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Fountain Inn, Handcross, Slaugham, Crawley

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1859/J Hopkins/../../../Post Office Directory

1866/J Hopkins/../../../Post Office Directory

1867, James Hopkin, Fountain inn, Handcross .. Post Office Directory

1878, George King, Fountain inn, Handcross .. Post Office Directory

1890, Fountain Inn, Edward Beard, Handcross, Crawley .. Post Office Directory

In 1891 at the Fountain Inn, Handcross, Slaugham, Cuckfield
Edward Beard, Licensed victualler aged 40 and born in Lindfield, Sussex
Jane Beard, Wife aged 40 and born in Kingsdon, Somerset
Ellen J Orton, Bar maid aged 25 1866 and born in Portsmouth, Hampshire

1899, Edward Beard, Fountain inn, Handcross .. Post Office Directory

In 1901 at the Fountain Inn, Handcross, Slaugham, Cuckfield,
Edward Beard, Inn keeper aged 51 and born in Lindfield, Sussex
Jane Beard, Wife aged 51 and born in Kingsdon, Somerset
Bessie Jeanette Chatfield, Niece, Barmaid aged 21 and born in Beckenham, Kent

1905/Edward Beard/../../../Post Office Directory

1909, Fountain inn, Reginald W R Shearlock, Handcross, Haywards Heath .. Post Office Directory

In 1911 at the Fountain Inn Handcross Crawley, Slaugham
Reginald Shearlock, Publican aged 33 and born in Slaugham, Sussex
Lavinia Shearlock, Wife, Assisting in the business aged 35 and born in Ascot, Berkshire
Walter Shearlock, Son aged 3 and born in Slaugham, Sussex
Minnie Jenner, Domestic Servant aged 14 and born in Southborough, Kent

1913, Fountain inn, Reginald W R Shearlock, Handcross, Haywards Heath .. Post Office Directory

1915/Reginald W R Shearlock/../../../Post Office Directory

1918, Fountain inn, Reginald W R Shearlock, Handcross, Haywards Heath .. Post Office Directory

In 1921 at the Fountain Inn, Slaugham, Sussex,
Reginald W Shearlock, Licensed Victualler aged 43 years 8 months and born in Slaugham, Sussex
Lavinia F Shearlock, Wife, Landlady aged 45 years 7 months and born in Ascot, Berkshire
Wallis G Shearlock, Son aged 13 years 3 months and born in Slaugham, Sussex
Caroline E Bailey, General Servant aged 21 years 1 month and born in Slaugham, Sussex

1930, Fountain inn, Reginald W R Shearlock, Handcross, Haywards Heath .. Post Office Directory

1938, Fountain inn, T. W. Carter, Handcross, Haywards Heath .. Post Office Directory



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