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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]The tale we heard re the name-was when it was being purchasd -one of the group asked "Why are you buying this place-it's in the "Middle of Friggin Nowhere"? I think you will find on every census the Shipley Boat was kept by the Noon family (and even before 1841!) and was still kept by the same family into the 1950's -maybe even after that. Along with the pub at various times they had a farm, boatyard and in later years a Knackers yard. The furthest back I know was Robert Noon b c 1800 took over from Joseph Noon -but I have yet to find if Joseph was Robert's father or Uncle -in 1700's I think the family lived in Leicester. many of them were christened/married/buried at Eastwood -I suppose it was the nearest church -coming through the lanes. Many of the sons through the years had farms and Butchers shops (which were also passed down the generations). The Noons must surely be one of the longest serving licencees in the area who kept the same pub? I have a lot of newspaper articles re this family -having horses stolen, the pub robbed, one commited suicide-all kinds of events[/quote]
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This message was updated on 11/14/2006 11:26:30 AM by suzard

Shipley Boat Inn Occupants - 1891 Census
replied on: 11/14/2006 11:23:56 AM

The tale we heard re the name-was when it was being purchasd -one of the group asked "Why are you buying this place-it's in the "Middle of Friggin Nowhere"?

I think you will find on every census the Shipley Boat was kept by the Noon family (and even before 1841!) and was still kept by the same family into the 1950's -maybe even after that. Along with the pub at various times they had a farm, boatyard and in later years a Knackers yard. The furthest back I know was Robert Noon b c 1800 took over from Joseph Noon -but I have yet to find if Joseph was Robert's father or Uncle -in 1700's I think the family lived in Leicester. many of them were christened/married/buried at Eastwood -I suppose it was the nearest church -coming through the lanes. Many of the sons through the years had farms and Butchers shops (which were also passed down the generations). The Noons must surely be one of the longest serving licencees in the area who kept the same pub? I have a lot of newspaper articles re this family -having horses stolen, the pub robbed, one commited suicide-all kinds of events

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