Whitmore Staffordshire Mainwaring Arms

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Whitmore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Surnames/tags: ONE_PLACE_STUDY Staffordshire

Present day website: https://mainwaringarms.co.uk/welcome/

There was a public house at Whitmore by at least 1812. A newspaper report in The Staffordshire Advertiser, etc. 2 May 1812 did not name the public house.^[1]

In 1819 William Malkin (bef.1791-1858) was innkeeper at the Durham Heifer in Whitmore.^[2]

The Mainwaring Arms was founded about 1828; before that it was known as the Durham Heifer. It is on the corner of Whitmore Road and Three Mile Lane.

There was a sale of freehold property held at the house of Mr. Andrew Martin, the sign of the Durham Heifer, in Whitmore. The sale included the public house called the Durham Heifer, a newly erected Malthouse, the parcel of land called Hollygreave.^[3]

Durham Heifer Inn sale The Staffordshire Advertiser. 20 April 1822

The property was bought in 1822 by Edward Mainwaring (1736-1825).^[4]

An inquest in February 1826 on the body of Charles Bates (1822-1826) was held at the inn, then referred to as the Bull and Heifer Inn.^[5]

In July 1826 Andrew Martin was treasurer of the Whitmore Association with a meeting to be held the following year at the Durham Heifer Inn.^[6]

In November 1827 there was a sale of timber advertised to be held from at the house of Mr. Andrew Martin, at the sign of the Durham Heifer, at Whitmore.^[7] In March 1828 there was a sale of poles advertised to be held from at the house of Mr. Andrew Martin, at the sign of the Durham Heifer, at Whitmore.^[8]

In August 1828 an auction sale of a property was advertised which would be held at the house of Andrew Martin, the Mainwaring's Arms, Whitmore.^[9] In February 1829 there was a sale of poles advertised to be held from the dwelling house of Andrew Martin, the Mainwaring's Arms, Whitmore.^[10]

The Staffordshire Advertiser 16 April 1831

To Breeders of Stock, &c

To be SOLD, a capital two years old BULL, of the Durham breed, descended from the celebrated Stock of Mr. BENJAMIN HARDING, of Maer, and allowedby judges, for colour and shape, to be a grand one. —For particulars, enquire of Mr. ANDREW MARTIN, Mainwaring's Arms, Whitmore.^[11]

In 1833, William Wainewright age 22 (born 1811) was tried in the assizes of 1833.3 before G Tollet for robbery of liquor from Andrew Martin at Whitmore. Wainewright was found Not Guilty.^[12]

In 1834 Andrew Martin (1799-1872) was recorded in White's Directory as victualer Mainwaring's Arms, Whitmore. ^[13]

In 1835 a meeting of the Whitmore Association for the prosecution of felons &c was held at the Mainwaring Arms. Andrew Martin, the innkeeper, was treasurer.^[14]

The inn had formerly been called the Bull and Heifer and was rebuilt in 1844:

Captain Mainwaring visited Whitmore during April 1844, when the new inn, built to replace the old Bull and Heifer, was formally opened and called the Mainwaring Arms.^[15]

The inn building opned 18 April 1844.^[16]

In 1847:

On the 9th of August the Whitmore tenants breakfasted at the Mainwaring Arms: 5 of them went to vote at Stone, and 13 proceeded to Newcastle, all plumpers for Buller; at 3 o’clock they all dined together.^[15]

Census records for the Mainwaring Arms

In the 1841 census Andrew Martin (age 42) was in Whitmore, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.^[17]

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Andrew Martin	M	42	Farmer & malster	Staffordshire, England
Mary Martin	F	42		Staffordshire, England
Eliza Martin	F	24		Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Martin	F	10		Staffordshire, England
Charlotte Martin	F	7		Staffordshire, England
Thomas Birks	M	20	M.S.	Staffordshire, England
John Davis	M	40	Potseller	Wales
John Rowley	M	42	Ag Lab
Samuel Bailey	M	13	M.S.	Staffordshire, England
Sarah Ankers	F	16	F.S.	Staffordshire, England

In the 1851 census Andrew Martin (age 52), Victular, was recorded as widowed in Whitmore Village, Whitmore, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.^[18]

Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Andrew Martin		Widowed	M	52	Victular	Bowers, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Martin	Daughter	Unmarried	F	20		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Charlotte Martin	Daughter	Unmarried	F	16		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
George Martin	Son	Unmarried	M	12		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Anne Sherratt	Servant	Unmarried	F	20		Ashley, Staffordshire, England
Josiah Rhodes	Servant	Unmarried	M	45		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
William Sherratt	Lodger	Married	M	53	Timber carrier	Staffordshire, England
Joseph Sherratt	Lodger	Unmarried	M	14	Timber carrier	Staffordshire, England
George Hall	Lodger	Unmarried	M	21	Timber carrier	Staffordshire, England

In the 1861 census Andrew Martin (age 61), Inn keeper & malster, was the widowed head of household in Whitmore, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.^[19]

Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Andrew Martin	Head	Widowed	M	61	Inn keeper & malster	Standon, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Martin	Daughter	Unmarried	F	30	Cook	Whitemore, Staffordshire, England
Charlotte Martin	Daughter		F	26	Bar maid	Whitemore, Staffordshire, England
George Martin	Son		M	21	Malster	Whitemore, Staffordshire, England
Emma Sharratt	Servant	Unmarried	F	17	Kitchen maid	Maer, Staffordshire, England

