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Cricketers, 15 Black Lion Street, Brighton

aka Cricketers Arms

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Cricketers Hotel, Black Lion Street, Brighton - in 1940

Cricketers Hotel, Black Lion Street, Brighton - in 1940

Kindly provided by Colleen

Cricketers, 15 Black Lion Street, Brighton - in September 2009

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

The following entries are in this format:

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

1823/Jn. Smith/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1832/Sarah Humphrey/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1839/Wm Harvey/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1851/Mrs Mary Harvey/../../../Post Office Directory **

1854/James Cresswell/../../../Brighton Directory ****

1855/James Cresswell / & Fly Proprietor/../../Post Office Directory **

1859/J C Harvey/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1861/William Barnes/Licensed Victualler/37/Morden, Surrey/Census ****
1861/Isabelle Barnes/Wife/37/Wandsworth, Surrey/Census
1861/Naomi S Barnes/Niece, Barmaid/17/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mariah Firth/House Servant/22/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1861/Charles Rowland/Ostler/28/Wantage, Berks/Census

1866/W Barnes/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1870/William Barnes/../../../Post Office Directory **

1878/John Boswell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/John Boswell/Licensed Victualler/42/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census ****
1881/Elizabeth Boswell/Wife/45/Firle, Sussex/Census
1881/Luther Boswell/Son/15/Hailsham, Sussex/Census
1881/Jessie Boswell/Daughter/12/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Joseph Boswell/Son/11/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Alice Boswell/Daughter/9/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/John Boswell/Son/8/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Richard Boswell/Son/7/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Frank Boswell/Son/4/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Catherine Boswell/Daughter/3/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Charlotte Martin/Aunt, Housekeeper, Widow/50/Little Horsted, Sussex/Census
1881/Richard Jackson/Lodger, Waiter/46/Lincdre Alington/Census

1890/Robt Wm Pitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Robert William Pitt/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1891/Robert W Pitt/Licensed Victualler/36/Shoreham, Sussex/Census ****
1891/Emily Pitt/Wife/45/"The Dyke", Hurstpeirpoint, Sussex/Census
1891/Ethel E Renner/Step Daughter/15/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1891/Florence G Renner/Step Daughter/12/Liverpool, Lancashire/Census
1891/Thomas Bovey/Visitor, Licensed Victualler/31/Torquay/Census
1891/Caroline Bovey/Visitor/26/Shoreham, Sussex/Census
1891/Thomas Lindfield/Ostler/32/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1891/Sarah J Ansell/General Servant/25/Littlehampton, Sussex/Census
1891/Thomas Chapman/Visitor, Auctioneer/54/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1891/Jesse A Groves/Visitor/26/Ealing, Middlesex/Census

1899/Robt W Pitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Robert W Pitt/Hotel Proprietor, Widow/46/Shoreham, Sussex/Census ****
1901/Ethel E Pitt/Daughter/24/Preston, Sussex/Census
1901/Florence G Pitt/Daughter/22/Liverpool, Lancashire/Census
1901/Sarah Pitt/Sister in Law, Widow/46/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1901/Lily Pitt/Niece/12/Fulking, Sussex/Census
1901/William Pitt/Nephew/9/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1901/Evelyn English/Barmaid/29/Shoreham, Sussex/Census
1901/Lucy Higley/Cook, Widow/40/St Helena, Cape of Good Hope/Census
1901/Annie Downey/Housemaid/27/Newcastle, Northumberland/Census
1901/Lizzie Pitt/Housemaid/19/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1901/Frank Rule/Ostler/27/Lowestoft, Norfolk/Census
1901/Gertrude E English/Barmaid/17/Worthing, Sussex/Census

1905/Robert William Pitt/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1913/Robert William Pitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Robert William Pitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1918/Robt W Pitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1930/Rt W Pitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1938/Rt W Pitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

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