Somerset Inn
Overview
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Location
Licensees
- ????-1856-1861-???? Joseph Banfield - ????-1875-1879 James Speed - 1879-1888 George Brimble - 1888-1890 Thomas Mercer Williams - 1890-???? Joseph Gane (temporary) - ????-1892 Frank Rowsell - 1892-???? Frederick William Perry - ????-1899 George Lumbert - 1899-1904 Albert Cullen - 1904-1937 William Gillard - 1951-1974 James Macey - 1974-???? Alec White - ????-1991-???? Ian and Yvonne MacFarlane
Owners
Timeline
| Date | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 06/03/1856 | Birth of a son to Joseph Banfield of the Somerset Inn | Wells Journal - 22 March 1856 |
| 04/04/1856 | Baptism of George Banfield, son of Joseph and Ann of Paulton. Joseph is a Beer House Keeper. | Paulton Parish Records |
| 07/04/1861 | Joseph Banfield (age 35) is living with his wife Ann (age 31) and three children Mary (age 10), George (age 5) and Henry (age 9) at Brittens, Paulton. He is a Coal Miner & Beer Seller. | 1861 Census |
| 12/01/1875 | James Speed, beer-house keeper of Paulton - selling beer after 10 o'clock. Fined 18s 6d. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions |
| 26/01/1875 | Thomas Holvey was fined 5s and 7s costs, for being in the James Speed's beerhouse "The Jug" at unlawful hours. | Temple Cloud Petty Sessions Western Gazette - 29 January 1875 |