Landlords

This is not a complete list. I will spend some time researching them in the future, but my time is taken up with the other things for quite a while. I add names as I come across them, but wish the list gave a complete history for you. In the meantime, if you have anymore info, please pass it on - it might help someone out.

Apologies for the very short list and the many gaps, but some of the pub names might be interesting to you, such as the The Driffield Cow, which was on Westgate. If you need further information, sources are given as a starting point to do your own research, but I can help if you need to know where to find the original sources. Don't forget - even one name can be a help, so please pass it on (up to present day). I can give you an email link if you are descended from any of them. Once complete, the list will be invaluable to researchers in genealogy or local history.

PUBLIC HOUSE/ INN/ HOTEL	LANDLORD	YEARS	SOURCE (Full list at bottom of page)
BAINTON
Bainton New Inn	William Haycroft (& farmer)	1823	1823 D
Plough Inn	Rodgers Watson	March 1864	1864 DT
	Mr Laycock	1864	1864 DT
	Charles Foster	1877-1881	1877 DT; 1881 Census
Speed the Plough	Edward Hudson (& tailor)	1823	1823 D
BURTON AGNES
Blue Bell Inn	William Jefferson	1822-3	1822/3 D
From Cross Keys, Driffield	William Atkinson	1825-39	(see Cross Keys, Driffield)
	John Arnell	1840	Whites 1840
Had a bad leg for some time. After feeding the pigs, he came in & sat in a chair. After a short time a vein burst in his leg, squirting blood all over the room & died in a few minutes. He was 63 years old	Mr Wm Barritt to 1866	1864-1866	1866 DT
	William Smith (& farmer)	1892	1892 D
DRIFFIELD
Bay Horse	Robert England	1855	1855 D
	Mary England	1861-64	1861 Census
aged 66 in 1871	Elizabeth England	1871
"right on the pavement edge with three steps from path into the passage. The first door on the left was the bar entrance; the door on the right was the smokeroom and at the end was a little snug where special customer could and did drink all night and play cards." Kirby was bitten on the thumb by an Irish harvester & blood poisoning set in. He was left blind and deaf as a result.	Kirby & Jane England	1879-1892?	1879 D 1881/91 Census/ 1892 D/ Pie for breakfast (book)
	Thos Abraham Sapcote	1913
Son, Sec-Lieut S.F. Swaby, aged 21, died in 1918 in a casualty clearing station, from wound of the right eye and back. Thomas, his father, was described as the late landlord of the inn.	Thomas Swaby	1918	WW1 Letters from the Front - book
Son Wm Hy married Joan Kathleen Blakeston, dtr of Mr & Mrs H. Blakeston, Wansford Rd, Driffield in Aug 1942. He was on leave from the forces during the war	Mr & Mrs E.A. Atkinson	1942	1942 DT
	Miss E. Atkinson	1946	1946 DT
Bell Hotel (previously Blue Bell)	Edward Newlove	1800	Hull Advertiser 1800
	Elizabeth Witty	1855-64	1855 D 1861 Census
Dick Turpin was said to have hidden in a room, which was later taken over by the Driffield Times. Lloyd George once spoke from the balcony.	Ann E Kirby (died Aug 1890)	1879?-1890	1879 D 1881 Census 1870/90 DT
Manageress	Sarah Pratt	1891-?	1891 Census
	Trustees of AE Kirby	1892	1892 D
	Joseph Clark	1897-1900	1897/1900 DT
(see also Keys Hotel)	Wm Jn Isherwood	1913
Died 1942 July 5, 1942, aged 65. Headstone says 'late of Bell Hotel.' Hotel then bought at auction by the Hull Brewery Co Ltd for £10,000	David Mill (from Dundee)	1927-1942	DCMI
Widow of David Mill, above	Mrs Linda Ann Mill	1942
Temporary transfer to Mr Redman was applied for by Mrs Mill. Her son, William had had to join the army and she could not manage on her own. Councillor Redman said he would live on the premises.	Councillor E. Redman	July 1942	DT 1942
	Mr W.H. Jackson	1946	1946 DT
Black Bull, North End	James Bensell or Bursell	1822-28	1822/3/79 D
	George Armstrong	1834?-1840?	1834/40 D
	Mary Coates	1881	1881 Census
If you have any info regarding Margaret Foster please contact Maria at trytofind1@fsmail.net	Margaret Foster	1971
Black Swan (where Yorkshire Bank is now) known as Mucky Duck	M Walker	1822-3	1822/3 D
