Queen’s Head (East Street)

Queen’s Head East Street

1851 – 69. Thomas Palmer
1871. Emma Palmer
1871 – 79. Joseph Norris
1883. Albert French
1885 – 92. Robert Morgan
1899 – 1916. Charles Tuckfield
1916 – 21. Ellen Tuckfield
1925 – 31. Ellen Martin
1935. Herbert Williams
1938 – 53. Elsie Alice Jones

The Queen’s Head in the early 1950’s, No.143 East Street was later home to a hairdresser.

Bristol’s Lost Pubs collection

Census 1851.

Thomas Palmer 33, head married, grocer, Somerset Congresbury
Emma Palmer 30, wife married, Somerset Wrington
Elizabeth Palmer 12, daughter scholar, Somerset Wrington
Julia Palmer 11, daughter scholar, Bristol St.Philip’s
Charles Palmer 4, son scholar, Bedminster Bristol
Ann Palmer 4, daughter scholar, Bedminster Bristol
Samuel Palmer 3, Bedminster Bristol
Emily Palmer 1, daughter, Bedminster Bristol
Eliza Taylor 27, servant, general servant, Bristol St.Peter’s

Census 1861.

Thomas Palmer 44, head married, grocer and beer seller, Somerset Congresbury
Emma Palmer 41, wife married, Somerset Wrington
Elizabeth Palmer 22, daughter unmarried, Somerset Wrington
Charles Palmer 16, son unmarried, grocer’s assistant, Bedminster
Ann Palmer 15, daughter, Bedminster
Samuel Palmer 12, son scholar, Bedminster
Edith Palmer 5, daughter, Bedminster
Thomas A. Palmer 3, son, Bedminster
Kate M. Palmer 1, daughter, Bedminster

Census 1871.

Joseph Norris 39, head married, publican and grocer, Somerset Bedminster
Emma Norris 49, wife married, Somerset Wrington
Edith Palmer 15, wife’s daughter, Somerset Bedminster
Kate Palmer 11, wife’s daughter, Somerset Bedminster
Rosa Palmer 6, wife’s daughter, Somerset Bedminster

Census 1881.

Emma Norris 60, head married, house keeper, Wrington Somerset
Rosa Palmer 16, daughter unmarried, Bedminster
Elizabeth Norris 46, sister in law unmarried, Bedminster, lunatic

Census 1891.

Robert Morgan 34, head married, publican, Bristol
Kate Morgan 33, wife married, Bristol
Harriett Alway 59, mother widow, Bristol

Census 1901.

Charles Tuckfield 37, head married, warehouseman, Bristol
Jane Tuckfield 36, wife married, Bristol
Lilian Tuckfield 13, daughter, Bristol
Elsie Tuckfield 7, daughter, Bristol
Charles Tuckfield 1, son, Bristol
Ada Kelley 16, servant unmarried, general domestic housemaid, Monmouthshire Newport

Census 1911.

Charles Tuckfield 44, head married, warehouseman, Bristol
Ellen Tuckfield 42, wife married, manageress of public house, Bristol
Charles Tuckfield 11, son, Bristol
Elsie Tuckfield 17, daughter single, drapery shop assistant, Bristol
John Cymes 30, boarder single, porter in grocery shop, Southampton

Park House

Park House St.John’s Lane

1896 – 1914. Edmund Knight
1916 – 31. Emily Jane Knight
1935. Sidney Bruton
1936 – 38. Frank Bruton
1943 – 50. Alfred Philpotts
1953. John Paul
1956. George W. Winter
1975. E. Gerrish

Census 1901.

Edmund Knight 50, head married, carpenter & beer house keeper, Bristol Bedminster
Emily Knight 46, wife married, Somerset Clevedon
John Knight 24, son single, house carpenter, Bristol Bedminster
Blanche Knight 20, daughter single, Bristol Bedminster
Ernest Knight 17, son single, fitter’s apprentice, Bristol Bedminster
Edith Knight 13, daughter, Bristol Bedminster
Ephriam Knight 9, son, Bristol Bedminster
Eva Broomfield 22, niece single, general domestic servant, Somerset Clevedon

Census 1911.

