An Innkeeper ???? Our fred!

[babsjane]

looking for confirmation I found my g.grandfather and his family on a census in 1871 in the village of Weston in the parish of weedon Lois northamptonshire his name was lewin henry bleek.  Also on the census was his brother Frederic bleek and he was down as a farmer of xxx acres and what appears to say an innkeeper
i would like to find out if it does say this what pub/ inn he was the keeper of
please could anyone find his name anywhere i don't seem to be able to find anything but then you experienced rootchatters out there amaze me with all your knowledge so please could anyone find out .  thankyou
babsjane

[ricky1]

Hi Babsjane


Looks like famer of 27 acres employing 1 lab and inn keeper

family transcribed as Bleck

Rg10/ 1471
folio  7
page 6 & 7

ricky

[babsjane]

HI Ricky
  do you think I could find out the name of the inn?
babsjane

[ricky1]

Hi Babsjane

1861 and 1881  there is a Pub called The Wheat Sheaf that is run by a William Cox
On the 1861 there is another pub called The Crown, neither of these appear on the 1871. although William Cox is an ag lab on the 1871

So there might be a small chance that Frederick might have been the innkeeper of The Wheat Sheaf

ricky

[bearkat]

You might find the village inns (along with the name of the innkeeper) in an historical diectory.

Anna Smart if offering a look up for Whellans Directory of Northamptonshire 1874 on the Northampstonshire look-up exchange

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/anna.smart/nth.htm

[mike175]

Innkeeper seems to have often been combined with another occupation. One of my ancestors was a builder and publican, another was farmer and publican. I guess the wives probably played a big part in running the pubs . . . 

Mike.

[mgeneas]

I have the 1869 Post Office Directory for Northants on CD purchased from archivecdbooks

It has
George BLEEK farmer and beer retailer
John BLEEK farmer

Mentions one pub, The Crown, publican Henry WESTON

No mention of Lewin Henry or Frederic

Marilyn

[babsjane]

hi
 George Bleek was Lewin and Frederic's father and john was their uncle thats interesting.  Marilyn, please could you tell me,  does it say an address of where George was a farmer and beer retailer in 1869.  On census  returns there is never an address just schedule no.s.  Thats why i would really like to know if there is a name to the inn that Frederic kept in 1871 as some of the pubs are still there to this day and one day when not working !! would like to go down and  visit  and see where the farm is or maybe have a glass of pop in the same pub if  anyone knows it .  thanks everyone !!

[bearkat]

A beer seller could only sell beer & cider whereas a public house could also sell wines and spirits.