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Following on from my thread regarding pubs and genealogy, I was talking to my mum about an uncle of my dad's who ran a pub - I knew Gt Uncle Harry had run a pub in Hertford, but mum told me that my father's elder brothers had been in a bad motorcycle accident when they were visiting an uncle who ran a pub in Cambridge, she thought. I wondered if Harry had changed pubs, found that I'd made a note about a pub called the Crown in Northwold, Norfolk (no idea where this info came from) - I googled and blow me down - there is a list of the licencees, with another Great uncle, Walter Randal [spelt with one L] and his wife listed in the 1930s, so now I can find out exactly when this accident happened. Mum thought the pub was in Cambridgeshire as they'd been taken to Addenbrooke's hospital afterwards - clearly that's where the accident happened. So excited!! nell

Wow Nell, that's great! You give others so much help you deserve some good news yourself! And now you've updated your message, I've moved my reply cos it looked like I was being sarky about an empty box lolol! Mandy :)

Sarcasm is wasted on me, Mandy! I've found a site that gives pubs on 1881 census here http://www*1881pubs*com/ replace * with . nell