	Abraham Pickering	1828
	Abraham Nichols	1834	1834 D
	Mary Nichols	1840	1840 D
	Jefferson Storry	1855	1855 D
	William Ransom	1864
	Jane Ransom	1879-83	1879 D 1881 Census; 1883 DT
Accommodation for 70 horses	Richard Jefferson	1891-97	1891 Census/ 1898 - 1900 DT/ 1892 D
	William George Barnes	1913
Blue Bell (now Bell Hotel)	John Waddington or John Dobson	1791	1791 D. Two Bells at the time, so difficult to decide which landlord was in which pub
	William Porter (founder of the canal)	1777	Driffield 117 Years Ago (book)
Owned by Rchd Porter, bankrupt in 1803	Edmund Maltby	1803	Hull Advertiser
	Samuel Witty	1823-28	1823 D
	Elizabeth Witty (and posting house)	1834?-1840?	1834/40 D
Blue Bell Inn, Riverhead (next door to the Langley Arms)	John Waddington or John Dobson	1791	1791 D. Two Bells at the time, so difficult to decide which landlord was in which pub
Went to Red Lion. Assume it was previously this Blue Bell as Wm Porter was at Bell Hotel aka Blue Bell previously	E. Newlove	- 1801	Hull Advertiser
	William Scott	1822-28	1822/3 D
	William Grice	1834	1834 D
1881 Census gives Henry as retired landlord and living next door to the inn	Henry Skelton	1855-64	1855 D 1861 Census
Son, Francis Thos, 13, fell into the canal in July 1873, while trying to cross a lock. He was dragged down by the weeds and drowned	Fennel Winter (died March 1903)	1873?-1903	1873 DT/ 1881 Census/ 1900 DT/ DCMI
	Arthur L. Crane & Averill C. Crane	1941-87	1946 DT
	Marlene & Bill Edgar	1987-1992	Supplied by Maxine
	Marlene Edgar	1992-2002	Supplied by Maxine
	Maxine Sach & Kelvin Hawkins	2002- present day	Maxine Sach
Board Inn, Middle st	Thomas Hodgson	1864
	Emily Turner	to 1900	Brewster Sessions 1900
	William H Turner	1900-28	Brewster Sessions 1900/ 28
Took over the license when his father died	William Hy Turner jnr	1928	Brewster Sessions 1928
Took over when his father died	William Hy Turner	from 1945	1945 DT
Board, Church Lane	Thomas Proctor	1840	1840 D
	Ann Coultas	1864
Buck Hotel, Middle St	Christopher Walker	1791	1791 D
	John Snowball	1822-3	1822/3 D
	John Walker	1828-34	1834 D
	John Appleby	1840	1840 D
The two sons of the landlord attempted to save the life of Wm Burgess, 4, who fell into the canal, but he unfortunately drowned	John Harrison	1855-1864	1855 D 1861 DT
In 1865, a servant named Sarah Fenton was walking across the dining room, threw her head back, and dropped dead on the floor	John Little	from 1871	1871 DT
Billiard room opened 1871 with challenge match between England champion & former champion. Fire in 1877	Wm Garwood	1871-1879	1871/77 DT 1879 D
(from Queen's Head Inn)	John Abbott	from 1880	1881 Census
	Mrs Clay	To Nov 1886	1886 DT
Landlord from 1886. Bought stabling yard in 1890 & buildings in George Street, from Mr Stead	John & Hannah Holtby	1886-1928	1886/1900/1928 DT
	Francis Walter Thompson	1945	1945 DT
	Dave & Marge Wright	1979-1982
Charles Dickens, Middle St (previously Red Lion & again changed back to Red Lion)	John Long	1976-1980?	1976 for about 4-5 years (only what is remembered)
	Pete & Joyce Spencer	1980-88?	approximately
Cricketers Arms, Middle St South (was Golden Fleece but name changed by Mr Brown)	John Thomas Brown, father of J.T. Brown, the famous Yorkshire & England Cricketer	1892-3	1892 D
	John Smith	1913
Closed 1980's and now flats	George Scott	to 1980's	Last Landlord
Cross Keys Hotel	Mark Gill	1822-3	1822/3 D
peter.atk@lineone.netPeter Atkinson is William's Gt x3 grandson	William Atkinson	1825-36	Descendant
	John Coates	1840-55	1840 D 1855 D
Wm Allman, ostler, was fined 14s for cruelty to a horse & assaulting Mr Hopper, in 1866	Christopher Hopper	1861?-73?	1861 Census/ 1866/73 DT
	Eliza Robinson	1892	1892 D
Dog & Duck, Market Place	John Olman	1791	1791 D
	John Collier	1834?-40?	1834/40 D
The Driffield Cow, Westgate	Robert Richardson	1855	1855 D
	William Macbean	1861	1861 Census
Falcon Hotel, Middle St	Elizabeth Collier	1855	1855 D
	Robert Kirby (joined Freemasons in 1865 & died 1869)	1861-64	1861 Census
