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3 Seagate Street
Folkestone
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From the Kentish Gazette, October 4 – 7, 1758. Kindly
sent from Alec Hasenson.
Sale of a Lugger at the Sign of the Chequer, Folkestone, 16th
October.
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From the Kentish Gazette, February 10-13, 1770. Kindly
sent from Alec Hasenson.
Auction of Meadow land at the sign of the Chequer, in
Folkestone, February 20, 1770.
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From the Folkestone Chronicle 17
December 1859. Transcribed by Jan Pedersen.
LICENCE TRANSFER
Wednesday December 14th:- Before R.W. Boarer and James Tolputt esqs.
An application was made to transfer the license of the "Chequers
Inn," Seagate Street, from Henry Mercer to Mary Goor. The necessary five
days' notice not having been given, the transfer could not be completed
until January next, but the magistrates' clerk intimated that applicant
could obtain a magistrate's order for carrying on the business till the
next sessions.
Mr. Harrison (Brockman and Harrison) said, he appeared before the
Bench to support application for a licence from Miss Jane Stapple, for
the Ship Hotel, Sandgate, the late landlord, Mr. George Ward, having
neglected to obtain a licence at the annual licencing day; he read a
letter from Messrs. Bayley and Co., Earl of Radnor`s agents, accepting
Miss Stapple, as a tenant, as from 11th October last. Under the
circumstances stated he hoped the Bench would be pleased to grant the
licence asked for.
Miss Stapple being examined, proved the statement of the learned
gentleman, and the magistrates, after consulting for some time, granted
the application.
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From the Folkestone Observer 29
August, 1863. Transcribed by Jan Pedersen.
WITHOUT A HOME
Thursday August 27th:- Before Captain Kennicott R.N., and James
Tolputt, Esq.
George Peacock was brought up on a charge of sleeping in an outhouse
and having no visible means of subsistence.
P.C. Ovenden about a quarter past one in the morning found him asleep
in the water-closet of the "Chequers Inn." He belonged to the town, but
had no place of residence. Ovenden had not known him to work for a long
time, but he loitered about and got odd jobs. In the winter he went into
the Union House. No money was found on him, but he had an order for the
Union. The Bench now admonished him and dismissed him.
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From the Folkestone Chronicle 18 June, 1864. Transcribed by Jan Pedersen.
STEALING BEER
Tuesday June 14th:- Before the Mayor and R.W. Boarer, Esq.
John Wettingstall and John Knight were brought up in custody charged
with stealing one gallon of beer, value 1s., from a cask, the property
of Richard Checksfield.
Remanded till next day.
Note: Beer (bought from Gun Brewery), was on Checksfield's van,
parked in the yard of the "Chequers." Jan Pedersen.
Wednesday June 15th:- Before the Mayor. R.W. Boarer and J. Kelcey,
Esqs.
John Wettingstall and John Knight were brought up under remand
charged with stealing a gallon of beer from a cask on the 13th inst.
The prisoners pleaded Guilty under the Criminal Justice Act, and John
Knight was committed for 7 days with hard labour, and John Wettingstall
to 6 weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.
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From the Folkestone Observer 18 June, 1864. Transcribed by Jan Pedersen.
STEALING BEER
Tuesday June 14th:- Before the Mayor, James Kelcey and R.W, Boarer,
Esqs.
John Whittingstall, 19, seaman, living at Charlotte Terrace, and John
Knight, 21, shoemaker, living in Tontine Street, were charged with
stealing a gallon of beer, the property of Richard Checksfield, Ashford.
Richard Checksfield said he was a carrier from Ashford to Folkestone.
He had two casks of 4½ gallons each of porter consigned to him in
Folkestone to go to Ashford. He left them in his van last night about
ten o'clock, in the "Chequers'" yard, when they were all right. Between
two and three o'clock this morning the constable called him up, saying
there were some persons in the van drinking the beer. He went and found
nearly a gallon drawn. Saw the casks filled up with porter at "Mr.
Tite's Brewery." The porter was about a shilling a gallon. The yard
door was not locked at night; there was no gate to it.
P.C. Hills was on duty at the bottom of High Street about half past
two. Seeing the van there he went, as usual, to see if any persons were
there, and found the prisoners, drinking beer.
The bench sentenced Whittingstall to six weeks' hard labour, and
Knight to seven days' imprisonment.
Note: The Brewery referred to is the "Gun
Brewery." Jan Pedersen.
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LICENSEE LIST
KELLY Devereaux Listed 1717+
PENNEY Mary Listed 1741+
DADD/LADD Ambrose c1765-74
BIRCH Mr 1774-75
MARTIN Robert 1775-80
TAYLOR Joseph 1780-90
TAYLOR Josephine 1790-94
PRESCOTT Henry 1794-97
PRESCOTT Richard 1797-c1816+
PAY William 1823-25
PAY Sarah 1825-59
    
MERCER Henry 1859-60
GOORD/GOOR Mrs Mary 1860-68
RICHARDSON Henry John 1868-77
JACKSON Harry 1877-78
GOLDFINCH Henry 1878-80
STANDARD William 1880-81
FRIEND James Ive 1881-94
 
WEATHERHEAD Fanny 1891 Census
KIRBY George 1894-99
DORRELL John Gravland 1899-1906
REEVES James 1906-08
HOWLETT Walter 1908-17
NASH William 1917-18
DUNN Henry 1918-21
SCRIVENS Walter 1921-30
WILLIAMS Richard 1930-33
PRINCE Wm 1933-40
 
From the Pigot's Directory 1823
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
From the Pigot's Directory 1839
From the Pigot's Directory 1840
From Bagshaw Directory 1847
From Melville's Directory 1858
From the Post Office Directory 1862
From the Post Office Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From the Post Office Directory 1891
From the Post Office Directory 1903
From the Post Office Directory 1913
From the Post Office Directory 1922
From the Kelly's Directory 1934
From the Post Office Directory 1938
From More Bastions of the Bar by Easdown and Rooney
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