Thanks, I guess :) Seems as if my ancestor was responsible for great devastation. On the other hand, maybe its compensated for by the fact that, in Canada, one of my relatives was a noted campaigner to make alcohol illegal. Lynne Quoting David Parker <[email protected]>: > The The Beer House Act of 1830 was passed by the government of the Duke of > Wellington with the aim of eliminating the evil influence of cheap gin and > other sprits in the lives of the working class and to promote the healthier > influence of beer. A licencee could not sell spirits. The act which enabled > anyone liable for the poor rate to purchase a license for 2 guineas may not > have reduced the consumption of spirits but did result in a large growth of > beer houses in the urban working class area and an increase in the > consumption of beer. Over 24,000 licences were issued in 1830 alone. It > permitted an individual to sell beer from his own home or store, and had a > devastating social effect on the working class and a disastrous economic > effect on the established alcoholic beverage trade. > In the coming years restriction were gradually imposed and then recently > reduced. > > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "lynne robinson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 8:57 AM > Subject: Re: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] beerhouse keeper Elizabeth Little > > >> HI all, >> >> Since it seems to be a quiet time, I wonder if the "gang" has any insights >> on >> how a "beerhouse keeper" would operate. This was my ggrandmother's >> mother's >> occupation in Portsea. She lived at 2 Green Rd. Artillery Arms. Would it >> be >> likely that this was also her "premises"? The Artillery Arms sounds like a >> beerhouse to me. Would anyone know anything about this place? >> >> Thanks all. >> >> Lynne >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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