In the 1871 census Andrew Martin (age 72) was the head of household in Whitmore Mainwaring Arms Inn, Whitmore, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.^[20][21]

Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Andrew Martin	Head		M	72	Farmer & Innkeeper	Bowers, Staffordshire, England
Charlotte Martin	Daughter		F	36	Waiter	Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Thomas Unett	Nephew		M	16	Solicitor's clerk	Audlem, Cheshire, England
Rachel Averill	Servant		F	16	General servant	Ashley, Staffordshire, England

In the 1939 register Helen A Lewis (age 48), Licensed Victualler, was recorded as married in Mainwaring Arms, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Newcastle-under-Lyme R.D., Staffordshire, England.^[22]

Name	Status	Sex	Birth Date	Occupation
Helen A Lewis	Married	F	01 Mar 1891	Licensed Victualler
Nada N Marsh (Rogers)	Single	F	09 Aug 1851	Unpaid Domestic Duties
William A Rogers	Single	M	23 Dec 1917	Manager Of Licensed Business
Jessie Duckers (Cliff)	Single	F	08 Aug 1909	Domestic Service (Paid)
Winifred A Jones (Cliff)	Single	F	03 Feb 1921	Domestic Service (Paid)

Sources

1. ↑ The Staffordshire Advertiser, etc. 2 May 1812 retrieved from FindMyPast
2. ↑ The Staffordshire Advertiser. 20 November 1819
3. ↑ The Staffordshire Advertiser. 20 April 1822 retrieved from FindMyPast
4. ↑ Cavenagh-Mainwaring, J. G. The Mainwarings of Whitmore and Biddulph in the County of Stafford. An account of the family, and its connections by marriage and descent; with special reference to the Manor of Whitmore. about 1935. page 100 retrieved through archive.org
5. ↑ The Staffordshire Advertiser 18 February 1826 retrieved from FindMyPast
6. ↑ The Staffordshire Advertiser. 15 July 1826 page 1 retrieved from FindMyPast
7. ↑ Staffordshire Advertiser 3 November 1827 retrieved from FindMyPast (subscription $)
8. ↑ Staffordshire Advertiser 15 March 1828 retrieved from FindMyPast (subscription $)
9. ↑ The Staffordshire Advertiser 09 August 1828 retrieved from FindMyPast (subscription $)
10. ↑ Staffordshire Advertiser 28 February 1829 retrieved from FindMyPast (subscription $)
11. ↑ The Staffordshire Advertiser 16 April 1831 retrieved from FindMyPast (subscription $)
12. ↑ Staffordshire Crimes Database
13. ↑ 1834 Directory: "UK, Midlands and Various UK Trade Directories, 1770-1941"
    Original data: Midlands Historical Data collection of Trade Directories. Tony Abrahams
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry au Record 2583 #1199658 (subscription required, accessed 5 April 2024)
    Name: Achv Martin [Adw. Martin]; Region: Staffordshire; Residence Year: 1834; Publication Title: 1834 White's History Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire; Occupation: vict Mnwrng's.Arms.
14. ↑ The Staffordshire Advertiser. 06 June 1835
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Cavenagh-Mainwaring, J. G. The Mainwarings of Whitmore and Biddulph in the County of Stafford. An account of the family, and its connections by marriage and descent; with special reference to the Manor of Whitmore. about 1935. page 114 retrieved through archive.org
16. ↑ The Staffordshire Advertiser. 27 April 1844. page 3.
17. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
    Reference: HO107; Piece number: 993; Page: 3; Schedule: 647
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 24 October 2022)
    Andrew Martin (42) in Whitmore in Newcastle under Lyme registration district in Staffordshire, England.
18. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
    Reference: HO107; Piece number: 2001; Folio: 39; Page: 3; Schedule: 5
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 24 October 2022)
    Andrew Martin (52), widowed, Victular, in Whitmore Village, Whitmore in Newcastle under Lyme registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in England.
19. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
    Reference: RG09; Piece number: 1915; Folio: 5; Page: 4; Schedule: 7
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 24 October 2022)
    Andrew Martin (61), widowed, Inn keeper & malster, head of household in Whitmore in Newcastle under Lyme registration district in Staffordshire, England.
20. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
    Reference: RG10; Piece number: 2830; Folio: 10; Page: 13; Schedule: 54
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 24 October 2022)
    Andrew Martin (72) head of household in Whitmore Mainwaring Arms Inn, Whitmore in Newcastle under Lyme registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in England.
21. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
    The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2830; Folio: 10; Page: 13; GSU roll: 836372; ED, institution, or vessel: 1; Household schedule number: 54
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry Record 7619 #6635418 (subscription required, accessed 26 March 2024)
    Andrew Martin (72) head of household in Whitmore in Newcastle Under Lyme registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Bowers, Staffordshire, England.
22. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 Register"
    Reference: RG101/5471I/007/3; Piece number: 5471I; Schedule: 66
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (subscription required, accessed 23 March 2024)
    Helen A Lewis (born 1 Mar 1891), married, Licensed Victualler, in Mainwaring Arms, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Newcastle-under-Lyme R.D., Staffordshire, England.