JOLLY TARS #
16 Mount Pleasant West
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Mount Pleasant Street
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Ladywell Street (1861 Census)
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Had previously been called the
"PACKET BOAT"
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In the 1841 Trade Directory, John Heaton was described as the landlord of:
"THE JOLLY TARS AND PACKET BOAT INN"
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For an image of the Jolly Tars, after it had finished trading,
click on: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rpsmithbarney/6267911243/in/photostream/
For an image of the Jolly Tars, after it had finished trading,
click on: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rpsmithbarney/6267911243/in/photostream/
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| The building is believed to have been erected in about 1798, around the time that the canal was constructed. When it closed, it became the offices of Baine's & Co., Coal Dealers. * |
MINE HOSTS:
1814 - 15 * ? Henry Wilcock - d. Monday 23rd October 1815, aged 70 years.
1812 - 17 * ? John Dixon - Known at this time as the 'Jolly Sailor'
1817 Mrs. Jenny Dixon - Known at this time as the 'Jolly Sailor' as well
1814 - 15 * ? Henry Wilcock - d. Monday 23rd October 1815, aged 70 years.
1812 - 17 * ? John Dixon - Known at this time as the 'Jolly Sailor'
1817 Mrs. Jenny Dixon - Known at this time as the 'Jolly Sailor' as well
1825 - 41 John Heaton
1842 - 72 Thomas Whiteside
1873 - 87 Mrs. Susannah Whiteside
1888 - 91 Peter Worden
1891 Mary Ann Whalley
1892 - 93 Joseph Eastham
1893 - 1902 Margaret Smedley
1902 - 04 Mary MacKintosh
May 1905 Licence relinquished.
* No explanation re the years 1812 - 17
May 1905 Licence relinquished.
* No explanation re the years 1812 - 17
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| Marling would be transported from the Fylde by canal, and unloaded in the canal basin closeby. Marl was a type of clay, and its being dug from the fields created all the marl-pits that we see today. |
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DEATH On Monday last, Mr. John Dixon,
of Preston, Innkeeper, aged 40 years.
Lancaster Gazette 17th May 1817
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MARRIAGE: On Tuesday last, Mr. Richard Tyson,
Innkeeper, to Mrs. Jenny Dixon, of the
'Jolly Sailor', both of Preston.
Lancaster Gazette 11th October 1817
Richard Tuson was the landlord at the New Legs of Man on Fishergate.
His wife died 12th April 1817, aged 32 years.
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NORTHERN CIRCUIT- LANCASTER, AUGUST 17th
(Before Mr. Justice Bayley)
FORGERY.
RICHARD WILLIAMS and HUGH QUIN were put to the bar, charged with having, on the 27th July, at Preston, uttered and put away a forged £5 note, purporting to be of the Bank of England, knowing it to be forged.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL for the County (Mr. Scarlett), shortly stated the case, and called the following witnesses:
Elizabeth Eves said she occasionally assisted as waiter at the house of Mr. Heaton, who is a publican, residing at Preston. On the 27th July, (it was actually on 27th February!!) the prisoners, Quin and Williams, came together to the house; it was on a Sunday evening. Williams called for a pint of ale, which was served to them, he then asked if he could get change, he was told he could; he then asked for a piece of paper, and pen and ink, as he said to make a reckoning; Quin also asked for some paper, which he got, and she saw Williams write some figures upon it; he then asked Quin what his wages amounted to; Quin answered, two pound all but threepence; after this Williams went to the witness, and opening a steel tobacco box, took from it a £5 Bank of England note; she saw no other note in the box; he gave her the note, and she reached it over to Mrs. Heaton, who gave it to her husband. Mrs. Heaton asked for the name of one of the men, and Williams stood forward, and said his name was John Wilson; Mr. Heaton wrote that name on the note, and the witness took it back. was handed to to Mrs. Heaton, who gave her the change, four one pound notes and nineteen shillings, and sixpence in silver, and threepence in copper., which she gave to the prisoner Williams.
Another female corroborated the former witness; she locked the note up in a tin box, where it remained until the following Tuesday, when she marked it 'E. Heaton,' and gave it to her husband. (Here the note was handed to and identified by the witness).
John Heaton remembered the prisoners' coming into his house on the day in question; the witness Eves brought a five pound note from them to his wife, who gave it to him; he asked the names of the men; no answer was made at first, but on his repeating the question, the prisoner Williams came forward, and gave his name, "John Wilson," which witness put upon the note - (the note handed to witness) - that was the note, it had his hand-writing upon it.
