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hi folks does anyone know of a pub in birmingham that was called the william tyler or was william tyler the landlord of a pub...sorry to be so vague but on the old whisky bottle it just says william tyler....thanks for any help

lyn
 
thanks curly i had found that info out what i am trying to find out is either who was william tyler or was there a pub once called that name as this bottle is prob 100 years old and i would think that william tyler was in the pub trade... the william tyler that wetherspoons is named after was a tile and brick maker and i have no evidence that this bottle is even from birmingham so just trying to find out its origins



lyn
 
Ah, I somehow thought this is too easy...... Presumably your bottle is like this one...
 

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Not having been down that way for years I recognised the the building on the link but was thrown by the caption saying it was built in 1955. I couldn't remember a pub there in the 50s or 60s and then it dawned on me, it used to be Woolies! Interesting short biography on the pub name.
 
Or same directory lists a William Tyler as a maltster at 36 & 37 Holt street. I think that is used in whisky production. Still there 1880.
 
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Or same directory lists a William Tyler as a maltster at 36 & 37 Holt street. I think that is used in whisky production. Still there 1880.
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ahh i think you may have something there janice as i feel sure the william tyler on the bottle must have been involved in the making of whisky...must look further into this...

thanks janice

lyn
 
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1879 PO book lists William Tyler at 37 Holt Street as a maltster (also corn dealer at 26 Summer Lane. There is also a William Tyler maltster at 28 Frederick Street - no way of knowing at the moment if they are the same person.
 
many thanks janice:) be good to find out if they are one and the same person ..good chance the 2 that are maltsters are...janice what date was he at frederick st...a mate of mine is looking to buy the bottle but only if it can be attributed to the birmingham area which so far is looking good

lyn
 
William Tyler listed at Frederick Street in 1879 . The one at Holt Street is listed as the owner in the Rates books. This is the 1865 entry for Holt street. Names are in the order of "occupier" and then "owner"
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brill janice many thanks...can you make out what it says after malthouse on the rates book
 
I see that the advert states Birmingham. If that is not on the bottle, then someone who bought it would have reasonable cause to ask ebay for their money back. However, if the bottle does not say Birmingham on it, then, according to https://www.xandygenealogy.com/william-tyler/, William Tyler was an American revenue agent who was happy to shoot moonshiners. It is possible that it was named to mock him (though here whiskey is spelled with an e)
 
thanks mike...i would stick my neck out at this point and say its our william tyler from our birmingham will see what i can find out more about the bottle not even sure if it is the one on ebay
 
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