6, Old Market Place, Sudbury, Suffolk

[cotswold mike]

In 1881 Joseph GREEN (House decorator and Innkeeper) resided at 6, Old Market Place, Sudbury, Suffolk. Can anyone point me to a source where I might find the name of the Inn.

I am interested to see that his ten-year-old daughter (Ada Priscilla GREEN) is employed as an assistant barmaid. Putting aside any comments that might arise from placing that fact in a modern context, how common would that have been at that time?

[olliecat]

According to the following source, the pub was called the George , previously known as the George & Dragon.

www.
suffolkcamra.co.uk/pubs/pub/1778

Looks like they got their data from ...

http://
deadpubs.co.uk/Suffolk/Sudbury/sudbury.shtml

I wouldn't have thought it was particularly unusual to employ a 10 year as an assistant barmaid, given also that she was a family member. There was an interesting BBC documentary called "The Children Who Built Victorian Britain." I believe it is currently on Iplayer. It didn't mention barmaids as far as I can remember but it did go a little into child labour laws and allowable working hours. Just a thought if you are interested.

[Kerrywood]

the pub was called the George

Confirmed by the 1871 census.
RG10/1716 folio 201 page 18 (reference to record held by TNA)