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Fyfield pub history index
The Fighting Cocks was demolished in the 1930s (to allow for widening of the A4) - source: Fyfield : Our Parish at Fyfield - Ourparish *
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Wiltshire. The Wiltshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
Fyfield is near Marlborough in Wiltshire. The first publican listed, Mark
Pope, was my 6 x great grandfather. *
Mark Pope - from at least 1776 when he signed his will until his death in
1780 (source his 1776 will at the Wiltshire County Archives office where he
refers to the "ancient inn under the sign of The Crown and Fighting Cocks".)
*
Anne Pope - from 1780 until her death in 1794 (she inherited the inn from
her husband) (Source: her 1794 will at the Wiltshire County Archives office)
*
Luke Pope - from 1794 until ? (he inherited the inn from his mother)
(Source: his mother's 1794 will as above) *
1841/Thomas Maslen/Publican/30/Wiltshire/Census
1841/Mary Ann Maslen/../25/Wiltshire/Census
1841/Angelina Maslen/../6/Wiltshire/Census
1841/Fanny Maslen/../3/Wiltshire/Census
21 June 1849/Thomas Maslen/../../../Wiltshire Independent newspaper *
1851/Thomas Maslen/Publican/42/Easton, Wiltshire/Census
1851/Fanny Maslen/Daughter/13/Fyfield, Wiltshire/Census
1851/Jane Ford/House Servant/18/Lockeridge, Overton, Wiltshire/Census
1851/James Dobson/Lodger, Ag Labourer/26/Lockeridge, Overton,
Wiltshire/Census
1855/T Maslon/../../../Wiltshire Directory
22 June 1860/Mr Free/../../../London Evening Standard *
1861/Sarah Free/Carpenter, Publican & Mason, Widow/33/Risborough,
Buckinghamshire/Census
1861/George A Free/Son/10/Fyfield, Wiltshire/Census
1861/Alfred E Free/Son/8/Fyfield, Wiltshire/Census
1861/Fanny Free/Daughter/7/Fyfield, Wiltshire/Census
1861/Henrietta M Free/Daughter/5/Fyfield, Wiltshire/Census
1861/Edward Free/Son/3/Fyfield, Wiltshire/Census
1861/Mary Waite/Servant/18/Overton, Wiltshire/Census
1871/George Ackley/Tailor and Publican/45/Marlborough, Wiltshire/Census
1871/Jane Ackley/Wife/49/Marlborough, Wiltshire/Census
1871/Frederick G Ackley/Son/13/London, MIddlesex/Census
1871/Harry Ackley/Son/11/Marlborough, Wiltshire/Census
1871/Edith Ackley/Daughter/9/Marlborough, Wiltshire/Census
1871/Lucy Ackley/Daughter/4/Marlborough, Wiltshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth Ralph/Sister in Law, Sempstress/48/Marlborough,
Wiltshire/Census
1881/Walter W Jackman/Inn Keeper/26/East Grafton, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Elizabeth M Jackman/Wife/25/Marlborough, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Emily E Jackman/Daughter/5 months/Fyfield, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Walter W Jackman/Licensed Victualler/36/Grafton, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Elizabeth M Jackman/Wife/36/Ogbourne, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Emily E Jackman/Daughter/10/Fyfield, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Lilian K Jackman/Daughter/8/Fyfield, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Arthur J Jackman/Son/7/Fyfield, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Ethel M Jackman/Daughter/5/Fyfield, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Herbert E Jackman/Son/4/Fyfield, Wiltshire/Census
1891/John Jackman/Son/1/Fyfield, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Rosa Jackman/Sister, Barmaid/22/Grafton, Wiltshire/Census
1901/George Shipway/Licensed Victualler/54/Avebury, Wiltshire/Census
1901/Anna Shipway/Wife/60/Horton, Wiltshire/Census
1901/Fanny Shipway/Daughter, Barmaid/27/Lockeridge, Wiltshire/Census
1901/William Sharpe/Cousin/46/Swindon, Wiltshire/Census
1911/George Shipway/Publican/64/Avebury, Wiltshire/Census
1911/Anna Shipway/Wife, Assistant/71/Bishop Canning, Wiltshire/Census
* Provided By Therese Lynch