16 – 18 Station Road, Swavesey
16 – 18 Station Road, Church End, High Street, The Chequers, Swavesey
History of the Chequers
17th cent: John Cooper
1861 Chequers Inn High Street
Sarah Mitham, widow, 62, inn keeper, b Swavesey
Edward, 32, journeyman carpenter, b Swavesey
James, 24, journeyman carpenter, b Swavesey
1871 Chequers Inn High Street
John Mitham, 47, builder and farmer
Lucy
Robinson
Charlotte, 13, b Swavesey
John
1881
John Mitham, 57, licensed victualler builder employing 6 men farmer 205 acres employing 5 men and 4 boys carpenter and tax collector, b Swavesey
Lucy, 57, b Suffolk
Robinson, 25, b Swavesey
John, 17, b Swavesey
1891
John Mitham, 67, builder farmer and inn keeper, b Swavesey
Lucy Mitham, 67, b Suffolk
18 Station Road, Swavesey
1901 The Chequers Church End
Lucy Mitham, 77, innkeeper, b Suffolk
Lydia Thorp, 59, b Conington
Benjamin Thorp, 29, cycle maker, b Swavesey
Alfred Thorp, 22, cycle maker, b Swavesey
1911
John Smith, 40, innkeeper, b Boxworth
Minnie, 32, b Oxford
Violet, 7
George, 1 m
1930s Robinson Mitham
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