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White Lion
"I am curious as to how to find out which pub my great-great-great grandparents
were either owners or managers of in 1881. In the 1881 census, as well as in the
birth and marriage records of their daughter, Charles and Anne Hughes who lived
on Temple Street in Bilston were listed as "Publican" or "Licensed Victualler".
Is there a way to find out where they worked or were they proprietors? My
great-grandparents on the other side of my family were "Publicans" at the "Good
Will to All" Pub in the London area somewhere I believe. Their names were James
and Emily Eldridge and this was in the 1881 and 1891 census. Any information
would be interesting to me."
Alison Brown Ottawa,
Canada
16th December 2011
During the 19th century there were many pubs in Temple
Street. Places like the Old House at Home, The Brown Jug and The Shamrock to
name a few. Charles and Ann Hughes kept the
White Lion for quite a number of
years. They were recorded at the pub in a directory for 1864 but I am not sure
of the exact date they moved in. Ann Hughes was succeeded by Alfred Brown in
1882. The extract above is from an 1880 Kelly's Trade Directory. The son of a farm labourer, Charles Hughes was born in the
Cheshire village of Peckforton. He married Ann Brown at Bilston in 1863. The
couple were either managers or tenants as the building was owned by the
Willenhall farmer William Price before it was sold to the South Staffordshire
Brewery Co. Ltd. Charles Hughes died in 1879 and was succeeded by his wife. She
remained at the
White Lion for three years. Ann Hughes did remain in Temple Street and later operated a
shop [at No.58 in 1901].
If you have a genealogy story or query regarding the Bilston area you can
contact me and I will post it here in addition to including your message within the website pages for Staffordshire Genealogy.
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