The White Swan at Pease Pottage about 1861

[jonw65]

1866 Sussex directory has Wm. Comber, beer retailer, Pease Pottage, in Slaugham.

In the commercial section
Beer Retailers
W. Comber, Pease Pottage, Slaugham, Crawley

Publicans
Black Swan, S.Bartley, Pease Pottage, Slaugham, Crawley

[limehouse79]

Jonw65 Thank you for that newspaper report. I hadn’t seen it -very sad but gives more detail to William’s family.  I’m only now starting to research the Combers in more detail and it seems there is a lot of them!  Thanks again

[John915]

Good evening,

I know this is an old post from 2019 but just came across it whilst browsing. The White Swan was in Brighton rd, Pease Pottage. About half a mile from the Black Swan. It's name was changed to The Grapes at some time.

Also found this piece;

(Linda, you may already know this but William Comber (1812-1871) married Mary Longley (1825-1900) in May 1847 and by 1861 they were running the White Swan, the former name of the Grapes.
They raised their six children there: William, Walter, Fanny, Emma, Philadelphia and Mary.
To supplement the family income William was also described variously as a gardener and agricultural labourer.
William died in 1871, and Mary continued to run the pub until she died in 1900. .
I am sorry but I have no photographs of the Comber family to send you.)

John915

[limehouse79]

Thanks for the pictures.  Shame The White Swan had to be demolished.
Limehouse79