Early Licensees in Pulloxhill

The 18th century parish registers for Pulloxhill are very good at listing victuallers, innkeepers and alesellers. It is a shame that the entries do not name the establishments in each case but it is likely that at least some of the following licensees ran the Cross Keys and the Chequers as well as The Old Bell in Greenfield. It is possible that the mysterious may also belong to this period. The first known licensee of the Chequers (in 1822) was John Irons and the first known licensee of the Cross Keys, in the same year, was Frances Day.

• 1715: Elizabeth daughter of William Smith, victualler, and Elizabrth, his wife was baptised on 23rd October and buried 30 July 1721;
• 1716: Ann daughter of William Smith, victualler and Elizabeth, his wife was baptised on 21st October;
• 1718 William, son of William Smith, victualler and Elizabeth, his wife was baptised on 1st January and buried on 25th January;
• 1718: Ann daughter of William Smith, victualler and Elizabeth, his wife was buried on 10th October;
• 1720: William, son of William Smith, victualler and Elizabeth, his wife baptised 28th March;
• 1721: Elizabeth, daughter of William Smith, victualler and Elizabeth, his wife was buried 30th July;
• 1721: Ann daughter of William Smith, victualler and Elizabeth, his wife baptised 12th December;
• 1755: Sheffield, son of George Stapleton, innkeeper and Mary his wife was baptised on 5th March;
• 1756: George Stapleton, innkeeper of Greenfield, was buried on 13th February;
• 1757: Richard Carter, aleseller, buried 20th May;
• 1758: John, son of John Barrett, aleseller, baptised 29th October;
• 1760 John Barrett, alehouse man, buried 20th July;
• 1763 James Brittain, aleseller, married Judith Fensom on 20th April;
• 1774 Ann, daughter of Daniel Day, innkeeper and Sarah, his wife, baptised 22nd April;
• 1777 Thomas, son of Joseph White, aleseller and Mary, his wife, baptised 20th March;
• 1780 Hannah, daughter of Joseph White, innkeeper and Mary, his wife, baptised 23rd April;
• 1781 Francis, son of Joseph White, aleseller and Mary, his wife, baptised 31st August;
• 1786: Daniel Day, aleseller, buried 26th May;
• 1787 John, son of John Irons, aleseller and Elizabeth, his wife, baptised 26th August;
• 1789 Frances, daughter of Francis Chapman, aleseller and Maria, his wife, baptised 17th October; buried 2 May 1798
• 1789 William, son of John Irons, aleseller and Elizabeth, his wife, baptised 8th November;
• 1790 William, son of Daniel Day, aleseller, and Frances his wife, baptised 19th December;
• 1789 Frances, daughter of Francis Chapman, aleseller and Maria, his wife, buried 2nd May.