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Title: HALF MOON Public House, Pakefield. KING family..?
Post by: ShannonF on Wednesday 09 June 10 17:03 BST (UK)

There exists in my family a letter written by my Gt Gt Grandmother's brother re the death of his father George King. Mentioned in the letter is George's father, Samuel, who he said he believed kept a Public House called the Half Moon at the end of Pakefield Street, Lowestoft.

In 1871, Samuel is living in Pakefield, and is listed as Innkeeper at a London Road Public House.

I cannot seem to find the existance of the Half Moon Public House, nor any details for a Samuel King listed at a Public House on London Road, other than that which was mentioned in the census...can anyone shed some light??

Title: Re: HALF MOON Public House, Pakefield. KING family..?
Post by: Attleborough on Wednesday 09 June 10 21:00 BST (UK)

The Camera site has a reference to it but no further information.
http://www.suffolkcamra.co.uk/pubs/publist#closed
Might be worth an email to The Pub History Group see what they had to include it in the list?
http://www.suffolkcamra.co.uk/pubs/pubgroup.shtml

Failing that there's always the pub history society perhaps?
http://www.pubhistorysociety.co.uk/html/research.html
A.

Title: Re: HALF MOON Public House, Pakefield. KING family..?
Post by: ShannonF on Thursday 10 June 10 12:43 BST (UK)

Thanks, that's the first reference i've come across. Think will need to do a bit more digging..

Title: Re: HALF MOON Public House, Pakefield. KING family..?
Post by: Ditch1 on Thursday 10 June 10 15:21 BST (UK)

May have been lost to the sea.  Pakefield suffered severe storm damage (1900 or so), and many streets disappeared into the sea.

Mary.

Title: Re: HALF MOON Public House, Pakefield. KING family..?
Post by: cath151 on Thursday 10 June 10 16:33 BST (UK)

Hi,
 On the 1861 census RG09/1186  91/10 there is a Half Moon (Beer house) , in London Road , Pakefield, Mutford, Suffolk.
This sounds like the same place Samuel was in 1871, pub just not named.
Best wishes
 Cathy

Title: Re: HALF MOON Public House, Pakefield. KING family..?
Post by: HeatherLynne on Thursday 10 June 10 19:04 BST (UK)

Have you  looked on the DeadPubs site?  Can't see any Kings at a Half Moon but there might be something on here if you search a bit deeper.

http://deadpubs.co.uk/Suffolk/Suffolk1869/Suffolk1869-H.shtml

Good luck!

Title: Re: HALF MOON Public House, Pakefield. KING family..?
Post by: ShannonF on Friday 11 June 10 17:27 BST (UK)

Hi, yes have tried that site and various others. No details unfortunately. Had considered that it could have been one of those lost to the sea, but the location i believe it to have been seems to still be there.

Cathy.. thank you very much...think you have confirmed that it was definitely in existance. Now just to find out more info!

Title: Re: HALF MOON Public House, Pakefield. KING family..?
Post by: tj100 on Monday 27 June 22 15:05 BST (UK)

Hi Shannon, I'm also descended from Samuel King, my Grandmother was Louisa King, possibly named after Samuels wife, her great grandmother. I suspect you already know about this post https://suffolk.camra.org.uk/pub/2413 - is it your name on there? Trevor

Title: Re: HALF MOON Public House, Pakefield. KING family..?
Post by: ShannonF on Monday 27 June 22 20:59 BST (UK)

Hi Trevor,

Yes that’s me, I have just sent you a PM,

Shannon