Williams said, "Did I not give my name Williams?" "No you gave it Wilson."
Williams: "If I were to take my oath before God, I can say that I gave my name Williams."
Mr. COURTENAY: "Did you write the name on the note directly?" "I did."
The prisoner repeated, with much vehemence, that he had given his name Williams.
John Gillespie said that he knew the prisoner Williams. He met him at Preston on the day in question; Williams told him that he and three others who were with him had been working at Chorley the week before, and had received a £5 note between them, and offered him a pint of ale if he could get it changed for them; Williams pointed to the prisoner Quin and two other men, who stood at a little distance, as his companions; Williams said he went to a butchers, and asked the price of a piece of meat weighing about three pounds and a half, and tendered a five pound note for change; the woman said she had not got change, but said he might get it at the public-house, which was near; they went to the public-house, and had a pint of ale to pay, for which he gave the £5 note to be changed; the woman gave him two £1 notes, two sovereigns, and 19s 9d in change; they then went away towards Fishwick, and met the other three men.
Williams said to Quin, "Here's a pound for thee." Quin said, "Curse thee, I want £2 14s;" Williams told him that he would have to be content with a pound for that time; he also gave each of the other men a pound; they went to a public-house and had some ale, for which Williams paid. He heard them say they were going to Chorley, where they were at work; they went away the Chorley road; witness returned to the public-house where the note was changed, and asked the landlord if it was a good one; the note was examined and found to be a bad one; the prisoners were pursued, and taken in a public-house in Salmesbury, a public-house in a contrary direction from the Chorley road; the constables put handcuffs on them as they sat, and then desired them to stand up; on the chair where Williams had been sitting, witness saw a new tobacco box; it was opened and found to contain a £5 Bank of England note, which also turned out to be bad.
Clarkson, the landlord of the second public-house, and his wife, recalled. Identified the note then in Court, as that they had received from the prisoner, Williams; they had it examined, and found it to be bad.
Thomas Halton, Superintendent of Police, sent in search of the prisoners, and had them brought back in custody the same day; Williams said he had found the two notes in a steel tobacco box on the high-road, on the Sunday before.
Rigby, the constable who took the prisoners into custody, produced the steel tobacco box found on Williams' chair, and the £5 note contained in it.
George Thompson, a bricklayer, said he had worked with the prisoner, Williams, and two other men, the week before the notes were passed; witness had received the wages of the four that week; Williams had worked four and a half days, and his wages came to 9s 6d.
Mr. Lee said he had been an inspector of notes at the Bank of England for the last 26 years.
[A £5 note was handed to the witness.] That note was a forgery; it purported to be signed by Mr. Stock; there was a signing clerk of the name of Stock, but no cashier of that name. Mr. Stock used to sign one and two pound notes when they were in circulation, but no others. Signing clerks never signed £5 notes. The note handed to the witness had a watermark, but not that of the Bank of England, nor was it the Bank paper. He had no hesitation in pronouncing it to be a forgery. The two other notes were handed to the witness, which he also declared to be forgeries.
The prisoner Williams said he had found the notes as already described, and had changed them without telling Quin how he came by them. He did not know they were forged.
Quin made no defence. Mr. Justice Bayley summed up the case, and the Jury found both the prisoners guilty.
Morning Chronicle (London) 20th August 1825
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A shorter version from a different paper -
ASSIZES - NORTHERN CIRCUIT, LANCASTER.
Richard Williams, aged 28, and Hugh Quin, aged 23, were charged with having put away, at Preston, a forged £5 Bank of England note, knowing the same to be forged.
Mr. Courtenay opened the pleadings, and the Attorney-General detailed the case to the Jury, after which:-
Elizabeth Eaves was called. She occasionally assists Mr. Heaton - he is a publican residing in Preston, and she remembers the evening of February 27th, when the prisoners came in, it was on a Sunday.
Williams asked for a pint of ale, and it was served. Williams then asked for change, and he was replied to in the affirmative. Williams then came forward to the bar and Quin asked for paper, saw Williams make figures, and ask Quin what his wages were. Some little misunderstanding took place between them about the wages of Quin, and William, at length, pulled out a steel tobacco box and took a note out, it was the only note, and was a £5 Bank of England; the witness gave the note to Mrs. Heaton. She have the note to her husband, who desired the man to give his name. Williams came forward and said his name was John Wilson, saw Mr. Heaton write J. Wilson upon the note. The witness received four notes nineteen shillings, and some pence from Mrs Heaton, and gave it to the prisoner Williams. The men had drank three pennyworth of ale.
