at Borehamgate Street in 1839
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Sudbury - Suffolk. The Sudbury, Suffolk listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Bear, 12 King Street, Sudbury
Kindly provided by Suffolk CAMRA & Tony Green
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1823/Samuel Sargeant/../../../Pigots irectory ****
1830/Thomas Mills/../../../White's Directory
1839/Thomas Mills/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1844/Thomas Mills Jnr/../../../White's Directory
1855/Thos Mills/../../../White's Directory
Extract from White's Dirctory 1855:
'In 1712, John Jessup left a yearly rent charge of 20s out of the Bear public
house, to be distributed one year in Bibles and Common Prayer Books, and the
other year in the "Whole Duty of Man" among the poor of Sudbury attending the
parish churches.'
1861/Joseph Jefferson/Innkeeper/50/Maryarsbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1861/Ann Jefferson/Wife/50/Aaskleff, Yorkshire/Census
1861/Elizabeth S Cheney/Servant/18/Edwardstone, Suffolk/Census
1861/William Beer/Servant/14/Sudbury, Suffolk/Census
1874/Mrs Elizabeth Debnam/Victualler/../../White's Directory
1874/Mrs E Denham/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1879/William Walter Roberts/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1900/Mrs Frances Elizabeth Prigg/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1925/Frank Rowe/../../../Post Office Directory ****
** Provided By Colin Ager
**** Provided By Kevan