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Dukes Head, Town Street, Thaxted

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1781-84/John Williamson/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*

1785-91/William Mountford/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*

1791/William Mountford/Victualler/../../Universal British

Note: Premises not named in 1791

1792/William Mountford/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*

1794-1811/John Chaffer/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*

1812-24/John Chaffer Sen./Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*

1825-28/Mary Chaffer/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*

1828-9/Mary Chaffer/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/Mary Chaffer/../../../Pigot's

1845/Elijah Chaffer/Fellmonger & Glover/../../Post Office

1848/Elijah Chaffer/Beerhouse Keeper/../../White's

Note: Premises not named in 1848

1851/Elijah Chaffer/Fellmonger & Glover/../../Post Office

1855/E Chaffer/../../../Post Office ****


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