Elinor Shipway died in July 1760 at the age of 65. The closest of her family had preceded her to the grave but her will suggests she still had the comfort of her extended family. She had helped establish the Cross Keys Tavern and, with her husband, had seen its expansion. This, the final instalment of Elinor’s involvement with what is now Tudor House museum, sets the scene for the next stage of the history of the Cross Keys.
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After the death of Thomas Shipway Elinor lived another 8 years. She finally passed away in July 1760, having reach the age of 65. She outlived two husbands, two sons and a number of siblings. She was buried in St Helen’s in the same grave as her two Nicholas’s – son and husband
The Cross Keys Tavern had expanded during the 1740s. Elinor, husband Thomas and her son from her first marriage, Nicholas Ley, combined the running of the tavern with the Shipway building activities. All was going well but one by one, those close to Elinor were to leave her
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Elinor and Thomas Shipway are by 1731 most probably living at number 40 Friar street. Not content with just this they now embark on a period of expansion buying or leasing adjoining property.