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Melksham pub history index
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.
Unicorn, 59 Bath Road, Melksham - in November 2014
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1889/Mrs Louisa Sumption / & Brewer/../../Kellys Directory **
1891/Louisa Sumption/Inn Keeper, Widow/55/Trowbridge, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Alice Watson/Daughter/18/Trowbridge, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Alfred Watson/Son in Law, Farmer/27/Melksham, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Lavinia Sumption/Daughter/12/Melksham, Wiltshire/Census
1891/George Price/Barman/59/Melksham, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Robert Miles/Lodger, Cattle Drover/50/Trowbridge, Wiltshire/Census
1891/George Bartlett/Lodger, General Labourer/28/Melksham, Wiltshire/Census
1895/William Winslow/../../../Kellys Directory
1901/George M Ricketts/Inn Keeper, Widow/61/Holt, Wiltshire/Census
1901/Martha Orm/Housekeeper/59/Broughton Gifford, Wiltshire/Census
1903/William Rickett/../../../Kellys Directory
1911/William Andrew Penny/Licensed Victualler/35/Bradford on Avon,
Wiltshire/Census
1911/Edith Lucy Penny/Wife/26/Melksham, Wiltshire/Census
1911/Florence Jane Adlam/Barmaid/23/Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire/Census
1911/William Ralph Andrews Penny/Son/3/Lacock, Wiltshire/Census
1920/Mrs Edith Lucy Penny/../../../Kellys Directory
1927/Albert Wm Hunt/../../../Kellys Directory
1939/Ernest C Ashman/../../../Kellys Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris