The Leeds Times, dated Saturday July 18th 1835, The York Herald, also dated Saturday July 18th 1835, and The Yorkshire Gazette, also dated that day, all featured a report stating that on the previous Saturday at the Golden Fleece, after a short illness, at the age of 40, Mr. Thomas Triffitt had died.
The case appeared in The Leeds Mercury, dated Thursday July 14th 1859, The Wakefield and West Riding Herald, dated Friday July 15th 1859, The Yorkshire Gazette, dated Saturday July 16th 1859, The York Herald, dated Saturday July 16th 1859 and The Barnsley Chronicle, dated Saturday July 16th 1859.
On Saturday July 25 1835, The York Herald featured a notice stating that Mrs. Elizabeth Triffitt, widow of Thomas Triffitt, wished to thank friends and customers for their help, and custom, during the period, and wanted to inform everyone that the Fleece Inn would remain open for trade, and that she was now taking care of the business.
The 1861 Census shows Edward Warneford residing at the Golden Fleece, Pavement, York, thus: [Class RG9, P3552, F45, P10, GSU543150]
Elizabeth Young took over the pub in 1849 and was assisted by her eldest son, William, and four other employees. Elizabeth Young appeared in The Yorkshire Gazette, dated Saturday June 15th 1850, when it was revealed that two men, named John and Samuel M’Lachlan, had stayed at the inn during the Spring Assizes of 1849, but they had not paid, Elizabeth was hoping to recover the money owed to her, and won the case.
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The Golden Fleece, 25 Pavement and Elizabeth Young, appear in the 1851 census, thus: [Class HO107, P2355, F269, P12, GSU87620-87621] Elizabeth Young
60
Head Innkeeper
William Young
28
Son Draper
Thomas Foster
27
Servant / Ostler
Elizabeth Bielby
19
House Servant
Ann Johnson
38
House Servant
Teresia Smith
18
House Servant
William Young, the son of Elizabeth Young, died during November 1856 at the Golden Fleece, he was aged 34 at the time, and it was reported that he was a well-known, wellrespected sportsman, who played around Yorkshire. His death took place on Sunday November 9th 1856, and was reported in The Yorkshire Gazette, dated Saturday November 15th 1856, and The Sheffield Daily Telegraph, dated Wednesday November 19th 1856. His death appears in the British Death Registers, thus: Surname: Young, Forename: William, Age: Year: 1856, Quarter: Dec, District: York, Vol: 9D, Page: 22 Elizabeth Young worked at the pub until Edward Warneford became the landlord, with his tenure appearing in print as early as Saturday May 23rd 1857 in The York Herald. Warneford moved into the property, bringing with him his wife, Fanny, and their young children; Henry, Edward, Fanny, and Frederick. It wasn’t long after the family took over the pub when they were robbed by William Jennings, a 33 year old man.
Edward Warneford
37 Head Innkeeper
Fanny Warneford
33 Wife
Henry Warneford
7 Son Scholar
Edward Warneford
5 Son Scholar
Fanny Warneford
4 Dau Scholar
Frederick J Warneford 2 Son Edwin Warneford
26 Cousin Assistant
Mary Toes
23 House Servant
Elizabeth Belwood
14 House Servant
Mary Grocock
13 Servant / Nurse
A similar case took place in July 1869, when 46 year old Susannah Burns was charged with stealing two dresses belonging to Edward Warneford, on May 31st. The story was reported in The Yorkshire Gazette, dated Saturday July 12th 1862. Tragedy struck in March 1864 when Edward Warneford died, which resulted in the pub being transferred to Joseph Beaumont. Edward’s death appears in the British Death Registers, thus: Surname: Warnefield, Forename: Edward, Age: Year: 1864, Quarter: March, District: York, Vol: 9D, Page: 39 Joseph Beaumont announced that he was running the property with a notice which appeared in The Yorkshire Gazette, dated Saturday April 30th 1864, which stated: FLEECE INN, PAVEMENT, YORK. JOSEPH BEAUMONT begs most respectfully to inform the Public that he has Entered on the above Inn, occupied by the late Mr. Edward Warneford, and intends to keep a superior quality of Wines, Spirits, Ale, &c., and hopes by strict attention to merit a share of Public patronage and support. N.B. – Good Beds, Stabling & C., William Coates took over the running of the property in 1871, and at this point Fanny Warneford, the widow of the deceased Edward Warneford, moved out of the Golden Fleece and went to live in the Yorkshireman Inn. The 1881 Census shows William Coates and his family at the Fleece Inn, Pavement, thus: [Class RG11, P4724, F8, P9, GSU1342142] HAUNTED MAGAZINE
William Coates 57 Head Licensed Victualler Helen Coates 47 Wife Catherine Wilson 20 General Servant (Domestic) William Ashton 46 Visitor Retired Farmer William Coates ran the inn until his death in 1882, his death was registered in the British death Registers thus: Surname: Coates, Forename: William, Age: 58, Year: 1882, Quarter: December, Vol: 9D, Page: 37 After the death of William Coates, his wife Mrs. Helen Coates, took over the inn. Helen Coates was in trouble in April 1887, when The Richmond & Ripon Chronicle, dated Saturday April 9th 1887, reported that she had been summoned for allowing drunkenness. Sergeant Raisbeck was outside the inn on the previous Tuesday afternoon when he saw a drunken man leave a cab and stagger into the inn, when the police officer walked into the inn, the drunken man was sat at the bar with a freshly poured glass of gin. Mrs. Coates stated that her niece had supplied the liquor, but if she had seen it, she would not have allowed it to happen. The charges were dropped when the fine was paid. The 1891 Census shows Helen Coates at the property, now named The Golden Fleece Hotel, Pavement, it appears in the census thus: [Class RG12, P3892, F105, P6, GSU6099002] Helen Coates 50 Head Hotel Keeper Pub Henrietta Coates 23 Niece Barmaid Inn Mary Ann Raftree 24 General Servant Domestic Charles Simpson 28 Servant Ostler Groom The York Herald, dated Tuesday July 14th 1891, lists Mrs. Coates as the landlady of the Golden Fleece. She ran the pub singlehandedly between the years of 1882 and 1892, but then married George Daniel, thus becoming Mrs. Helen Daniel. Their marriage entry in the British registers reads:
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