CRAVEN HEIFER, KELBROOK. INDEX ENTRIES

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CRAVEN HEIFER, KELBROOK. INDEX ENTRIES AS OF 12 October 2006

1841 census
Halstead
William
45
joiner
Scotsmans Arms
Halstead
Mary
40

Scotsmans Arms
Halstead
Margaret
14

Scotsmans Arms
Halstead
Ellin
12

Scotsmans Arms
Halstead
Hartley
9

Scotsmans Arms
Halstead
Mary
22

Scotsmans Arms
Halstead
Ellin
6m

Scotsmans Arms


1851 census
William Halstead 56 innkeeper and farmer of 5 acres. Born in Colne. Wife Mary, 51 also born in Colne. John, son, 25, HLW. Born Colne. Hartley, son, 19, HLW, born Colne. Mary Ann, grand-daughter, no age given, born Thornton in Craven [this could be anywhere in Earby and Kelbrook as Thornton was the district name]

1853
Name of the pub on the First Edition OS map is Scotchman’s Arms.

1891
Edward Bell aged 6 noted as resident at Craven Heifer, Kelbrook.

1891 census.
Jacob Bell, licensee, Craven Heifer, 35. Margaret, wife, 41. Mary E, daughter, 13. Ellen, 10. George, 9. Martha, 7. Edward, 6. Annie, 2.

1911
Craven Almanac reports Bailey. Henry, landlord of the Craven Heifer

1950s
Jimmy Talbot and his wife Gladys were publicans at the Craven Heifer in the 1950s. Gladys was the daughter of a man called Ayrton who was licensee of the Seven Stars in Barlick at about the same time. Gladys and Jimmy moved on to keep the station hotel in Nelson in about 1958. I’ve been told that Jimmy Talbot was nick-named ‘Banana Jimmy’ because he used to stand on the markets selling fruit.

No date
Kelbrook snippets. Old Stone Trough Farm on the back road was a pub called the Wilson Arms. The present Stone Trough pub was kept by Reuben Hodgson, then Frank Cheadle and he was followed by a man called Rainford whose daughter Mary was an actress. The Craven Heifer was originally called the Grey Mare and was kept by Jacob Bell who was a farmer. A previous landlord was called Simpson and he was a pig killer as well as landlord. Bob King once told me that ‘Fonce’ (short for Alphonse?) was once landlord at the Craven Heifer. He was reckoned to be miserable and kept bad ale.

In ‘A Way of Life’ page 112 it is noted that there was a pub called the Half Way House up Dotcliffe. It was called this because it was reputed to be half way on the old route from Elslack to the Cloth Hall at Colne.

The name Scotchman’s Arms is used as late as 1853 and Craven Heifer as early as 1891.

SCG/12 October 2006