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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Beer Retailers

Cranbrook

 

From the Maidstone Assizes

14 March 1676.

48. Writs, venire facias, (a judicial writ directing the sheriff to summon a specified number of qualified persons to serve as jurors.)

Robert Leigh and Christopher Peckham, victuallers of Cranbrook, Robert Leigh, sen., of Cranbrook, victualler, at Maidstone, 27 July 1675, and returned by Sir John Cutler, sheriff.

 

Kentish Gazette,

Wednesday 02 August 1769.

We hear from Cranbrook, that the publicans of that place have lowered the price of their beer to three-pence per quart, to the great satisfaction to all the inhabitants.

 

PIGOT'S DIRECTORY 1828

DOBELL Isaac, Brewers.

DOBELL Isaac, Wine & Spirit Merchants.

YOUELL & CO., Brewers.

 

PIGOT'S DIRECTORY 1832

COLLINS William, Spirit Merchant.

DITCH Thomas, Brewers and Spirit Merchant.

NEWNHAM & TOOTH, Brewers.

 

From the Kentish Gazette, 30 April 1839.

On the 6th of April, died suddenly at Cranbrook. Mr. Wood, retail beer-seller, aged 67 years. The deceased was attending the bar at nine in the evening, as usual; Mrs. Wood rose between five and six in the morning, leaving him in bed, and on going up shortly after seven to call him to breakfast found he was dead. The deceased was a very corpulent man. An inquest was held by Mr. C. Willis, jun., coroner, and the jury returned a verdict of "Died by the visitation of God."

 

CENSUS 1851Census

AVERY Amos, age 59, Beer Shop Keeper.

BOUGHEY James, age 54, Inn Keeper.

STEVENS Stephen, age 50 Beer Shop Keeper.

WINSETT Elizabeth, age 80, Inn Keeper.

 

CENSUS 1871Census

CAREY George, High Street, age 38, Beer Retailer.

CAREY William, High Street, age 33, Beer Retailer and Fishmonger.

 

Pigot's Directory 1828-29From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29

Pigot's Directory 1832-34From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

 

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