I've been looking for information about the death of my great-grandfather Herbert William Chant (b. Hull 1876) for a long time, and have finally got the right death certificate. To my surprise, he died in 1939 at the Shoulderstick Off Licence in Barling, where he was the proprietor. Until now, I had been under the impression that he had lived, worked and died in Devon (in Plymouth on the 1911 and in business records in the early 20s). His parents, first wife, widow and some of his children are all buried in either Plymouth or Paignton. He was apparently buried at All Saints in Barling. I have no idea what he was doing there - to the best of my knowledge there is no family whatsoever in the area. He also started life in the shipping industry - the family business, and I don't know how he ended up at an off licence.
Does anyone know anything about the Shoulderstick? The building seems to still be there, but so far I can't find any information about it. I would love to find out how long he lived there, and who was living with him. His youngest son was present at his death, and appears on the death certificate - I don't know if he lived there too.
Any help is welcome.
