Black Swan, 3a Calthorpe Street, Banbury

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The address is 2 Calthorpe street in the 1871 census and earlier; the very early addresses refer to Calthorpe lane. The 1856 Banbury directory confirms the Black Swan as the beer house.

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My Great, Great, Grandfather, Samuel Carpenter kept the Black Swan at one time. My late mother provided me with this information and she had it direct from her grandmother Fanny Ellen Carpenter, who was listed at the address on the 1861 census. I don't know the exact dates when Samuel Carpenter kept the pub, but Samuel Carpenter was listed as residing in Calthorpe Lane in both the 1851 and 1861 census returns. In the 1861 census his occupation is given as whitesmith and beerhouse keeper. So, it seems reasonable to believe that he kept the Black Swan during all that period.  *

There were two Samuel Carpenters keeping the 'beer house' in Calthorpe Lane. The 1841 Samuel Carpenter (born 1789 in Wroxton) is listed in the 1841 census. By the 1851 census he was listed as a farmer in Claydon (a village near Banbury). In the 1851 Census it is Samuel Carpenter (b 1820) who is in Calthorpe street. As was so often the case the eldest son was named for the father so this is a son taking over the beer house. I have not located him in 1841 but I am guessing that he was in London learning his trade (whitesmith) as he was married in Marylebone in 1845, when he married Hannah Pratt. She appears to have been born in Banbury, but doesn't appear on the 1841 census as far as I can see. On her baptism record her parents are given as John and Mary and her father, John, is listed as a cabinet maker. This matches perfectly with the marriage certificate where John is again listed as a cabinet maker. Samuel's father is also listed correctly by name and as a smith. The marriage is 'after Banns' suggesting that they had both been living in Marylebone for a time.  I'm guessing she was in service in 1841. Perhaps Samuel 2 went to work in London to be close to her. Anyway, at some time in the next five years (before the 1851 census and probably quite soon after their marriage as their firstborn arrived in 1847) they came back to live in Banbury and took over The Black Swan'.

1841/Samuel Carpenter/Licensed Victualler/50/Oxfordshire/Census *
1841/Lucy Carpenter/../40/Oxfordshire/Census
1841/Mary Carpenter/../20/Oxfordshire/Census
1841/William Carpenter/Whitesmith/20/Oxfordshire/Census
1841/Sarah Carpenter/../15/Oxfordshire/Census
1841/Thomas Carpenter/../14/Oxfordshire/Census
1841/Lucy Carpenter/../8/Oxfordshire/Census
1841/Charles Carpenter/../4/Oxfordshire/Census

1842/Samuel Carpenter/beer retailer/../../Pigots Directory

1852/Thomas Carpenter/Beer Retailer/../../Gardner Directory

1856/T Carpenter/../../../Banbury Directory

1861/Samuel Carpenter/Whitesmith & Beer House Keeper/41/Neithrop, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/Hannah Carpenter/Wife/42/Neithrop, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/Mary Ann Carpenter/Daughter/12/Neithrop, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/Lucy Carpenter/Daughter/10/Neithrop, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/Fanny E Carpenter/Daughter/8/Neithrop, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/Cecilia Carpenter/Daughter/6/Neithrop, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/Bernard Carpenter/Son/2/Neithrop, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/Joseph Curtis/Whitesmith/20/Neithrop, Oxfordshire/Census
1861/William Thompson/Boarder, Carpenter, Widow/74/Brackly, Northampton/Census

1869/Samuel Carpenter/whitesmith & beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory

1871/James Wheeler/Blacksmith & Beer House Keeper/49/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Lucy Wheeler/Wife/52/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth Wheeler/Daughter/28/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Joseph Wheeler/Son, Blacksmith/24/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Sarah Ann Wheeler/Daughter, Assistant/18/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Richard Hy Wheeler/Son/15/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Kate Mary Wheeler/Daughter/1/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census

1881/James Wheeler/Beer House Keeper/60/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1881/Lucy Wheeler/Wife/63/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1881/Betsy Wheeler/Daughter, Assistant/38/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1881/Joseph Wheeler/Son, General Labourer at Iron Works/34/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1881/Richard Wheeler/Son, General Labourer/26/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census

1884/Wheeler/Beer Retailer../../../Rushers Banbury Directory

1939/Mrs Mary Alexander/../../../Kellys Directory


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