Licensees

Note - work in progress! Very incomplete at present.

Name	Where	Years	Born	Died	Comments
Smith, John	Blackbird Inn	????-1855-1879	c. 1825 Midsomer Norton	26 Oct 1879	Beer Seller in 1861 and 1871 Census - in Winterfield - mother to Mary Eliza Smith (later Banfield) - also for baptism of 6 children from 1855- 1864
Banfield, George	Blackbird Inn	1879-1891	4 Apr 1856 Paulton	15 Jan 1891	Son of Joseph Banfield, of the Somerset Inn
Banfield, Mary Eliza	Blackbird Inn	1891-1921	c. 1856 Paulton	26 Jan 1921	Daughter of John Smith, wife of George Banfield
Banfield, Joseph	Blackbird Inn	1921-1961	14/08/1882	04/02/1961	Son of George and Mary Banfield. Was still "of the Blackbird Inn" in this will.
Carter, George	Britannia Inn	1861-1869	c. 1809 Paulton	1861
Carter, Simon	Britannia Inn	1871-1875	c. 1804	1875
Carter, Felix	Britannia Inn	????-1875-1901
Shearn, Leslie	Britannia Inn Rising Sun	1954-1957 1957-???			Prior to taking over the Britannia Inn, he was the licensee of the Crown Inn, Clandown
Wyatt, George	Red, White and Blue Beerhouse	????-1861-????	c. 1836 High Littleton		Coal miner and Beer Seller in 1861 Census, and mentioned in Petty Sessions as being of Red White & Blue Beerhouse