Bristol’s Lost Pubs

Flitch Of Bacon Host Street

1816 – 23. David Watkins
1828. J. Harding
1830 – 33. Michael Watts Grogan
1834. William Nicholls
1837. John Thomas
1839 – 40. Joseph Bullock
1841 – 44. Stephen Watts
1847 – 51. Robert Price
1851 to 1859. William Coles
1860 – 61. J. Davis
1861 – 62. Patrick Mulcahy
1862. Joseph Stinchcombe
1867 – 71. William Coggan

The Flitch of Bacon at Nos.31 & 32 Host Street closed in 1871 when this stretch of Host Street was demolished to allow for the building of Colston Street. Steep Street which can just be seen distant left, disappeared at the same time

Census 1841.

Stephen Watts 35, publican, born in county
Maryan Watts 30, born in county
Maryan Watts 8, born in county
Sydney Watts 4, born in county
Mary Eaves 15, servant, not born in county

Census 1851.

William Coles 48, licensed victualler, Bradford Wiltshire
Jane Coles 46, Somerset St.Philips
Emily Coles 8, Bradford Wiltshire
Charles Coles 6 weeks, Bristol
Louisa Dry 22, servant, Wales
George Crees 16, servant, errand boy, Norton Somerset
William Vickery 22, lodger, labourer Bristol
William Walsher 54, lodger, carpenter, Bridgwater
William Bell 16, lodger, Carpenter Bath
John Cannon 40, lodger, cooper, Kent Ashford
John Lyons 37, lodger, musician, County Cork Ireland Bandon
Margaret Lyons 26, lodger, Limerick

Census 1861.

Patrick Mulcahy 28, head married, publican, Ireland
Eliza Mulcahy 25, wife married, Bristol
Clara Dugless 20, servant unmarried, general servant, Bath
Martin Irwin 34, head married, labourer, Ireland
Mary Ann Irwin 35, wife married, Bristol
Catherine Irwin 6, daughter, Bristol
Bridget Irwin 5, daughter, Bristol
Lucy Elleney Irwin 1, daughter, Bristol
John Macknamara 44, head married, dock labourer, Ireland
Bridget Macknamara 43, wife married, Ireland
Mary Macknamara 21, daughter, charwoman, Ireland
Margaret Macknamara 14, daughter, Ireland
Bridget Macknamara 9, daughter, Bristol
Ellen Macknamara 6, daughter, Bristol
Catherine Macknamara 2, daughter, Bristol
John Hardington 30, head married, labourer, Bristol
Eliza Hardington 38, wife married, Bristol