Old Newton, The Shoulder Of Mutton c.1965
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Photo of Old Newton, The Shoulder Of Mutton c.1965

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The Mutton, as it is known locally, is in the centre of the village, with the old forge to the left and the church away to the right. To the left is Thurston's Agricultural Engineers, which began as a wheelwright's. The small building behind the finger post was Cooper's butcher's shop (centre left). To the right is the Victorian village hall, now a house.

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1851 census - my great great grandad, Thomas Thing, was an inn keeper at the Shoulder of Mutton Inn (I think Barter Road), along with his wife Mary Ann, and children; Ada, Louisa, Oxco (Oscar), Mary Ann, Zilliah and Arthur.
My great great grandfather was Richard Thurston and I believe that his family lived at the pub about 1845. They had several children Deborah,John Palmer,Mary Jane,Richard and William Mumford (thurston) His wife was Susannah. John Palmer Thurston was my great grandfather. My grandfather William John Thurston emigrated to Australia in 1910 with his wife Agnes Alice Thurston(nee Stillwell) from Sussex.