From "The licensees of Inns etc Banbury", Vera Wood OFHS SHIP Cow Fair 95 High Street c 1830-1839 the licensee was Jonathan Adams. others are listed up until 1871- Incidentally from the index Alfred Hopcraft Wheatsheaf 1859-1864 Scalding Lane 68 Fish St demolished 1961 John Hopcraft Buck and Bell 1879-1883 39 Parsons Lane, but since 1935 in North Bar Still open 1998 Rod Wise www.members.westnet.com.au/banbury ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Malings" <jon_malings@hotmail.com> To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 6:37 AM Subject: Re: [BAN] The Ship pub HOPCRAFT/ADAMS > > Given all this hot weather (in Ireland at least) it's quite appropriate to > think about Pubs...and what wouldn't I give for a nice pint of Brains or > Wadsworths. > > > I have a copy of the Will of John HOPCRAFT of Deddington, written 1833, > proved 1835. In it he mentions that he owns The Ship public house in > Banbury which he is leasing to Jonathan ADAMS. > > > > Does anyone know anything about The Ship? Where was/is it ? > > > > Jon Malings > > County Wexford, Ireland > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message