Edmund Knight 60, head married, Park House Beer House, St.Mary Redcliffe Bristol
Emily Jane Khight 57, wife married, assisting in business, Clevedon Somerset
Edith Florence Knight 24, daughter single, assisting in business, Bedminster Bristol

Old Somerset House

Old Somerset House Bedminster Parade

1839 – 42. C. Saunders
1844. F. Clark
1847 – 54. John Bidgood
1863 – 75. George Huish
1877 – 87. Maria Huish
1888 to 1891. George Charley
1892. William Summerley
1896. William Waite
1899 – 1901. John Harvey
1904 – 14. Charles Avery
1921. Alfred York
1925. Albert York
1928 – 31. Kate York
1935 – 37. Reginald Arnold
1944. James Bushnell
1950. Frank Collett
1953. John Evans
1960. John E. Powell

The Bedminster Brewery (Georges’) to the right and Pines grocery store to the left on the corner with York Road. All demolished in 1962 when the second Bedminster bridge was built forming the large roundabout over the Cut.

Census 1871.

George Huish 57, head married, wheelwright, Somerset Crosscombe
Maria Huish 56, wife married, Somerset Wells
Edward George Barnard 31, nephew unmarried, railway clerk, Bristol
Maria Jane Barnard 18, niece unmarried, Bristol
William C. Huish 12, nephew scholar, Somerset Wells
Elizabeth Huish 7, niece scholar, Somerset Wells

Census 1881.

Maria Huish 66, head widow, publican, Wells Somerset
W. C. Huish 23, nephew single, clerk, Wells Somerset
Elizabeth S. Huish 17, niece, no occupation, Wells Somerset
Ada Barnard 13, Bristol

Census 1891.

George Charley 49, head married, licensed victualler, Somerset Taunton
Kate A. Charley 35, wife married, Bristol
Alice Evans 26, sister single, Bristol
Alice Ashman 18, servant single, domestic servant, Somerset Coleford

Census 1901.

John Harvey 63, head married, beer retailer, Somerset
Eleanor Harvey 65, wife married, Somerset
Nelly A. Harvey 14, daughter, Somerset

Census 1911.

Charles William Avery 45, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Louise Avery 41, wife married, assisting in business, Long Ashton Somerset
Maud Avery 20, daughter single, assisting in business, Bristol

Nursery

Nursery No.32 The Nursery
Off license

Bristol Museum collections

1882. J. T. Hurcum
1884 – 93. John Carey
1895 – 1911. George William Baisley Taylor
1924 – 30. Annie Taylor
1934. Charles Edward Dufty
1936 – 37. John Kenneth Peters
1943 – 50. Ethel Ford

Census 1891.

John Carey 46, head married, carpenter, Somerset Clevedon, (deaf)
Louisa Carey 45, wife married, Somerset Clevedon
Ada Carey 20, daughter single, house help, Somerset Clevedon
Frank Carey 19, son single, tailor’s cutter, Somerset Clevedon
Amy Carey 13, daughter, Bristol Bedminster
Ernest Carey 10, son, Bristol Bedminster
Albert Carey 8, son, Bristol Bedminster

Census 1901.

George W. B. Taylor 50, head married, stationary engine driver, Bristol
Charlotte Taylor 49, wife married, outdoor beer retailer, Bristol
Edith B. Taylor 20, daughter single, dressmaker, Bristol

Census 1911.

George W. B. Taylor 60, head married, grocery & off license, general shop & beer house, Branscombe Devon
Charlotte Taylor 59, wife married, grocery & off license, general shop & beer house, Gloucestershire Bristol

New Inn

New Inn Bridgwater Road

1881. John Baber
1888 – 93. William Davis
1899 – 1911. James Long
1914 – 41. Henry Godfrey

Pictured here before the first world war, the New Inn was bombed on 12th April 1941 killing four people including the landlord Harry Godfrey.

Census 1881.
New Inn

John Baber 45, head married, haulier, Wrington Somerset
Ann Baber 36, wife married, Redcliff Bristol

Census 1891.

William Davis 31, head married, publican, Bishopsworth
Sarah E. Davis 32, wife married, Bedminster
William C. Davis 8, son scholar, Ashton Bristol
Florence Davis 5, daughter scholar, Bedminster Down
Kate Davis 2, daughter, Bedminster Down
Ann Williams 16, servant single, domestic servant, Bedminster Down

Census 1901.

James Long 30, head married, publican, Bristol
Clara L. Long 29, wife married, London Middlesex
Alfred J. Long 8, son scholar, Bristol
William S. Long 6, son scholar, Bristol
Maud L. Long 5 weeks, daughter, Bristol

Census 1911.

