Another Publican for the Four Swans, Waltham Cross

The Four Swans Inn circa 1900

Jerry has written to say his ancestor, William John Nash was the publican at the Four Swans, Waltham Cross. It would seem he was there for a very short time, purchasing the lease in June 1896, and going bankrupt in December 1897.
 For more information on this famous inn, claimed to date back to 1260, see Four Swans

Who "stole" the Four Swans Inn, at Waltham Cross in December 1835?

About 4 years ago Nick wrote asking me about his ancestor, Joseph Tydeman, who was the landlord of the "Four Swans Inn", Waltham Cross. In answering him I listed the landlords of the ancient coaching in from 1839 to 1937. (See TYDEMAN, The Four Swans, Waltham Cross).

Recently Alison wrote to tell me that Thomas Childs, who dies in 1835, was the landlord of the Four Swans Tap, which was a beer house associated with the Inn. Sarah Childs died shortly afterwards and the two will mention a John Monk and a Henry Heward, landlord of the Falcon Inn. As the British Newspaper Archive is now available I decided to investigate the earlier history of the Inn.

I found that John Monk had been the landlord of the Four Swans Inn, and Henry Heward owned it, as well as being the landlord of the Falcon. But who was George Wildbore? and how did he "steal" the "Four Swans?"  To find out Read on ...