Hi Mike I've found records of licenses for inns and public houses at the UK National Archives sites. Have you checked there? Regards, Nancy Frey Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 5:11 AM, Mike Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > > > Does anyone know anything about spirit licenses? I've found a note written > by my gr-gr-grandfather saying that the spirit license of his pub The > Pilgrim was to be transferred to the Waverley in Lawrence Hill in March > 1911. This is backed-up by some info kindly provided by the BRO, as > follows: > > > > In the Magistrate's Court collection, 'Inns, Alehouse and Victuallers > Licenses': ref.no. JMag/J/4/3. > > Folio/Page 109 states: Waverley > > Owners, Bristol United Breweries Ltd. of Lewins Mead. > > Remarks, 6 March 1911. The 7 day license of the Pilgrim, Orange Street, was > transferred to this house in the name of Frank Curtis. > > Folio/Page 144 shows that the 7 day license of the Pilgrim was transferred > to the Waverley after it had been held there since 1904 by Frank Curtis. > > > > Frank became the landlord of The Pilgrim in 1901, which suggests he ran the > pub without a "7 day license" for 3-4 years. Is that possible? > > > > Best wishes > > > > Mike > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Nancy, will take a look. best wishes Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Nancy Frey Sent: 10 September 2012 14:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [B&S] Spirit Licenses Hi Mike I've found records of licenses for inns and public houses at the UK National Archives sites. Have you checked there? Regards, Nancy Frey Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 5:11 AM, Mike Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > > > Does anyone know anything about spirit licenses? I've found a note written > by my gr-gr-grandfather saying that the spirit license of his pub The > Pilgrim was to be transferred to the Waverley in Lawrence Hill in March > 1911. This is backed-up by some info kindly provided by the BRO, as > follows: > > > > In the Magistrate's Court collection, 'Inns, Alehouse and Victuallers > Licenses': ref.no. JMag/J/4/3. > > Folio/Page 109 states: Waverley > > Owners, Bristol United Breweries Ltd. of Lewins Mead. > > Remarks, 6 March 1911. The 7 day license of the Pilgrim, Orange Street, was > transferred to this house in the name of Frank Curtis. > > Folio/Page 144 shows that the 7 day license of the Pilgrim was transferred > to the Waverley after it had been held there since 1904 by Frank Curtis. > > > > Frank became the landlord of The Pilgrim in 1901, which suggests he ran the > pub without a "7 day license" for 3-4 years. Is that possible? > > > > Best wishes > > > > Mike > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message