Boar’s Head

Boar’s Head Redcliff Street

On the corner with Jones’ Lane, the Boar’s Head narrowly missed demolition in 1936 when the new inner circuit road was cut through the bottom of Redcliff Hill. The pub then survived until 1941 when it was flattened by Hitler’s bombs.

1752. Daniel Millet
1775. Mary Dean
1792. William Jones
1800. William Bishop
1809 to 1835. James Blannin
1836 to 1852. James Blannin jnr
1852 to 1853. Ann Blannin
1854 to 1855. Charles Manning
1856 to 1858. W. H. Turner
1859. George Gunning
1860. Mark Helmore
1861 to 1874. Mark Sellek
1875 to 1878. Isaac Hall
1879. Sarah Hall
1881 – 83. William Higgs
1886. Charles Dawson
1887 to 1888. Charles Edwin Hill
1889. Marshall Flower
1891. John Thompson
1892 – 94. John Naylor
1896. Henry Crates
1897 – 99. Edwin Dibble
1901. Samuel Hobbs
1901. Arthur John Collins Cleaves
1904. William Davis
1906 – 17. Herbert Templeman
1921. Edgar Denning
1925. Thomas Ross
1928 – 31. William Richardson
1935. Dorothy Clark
1937. Arthur Gill

The Bristol Mirror. Saturday September 6th 1823

To be sold by private contract.
A dwelling house, being No. 71, in Redcliff Street, in the occupation of Mr. James Blanning, dealer in spirits. The house consists of 3 rooms on the ground floor, 4 on the bedroom floor, and 2 attics.

Census 1841.

James Blannin 34, publican, born in county
Ann Blannin 35, not born in county
Mary Lawson 13, born in county
Susan Evans 21, servant, born in county

Census 1851.

James Blanning 41, Licensed Victualler, Bristol
Ann Blanning 43, wife married,Bristol
Ann Frayne 22, Niece unmarried, barmaid, Devon Barnstaple
Mary Nurde 23, Servant unmarried, Stoke Gifford
Thomas Newbury 14, Servant, Bristol
John Bussell 27, Cooper, Somerset Taunton

Census 1861.

Mark Selleck 28, head married, licensed victualler, Devon
Izette Selleck 22, wife married, Devon Exeter
Mira Selleck 17, sister unmarried, Devon
Mary Plant 60, servant married, servant, Devon Sherbourne
Mark Helmore 8, grandson, Devon St.Davids Exon
Mark Selleck 11 months, grandson, Bristol
John Baker 48, visitor married, brushmaker, Bedminster
Ann Baker 45, wife married, Bristol
James Baker 17, son unmarried, brushmaker, Bristol
Alfred Baker 3, son scholar, Bristol
Emily Baker 8, daughter scholar, Bristol
Margaret Williams 76, visitor widow, St.Lukes Bristol
Ann Monday 70, visitor widow, Bedminster
Michael Rowes 67, visitor married, labourer, Ireland St.George
Mary Rowes 57, wife married, Ireland St.George

The following information was provided by Peter Cope:
Mary Plant was the mother of Izette Sellek and the grandmother of the two boys, Mark Sellek and Mark Helmore. Peter is fairly certain that Mark Helmore was 18 in 1861 and not 8 as shown in the census. Peter also points out that the family name is in fact Sellek not Selleck or Sellick. Mark and Izette Sellek went on to run the Boar’s Head in St.Luke’s Road, Bedminster

Census 1871.

Mark Sellick 39, head married, licensed victualler, Devon Collaton Nawleigh
Izette Iris Sellick 34, wife married, Devon Exeter
Mark Sellick 10, son scholar, Bristol
Tom Sellick 9, son scholar, Bristol
Mary Ann Day 35, servant unmarried, general servant, Somerset Combwitch

Census 1881.

William Higgs 33, head married, publican, Birmingham
Louisa Higgs 32, wife married, Bristol
William Higgs 15, son, Bristol
George Higgs 10, son scholar, Bristol
Anney Frapple 20, servant unmarried, Bristol

Census 1891.

John Thompson 55, head married, licensed victualler, Lancashire Ulverston
Mary A. Thompson 42, wife married, Devon Appledore
Ada M. Thompson 14, daughter, Glamorganshire Swansea
John G. Thompson 13, son, Glamorganshire Swansea
Susan Harding 66, servant widow, domestic, Gloucestershire Fishponds

Census 1901.

Arthur John Collins Cleaves 36, head married, licensed victualler, High Littleton Somerset
Minnie Cleaves 36, wife married, Bristol
Harold John Collins Cleaves 7 months, son, Hallatrow Somerset

Census 1911.

