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Wakefield Index
Named the Rainbow Inn from at least the 1911 census. It earlier appears to have been the Sun Inn until at least 1857.
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Wakefield, Yorkshire.
Residents at this address
1822/Sun, William Rawling, Wrengate/../Baines Directory
1829/Sun, Joshua Clayton, Wrengate/../Pigots Directory
1834/Sun, Joshua Clayton, Wrengate/../Pigots Directory
1857/Benjamin Johnson, Sun Inn, Warren gate/../../../Kellys Directory
In 1871 census at Sun Inn, Warren gate
William Hampshire, Innkeeper, aged 38, and born in Horbury, Yorkshire
Mary Hampshire, Wife, aged 39, and born in Wakefield, Yorkshire
Oliver Hampshire, Son, Assistant, aged 16, and born in Horbury, Yorkshire
Sarah Jane Hampshire, Daughter, aged 12 , and born in Horbury, Yorkshire
Wilfred Hampshire, Son, aged 10, and born in Horbury, Yorkshire
Martha A Hampshire, Daughter, aged 8 , and born in Horbury, Yorkshire
Wakefield 1886 Alehouse licences
Rainbow Inn, Warrengate
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Joseph Fisher
West Riding Alehouse Licences : Aug 10 1887 Joseph Fisherfined 40 shillings and 8 shillings costs for opening outside hours.
1891/Joseph Fisher/Publican/47/Yorkshire/Census
1891/Mary Ann Fisher/Wife/49/Yorkshire/Census
1891/Tom Fisher/Son/25/Yorkshire/Census
1891/Mary Ann Fisher/Daughter/14/Yorkshire/Census
1891/Joseph Fisher/Son/12/Yorkshire/Census
1891/William Fisher/Son/9/Yorkshire/Census
1891/Ad Noakes/Grand Daughter/4/Yorkshire/Census
1891/Kate Murray/Servant/20/Yorkshire/Census
West Riding Alehouse Licences has John Ripley July 6 1892
1893/40 Warrengate, Sun Inn, John Ripley/../../Kellys Directory
West Riding Alehouse Licences has John Connor march 1 1893
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Samuel Cowling Aug 29 1894
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Hy Oxley July 3 1895
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Edwin Hartshorn Aug 26 1896
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Arthur Jno S Swabey Jan 6 1897
West Riding Alehouse Licences has William Hy Brooke March 2 1898
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Alfred Chappel May 4 1898
Wakefield 1910 Alehouse licences
Rainbow Inn, Warrengate - owned by N L Fernandez & Co, Wakefield and later by John Smiths Tadcaster Brewery Co Ltd
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Thomas Roach
West Riding Alehouse Licences has George Taylor 7 Feb 1912
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Eli Fothergill 6 May 1914
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Joseph England 2 jan 1918
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Edward Abercrombie 5 May 1926
1927/40 Warrengate, Rainbow Inn, Edward Abercrombie/../../Kellys Directory
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Thomas Milner Young 3 July 1929
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Sidney Dobson May 1932
West Riding Alehouse Licences has James Newton Jan 1933
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Edith Stansfield 7 Jul 1937
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Tom Ellis 5 Nov 1948
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Thomas Eaton 2 May 1952
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Henry Denison 3 Oct 1952
2018 - The Rainbow, 40 Lower Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 1SA