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Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address, i.e. use the search box below. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs, beer retailers, taverns and hotels; and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission. Many of the Pubs are still open, as I do not differentiate between dead and open Pubs. The site is updated every day, mainly during pub opening hours. Please contact: Kevan with any updates and additional details to the site/s. Thanks.
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White Hart, High Street, Benwick, March, Cambridgeshire

Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Cambridgeshire . The Cambridgeshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

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Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

A Thomas Cook Bedford married a sister of one of my ancestors in 1817. I have found that Thomas was a grandson of Cook Bedford from Benwick Cambs, and from various census I have found that several generations of this Bedford line were owners of the White Hart Pub in Benwick. ***

John & Elizabeth were married in second quarter 1841; and I believe I have found her in the 1841 census where her parents (William & Margaret Cook), run the Plains Public House in Littleport.

1851/John Bedford/Butcher & Farmer of 8 acres/28/Ramsey, Hunts/Census ***
1851/Eliza Bedford/Wife, Publican/28/Benwick, Cambs/Census
1851/Cook Bedford/Son/9/Benwick, Cambs/Census
1851/Betsy Cook/Niece, Servant/18/Benwick, Cambs/Census

1861/John Bedford/Butcher & Publican/39/Ramsey, Huntindonshire/Census ***
1861/Elizabeth Bedford/Wife/39/Benwick, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Cook Bedford/Son, Butcher/19/Benwick, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Henry Peppaday/Lodger, Cordwainer, Widow/58/London, Middlesex/Census

1871/John Bedford/Farmer of 20 acres & Publican employ 1 man/48/Ramsey, Hunts/Census ***
1871/Elizabeth Bedford/Wife/48/Benwick, Cambs/Census
1871/Cook Bedford/Son, Butcher/29/Benwick, Cambs/Census
1871/Margaret Bedford/Sons Wife/28/Fenstanton, Hunts/Census
1871/William Bedford/Grandson/8/Ramsey, Hunts/Census
1871/John Bedford/Grandson/11 months/Benwick, Cambs/Census

1881/John Bedford/Farmer 100 acres, 1 man, 2 boys/52/Ramsey, Hunts/Census ****
1881/Elizabeth Bedford/Wife/53/Benwick, Cambs/Census
1881/Cook Bedford/Butcher/40/Benwick, Cambs/Census
1881/Margret Bedford/Sons Wife/39/Fenstanton, Hunts/Census
1881/William Bedford/Son, Agricultural Labourer/18/Ramsey, Hunts/Census
1881/John Bedford/Son/10/Benwick, Cambs/Census
1881/Elizabeth Bedford/Daughter/6/Benwick, Cambs/Census
1881/Frederic Cook/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/17/Benwick, Cambs/Census

1883/John Bedford/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory ****

1891/Cook Bedford/Publican/50/Benwick, Cambs/Census ****
1891/Margaret Bedford/Wife/49/Fenstanton, Hunts/Census
1891/Elizabeth Bedford/Daughter, Agricultural Labourer/17/Benwick, Cambs/Census
1891/Elizabeth Bedford/Lodger, Widow/68/Benwick, Cambs/Census

1892/Cook Bedford/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory ****

1901/John Bedford/Publican & Carter/40/Benwick, Cambs/Census ***
1901/Eliza Bedford/Wife/41/Whittlesea, Cambs/Census
1901/Kate Bedford/Daughter/14/Ramsey, Hunts/Census
1901/William Bedford/Son/14/Ramsey, Hunts/Census
1901/Rose Bedford/Daughter/10/Ramsey, Hunts/Census
1901/Anna Bedford/Daughter/6/Ramsey, Hunts/Census


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Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
The historical trade directory and census listing of all of London, Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire Oxfordshire, and Dorset. If you are searching for a historical address, try the census and street directory database. This is a Victorian view on the streets of london and the south of England.

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