Herbert Templeman 36, head married, inn keeper, Bristol
Kate Templeman 36, wife married, Somerset Weston-Super-Mare
Gordon Templeman 14, son, mechanical engineers draughtsman, Bristol
Colston Templeman 12, son, school, Bristol
Cicil Templeman 10, son, school, Bristol

Blue Bowl

Blue Bowl Temple Back

1755 – 64. John Fry
1806. James Biss
1816. Thomas Larne
1820 – 32. Richard Beacham
1834 – 44. Henry Walters
1847 – 51. Philip Marks
1851 to 1854. Thomas Gullick
1855. C. Pope
1857. J. Culliford
1858. Henry Watkins
1860 to 1861. William Bush
1861 to 1862. Simeon Prior
1863 to 1866. John Halmarack
1867. Henry Webb
1868 to 1871. Mary Vickery
1871. Benjamin Thomas
1872 to 1874. George Thomas
1875 to 1877. James Curtis
1878 to 1886. Josiah Nash
1887 to 1888. Samuel Glover
1889 to 1891. William Bryant
1891 to 1896. Charles Vaughan
1897. James Derrick
1899. William Ditchett
1900. Harriet Fairgrieve
1901. Frederick W. Bissicks
1904 – 06. Lewis Wright
1909. Isabel Parker

On the corner with Water Lane, the Blue Bowl had already disappeared when the Fire Brigade headquarters was built here in 1963. The name over the door is Charles Vaughan which dates this picture to the 1890s.

Census 1841.

Henry Walters 29, publican, born in county
Henry Walters 9, born in county
William Walters 5, born in county

Census 1851.

Thomas Gullick 37, head married, publican, Bradford Wiltshire
Mary Ann Gullick 30, wife married, Bishop Sutton Somerset
Arthur Gullick 2 months, son, Bristol
Sarah Stratford 18, Servant widow, house servant, Bedminster

Census 1861.

Simeon Prior 41, head married, licensed victualler, Wiltshire Malmsbury
Hannah Prior 13, daughter, no occupation, Wiltshire Malmsbury
Mary Ann Hatherell 19, house servant unmarried, Somerset Ham Green, Pill

Census 1871.

Benjamin Thomas 30, head married, publican and cordwainer, Bristol
Esther Thomas 32, wife married, Bristol
Henry Thomas 6, son scholar, Bristol
Lilly Thomas 4, daughter scholar, Bristol
George Thomas 2, son, Bristol
Florence Thomas 6 months, daughter, Bristol

Census 1881.

Josiah Nash 50, head married, labourer and victualler, Somerset Chew Magna
Ann Nash 51, wife married, Somerset Compton
Thomas H. Nash 15, son, accountant’s clerk (unemployed) Bristol
Ellen J. Nash 12, daughter scholar, Bristol
Alice Nash 8, daughter scholar, Bristol
George H. Nash 6, son scholar, Bristol

Census 1891.

Charles Vaughan 59, head widower, publican, Bath Somerset
Emma Vaughan 30, niece single, assistant publican, Bath Somerset
Henry Collis 63, lodger widower, superannuated moulder, Chippenham
William Henry Hey 48, lodger single, iron moulder, Manchester

Census 1901.

Frederick W. Bissicks 34, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Lily Maria Bissicks 31, wife married, Somerset Mark
Mabel G. Bissicks 15, niece, barmaid, Bristol

Berkeley Castle

Berkeley Castle Redcliff Hill

1842. Thomas Jenkins
1847 – 54. William Jones
1855. C. Williamson
1861. Martha Stone
1863 – 65. Alfred George Dyke
1866 to 1877. Robert Oram
1878 – 79. Joseph Pool
1881 – 82. Francis Price
1883. John Bond
1885 – 96. Thomas White
1899. John White
1900 – 01. Thomas Garrett
1904 – 06. Jacob Flower
1909 – 11. Henry Dent
1914 – 31. William Tovey
1935 – 46. Mabel Wilkins
1946. Albert Henry Wilkins
1948 – 50. Colin Garnet Millard
1953 – 56. Stanley Amos

The tenancy of Albert Henry Wilkins commenced on the 4th February 1946, the rent was £44 per annum. The tenancy of Colin Millard commenced on the 3rd November 1948, the rent was £33 per annum, the landlord was The Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. Limited.

Bristol Museum collections

Census 1851.

William Jones 32, head married, carpenter and publican, Somerset Minehead
Elizabeth Jones 34, wife married, Devon Tiverton
Mary Jones 10, daughter, Monmouthshire Abergavenny
Arthur B. Jones 7, son, Monmouthshire Abergavenny
George Jones 5, son, Monmouthshire Abergavenny
Samuel Jones 3, son, Somerset Bristol
Elizabeth Jones 2, daughter, Somerset Bristol
George Walker 45, visitor married, annuitant, Staffordshire Standon
Charlotte Walker 48, visitor married, Derby

Census 1861.

Edward Stone 58, head married, horse dealer, Bristol
Martha Stone 45, wife married, keeper of beer house, Bristol
Eliza Stone 20, daughter unmarried, beer house, Bristol
Susanna Stone 18, daughter unmarried, beer house, Bristol
Caroline Stone 16, daughter unmarried, beer house, Bristol
Elizabeth Stone 15, daughter unmarried, beer house, Bristol
Margaret Jenkins 45, boarder married, Bristol

Census 1871.

