White Lion (St. James’s Churchyard)

White Lion St.James’s Churchyard
One of three pubs pulled down to allow for the building of Lewis’s Department store in the 1950s. The Rose & Crown was rebuilt around 1880 and renamed the White Lion around 1891, possibly by Jesse Whiting who had previously been at the White Lion across the road in Bridewell Street.

Rose & Crown
1754. William Brown
1755. John Brown
1775. Robert Hughes
1792. James Ball
1794. Sarah Darvill
1800 – 28. John Wintle
1830 – 34. Anthony Allen
1837. T. Stroud
1839 – 40. John Rexworthy
1841 – 44. Thomas Boardman
1847 – 57. Philip Lewis
1859. Matthew Herman
1860. C. Stewart
1861. William Quartly
1861 to 1862. Charles Mabey
1862 – 63. William Pring
1864 – 67. Elizabeth Gunn
1867 – 69. Richard Townley
1871 – 72. Frederick Walker
1874. Samuel Pearson
1875 to 1876. Isaac Hall
1877 to 1878. C. Hopkins
1879 to 1886. Charles Webb
1887 to 1889. Frederick Westell
1889 to 1890. Alice Westell
1891. Walter Holloway
1891. William Whiting

White Lion
1891 to 1905. Jesse Whiting
1905 – 06. Elizabeth Whiting
1909 – 11. Alice Beatrice Erskine
1914 – 31. Alice Rhodes
1935. John Day
1937. John Davey
1938. Fred Reed
1944. Arthur Swaithes
1950 – 53. Ernest Roberts

Census 1841.

Thomas Boardman 40, victualler, not born in county
Maria Boardman 40, not born in county
James Boardman 15, cabinet maker’s apprentice, born in county
Thomas Boardman 15, born in county
Mary Boardman 7, born in county
Mary Morgan 20, servant, born in county
Henry Storey 50, porter, not born in county
John Edkin 45, groom, not born in county
Edward Weaver 45, carpenter, born in county
Jane Weaver 45, born in county

Census 1851.

Philip Lewis 41, head married, licensed victualler (Rose & Crown) Ludlow
M.A. Lewis 26, Wife married, Bristol
Eliza Dinan 23, Visitor married, Valets Wife, Queens Town Ireland
George Brook 23, Servant unmarried, Bristol
John Young 23, Servant unmarried, Clifton Bristol
Elizabeth Brown 20, Servant unmarried, Berkley Somerset
Maria Clark 20, Servant unmarried, Butcomb

Census 1861.

Charles Mabey 43, head married, victualler, Bristol St.James’s
Eliza Mabey 37, wife married, Bristol St.James’s
Frederick Mabey 4, son, Bristol St.James’s

Census 1881.

Charles Webb 43, head married, licensed victualler, Tiverton, Somerset
Mary Jane Webb 36, wife married, Tiverton, Somerset

Census 1891.
At the time of the census the Rose & Crown was uninhabited

Census 1901.

Jesse Whiting 47, head married, licensed victualler, Gloucestershire Lechlade
Elizabeth J. Whiting 45, wife married, Gloucestershire St.George
Ernest J. G. Whiting 20, son single, insurance clerk, Bristol St.James
Emily Hunt 30, servant single, barmaid, Bristol Bedminster
Edith Hunt 20, servant single, general domestic servant, Bristol Bedminster

Census 1911.

Alice Beatrice Erskine 33, head widow, hotel keeper, Bristol
Mary Elizabeth Erskine 34, sister in law single, assistant in bar, Bristol
Frances Smart 23, servant single, hotel cook, Chew Stoke
Laura Verrier 23, servant single, domestic servant, Kingswood