James Long 40, head married, beer retailer, Somerset Bristol
Clara Long 39, wife married, London
A. Long 18, son single, ticket puncher for Tramways Co., Bristol
Sam Long 16, son single, general labourer, Bristol
Maud Long 10, daughter, Bristol

Nelson Porter Stores

Nelson Porter Stores Nelson Parade

1867 to 1888. Mary Matilda Burland
1889 – 1906. Archibald Bromfield
1909. John Adams
1911. Betsy Browning
1914. William Hugo
1917. William Maggs
1921 – 31. George Jefferies
1935 – 40. William Cottrell
1940 – 44. Lily Waters
1950 – 53. Francis Richings

Bristol Museum collections

Census 1871.

Mary Matilda Burland 63, head widow, beer house keeper, Somerset Nailsea
Walter Burland 23, son married, engine fitter, Somerset Nailsea
Sarah Ann Burland 23, wife married, Somerset Nailsea
Charles Thornton Summers 4, grandson, Bristol
Alfred Davis 23, son in law married, labourer sugar house, Somerset Backwell
Emily Davis 30, daughter married, Somerset Nailsea

Census 1881.

Mary M. Burland 73, head widow, porter house, Nailsea Somerset
Emily Davies 40, daughter widow, assistant, Nailsea Somerset
Thornton Summers 14, grandson, Bristol
Janette Davies 3, granddaughter, Bristol

Census 1891.

Archibald Bromfield 29, head married, publican Bristol
Malinda Bromfield 27, wife married, Bristol
Annie Bowden 17, servant single, domestic servant, Devon Chalmley
Violet Bromfield 3, daughter, Bristol
Ernest Bromfield 1, son, Bristol
Fred Butler 19, nephew, Bristol

Census 1901.

Archibald M. Bromfield 39, head married, publican, Bedminster Somerset
Malinda Bromfield 37, wife married, Bedminster Somerset
Ernest Bromfield 11, son, Bedminster Somerset
Wallace Bromfield 9, son, Bedminster Somerset
Violet Bromfield 13, daughter, Bedminster Somerset
Daisy Bromfield 7, daughter, Bedminster Somerset
Mary A. Bowden, servant widow, North Devon

Census 1911.

Betsy Browning 79, head widow, beer house keeper, Gloucestershire Framilode
Robert Hasel 56, son in law married, dock labourer, Bristol Bedminster
Selina Hasel 46, daughter married, Bristol Newtown
Frederick G. Hasel 8, grandson, Bristol Bedminster

Myrtle Tree

Myrtle Tree East Street

Bristol Museum collections

1854. Thomas Gay
1855 to 1868. Charles Gay
1869 to 1891. Maurice Callaway
1892 – 1917. Mary Ann Callaway
1921 – 38. Albert Callaway
1944 – 53. Edward Bicker

Census 1861.

Charles Gay 42, head widow, rope maker, Bedminster
Charles Gay junior 21, son unmarried, rope maker, Bedminster
Mary A. Gay 18, daughter unmarried, milliner, Bedminster
Sarah A. Gay 16, daughter unmarried, barmaid, Bedminster
Henry Gay 13, son scholar, Bedminster
Maria Gay 11, daughter scholar, Bedminster
Thomas Gay 9, son scholar, Bedminster
Emily Gay 6, daughter scholar, Bedminster
Mary A. Durban 18, servant unmarried, domestic servant, Bedminster

Census 1871.

Maurice Callaway 58, head married, rope maker, Somerset Bath
Mary Ann Callaway 31, wife married, beer house keeper, Somerset Bedminster
Julia Emily Callaway 13, daughter, Somerset Bedminster
Alice Callaway 11, daughter, Somerset Bedminster
Arthur M. Callaway 5, Somerset Bedminster
Florence A. Callaway 2, daughter, Somerset Bedminster
Albert James Callaway 1, Somerset Bedminster

Census 1881.

Maurice Callaway 69, head married, beer retailer, Bedminster Somerset
Mary A. Callaway 41, wife married, Bedminster Somerset
Julia Callaway 23, daughter, dress maker, Bedminster Somerset
Alice M. Callaway 20, daughter, corset maker, Bedminster Somerset
Arthur Callaway 15, son, office boy, Bedminster Somerset
Florence Callaway 12, daughter scholar, Bedminster Somerset
Albert Callaway 11, son scholar, Bedminster Somerset
Kate Callaway 3, daughter scholar, Bedminster Somerset

Census 1891.