Robert Oram 40, head married, cooper, Somerset Beckington
Edna Oram 42, wife married, Wiltshire Tinhead

Census 1881.

Francis Price 28, head married, licensed victualler and cabinet maker, Bedminster
Fanny Price 25, wife married, Birmingham
James Price 5, son scholar, Bedminster
Alfred Price 4, son scholar, Bedminster
Fanny Price 7 months, daughter, Redcliff
Mary Jane Roost 13, servant unmarried, general servant, West Buckland Somerset
William Bartlett 50, lodger unmarried, shoe maker, Hillsley Gloucestershire

Census 1891.

Thomas White 53, head married, general labourer, Somerset Wiveliscombe
Ann White 53, wife married, Somerset Wiveliscombe
John White 20, son single, assistant engineer, Somerset Wiveliscombe

Census 1901.

Thomas Garrett 44, head married, innkeeper, Somerset Radstock
Elizabeth Garrett 42, wife married, Somerset Radstock
Oliver John Garrett 23, son single, clerk to a woollen merchant, Somerset Coleford
Walter George Garrett 16, son single, shoeing smith, Somerset Coleford

Census 1911.

Henry Dent 59, head married, beer retailer, Gloucestershire Winterbourne
Tryphena Dent 60, wife married, help, Gloucestershire Twigworth
Harry Bradbeer 34, son in law married, engineer’s fitter, Bristol Bedminster
Annie Bradbeer 29, daughter married, help in bar, Bristol St.Augustine’s
Harry Maidment 5, grandson, school, Bristol Bedminster

Bell Inn

(Blue) Bell Inn Prewett Street

1752. William Chatterton
1770 – 75. John Hemborough
1792. Mrs. Barry
1794. Mary Baker
1800 – 06. James Baker
1816. John King
1820 – 23. Samuel Fowler
1826 – 28. J. Taylor
1830 – 44. George Corner
1847. Sarah Lawrence
1848. George Wickings
1849. John Skelton
1850 – 51. Simon Scrase
1851. Henry Newman
1852 – 72. Charles Ellis
1874 – 76. Alfred Holder
1877. John McNamara
1878 – 94. George Warren
1895 – 1901. Frederick Bryant
1901 – 04. Henry Davey
1906. Edward Butler
1909 – 17. Alfred Garland
1921 – 44. Eleanor Lennox
1950 – 56. Henry R. Hickery
1960. Herbert W. Moss
1975. L. P. Hewett

Courage Brewery Archive via Bristol Know Your Place

An advertisement from August 11th 1849

“The Bell Inn, Cathay, Bristol. Mr F. Miles has received instructions to let the above very excellent and old established public house, situate in a densely populated part of the city, with brewery and capital covered-in skittle alley attached, and within 250 yards of the railway terminus. Rent only £24 per annum. coming in moderate: and the premises in excellent repair. This is an opportunity that rarely occurs for getting in to the public line. Satisfactory reasons will be given for the present tenant leaving. For further particulars inquire of the said F. Miles, auctioneer and appraiser, No.14 Thomas Street, Bristol, who has a variety of hotels, inns, taverns, and beer houses to let; Coming in ranging from £70 to £1600”.

Census 1841.

George Corner 60, licensed victualler, born in county
Mary Corner 60, born in county
Mary Corner 35, upholsteress, born in county
Sophia Reynolds 20, dressmaker, born in county
Esther Dawson 35, straw bonnet maker, born in county
William Dawson 5, not born in county
Elizabeth Dawson 5, born in county
Mary Dawson 5, not born in county
Sophia Dawson 3, born in county

Census 1851.

Simon Scrase 24, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Eliza Scrase 24, wife married, Bristol
Fanny Smith 16, servant unmarried, Bristol

Census 1861.

Charles Ellis 44, head married, publican, Wiltshire Devizes
Sarah Ellis 44, wife married, Wiltshire Pewsey
Lydia Ellis 11, daughter scholar, Wiltshire Devizes
Philip Knee 25, visitor married, tailor, Wiltshire Devizes
John Watkins 52, visitor married, mariner, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Watkins 50, visitor married, Gloucestershire

Census 1871.

Charles Ellis 57, head married, publican, Devizes Wiltshire
Sarah Ellis 50, wife married, Devizes Wiltshire
Rosa Slade 15, servant unmarried, general servant, Bristol

Census 1881.

George Warren 40, head married, licensed victualler, Thornford Somerset
Sarah Warren 40, wife married, Hinton Somerset
Bessie Warren 14, daughter, Bincombe Dorset
George Warren 13, son scholar, Bristol

Census 1891.

George Warren 47, head married, licensed victualler, Somerset Thornford
Sarah Warren 50, wife married, Somerset Yarley
Sarah E. Warren 24, daughter single, assists in house, Dorset Bincombe
George Warren 23, son single, clerk to a wine & spirit merchant, Bristol Bedminster

Census 1901.

