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Sussex / Re: Looking for info on Thomas Sayers - Boxer
« on: Tuesday 31 December 13 21:32 GMT (UK) »
Dear Roy,
Many thanks for your comprehensive answer. I think we agree that it just doesn't feel "right". The full paragraph from the aforementioned book is as follows "House X, now House Y, was a butcher's, the only shop shown on the (estate of 1800) map. It was later the home of Tom Sayers, the great barefist boxer, who trained at the Swan Inn, Ashington. (details of famous fight..). It was not known how long the Sayers family were here; there was a farm called Sayers near Old House." I suspect as you say, the rather common Sussex name of Sayers has a link to the house, but the link to Tom Sayers the boxer is fanciful.
A quick google shows that a Mrs Charlotte Sayers was the landlady of the Swan Inn, Ashington from 1890-1899 which may explain more "Sayers" confusion.
http://pubshistory.com/SussexPubs/Pulborough/SwanInn.shtml
A couple of sources are listed at the start of the 1965 book I have from which the text mentioning Tom Sayers is quoted. Unfortunately they are unpublished, but I do have the village museum across the road from me, so I may do some final digging there before abandoning the link totally.
Thanks again, Tim
Many thanks for your comprehensive answer. I think we agree that it just doesn't feel "right". The full paragraph from the aforementioned book is as follows "House X, now House Y, was a butcher's, the only shop shown on the (estate of 1800) map. It was later the home of Tom Sayers, the great barefist boxer, who trained at the Swan Inn, Ashington. (details of famous fight..). It was not known how long the Sayers family were here; there was a farm called Sayers near Old House." I suspect as you say, the rather common Sussex name of Sayers has a link to the house, but the link to Tom Sayers the boxer is fanciful.
A quick google shows that a Mrs Charlotte Sayers was the landlady of the Swan Inn, Ashington from 1890-1899 which may explain more "Sayers" confusion.
http://pubshistory.com/SussexPubs/Pulborough/SwanInn.shtml
A couple of sources are listed at the start of the 1965 book I have from which the text mentioning Tom Sayers is quoted. Unfortunately they are unpublished, but I do have the village museum across the road from me, so I may do some final digging there before abandoning the link totally.
Thanks again, Tim