Mrs Elizabeth Keffin

Abt 1776 -

• Name	Elizabeth Keffin  [1, 2]
  Title	Mrs
  Birth	Abt 1776	Hampshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	6 Jun 1841	Old Queen Inn, Avon, Sopley, Hampshire, England Plot 706A of Tithe Map http://www.avontyrrellestate.com/pub The earliest record of a pub on the site of the New Queen is 1725. At one time it was known as the Mermaid perhaps because of its proximity to the River Avon – for many years the landlord kept a punt tied up at the end of the garden! Its present name probably derives from a combination of the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837 and the fact that until about 1840 there was an inn called the Old Queen on the corner of London Lane a hundred yards away.   [2]
  	Publican
  Residence	6 Jun 1841	Old Queen Inn, Avon, Sopley, Hampshire, England Plot 706A of Tithe Map http://www.avontyrrellestate.com/pub The earliest record of a pub on the site of the New Queen is 1725. At one time it was known as the Mermaid perhaps because of its proximity to the River Avon – for many years the landlord kept a punt tied up at the end of the garden! Its present name probably derives from a combination of the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837 and the fact that until about 1840 there was an inn called the Old Queen on the corner of London Lane a hundred yards away.   [2]
  	Old Queen, Avon
  Alternative spelling of names	6 Jun 1841	Old Queen Inn, Avon, Sopley, Hampshire, England Plot 706A of Tithe Map http://www.avontyrrellestate.com/pub The earliest record of a pub on the site of the New Queen is 1725. At one time it was known as the Mermaid perhaps because of its proximity to the River Avon – for many years the landlord kept a punt tied up at the end of the garden! Its present name probably derives from a combination of the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837 and the fact that until about 1840 there was an inn called the Old Queen on the corner of London Lane a hundred yards away.
  	Kaffen
  Occupation	Abt 1850	Old Queen Inn, Avon, Sopley, Hampshire, England Plot 706A of Tithe Map http://www.avontyrrellestate.com/pub The earliest record of a pub on the site of the New Queen is 1725. At one time it was known as the Mermaid perhaps because of its proximity to the River Avon – for many years the landlord kept a punt tied up at the end of the garden! Its present name probably derives from a combination of the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837 and the fact that until about 1840 there was an inn called the Old Queen on the corner of London Lane a hundred yards away.   [3]
  	2 Keffen Eliz, blacksmith and Vict. Old Queen
  Occupation	Abt 1854	Old Queen Inn, Avon, Sopley, Hampshire, England Plot 706A of Tithe Map http://www.avontyrrellestate.com/pub The earliest record of a pub on the site of the New Queen is 1725. At one time it was known as the Mermaid perhaps because of its proximity to the River Avon – for many years the landlord kept a punt tied up at the end of the garden! Its present name probably derives from a combination of the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837 and the fact that until about 1840 there was an inn called the Old Queen on the corner of London Lane a hundred yards away.   [1]
  	VICTUALER or VICTUALLER A seller of food/drink - Usually refers to an Innkeeper
  Residence	Abt 1854	Old Queen Inn, Avon, Sopley, Hampshire, England Plot 706A of Tithe Map http://www.avontyrrellestate.com/pub The earliest record of a pub on the site of the New Queen is 1725. At one time it was known as the Mermaid perhaps because of its proximity to the River Avon – for many years the landlord kept a punt tied up at the end of the garden! Its present name probably derives from a combination of the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837 and the fact that until about 1840 there was an inn called the Old Queen on the corner of London Lane a hundred yards away.   [1]
  	Sale of the residence and brewery; house and shop in High Street occupied by Henry Maine Jenkins; The George Inn, Mr George Eldridge; The Ship Inn, Mr William Veale; The Cross Keys Beer House, Mr giles Hext; The Horse and Groom, Mr Francis Butler; The Country House Inn, Mr William French; The Crispin Inn, Mr Henry Strong; The Eight Bells, Mr Henry Cutler; The Dolphin Inn, Mr Henry Parsons; malthouses at Millhams Lane and Purewell; The Rising Sun Inn, Mr Charles Preston; The Ship in Distress, Mr George Head; two cottages at Stanpit, Mr William Cook & Mr Edmund Edgell; The Pineapple Inn at Burton, Mr John Kerby; The Woolpack at Sopley, William Shave; The Old Queen at Avon,. Mrs Elizabeth Keffin; The Three Tuns, Mr James Whittle; a cottage at Bockhampton formerly known as New Inn, Mr George Smart; The Lamp Inn at Winkton, Mr William Broome; The New Inn at Iford, Mr Joseph Jelly; and The Tregonwell Arms Inn at Bournemouth, Mr George Butler. Orders of the executors of the late J & J King
  Person ID	I351	One Place Study of Sopley
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1776 - Hampshire, England Occupation - Publican - 6 Jun 1841 - Old Queen Inn, Avon, Sopley, Hampshire, England Residence - Old Queen, Avon - 6 Jun 1841 - Old Queen Inn, Avon, Sopley, Hampshire, England Alternative spelling of names - Kaffen - 6 Jun 1841 - Old Queen Inn, Avon, Sopley, Hampshire, England Occupation - 2 Keffen Eliz, blacksmith and Vict. Old Queen - Abt 1850 - Old Queen Inn, Avon, Sopley, Hampshire, England Occupation - VICTUALER or VICTUALLER A seller of food/drink - Usually refers to an Innkeeper - Abt 1854 - Old Queen Inn, Avon, Sopley, Hampshire, England Residence - Sale of the residence and brewery; house and shop in High Street occupied by Henry Maine Jenkins; The George Inn, Mr George Eldridge; The Ship Inn, Mr William Veale; The Cross Keys Beer House, Mr giles Hext; The Horse and Groom, Mr Francis Butler; The Country House Inn, Mr William French; The Crispin Inn, Mr Henry Strong; The Eight Bells, Mr Henry Cutler; The Dolphin Inn, Mr Henry Parsons; malthouses at Millhams Lane and Purewell; The Rising Sun Inn, Mr Charles Preston; The Ship in Distress, Mr George Head; two cottages at Stanpit, Mr William Cook & Mr Edmund Edgell; The Pineapple Inn at Burton, Mr John Kerby; The Woolpack at Sopley, William Shave; The Old Queen at Avon,. Mrs Elizabeth Keffin; The Three Tuns, Mr James Whittle; a cottage at Bockhampton formerly known as New Inn, Mr George Smart; The Lamp Inn at Winkton, Mr William Broome; The New Inn at Iford, Mr Joseph Jelly; and The Tregonwell Arms Inn at Bournemouth, Mr George Butler. Orders of the executors of the late J & J King - Abt 1854 - Old Queen Inn, Avon, Sopley, Hampshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S24] History of Christchurch, (http://www.historychristchurch.org.uk/content/place/christchurch/page/235), 19 Feb 2019, http://www.historychristchurch.org.uk/content/catalogue_item/sale-christchurch-brewery (Reliability: 3). The Woolpack at Sopley, William Shave; The Old Queen at Avon,. Mrs Elizabeth Keffin; [S19] Ancestry Census Records, (Ancestry), 19 Feb 2019, District 12 Image 3 (Reliability: 2). Elizabeth Leffen 65 1776 Female Hampshire England [S25] Kendall family.org, (http://www.kendallfamily.org.uk/files/Whites_1859_Christchurch_Union.pdf), 19 Feb 2019, 24 (Reliability: 2). 2 Keffen Eliz, blacksmith and Vict. Old Queen. (2 = Avon)