Henry Davey 34, head married, inn keeper, Lancashire Knowle Green
Sarah Ann Davey 36, wife married, Yorkshire Sowerby Thirsk
Eliza Jane Fudge 29, servant single, domestic servant, Someerset Long Ashton

Census 1911.

Margaret J. Garland 27, wife married, assisting in business, Bristol Gloucestershire & Somerset
Alfred J. Garland 30, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol Gloucestershire & Somerset
William G. Garland 4, son, Bristol Gloucestershire & Somerset
Phyllis E. Garland 2, daughter, Bristol Gloucestershire & Somerset

Bathurst Hotel

Bathhurst Hotel Bathurst Terrace

1816. Elisha Weeks
1820 – 28. William Case
1830 – 34. John Goode
1837 – 41. Mary Goode
1841 – 44. Ann Goode
1846 to 1848. James Salmon
1849 to 1861. Maria Salmon
1861 to 1867. John Sanders
1867 to 1868. Mary Ann Barnett
1869 to 1891. John Sanders
1891 – 99. William Ireland
1901 – 21. George James C. Labdon
1925. Luke Dursley
1928. Emily Dursley
1931. Herbert Purnell
1935. William Adams
1937 – 44. William Baldwin
1950 – 53. John Lanning
1956. Thomas Richards
1960. F. W. Riley

Bristol’s Lost Pubs collection

Bathurst Basin was built as part of the Floating Harbour scheme 1804 – 09, forming a link between the Cut and the Floating Harbour with a lock gate at each end. The basin was named in honour of Bristol M.P. Charles Bragge who had changed his name to Bathurst in 1804. The Bathurst Hotel was built near the southern lock in 1809 to cater for the sailors and travellers the new Basin was sure to attract, it was built to an unusual design with balconies and railings reminiscent of New Orleans, this was probably the inspiration for its present name the Louisiana. The building has several bricked in casements, a reminder of the ‘window tax’ which was abolished in 1851.

The above photograph was taken in the early 1950s. When the Garrick’s Head on Broad Quay was pulled down in 1978 the landlord took over the Bathurst Hotel and re-named it the Garrick’s. The name was changed again in 1982 to the Smugglers. Just opposite the hotel in Commercial Road are the ruins of the old gaol built in 1820.

Bristol’s Historic Inns. Helena Eason. 1982.
Now only the gatehouse remains as the gaol itself was the target of the 1831 rioters who burned it to the ground. The governor of that gaol, William Humphries, was actually taking refreshment at the Bathurst Hotel when the mob attacked his gaol and he was forced to stay there and watch the destruction. The gateway of the gaol was the scene of the last public hanging of a woman in Bristol, when in 1849 Sarah Thomas was hanged for murder.

A drawing of the Bathurst Hotel
by C.F.W. Dening (1943)

Census 1841.

Ann Goode 50, inn keeper, born in county
George Goode 45, independent means, not born in county
Martha Goodridge 45, independent means, not born in county
Harriett Goodridge 20, not born in county
William Goodridge 19, land agent, not born in county
Richard Goodridge 14, not born in county
Sarah Ann Goodridge 12, not born in county
Mary Bryant 25, servant, born in county

Census 1851.

Maria Salmon 62, head widow, licensed victualler, Somerset Bath
Charles Salmon 39, son married, accountant Somerset Stratton
Maria Salmon 37, daughter unmarried, house assistant, Somerset Stratton
Catherine Tovey 33, daughter widow, house assistant, Somerset Stratton
Alexander Salmon 30, son unmarried, shipwright, Somerset Stratton
Ellen Salmon 23, daughter unmarried, house assistant, Somerset Ashchurch
George James Tovey 8, grandson, scholar, Bristol
Maria Ellen Tovey 7, grandaughter scholar, Bristol
Grace Horler 16, house servant (inn) Somerset Kilmersdon
William Henry Colins 18, Tapboy (inn) Bristol
James Nicholls 43, Married, traveller, St Pancras London
Evans Jones 25, unmarried, shopman, Newport Monmouthshire

Census 1861.

John Sanders 37, head married, victualler, Bristol
Ellen Sanders 33, wife married, Somerset Ashwick
John Sanders 7, son, scholar, Bristol
Arthur Sanders 5, son, scholar, Bristol
Ellen Sanders 3, daughter, Bristol
Henry Sanders 1, son, Bristol
Maria Salmon 73, mother in law widow, late hotel keeper, Somerset Bath
Maria Salmon 40, sister in law unmarried, assistant hotel keeper, Somerset Stratton
Emily Small 22, servant unmarried, barmaid, Somerset Shepton Mallet
Fanny Cox 41, servant widow, cook, Somerset Bedminster
Harriet England 20, servant unmarried, Gloucestershire Winterbourne
William Webb 44, visitor unmarried, Bristol
Edwin Peters 17, servant unmarried, Bristol
William Greenwood 35, visitor married, linen draper, Herefordshire M…Church
William Huddler Fone 38, visitor unmarried, fund holder, Clifton

Census 1871.

