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Samuel Jesson 1871 Pub Records

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younghat

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hiya all hope i have posted this in correct place
was wondering if any one out there could give me a bit of info regarding a samuel jesson around 1871
i am tracing back me tree and i have found him, in the 1871 census living in what looks like cranford street harborne as a publican , just curious to see what pub it was and how long he was there if poss as a publican and if he moved to another pub. any info would be welcomed.

cheers in advance
paul
 
In the 1870 directory there is a
Jeeson Samuel beer retailer Cranford St Smethwick
Jeeson Joseph shopkeeper Cranford St Smethwick
 
At that time Smethwick was a part of Harborne. One should remember that the fdate on the directory is the publication date and the date when info was collected was probably the year before. Listings I have are ;
1867-68 Cranford St, Smethwick, beer retailer
1872-73 73 Holliday St, beer retailer
1876-78 shopkeeper,Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick
1879-80 beer retailer & shopkeeper 125 Baldwin St, Smethwick
1882 Mrs Anne Jesson is beer retailer & shopkeeper 125 Baldwin St, Smethwick
1883-84 Samuel back. beer retailer & shopkeeper 125 Baldwin St, Smethwick
1888-1908 greengrocer, 125 Baldwin St, Smethwick
Beer retailer could be either a beerhouse ( pub with just a licence to sell beer) or an off licence., As the Baldwin address is beer retailer & shopkeeper I would think it likely, but not certain, that this was an off-licence. This is confirmed by the 1881 census (which you have probably seen) which shows it as a grocer & bakehouse.

With regard to Cranford St. I looked at the 1871 & 1881 censuses. And the 1882 directory. The 1871 census showed Samuel with , two doors away a shop run by a Bbushnell, and one door further on was another licensed premises. The directory showed , and this was confirmed by the 1881 census , that the Bushnell shop was still there, though under (presumably) a son. Next to it was The Castle , and two doors the other side was another beer retailer. The 1881 census also gave a name - the Fountain. So Samuel's pub in Cranford St was The Fountain. Hitchmough’s black country Pubs CD gives some information about the pub post 1881, but not before.
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The 1881 census shows 73 Holliday St was The Elephant & Castle.
Mike
 
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thanks mike this info is really useful , thanks for taking time out for us
paul

i have found out via ancestry that samuel had in fact passed in 1881 by a probate record and the samuel mentioned in 1883 is in fact his son who was still there upto and including the 1901 census

thanks again for your help
 
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