Mary A. Callaway 51, head widow, inn keeper, Bristol Bedminster
Emily J. Callaway 33, daughter single, dress & mantle maker, Bristol Bedminster
Alice M. J. Callaway 31, daughter single, dressmaker’s machinist, Bristol Bedminster
Arthur M. Callaway 25, son single, sadler & ironmonger’s assistant, Bristol Bedminster
Florence A. Callaway 22, daughter single, dress & mantle maker, Bristol Bedminster
Albert J. Callaway 21, son single, harness maker, Bristol Bedminster
Kate Callaway 13, daughter scholar, Bristol Bedminster
Florrey Hill 13, servant single, general domestic servant, Bristol Bedminster

Census 1901.

Mary Ann Callaway 61, head widow, beer retailer, Bedminster Bristol
Julia Emily Callaway 43, daughter single, dress maker, Bedminster Bristol
Alice Mary Jane Callaway 41, machinist, Bedminster Bristol
Kate Evelyn Callaway 23, daughter single, Bedminster Bristol
Mary Louise Callaway 6, granddaughter, Bristol

Census 1911.

Mary Ann Callaway 71, head widow, licensee, Bedminster Bristol
Julia Emily Callaway 53, daughter single, assisting in business, Bedminster Bristol
Mary Louise Callaway 16, granddaughter single, milliner’s apprentice, St.Paul’s Bristol (parents now in S. Africa)

Maltsters’ Arms

Maltsters’ Arms Philip Street
The Maltsters’ Arms was later named the Apple Tree.

1870 to 1876. George Winstone Broad
1877 to 1878. H. Palmer
1879 to 1880. Tom Bryant
1881 to 1887. Mary Besley
1888 to 1889. Edwin De Bank
1890 to 1904. Joseph Colenso
1905 – 09. Henry Harvey
1911 – 14. Charles Uriah Baker
1917. Frank Collett
1921. Clara Glanville
1925. Frederick Pullen
1928. John Nash
1931 – 38. Ann Selina Nash
1944 – 53. Leonard King
1955. Elizabeth Creedy

Census 1871.

George Winstone Broad 33, head married, painter & beer retailer, Bristol Temple
Maria Broad 30, wife married, Monmouthshire Penalt
Elijah J. S. Broad 8, son, Bristol Bedminster
Albert Broad 8, son, Bristol Bedminster
George William Broad 1, son, Bristol Bedminster
Elizabeth Collins 11, servant, Bristol Bedminster

Census 1881.

Mary E. Besley 51, head widow, publican, Devon Exeter
Elizabeth Besley 23, daughter unmarried, milliner, Devon Exeter
Charles Besley 11, son scholar, Devon Exeter

Census 1891.

Joseph Colenso 36, head married, shoe maker & licensed victualler, Bristol St.James’
Matilda Colenso 35, wife married, Bristol St.James’
Joseph Collenso 14, son, printer, Bristol St.James’
Anne Colenso 3, daughter scholar, Bristol St.James’
Mabel Colenso 2, daughter, Bristol St.James’
Rose Smith 15, servant, general domestic servant, Bristol St.Philip’s

Census 1901.
No.27 Philip Street

Joseph Colenso 46, head married, boot maker, Bristol
Fanny Colenso 45, wife married, Bristol
Edith Colenso 22, daughter single, tailoress, Bristol
Annie Colenso 14, daughter, Bristol
Mabel Colenso 11, daughter, Bristol
Henry Colenso 9, son, Bristol
Arthur Colenso 5, son, Bristol
Arthur Knight 32, lodger single, boot & shoe maker, Bristol

Census 1911.
No.27 Philip Street

Charles Uriah Baker 41, head married, coal miner (hewer), Bristol Bedminster
Charlotte Baker 40, wife married, housekeeper, Somerset Wellington
Florence Baker 20, daughter single, packer at tobacco factory, Bristol Bedminster
Milley Baker 15, daughter school, Bristol Bedminster
Edward Baker 11, son school, Bristol Bedminster
Rosey Baker 8, daughter school, Bristol Bedminster
Ivy Baker 6, daughter school, Bristol Bedminster
William Baker 4, son school, Bristol Bedminster
Gladys Baker 1, daughter, Bristol Bedminster

Luckwell Hotel

Luckwell Hotel Luckwell Road

1906. Charles Attewell
1908 to 1920. William Hamlyn
1920 – 50. Mary Matilda Hamlyn
1975. L. King

Information on William & Mary Hamlyn was kindly provided by Fred Boulton.