John Sanders 46, head married, licensed victualler & master mariner, Bristol
Mary Sanders 38, wife married, Cornwall St.Ives
John F. Sanders 17, son unmarried, mariner, Bristol
Arthur C. Sanders 15, son, shipbuilder’s clerk, Bristol
Ellen S. Sanders 12, daughter scholar, Bristol
Henry J. Sanders 11, son scholar, Bristol
Frederick W. Sanders 8, son scholar, Bristol
Edith M. Sanders 4, daughter scholar, Bristol
Alfred Sanders 1, son, Bristol
Mary P. Sanders 2 months, daughter, Bristol
James Hamlyn 18, step son unmarried, mariner, Cornwall St.Ives
Annie Hicks 23, servant unmarried, barmaid, Somerset Ashton
Ann Isaacs 25, servant unmarried, general servant, Radnorshire Tenby
Caroline Phillips 37, servant widow, general servant, Somerset Bridgwater

Census 1881.

John Sanders 56, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Mary Sanders 48, wife married, St Ives Cornwall
James Hawlyn 28, step son unmarried, mariner, St Ives, Cornwall
Frederick Sanders 18, son unmarried, ironmonger, Bristol
Edith Sanders 14, daughter, Bristol
Ann Sanders 80, mother, Bristol
Kate Cleaves 19, servant unmarried, barmaid, Gravesend, Kent
Ann Isaac 32, servant unmarried, domestic servant, Tenby Pembrokeshire
Septimas Nixon 25, lodger married, accountant, Walbottle Northumberland

Census 1891.

William Ireland 47, head married, licensed victualler, Durham Sunderland
Mary A. Ireland 39, wife married, Bristol
William F. Ireland 7, son, Bristol
John B. Ireland 4, son, Bristol
Alice Morris 31, servant single, barmaid, Bristol
Annie Westlake 24, servant single, domestic servant (nurse), Bristol
Louisa Harvey 50, servant widow, domestic servant (cook), London
Sarah McNicholl 15, servant single, domestic servant (under nurse), Scotland
Albert Robins 17, servant single, domestic servant (boots), Gloucestershire Stoke Gifford

Census 1901.

George James C. Labdon 35, head married, licensed victualler, Chulmleigh Devon
Mary Ann Eliza Labdon 37, wife married, Somerset Yeovil
Wilfred Labdon 14, son, Bristol
Ernest Labdon 10, son, Bristol
Percy Labdon 7, son, Bristol
Reginald Labdon 2, son, Bristol
Albert Carter 21, servant single, barman, Bristol
Lily Stevens 26, servant single, cook, Bristol
Alice Bailey 18, servant single, general domestic servant, Isle of Wight

Census 1911.

George J. C. Labdon 45, head married, hotel proprietor, Devonshire
Edith J. Labdon 39, wife married, assisting in business, Devonshire
Ernest Labdon 21, son single, mechanical engineer, Bristol
E. Doreen Labdon 4, daughter, Bristol
G. Edith Labdon 11 months, daughter, Bristol
Wallace Bromfield 19, single, barman, Bristol
Clara Deane 24, single, domestic servant, Gloucestershire
Mirara Burne 23, single, domestic servant, Somerset
The 1911 census reveals that not counting the scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom; nor warehouse, office or shop, the Bathurst Hotel had 13 rooms.

Bacchus

Bacchus Temple Street

On the corner with Portwall Lane. The building looming in the background is the Grosvenor Hotel in Victoria Street. The Bacchus like much else in the area was bombed in the war.

1755. Robert Hake
1764. Thomas Griffith
1775. Thomas Grace
1792 – 94. Mary Brooks
1800 – 06. William Mason
1816 – 24. William Spray
1825 – 34. William Williams
1837 – 44. William Hampton
1847 – 53. Thomas Brown
1853. George Brown
1855 – 61. Thomas Richards
1861 – 69. Thomas Saunders
1871 – 72. John Saunders
1874 – 77. Robert Perry
1878 – 79. Clement Padfield
1881 – 87. James Coles
1888 to 1891. Elizabeth Coles
1891 – 92. William Coles
1894 – 99. John Stevens
1901. William Corbould
1904. John Daniels
1906 – 09. Isaac Williams
1911 – 14. William Lawrence Allan
1917. William Herod
1921. Alexander James
1925 – 31. William Collins
1935 – 37. Claude Lloyd

Census 1841.

William Hampton 55, victualler, born in county
Hester Hampton 50, born in county
William Hampton 25, twine spinner, born in county
Harry Heand 15, servant, born in county
Charlotte Parry 20, servant, born in county
Edward Welsh 35, excavator
Arthur Weare 55, twine spinner
Elizabeth Weare 40
Richard With 20, labourer, born in county
Henry George 20, labourer
Richard Gallaway 25, labourer
Richard Randall 20, glass maker
John McBride 25, labourer

Census 1851.