Finding the prisoners had no counsel, the Learned Judge wished to know if they had any question to ask the witness; they replied in the negative.
The Learned Judge charged the Jury, who returned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners.
Judgement was recorded, with an assurance from his Lordship that care should be taken not to let them practice their offences in this country again.
Westmoreland Gazette 27th August 1825
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Richard Williams, 28, and Hugh Quin, 23, uttering forged £5 bank note, at Preston.
Death recorded.
Lancaster Gazette 27th August 1825
It would seem that the sentence of death was rescinded, and they were both transported to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania)
Thankyou to a descendant of Richard Williams for sharing this story with us.
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The St. Mary's Street referred to was adjacent to the R.C. Church of the same name,
that was at one time between Friargate and Corporation Street.
Preston Chronicle 4th March 1837
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A VERY EARLY CRICKET MATCH:-
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| PRESTON CHRONICLE 28th OCTOBER 1837 |
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A few notes:
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Preston Chronicle 29th October 1842
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Preston Chronicle 2nd December 1843
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Preston Chronicle 22nd November 1845
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Note the slightly different name of "Jolly Sailor"
Preston Guardian 4th August 1849
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The Oldest Publican in Preston
Mr. Whiteside, landlord of the JOLLY TARS INN,
Ladywell Street, which house he has kept since
the Guild of 1942, died on the 9th instant,
aged 64 years.
Lytham and Kirkham Times 21st February 1872
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A man named FitzSimmons, of Abbey Street, went the other day into the Jolly Tars Inn at Preston, apparently quite well, and ordered a pint of beer, which was supplied him. As he was raising the glass to his lips, he fell back dead.
Derby Daily Telegraph 24th September 1879
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Preston Guardian 11th June 1881
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TO BE LET, the JOLLY TARS HOTEL, Ladywell Street, Preston; full licensed; free to brew; Apply Jones and Sons, Valuers, Church Street, Preston.
Lancashire Evening Post 9th August 1900
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Mr. Blackhurst appeared in support of the application of Matthew Brown and Co. Ltd., for sanction for removal of the licence of the Jolly Tars, Mount Pleasant West, to premises about to be constructed in St. George's Road, at the corner of Albatross Street and Hawkhurst Road, at a cost of £2,500.
The secretary to the company, Mr. J. Crombleholme, said there was no opposition from residents on the estate. If the removal was granted his company was prepared to surrender the licence of the Jolly Tars and two 1869 beerhouse licences.
Lancashire Evening Post 8th March 1905
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At the end of April 1907, the property that had once been the Jolly Tars Inn, was sold, at auction, for £185.
PRESTON HERALD 27th April 1907
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CENSUS RETURNS
1841
John Heaton 40 years Innkeeper
Ellen Heaton 45 Wife
Ann Heaton 15 Daughter
Mary Heaton 14 Daughter
Ellener Heaton 12 Daughter
John Heaton 9 Son
1851
Thomas Whiteside 43 years Innkeeer b. Ashton
Susannah Whiteside 41 Wife b. Salmesbury
Ellen Whiteside 11 Daughter / Scholar b. Preston
Catherine Whiteside 8 (probably 10) Daughter / Scholar do
Elizabeth Whiteside 3 Daughter do
Margaret Walmsley 27 Servant do
Jane Holden 13 Servant do
1861
Thomas Whiteside 53 years Publican b. Ashton
Susannah Whiteside 51 Wife b. Salmesbury
Ellen Whiteside 20 Daughter / Waitress b. Preston Catherine Whiteside 16 (probably 18) Daughter do
Elizabeth Whiteside 13 Daughter do
Susannah Dickenson 22 Servant b. Churchtown
1871
Thomas Whiteside 63 years Innkeeper b. Ashton
Susannah Whiteside 61 Wife b. Salmesbury
Catherine Whiteside 28 Daughter b. Preston
Elizabeth Whiteside 23 Daughter do
1881
Susannah Whiteside 71 years Innkeeper b. Salmesbury
Catherine Whiteside 38 Daughter b. Preston
1891
Peter Worden 46 years Lic. Vict. b. Longton
Catherine Worden 46 Wife b. Preston
John Worden 16 Son b. Penwortham
Elizabeth Ann Worden 13 Daughter do
1901
Margaret Smedley 52 years Publican b. Oldham
Sidney Smedley 4 Grand-son b. Preston
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