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George Poulton was
granted a new publican's license for The Cross
Keys Inn situated in High Street in April 1844. As well
as holding the publican's license he also
occasionally worked as a farrier.
In 1846 William Winter
who had previously held a publican's license for the
Settler's Arms.
was granted a publicans license for the Cross Keys.
In 1846 William
Winter charged two men John Burke and Charles Creese
with passing a counterfeit half crown at his hotel.
They had given the coin to Winter's wife Elizabeth
however Winter immediately recognized it as bad and
he took them into charge with the assistances of a
ticket of leave holder Henry Collins who was nearby.
The two men were later found guilty of the
crime.
In July 1848
Edmund Wright took over the Cross Keys Inn.
He had previously been innkeeper at the
Spread Eagle Inn
and had also purchased premises known as the 'London
Warehouse' in Maitland in June 1846 for £580
The license was transferred from Edmund Wright to
George Lonsdale in March 1850.
Oliver Hackett was granted a
publican's license in 1859.
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