Thomas Brown 36, head married, victualler, St.Georges Gloucestershire
Sarah A. Brown 36, St.Georges Gloucestershire
Elizabeth A. Brown 11, daughter, at home, Gloucestershire Alveston
Anny Brown infant, Bristol
Caroline Stone 20, servant unmarried, Somerset
Joseph Newton 24, servant unmarried, porter, Bristol
George Haseman 38, lodger married, railway guard, London
William Surege 22, lodger unmarried, sailor, Bristol Bedminster
Walter Hobbins 23, lodger unmarried, harness maker, Gloucestershire Bitton
George A. Thompson 42, married, draftsman, Shropshire Bridgenorth
Thomas Goss 26, married, general dealer, Devon
Eliza Goss 23, married, general dealer, Devon

Census 1861.

Thomas Saunders 48, head married, publican, Wiltshire Kemble
Hannah Saunders 61, wife married, housekeeper, Gloucestershire Berkeley
Mary Ann Martin 19, daughter married, bar woman, Worcestershire Stoke Prior
Edwin Martin 27, son in law married, engine driver, Wiltshire Westbury
Isabella Watkins 20, servant unmarried, servant, Gloucestershire Bristol

Census 1871.

John Saunders 29, head unmarried, licensed victualler, Kemble Wiltshire
Harriet Powell 64, housekeeper widow, housekeeper, Ham Berkeley Gloucestershire
James Salter 25, barman unmarried, barman, Creech near Taunton
Emma Drewitt 33, servant unmarried, domestic servant, All Cannings near Devizes

Census 1881.

James Coles 48, head married, licensed victualler, Somerset Nether Stowey
Elizabeth Coles 48, wife married, Somerset Nether Stowey
William Coles 14, son, Somerset Nether Stowey
Edwin Coles 6, son, Somerset Nether Stowey
George Witney 49, lodger married, labourer, Gloucestershire Nailsey
George Tyairs 28, lodger, butcher, Dorsetshire Poole
Robert Robson 35, lodger, mariner, Somerset Bath
Adam Burt 32, lodger unmarried, labourer, Somerset Compton Martin
Emma Headly 31, servant married, general servant, Somerset Compton Martin
John Morris 60, lodger unmarred, labourer, Bristol
Sarah Gray 45, lodger unmarried, Somerset Timsbury

Census 1891.

William Coles 23, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Emily Coles 19, wife married, Bristol
Jaby Rue 44, servant married, general servant, Somerset Wrington
Jane Baker 28, servant single, domestic servant & cook, Somerset Wrington
Harry Wintle 60, boarder married, fishmonger, Bristol
Frank Massen 45, boarder single, general labourer, Bristol Clifton
Thomas Quinton 65, boarder single, stable man, Ireland Waterford
Thomas Morgan 18, boarder single, cattle dealer, Ireland Cork
Dennis Murphy 45, boarder married, cattle dealer, Ireland Cork

Census 1901.

Mary Croden 38, head widow
Daisy Croden 18, daughter single, clerk, Bristol Stapleton
Annie Croden 17, daughter single, barmaid, Bristol Redcliff
Jane Baker 50, servant single, domestic servant, Bristol Bedminster, crippled

Census 1911.

William Lawrence Allan 29, head married, licensed victualler, Turriff Aberdeenshire
Catherine Mary Allan 33, wife married, assisting in business, Huntsham Devon
Francis James Wensley 31, brother in law single, motor body maker, Hockworthy Devon

Antelope

Antelope Somerset Street

1823 – 30. James Merchant
1832. Isaac Clarke
1834 – 53. William Thomas
1854 to 1855. Joseph Hadden
1856 – 58. William Thomas
1861 – 77. John Fry
1878 – 79. John Fiddes
1881 – 82. Francis Burman
1883 – 88. William Robert Stone
1891 – 1909. George Alfred Pearce
1911 to 1921. Thomas Bryant
1923 – 28. William Smith
1931. Albert Burfitt
1935 – 38. Donald Whitting

This photograph was kindly provided by Tony Bryant whose grandfather Thomas Bryant (pictured) was landlord at the pub from 1911 until 1921.

Census 1841.

William Thomas 40, victualler, born in county
Harriett Thomas 34, born in county
Charles Thomas 11, born in county
Sarah Thomas 9, born in county
William Thomas 5, born in county
Robert Thomas 2, born in county
Eliza Nichols 21, servant born in county
Matilda Nichols 15, servant born in county

Census 1851.

William Thomas 50, head married, licenced victualler, Bristol
Harriett Thomas 44, wife married, Bedminster
Charles Thomas 21, son unmarried, brushmaker Bedminster
Sarah Thomas 19, daughter unmarried, milliner, Bedminster
William Thomas 16, son unmarried, house painter, Bedminster

Census 1861.

