Hello Caroline, Gores Trade Directories have Margaret E.MODSLEY, victualler of The Clock public-house up until 1890. Elizabeth KEITH is shown as victualler thereafter up until 1914 when Thomas GRAY took over the licence. Regards, John Hardy ----- Original Message ----- From: <apollo47@iprimus.com.au> To: <ENG-LIVERPOOL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2014 1:48 AM Subject: [ENG-LIV] Clock Inn - London Road > My great-great-aunt Lizzie Pierpoint (married name Elizabeth KEITH) held > the > licence for this hotel at 31 London Road in Liverpool from about 1891 to > the > 1911 census, and probably beyond. > > I'm wondering if any lister has a trade directory for the period later > than > 1911 to see if she still held the licence? I suspect she died in 1922 as > she is the only Elizabeth Keith, born about 1841, in the GRO death indexes > for Liverpool. I'm also interested in knowing who had the licence after > her - she had no children. And perhaps a date when she first took over > the > licence? She was the licensed victualler in 1891 so it had to be between > 1881 and 1891. > > I know the hotel licence was held by the Condliffs and Modsley families > since the 1840s. Lizzie was related to the Modsleys through her > sister-in-law Sarah Williams whose brother George had married Fanny > Modsley. > Lizzie was a barmaid at the pub in census 1881, interesting that she later > held the licence for 20 years or more, what a career move! > > If anyone has any more information about the Clock Inn, I'd be grateful. > It > is now Paddy's Bar and I visited it a few years ago. > > Thank you. > > Caroline Cavanagh > Darwin, Australia.