Suffolk of old
To all you amateur archivists out there we have found some great sources of Suffolk records in our local Sudbury library.
Two books:
- History, Gazetter, and Directory of Suffolk by William White 1844; and
- Kelly’s Directory of Norfolk and Suffolk 1937.
The books gives a great overview of the history, topography, industry and demographics of the county.
More to the point of DigiClerk, it places people in the location of interest with their trade at a date.
Local Suffolk records
Of local interest to Cavendish is the listing of four ‘inns and taverns’ in the village in 1844
- The Bull
- The Five Bells
- The George; and
- The White Horse.
In 1937, after the coming of the railway, the number of public houses (PH) increased to five
- The Bull Inn
- The Fir Trees
- The Five Bells
- The George Hotel; and
- The Railway Arms.
Unsurprisingly the landlords are not the same a century later!
There are still three pubs in Cavendish: The Bull, The Five Bells, and The George (currently closed).
Whilst examining these Suffolk records the sharp eyed amongst you might notice the residents of Cavendish Hall and their unusual surnames. In 1937 the hall was occupied by Mrs Sarah Yelloly and then later, in 1937 by Ralph Vincent Gandolfi Hornyold. More on these in a later post.
