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High Street
Folkestone
A license was granted to the "Marquis of Wellington" in 1815.
Wellington wasn't made Marquis till 1813, so this pub may have had
another name prior to that year as the building is shown to be much older.
Changed name to the "Earl Grey"
in 1836.
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Kentish Chronicle 10 August 1819.
Advertisement extract:
Kent. Desirable freehold inns, public houses and other estates,
which will be sold by auction sometime in the month of September
next, unless previously disposed of by private contract:
Lot 7: All that messuage, tenement or public house called the
"Marquis of Wellington," situate in the town of Folkestone, in the
possession of Henry Chapman, who has had notice to quit on the 5th
of January next.
For particulars and to treat for the purchase of the estates, apply
personally to Mr. Hodgson, or Mr. Richard Harrison, of Sandwich; Mr.
Osborn, of Margate; or to Mr. Noakes, Solicitor, Sandwich.
9th August, 1819.
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Kentish Chronicle 7 October 1828.
Death: Oct. 3, at Ashford, aged 50 years, Mr. E. Earl, landlord
of the "Marquis of Wellington" public house at Folkestone.
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Kent Herald 9 October 1828
Death.
Oct. 3, at Ashford, aged 50 years, Mr. E. Earl, landlord of the Marquis of Wellington public house at Folkestone.
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Kent Herald 15 April 1830
Marriage.
April 10, at St. Mildred's church, Canterbury, Mr. Joseph Earl, to Mrs. Ann Earl, landlady of the Marquis of Wellington, Folkestone.
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Kentish Chronicle 20 April -1830, Maidstone Gazette 20 April -1830
Marriage: April 10, at St. Mildred's Church, Canterbury, Mr. Joseph
Earl to Mrs. Ann Earl, landlady of the Marquis of Wellington,
Folkestone.
Note: Seems to indicate that Ann Earl took over the Marquis of
Wellington following the death of Edward Earl in 1828.
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Canterbury Weekly Journal 10 December 1836.
Death.
November 30th Mrs Earl, wife of Mr. Earl, of the Earl Grey public
house in her 55th year.
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LICENSEE LIST
CHAPMAN Henry Listed 1817-19+
EARL Edward c1826-3/Oct/28 dec'd
 
EARL Ann 1828+
EARL Joseph c1830-37
 
From the Pigot's Directory 1823
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
From the Pigot's Directory 1839
From More Bastions of the Bar by Easdown and Rooney
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