John Fry 55, head married, fitting engineer, Bristol St.Thomas
Sarah Fry 53, wife married, Bristol Temple
Sarah A. Fry 27, daughter unmarried, spinster, Bristol Clifton
Ann A. Fry 24, daughter unmarried, spinster, Bristol Clifton
George W. Fry 22, son unmarried, book seller, Bristol Clifton
William W. Fry 18, son unmarried, engine smith, Bristol Clifton
Walter E. Fry 16, son unmarried, engine smith, Bristol Clifton

Census 1871.

John Fry 65, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Louisa Fry 47, wife married, Bristol
Elizabeth Snow 61, sister in law widow, domestic servant, Bristol

Census 1881.

Francis Burman 57, head married, mariner, Devon Bideford
Eliza Burman 54, wife married, Bristol
Frederick Burman 23, son unmarried, brass finisher, Bristol
Caroline Mabston 42, servant unmarried, general domestic servant, Somerset Weston-Super-Mare

Census 1891.

George A. Pearce 40, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Emily Pearce 39, wife married, Bristol
George Pearce 16, son single, clerk in merchant’s office, Bristol
Emily Pearce 3, daughter, Bristol
Ann Stallard 14, servant, domestic servant, Bristol

Census 1901.

George Alfred Pearce 50, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Emily Pearce 49, wife married, Bristol
Emily Victoria Pearce 13, daughter, Bristol
Sarah Ann Lewis 42, sister in law married, living on own means, Bristol

Census 1911.

Thomas Bryant 31, head married, railway worker, St.Philip’s Bristol
Carrie Bryant 32, wife married, St.Philip’s Bristol
Thomas James Bryant 7, son, school, St.Philip’s Bristol
Frank Edward Bryant 4, son, school, St.Philip’s Bristol
Ada May Bryant 1, daughter, St.Philip’s Bristol

Bath Hotel

Bath Arms Hotel Bath Street
Previously known as the Angel, the Bath Hotel was at No. 27 Bath Street.

Angel Hotel
1870. John Riseley
1871. Edward Jones
1872. Albert Pingstone
1874. Margaret Weedon
1875 – 76. George Stewart
1877. James Harris
1879. John Northmore
1881. James Taylor
1883. John Griffiths

Bath Hotel
1886. William Davis
1888. Samuel Beeney
1889. Henry Knight
1890. Sidney Sturgiss
1891. Arthur Otter
1892 to 1893. Sarah Ann Tilley
1894. Ellen Harrill
1896. George Becker
1897. Elizabeth Barton
1899. Mrs M. Aston
1901. Mrs E. Blair
1904. F. Hembury
1906. Mrs. D. Barnfield
1909. Edgar Jenkins
1914. Thomas Pakeman
1917 – 21. William John Smith
1921. Reginald Weeks
1928. Isaac Bryant
1935. Elspeth Macrae
1937. James Rowsell
1938. Catherine Ardern
1944. Ethel MacMillan
1950. Frederick Sainsbury
1953. William Cooper
1956. Donald E. Cleaver

Bristol’s Lost Pubs collection

The picture below, which shows the pub in the 1960s and probably by then closed, was kindly provided by John Smith, John’s grandfather was landlord William John Smith who left the employ of nearby Georges’ Brewery to take up an appointment with Liverpool brewer Walker Cain. The lady in the photograph is John’s aunt, both she and John’s father were born in the Bath Hotel in 1919. The main picture shows that in the early 1950s the Bath Hotel was a ‘Simonds’ house, both Georges and Simonds were taken over by Courage & Barclay Ltd. in 1960/61. This part of Bath Street was demolished in August 1967 for an extension to the Georges’ Brewery lorry park.

Census 1871.

Edward Jones 31, head married, licensed victualler, Gloucestershire Nailsworth
Annie Jones 24, wife married, Leicestershire Leicester

Census 1881.

James Taylor 42, head married, licensed victualler and naval reserve, Somerset Wellington
Elizabeth Taylor 36, wife married, Somerset Long Ashton
William Alfred Taylor 8, son, scholar, Gloucestershire Bristol
Albert Edward Taylor 7, son, scholar, Gloucestershire Bristol
Florence Elizabeth Taylor 5, daughter, scholar, Devon Devonport
James Ernest Taylor 2, son, Devon Plymouth
Alice Maud Taylor 14 days, daughter, Gloucestershire Bristol
Elizabeth Marsh 60, nurse widow, monthly nurse, Gloucestershire Bristol

Census 1891.

Arthur Otter 38, head married, licensed victualler, Broadway Dorset
Jane Otter 34, wife married, Witherby Dorset

Who’d A Thought It

Who’d A Thought It No. 37 Bell Hill Road
Off license

1896 – 1901. Samuel George Gay
1903 – 13. Mrs. Emily Roberts
1924 – 43. Miss Emily Roberts
1949. Mrs Lily Beatrice Roberts
1956. Albert Brain

Census 1901.

