WELCOME INN #
16 Duke Street East (renamed Queen Street)
later 122 Queen Street / 1 Vat Street
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MINE HOSTS:
1852 William Wilkinson
1853 J. Campbell
1858 Mr. Shepherd
1853 - 64 Something odd William Wilkinson may have been at the 'New Legs of Man' in 1866 - 67 ?
1865 - 66 Edmund Taylor
1869 - 72 Edward Pearson
1872 - 73 Mrs. Elizabeth Pearson
1874 James Eastham
1876 - 77 Joseph Sim (Simms)
1877 - 85 William Salthouse
1885 - 94 George Darwen
1894 - 97 Henry Mark Harrison
1898 Mary Ann Harrison
1898 - 1903 Thomas Wilson
1903 - 18 Ellen Wilson
1918 Thomas Noblett - married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Ellen Wilson, above.
1921 Ellen Wilson
1924 Thomas Cooke
1926 Henry France
1932 Wiliam Burrows
1936 - 44 Thomas H. Mason (Given as Thomas A. Mason in 1944)
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Preston Chronicle 24th December 1853
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Lodge 214 of the Ancient Order of
Druids, celebrated their anniversary
at the house of William Wilkinson,
Welcome Inn, Duke Street.
97 people sat down to an excellent
supper. The funds of the Lodge were
reported to be in a prosperous state.
Preston Chronicle 3rd January 1857
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Preston Chronicle 22nd May 1858
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Preston Chronicle 9th April 1859
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ALLEGED BREACH OF LICENCE.
Edmund Taylor, landlord of the Welcome Inn, Duke Street East, was charged with a breach of his licence. PC. Stancliffe deposed that about 5 minutes to 11 o'clock on Sunday morning, the 2nd inst., he was on duty in Duke Street East, and saw a girl come out of the defendant's house with a gill of whisky in a bottle under her shawl. He took her back to the house, and the defendant said he had supplied the whisky because it was required for a sick person. The girl told him the same, but he believed the story to be incorrect..
Nancy Preston, the little girl alluded to, deposed that she had fetched the whisky, by direction of her mother, for a woman 83 years of age, who was ill in bed. The mother gave corroborative evidence.
Mr. Ascroft, who appeared for the prosecution, said the defendant had kept the house for two years and there had been no complaint against him. It was very likely that the whisky had been supplied for a sick person.
The case was then dismissed.
Preston Herald 15th December 1866
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Preston Chronicle 11th November 1871
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Preston Chronicle 3rd May 1873
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Preston Chronicle 2nd August 1873
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Preston Chronicle 9th December 1876
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Mine Host in 1876 and 1877
Joseph SIM b. 17.8.1842 at Turner Green, Salmesbury.
d. February 1922 in Blackburn.
In 1871 he had been the landlord of the Bay Horse Inn, Osbaldeston, and in 1881 was in charge at the Pack Horse Inn, Stalmine.
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....and his wife
Elizabeth (Betsy) SIM nee Jackson, b. 9.3.1845 at Ribchester. d.June 1924 at Blackburn
The photographs and accompanying details come courtesy of the wider existing family, for which we are very grateful. Thankyou.
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Preston Chronicle 3rd November 1877
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Ellen Wilson's husband, Thomas b. 1857, was killed on the 24th May 1903,
by a runaway horse and trap. Thomas tried to stop the horse, and the shaft of the trap hit him in the liver, causing fatal injuries. He was 44 years of age. Thomas had been a weaving manager
at Moon's Mill in Higher Walton, and later at a mill in Preston. Thomas and Ellen moved to
the 'Bear's Paw, 38 Church Street, Preston, where he was the landlord in 1897
Ellen continued to run the Welcome with her son, Joseph, and two daughters, Alice Ann and Mary,
until after the war.
Information from Thomas's great grand daughter, Clare P.
Thanks Clare.
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CENSUS RETURNS
1861
William Wilkinson 55 years Innkeeper b. Inglewhite
Ann Wilkinson 55 Wife b. Preston
James Wilkinson 18 Son do
Ann Wilkinson 9 Daughter do
1871
Edward Pearson 42 years Lic. Vict. b. Hoghton
Elizabeth Pearson 42 Wife b. Blackpool
Lucy Pearson 12 Daughter do
Mary A. Pearson 9 Daughter b. Preston
James Pearson 5 Son b. Ribbleton
1881
William Salthouse 40 years Publican b. Freckleton
Mary Salthouse 37 Wife b. Ireland
Catherine McGwire 10 Niece b. Manchester
1891
George Darwen 38 years Lic. Vict. b. Preston
Jane Darwen 41 Wife do
Margaret Hackler 12 Adopted daughter do
1901
Thomas Wilson 42 years Publican b. Walton-le-dale
Ellen Wilson 43 Wife do
Joseph Wilson 20 Son do
Alice A. Wilson 15 Daughter do
Mary Wilson 12 Daughter do
1911
Ellen Wilson 53 years, widow Publican b. Walton-le-dale
Alice Anne Wilson 25 Daughter do
Mary Wilson 22 Daughter do
Thomas Gillingham 33 Servant b. Preston
Amy Bertha Wilcox 26 Servant do
1921
Ellen Wilson 63 years, widow Publican b. Walton-le-dale
Thomas Noblet 34 son-in-law Barman b. Preston
Mary Noblet 32 daughter Manageress b. Walton-le-dale
Ellen Noblet 4 grand-daughter - b. Preston
Julia Carrol 28 Servant / General Domestic b. Burnley
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Preston Chronicle 2nd June 1860
Preston Herald 17th October 1863