In 1866, Rose Carr, carrier, went to the stables in the yard and saw Rchd Champlin, of Driffield, getting intimate with a horse. The resulting court case collapsed when there were no other witnesses	Mr G Gurton (from Sledmere)	1864-1867?	1865/67 DT
	Thomas Waters	1872 -1875	1872/75 DT
In Oct 1877, a gas lamp exploded whilst being lit & all the hair was burnt off his head & face. The explosion blew out the window at the entrance, the window looking out to the pig market & the shutters went for some distance into the market. The partition separating the snug was completely blown out & also some windows in the adjoining house	Mr Tate	1877	1877 DT
In 1881, Mr J Broumpton parked his trap in the stables, accompanied by Jn Postill of Foston. When leaving, Postill fell forward whilst getting into the trap, not moving. He was carried into the pub & laid in front of the fire but was found to be dead	James Johnson	1879 - 1881	1879 D 1881 Census
In 1884, James Featherstone, son of the landlord beat up Frank Wilson, 13, and with a stick, hit him on the head so hard that his skull was showing. Fined £2. The boy died not long after	Mr Featherstone	1884	1884 DT
	Mr Chadwick	1886	1886 DT
	Robert Chadwick	1890	1890 DT
	Alice Kelly	1891	1891 Census
	Tom Kelly	1892	1892 D
	Nicholas Milner Bentley	1893
Ferrett & Sprout 1097 (previously Highwayman) & Original Keys 1990
The Foundry, Market Pl (once the old iron Foundry)
Full Measure, Mill St	William Clark died 1883	1879-83	1879 D; 1881 Census/ DCMI
	Eliza Clark, widow died 1907	1883-1892?	1891 Census 1892 Directory/ DCMI
Jas Clark, son of landlord died of wounds in 1917 (NZ contingent)	Mr ? Clark	1917	WW1 Letters from the Front (book)
	Mr George Wymer	1944	1944 DT
	Steve Kitchin	present day	present day
Globe Inn	Charles Hudson	1872	1872 DT
George & Dragon	J. Burton from Blue Bell, market plc, Hull	1813	1813 Hull Advertiser
Golden Fleece, Middle St (later Cricketers)	Robert Wastling	1828-34	1829D/ 1834 D
	John Malton	1840	1840 D
	Mary Ashby	1855	1855 D
	William Train	1864
	Joseph Thurlow	1879-81	1879 D 1881 Census
Took over in May 1885	Mr Hotham	1885	1885 DT
Changed the name to the Cricketers probably because his son was a famous Yorkshire cricketer	John J. & Jane Brown	1891	1891 Census
Grapes Inn, Middle St (now William Hill)	Robert Hillay (also carpet weaver)	1840	1840 D
	William Milson	1855-61	1855 D 1861 Census
	John Dandy	1864
In Feb 1865, spark from the fire ignited soot in the chimney and almost caused a disaster had it not been spotted early on	T Hodgson	1865	1865 DT
	Edward Jessop died 1908	1881	1881 Census/ DCMI
Greyhound, Middle St	Marmaduke Dickinson	1828
	James Lamplugh	1834?-1840	1834/ 40 D
Highwayman 1982 (previously Keys Hotel) & then Ferret & Sprout 1987	Mr Terence A and Carole Burton (nee Askew)	1975-1980	daughter Carol debbieburton11@hotmail.com
Horse & Groom, North End	William Monkman	1822-3	1822/3 D
(now Horse & Jockey)	William Monkman	1828
	Robert England	1834?-40	1834/40 D
The Jolly Sailors (became Railway Hotel	Thomas Pickering - Sign read - "Come in, ye arts of old, and drink with us, three sailors bold"	1822-3	1822/3 D/ Driffield 117 Years Ago (book)
	William Grice	1828
	Robert Teal	1834-1840	1834/40 D
Keys Hotel	Christopher Hopper (owner of Nags Head also)	1861-1866?	1861 Census/ 1863/66 DT
	Maria Hopper (wife of above)	1879/81	1879 D 1881 Census
	William & Eliza Robinson	1884-1891	1884 DT1891 Census/ Brewster Sessions 1900
	Adam Pickering	1900-?	Brewster Sessions 1900
	W.J. Isherwood	1905-1913	1905 postcard
Son, J.T. Burton joined up in 1915 at the outbreak of WW1; he was wounded twice and the third time, died of his wounds in 1918 as a commissioned officer	Thomas Jn Burton	1915-1940?	Died 1940 Wife died 1928 whilst he was landlord
Langley Arms (next to Blue Bell, Riverhead)	Thomas Jefferson (owner Thos Tindall to 1864) & coal dealer in 1855 & brewer in 1879	1855-79	1864 Sale of Inn, dwelling house, malt house, Brewery, counting house, stables & wine& spirit stores, coal yard, garden. 1879 D
	James Ambler (died Jan 1903)	1881-1892	1881/91 Census'/ 1892 D
	John Brown	1893
Letters, Church Lane	Thomas Proctor	1834	1834 D
