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Mrs. Ann Cornelius
held the publican's license for the 'Rose
Shamrock & Thistle Inn' in the 1840s and 1850s. She was the widow of Morpeth
auctioneer
Richard Cornelius who had died in 1842
at the age of thirty.20. She sometimes called on the assistance
of her brother-in-law,
Quinten Swift to assist
her. When she suspected ticket of leave holder
Samuel Brassington of stealing a bottle of gin from her hotel in 1846,
Mr. Swift recovered the stolen gin and the thief who was later sentenced
to 12months in irons.21
Thomas Dowell was
employed as a gardener at the Inn. Mrs. Cornelius also employed
George Ferris in 1848 to work as a general servant
at 6/- per week. Ferris was later dismissed from her
service when he became drunk and failed to return
after being sent to East Maitland to obtain water.
Ferris was later ordered to forfeit one week's wages
for misconduct .22
Ann Cornelius' youngest son Quinten
Robert Cornelius died aged 7 1/2 years in November
1849 after contracting scarlet fever.
Ann Cornelius still
held the license in 1859
(21)MM1 July 1846
(22)MM 1 March 1848
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