Hi Ian, Inn keeper maybe correct, in my hubby's tree there are several families that ran a small 'hostillery' from their front room as a secondary occupation. Best Wishes, Dorri > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:55:59 +0000 > Subject: [SRY] Chertsey 1838 > > > > Chertsey 1838 > > > > I'm still trying to solve several mysteries in my PAGE ancestry. My great great grandfather was HENRY WILLIAM PAGE; his occupation during his short life (he died of consumption aged 29 in 1842) was variously recorded as (among others) butcher, clerk, coach proprietor. > > > > In 1838 (9 May) his first son (Henry James) was born in CHERTSEY. The birth certificate is very precise: 'at ten minutes after 7 o'clock in the evening, Chertsey'. On this certificate Henry William Page's occupation was stated as INNKEEPER. This strikes me as unlikely to be accurate, but I wonder if anyone with knowledge of Chertsey at that date, or with easy access to records, would be kind enough to look for any reference to a Henry William Page (wife's name Ann, formerly Bevan). If I can find out what he was doing in Chertsey it may yield more clues about this Page family. Henry William was a native of St James (his father lived in Bury Street) and had worked for some time as an 'attendant' at St James's Club House (Crockford's); next he was found in Cheltenham, where he met and married his wife in 1837 in the new-fangled Register Office. > > > > Any help or suggestions gratefully received! > > Ian > *************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: [email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > 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