Letters inn, Middle St	William Kirk	1828
	Elizabeth Hodgson	1834?-1840?	1834/40 D
	Thomas Hodgson	1855	1855 D
Little Red Lion, Church Lane (the old vets on the corner. You can still see where the door was on Church Lane)	Thomas Proctor	1855	1855 D
	Ann Coultas	1861	1861 Census
According to the news report of his wife's death, they took the pub over in 1873.	Edward & Sarah Shepherdson from 1873	1873-93	1891 Census/ 1892 D
Died in 1914 aged 84 & was the last person to be buried in the churchyard, her husband having been buried there previously.	Mrs Sarah Shepherdson, widow of above	-1914	1881 Census/ 1914 DT
London Inn (now charity shop on corner of Mill Street & Middle St)	John Woodmansey	1855	1855 D
	Richard West	1861-64	1861 DT & Census
In 1861 Thomas Shepherd, 26, accidentally shot himself in the kitchen, whilst teasing the barmaid with his gun	William Carr	1877-9	1877 DT & 1879 D
	Thomas Chambers	1879	DT
	Thomas Hodgson Chambers	1881	1881 Census
Born Driffield Wife Susannah born Kilnwick	Tom Hopper (died March 1916)	1891-1915	1891 Census/ Son KIA 1915 (WW1 Letters from the Front - book)
Mariners Arms, Eastgate (previously Oddfellows Arms Inn)	Milner. Dickinson (changed name)	1855-1865	1865 DT
In 1877 was fined for permitting drunkenness on his premises	George Dickinson (& shopkeeper)	1875-77	1875/77 DT 1879 D
	William Smith	1881	1881 Census
	John Close	1891	1891 Census
	Richard Jn Marshall	1892	1892 D
Came from Royal Oak in 1941	Edward Bennett	1941
	Gary Spencer	1987	present day
Nag's Head, Middle St (now Dobson's)	Mr Harland	1768-1770
	George Etherington	1823	1823 D
	Thomas Newlove	1834	1834 D
	Thomas White	1840	1840 D
	Kirby Sandiman	1855	1855 D
	James Wood	1861	1861 Census
In Dec 1862 the pub caught fire & the top two floors filled with smoke & flames. The upper floor was consumed & the other rooms shelled. Neighbours assisted by throwing down feather beds etc once the flames were extinguished. It was thought one of the children had been playing with matches. Damage estimated at £30, no insurance had been taken out	Mr Word	1862	1862 DT
	John Hopper	1864
Formerly a soldier who served 21 years, including in India. Charged with assaulting his wife, Louisa, by beating her and throwing a 'cat's collop' at her. Fined £1	Charles Loveridge	1873-1875	1873/75 Court Case/1874 DT
	Dewell Sellers (died Apr 1888)	1876	1876 DT
	Thomas Warters	1879	1879 D
	James Clark	1881	1881 Census
A researcher said that Horatio Robson (b1853) changed name to Dunning. Married Mary Isabella Tindall (1858)	Horatio & Mary J. Dunning	1891	1891 Census/ Researcher on Genforum
	Henry Martin Straker	1892	1892 D
	Charles Larder	1896	1896 DT
Wife attempted suicide by taking vermin killer in 1898; in the resulting court case she was discharged with a caution. She subsequently moved to Rochdale with Thos Watson of Driffield & George divorced her.in 1901	George Bell	1898?-1901?	1898 DT/ 1901 Divorce Case
Norseman, Cranwell St (Viking Centre, previously flats above the Majestic Cinema & shops. A yard also, where there was a garage workshop)	Andrew Watkins	present day	present day landlord
Odd Fellows' Arms Inn (changed to Mariners Arms)	Milner Dickenson - (go to Mariners Arms for further details)	1855 - 65	1855 D
Old Buck, Middle St	John Walker	1822/3	1822/3 D
Original Keys (previously Cross Keys)
Queen's Head (was 6 doors from Black Swan & 7 from Bell Hotel)	Thomas Hodgson	1866	1866 DT For sale
	Mrs Charity Hodgson	1879	1879 D
	John Abbott & then to Buck Hotel	?-1880	1880 DT
	George Crawford	1880-93	1881/91 Census 1892 D
Railway Hotel/ Tavern (corner opposite the train station)	William Clark	1855-64	1855 D
	Thompson & Sarah Akam	1879 - 1892?	1879 D 1881/91 Census 1892 D
	Edward Clarke	1913
	Now closed & looking like it's dropping to bits	2004
Red Lion Inn, Middle St (corner near the Parish Church)	William Biass	1768	Meeting of Driffield Navigation reported in York Courant, 1768 with Wm as landlord
Came from Blue Bell in 1801	E. Newlove	1801	Hull Advertiser
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