth
in the 1881 census. Before this he had been licensee of the Woodman, Lee, in Kent,
and also the Prince Regent in Deptford. He spent a short while at
the Black Horse, also in Deptford which had earlier been his fathers public house. *
The National Probate Register 1886:
"BETTS James Edward 7 June. The Will of James Edward Betts late of the "Melbourne" Hotel Wallington in the County of Surrey
Licensed Victualler who died 2 May 1886 at the "Melbourne" was proved at the Principal Registry by Eliza Sarah Betts of the
"Melbourne" Widow the Relict the sole Executrix. Personal Estate £3,104 15s 8d" *
1891/Alfred Ware/.. /../../Kelly’s Directory
1911/Edwin Davy/Licensed Victualler/41/Islington, London/Census
1911/Alice Davy/Wife/42/Denmark Hill, London/Census
1911/Helen Ford/Cousin, Barmaid/30/Exeter, Devon/Census
1911/Emily Stocker/Housekeeper/38/Devon/Census
1911/John Smitherman/Barman/25/Tonbridge/Census
1911/Alfred Grimstone/Barman/21/Peckham, London/Census
1911/Edwin Harrison Davy of the Melbourne Hotel Wallington Surrey died 10
November 1911 Probate London 18 December to Alice Mary Trace Davy widow.
Effects £586 8s 4d/Probate
1913/Mrs Alice Mary Davy/.. /../../Kelly’s Directory
1918/George Henry Sanders/.. /../../Kelly’s Directory
* Provided by Brenda Wordsworth