See Francis Garrett, Cottenham’s Inns and Hostelries:
1834: public house and brewery built by James Finch.
1836: Fountain Cattle Insurance Soceity established.
1841:
James Finch, 42, plumber
1851:
James Finch, 52, farm of 50 acres plumber and victualler, b Soham
1861: Fountain Inn
James Finch, 63, farm of 50 acres employing 3 men 1 boy, b Soham
1871: Fountain Inn
James Finch, 72, plumber painter and brewer, b Soham
1880: brewery closed when James Finch retired.
1881: Fountain Inn
James Finch, 56, publican and plumber, b Cottenham
Ann, 52, dressmaker, b Cottenham
M Ellen Tall, 31, dressmaker, b Cottenham
George Mansfield, lodger, 25, labourer, b Cottenham
1891: Fountain Inn
Jonathan Piggott, 41, builder, b Cottenham
1901:
John H Smith, 64, inn keeper pub, b Cottenham
1911:
Herbert Kimpton, 31, farm labourer, b Cottenham
Herbert Kimpton was killed in WWI. His widow kept the pub open until 1919.
1939:(123)
Jack Milson, b 1907, agricultural worker
Modern: (149)
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