Census 1911.

William John Hamlyn 43, head married, licensed victualler, Bedminster Bristol
Mary Matilda Hamlyn 46, wife married, licensed victualler, York Buildings Bristol
Minnie Matilda Hamlyn 7, daughter, school, Windmill Hill Bristol
Cissie Beatrice Hamlyn 4, daughter, school, Mill Lane Bristol
Robert Watkins 21, step son single, municipal surveyor, Bedminster Bristol
Edward Nathaniel Watkins 18, step son single, house painter, Bedminster Bristol

London Inn

London Inn Cannon Street

1775. William Morgan
1815 – 19. Thomas Lamprey
1821. Charles Lamprey
1822 – 29. Charlotte Lamprey
1830 – 33. Mary Clements
1836. Charlotte Lamprey
1838 – 41. John Abbott
1842. Henry Williams
1843 – 49. John Spiller
1851 – 52. John Thompson
1853 to 1856. Joseph Bridgeman
1857. John Wall
1859. Jeremiah Reay
1861 – 66. Thomas Palmer
1867 – 88. John Rowe
1890 -1903. Aubrey Lock
1905. Frederick Carr
1908. Emma Carr
1911 – 16. Harry Hopkins
1920 – 24. Charles Marr
1927 – 30. Edward Godwin
1934 – 37. William York
1943 – 52. Albert A. J. Tew
1955. Thomas H. Jones
1960. E. A. Bird
1975. F. A. Hennessy

Bristol Museum collections

Census 1841.

John Abbott 35, victualler, born in county
Marion Abbott 37, wife, born in county
Mary Ann Abbott 4, daughter, born in county
Sarah Jane Abbott 2, daughter, born in county
Emma Abbott 6 months, daughter, born in county
Jane Abbott 70, nurse, born in county
Harriet Harman 13, nursemaid, born in county
Dina Richards 20, housemaid, born in county
James Larcombe 35, ostler, born in county

Census 1851.

John Thompson 56, head marreid, licensed victualler, Rutland Oakham
Maria Thompson 57, wife married, Hampshire Stockbridge
Sarah Thompson 12, daughter, Middlesex Islington
Eliza Cass 45, visitor unmarried, Middlesex St.Andrews
Martha Tovey 23, servant unmarried, Somerset Dundry

Census 1861.

Thomas Palmer 37, head married, inn keeper, Wiltshire Devizes
Sarah Palmer 36, wife married, hostels, Somerset Temple Cloud
Thomas J. Palmer 15, son, inn keeper’s assistant, Somerset Bishop Sutton
William G. Randall 15, son in law, ordinary seaman, Dorset Poole

Census 1871.

John Rowe 39, head married, licensed victualler, Willand Devon
Anne Rowe 34, wife married, Clist Hydon Devon
Clara Rowe 2, daughter, Bristol
Kate Rowe 7 months, daughter, Bristol
Prudence Sarah Harcom 16, servant unmarried, general servant, Bristol

Census 1881.

John Rowe 49, head married, licensed victualler, Willand Devonshire
Anne Rowe 44, wife married, Clist Hydon Devonshire
John Alfred Rowe 7, son scholar, Bedminster Bristol
Julia A. Rowe 13, daughter scholar, Clist Hydon Devonshire
Clara Rowe 12, daughter scholar, Bedminster Bristol
Ellen Rowe 2, daughter, Bedminster Bristol
Jane Burrow 81, mother in law widow, Cullompton Devonshire
Julia Radford 21, niece unmarried, domestic servant, Willand DevonshireAubrey Lock

Census 1891.

Aubrey Lock 26, head married, publican, Bedminster
Ada Lock 29, wife married, Bedminster
Minnie Lock 2, daughter, Bedminster
Sarah Collins 13, servant, domestic servant, Bedminster
Jane Lock 67, mother widow, Bedminster

Census 1901.

Aubrey Lock 34, head widower, licensed victualler, Bristol
Florrie Lock 26, sister in law married, Blagdon Somerset
Amy Alice Llewellyn 19, servant single, general domestic servant, Birmingham

Census 1911.

Harry Hopkins 27, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Nora Hopkins 24, wife married, assisting in business, Bristol
Margery Hopkins 4, daughter, Bristol
Lionel Hopkins 3, son,Bristol
Florrie Forde 24, nurse single, domestic nurse, Bristol
Mabel Wetherman 24, servant single, domestic servant, Hastings