Publican - Brown Cow, Chorley

[Nigelwal]

Hello all,

Just been looking at the 1861 Census for the Great (x4) Grandmother of my wife, Jane Westwell. It turns out she was the Publican of the Brown Cow, on Market Street, Chorley, Lancs. the Census details are R.G.9/3121/110/39. 

However, in the 1871 Census she is a Grocer, so I can only assume she made a good job of it and moved on to better things, or it didn't work out that well and she had to find alternative employment.

If anyone would happen to have a picture or any information whatsoever, on the Brown Cow, or the life of a publican in that era, I'd really appreciate it.

I've spent the last few hours searching the Lancashire Lantern without success. For those who haven't heard of it before, its an on-line picture library of all things relating to Lancashire, a really good resource, http://lanternimages.lancashire.gov.uk/index.php .

Many Thanks in advance.

Nigel

[newburychap]

It could also be that the Brown Cow was also a grocer's shop.  Many beerhouses (the Brown Cow doesn't seem to have had a victualler's licence) in locations such as this would also be shops.

[Nigelwal]

Thanks, Newburychap, I hadn't thought of that one I'll look in my copy of Slater Directory of 1869, to see if there's a mention of a Grocer's shop there. I'll let you know what I find.

Again many thanks.

[Ruskie]

I've seen numerous cases of beerhouse keepers having other jobs as well, and enumerated in the censuses as having both occupations eg. "farmer and publican" ...