Edith James of Bream, King's Head pub c1937 (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, October 27, 2013, 11:41 (4046 days ago) @ downunder

Hi, glad to hear it.
As one of the forum's regulars I suspect you've heard the great Easywell/Glos Pubs site mentioned, a favourite of mine. The James name is prominent amongst the King's Head's C20th landlords & ladies. Cannot give a direct link but search "Bream" and in my case it was only the second pub listed, the latest James mentioned was Edith in 1937.
From this site's PRs I found (carefull use of the Advanced Search may find more ?):

Record_ID: 247015
Entry_Number: 582
Year: 1938
Month: Aug
Day: 18
Surname: JAMES
Forenames: Edith
Residence: Kings Head Inn Bream
Age_at_death: 71
Officiating_Minister: S. H. A. Bennett Vicar of St. Briavels
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P57 IN 1/18
Page_No: 73
Parish_Chapel: Bream
Soundex: J520

http://www.gloucestershirepubs.co.uk/AllGlosPubsDatabase/AllGlosPubs_view.php

Also http://www.pubshistory.com/Gloucestershire/Bream/KingsHead.shtml

Searching tinternet also gives a photo showing a Horace James, perhaps one of yours ?. Apparently "the Kings Head was known to locals as "Dappers". Dapper was the nickname of a pre-war landlord "Dapper" James. Dapper's son Basil took over the pub just prior to the Second World War, but gave it up shortly after returning from active service." ??

I have a few other local pub books which I'll try and lookup later todayish, after battening down the hatches for the promised gales tonight.

ps thanks for not mentioning the Rugby - early days to assess your boys' weaknesses before the important matches kick-in.... all overshadowed here by the FAR more important and much-needed FA Cup football win for Hereford !! :-)