Samuel G. Gay 32, head married, house painter, Pucklechurch Gloucestershire
Mary A. Gay 32, wife married, attending to shop outdoor beer house, St.George Gloucestershire
Mary A. Gay 8, daughter, St.George Gloucestershire
Samuel G. Gay 6, St.George Gloucestershire
Violet Gay 2, daughter, St.George Gloucestershire
Ivy Gay 4 months, daughter, St.George Gloucestershire

Census 1911.

Emily Roberts 63, head widow, beer retailer, Gloucestershire Bristol
Emily Roberts 23, daughter single, Gloucestershire Bristol
Fred Roberts 17, grandson single, Somerset Bedminster

Waggon And Horses

Waggon & Horses Netham Road

© Andy Durrant 2002

1841 – 63. Joseph Maggs
1870 – 83. Stephen Maggs
1885 – 91. William Beak
1892 – 97. Sarah Beak
1901 – 17. Herbert Humphrey Beak
1921 – 28. Lily Beak
1931 – 44. William Beak
1950 – 56. Ada Jane Jones

The Waggon & Horses closed around the mid 1960s

Census 1841.

Joseph Maggs 30, gardener, born in county
Hannah Maggs 30, born in county
Joseph Maggs 10, born in county
Rebecca Maggs 10, born in county
Ann Maggs 7, born in county
Robert Maggs 5, born in county
Stephen Maggs 3, born in county
Elizabeth Maggs 7 months, born in county

Census 1851.

Joseph Maggs 42, head married, keeper of beer house, Gloucestershire St.George
Ann Maggs 42, wife married, Gloucestershire St.George
Rebecca Maggs 20, daughter unmarried, Gloucestershire St.George
Ann Maggs 13, daughter,Gloucestershire St.George
Robert Maggs 11, son, labourer in garden, Gloucestershire St.George
Stephen Maggs 10, son, labourer in garden, Gloucestershire St.George
John Maggs 6, son, Gloucestershire St.George
William Maggs 2½, Gloucestershire St.George

Census 1861.

Joseph Maggs 54, head married, beer shop keeper, Gloucestershire St.George
Hannah Maggs 54, wife married, Gloucestershire St.George
Stephen Maggs 23, son unmarried, stay presser, Gloucestershire St.George
John Maggs 16, son unmarried, cooper’s apprentice, Gloucestershire St.George
Elizabeth Fudge 17, servant unmarried, Gloucestershire St.George

Census 1871.

Stephen Maggs 35, head married, beer retailer, St.George Gloucestershire
Edith Maggs 26, wife married, Portsmouth Hampshire
Hannah Maggs 6, daughter scholar, St.George Gloucestershire
Harriett Maggs 3, daughter scholar, St.George Gloucestershire
Joseph Maggs 8 months, son, St.George Gloucestershire
Joseph Maggs 64, father widower, retired market gardener, St.George Gloucestershire
Ellen Sparks 20, servant unmarried, general servant, Somersetshire

Census 1881.

Stephen Maggs 44, head married, beer retailer, Gloucestershire St.George
Edith Maggs 43, wife married, Hampshire Portsmouth
Ann A. Maggs 16, daughter scholar, Gloucestershire St.George
Harriett Maggs 13, daughter scholar, Gloucestershire St.George
Joseph Maggs 11, son scholar, Gloucestershire St.George
Stephen Maggs 10, son scholar, Gloucestershire St.George
William Maggs 4, son scholar, Gloucestershire St.George
Edith Maggs 2, daughter, Gloucestershire St.George
Joseph Maggs 74, father widower, no occupation, Gloucestershire St.George

Census 1891.

William Beak 49, head married, beer retailer, Gloucestershire St.George
Margaret Beak 38, wife married, Radnorshire Builth
Maria P. Beak 26, daughter single, drafter’s assistant, Gloucestershire St.George
Arthur H. Beak 20, son single, photographic artist, Gloucestershire St.George
Herbert H. Beak 14, son scholar, Gloucestershire St.George
Walter P. Beak 7 months, son, Gloucestershire St.George
Rose Hendy 15, servant, domestic servant, Gloucestershire Kingswood

Census 1901.

Herbert Humphrey Beak 24, head single, publican, Gloucestershire Bristol St.George
Palmer Beak 36, sister single, barmaid, Gloucestershire Bristol St.George
Fanny F. Beak 26, sister single, barmaid, Gloucestershire Bristol St.George
Sarah H. Mann 40, sister married, domestic servant, Gloucestershire Bristol St.George
Gladys M. M. Mann 2, niece, Gloucestershire Bristol St.George
Agnes Haskins 23, visitor cousin single, South Wales, Machin Monmouthshire

Census 1911.

Sarah H. Mann 50, sister married (not living with husband), assisting in business, St.George Bristol
Maria P. Beak 46, sister single, assisting in business, St.George Bristol
Fanny E. Beak 37, sister single, assisting in business, St.George Bristol
Gladys M. M. Mann 12, daughter, Keynsham Somerset

At the time of the census, licensee Herbert Humphrey Beak was living in East Lydford on Fosse, near Taunton with wife Maud and step children Louis and Doris Grant. He was in business running a grocery and provisions store.