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cb1964
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My GGGGG GF would have been a City fan....probably
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My GG Grandfather, David Sharpe, married his third wife in 1873 in Ely. The marriage certificate shows him as being a Publican. From the records I have his occupation is always listed as a Labourer with the exception of his second marriage where he is shown as an Engine Driver.
I do not know Cambridgeshire at all. Can anyone provide me with details of Clay Way, Newnham and what possible pubs my ancestor may have run.
Many thanks.
CB1964
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ricky1
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Hi CB
Only Newnham, that I know off in Cambridgeshire is a suberb in Cambridge itself 
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Hi CB
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newnham,_Cambridgeshire
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cb1964
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Thanks for the info.
Any ideas where Clay Way is, or was?
Regards
CB1964
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willow154
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Hi CB1964,
I might be worth you ringing, or emailing, Cambridgeshire Records Office - in case they have a publicans index/ pub and inns index. I know some record offices do have them - names are listed from trade directories, or licences. He might even appear on an names index.
For trade directories look at:
www.historicaldirectories.org
Good luck.
Paulene 
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ricky1
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Hi CB
I had a look on a local map for Clay Way for Newnham Cambridge, and couldnt see one.
regards
ricky
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cb1964
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Many thanks for looking.
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CB1964
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HI CB
There is a mention on a web site of a Clay Way Ely, but it is about a modern bit of news.
http://www.ely-standard.co.uk/content/ely/news/story.aspx?brand=ELYOnline&category=News&tBrand=cambs24&tCategory=NewsELY&itemid=WEED14+Dec+2006+16%3A38%3A25%3A717
Hope the link works, as had a problem getting it to load a couple of times
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Keith Sherwood
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CB 1964,
Rather puzzled by this thread...I see that your ancestor was married in Ely - there is a Newnham Street there, and at one time, in Edwardian times there were as many as 70 pubs or drinking places in the city. Unbelievable, but true. There used to be a pub called The Woolpack in Newnham Street - you can still see the impression of where its gable end used to be on the adjoining building.
There's also a Clay STREET in Soham, which is about 6 miles from Ely. The only pub I know about in Newnham is the Golden Lion, I think.
Probably none of this rambling is of any use to you whatsoever, but thought I'd put a pennyworth of local knowledge into the mix...!
keith
And whoopee! just become a Marquessate with this post - does this entitle me to free seats at the men's final at Wimbledon Centre Court tomorrow!
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willow154
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Thanks Keith.
A fascinating insight into Ely in years gone by - 700 drinking places!!! An awful lot considering how big it is.
Many congratulations on becoming a Marquessate, too.
Paulene
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Keith Sherwood
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Paulene,
I'm sure I mentioned only seventy rather than seven hundred watering holes! Actually, on the same level, it doesn't feel like 3000 posts since I started on here nearly 4 years ago, more like 300...
The reason I remember about the pubs is that I did a lot of local research about it when I was teaching in Ely before I designed a walkabout with map and notes for my class of primary school children based on Ely public meeting places (including a few chapels, I might add), on what Ely had been like 80 years previously. An awful number of those buildings which had been pubs were still standing as private homes or businesses.
Hope you don't feel we've stolen your thread, CB 1964, but perhaps there might be something in the possibility of a pub in Newnham Street, Ely, and your ancestor being the landlord there for a while...
Regards,
keith
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willow154
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Sorry, Keith - read the thread and answered some messages in between - the image that stuck in my mind was that there were a lot for it's size, but obviously got carried away 
I remember that when I moved to my own village I was surprised at how many there were here - and not that many decades ago either.
The school trip sounds as if it was very interesting, Keith.
Paulene
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Keith Sherwood
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cb1964,
I've probably been not much help this time with your query, but do PM me if you think there might be something I could quickly look up for you next time I'm up at the Cambs County Record Office...
Regards,
keith
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