Hi All,   I've just come across an intriguing entry in the 1879 edition of Kellys business directory.   It refers to an Antonio Francovich in connection (I assume as landlord) with the Robie Burns, which I further assume to be an Inn, which was located on Broad Quay, Clive Street.   Antonio is a bit of a mystery to me.   I am 99% certain he was the brother of Stefano Francovich, someone I know a great deal more about.   In fact, Stefano is right there in the same business directory, as the landlord of the Bedford Hotel on Bedford Street, something I was already aware of.   Stefano changed his name in due course to variations of Frank Stephens and I have been able to track him under that name.   But Antonio vanishes from history.   I've tried searching on obvious names he might of adopted; Tony Taylor for instance if he took the same approach as his brother, but without success.   It occurs to me that I might approach this from the perspective of the Robie Burns.   If Antonio changed his name and remained connected with the Robie Burns for any length of time, finding further records of the Inn might be a breakthrough.   I've had a look on google, but references to the Robie Burns are sparse.   Might anyone have had course to research the history of this establishment?   Regards   John Gosling

On 07/05/2013 12:16, JOHN GOSLING wrote: > Hi All, > If Antonio changed his name and remained connected with the Robie Burns for any length of time, finding further records of the Inn might be a breakthrough. > > I've had a look on google, but references to the Robie Burns are sparse. > > Might anyone have had course to research the history of this establishment? > > Regards > > John Gosling > .. Hi John, According to Kelly's 1894 Directory the Robbie Burns is being run by a T. Johnsen. -- Helen Oram