My husband's 2nd great grandfather, Thomas Williams, was also at the Three Tuns, listed in the 1860 city directory as "Three Tuns" but also as a brass padlock and trunk lock maker on King Street, which matches his 1861 census address. In 1871 he is at the Royal George as a "licensed victualler" and is also listed at the Royal George in the 1872 city directory. Just by way of trivia, he became widowed in the fall of 1871, remarried in early 1872 to a woman nearly 30 years his junior, had his very first child, and then died in 1873.
There seem to be many pubs of this name but just one in Willenhall. Do you know its history? Did it exist prior to 1860 or was our 2nd great grandfather the originator? I don't know why he left the Three Tuns and went to the Royal George--I know it existed before then. Still, I wonder if our 2nd GG is a candidate for your ghost!
There was discussion of photos but I don't see any links. I do see photos elsewhere online, however. It doesn't look original to 1860, and it isn't clear if it is in the same place--it was on King St, but they may have renamed the street in the last 150 years.
I am very interested in the history of its founding. Please share what you know. Thanks!
Georgia Green
