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Alma Tavern

Alma Tavern Alma Vale Road

Wholesale wine & spirit merchants
1878 – 96. Daniel Bartlett
1900 – 43. Horace F. Turner
1949. Wine Vaults (Clifton) Limited. Wine & spirit Merchants
1955. Alma Tavern

5 Alma Vale Road until 1883 when it changed to number 20. In 1949 the shop occupied numbers 18 & 20.
It was a fully licensed public house when this photograph was taken in the 1960s

Census 1881.
No.5 Alma Vale Road

Daniel Bartlett 45, head married, wholesale wine merchant, Gloucestershire Bristol
Constance Bartlett 49, Glamorganshire Swansea
Louisa Bartlett 19, daughter unmarried, Somerset Burnham
Harry Bartlett 9, son scholar, Somerset Bath
Arthur Bartlett 6, son scholar, Somerset Bath
Emily Mould 15, servant, general servant, Gloucestershire Bristol

Census 1891.
No.14 Oakfield Grove, Clifton (the Bartletts did not live in Alma Vale Road)

Daniel Bartlett 55, head married, wholesale wine merchant, Bristol
Constance Bartlett 59, wife married, South Wales Swansea
Dora E. Bartlett 22, daughter single, school governess, Somerset Bath
Jesse K. Bartlett 21, daughter single, school governess, Somerset Bath
Arthur G. D. Bartlett 16, son single, scholar, Somerset Bath
Mary Ann Brett 68, boarder widow, living on private means, Bristol
Agnesse Brett 31, boarder single, living on private means, Clifton Bristol

Census 1901.
No.20 Alma Vale Road

Horace F. Turner 38, head married, wine & spirit merchant, Bristol Gloucestershire
Elizabeth E. Turner 34, wife married, Bristol Gloucestershire
Winifred E. Turner 12, daughter, Bristol Gloucestershire
Elsie S. Turner 10, daughter, Bristol Gloucestershire
Mabel G. Turner 8, daughter, Bristol Gloucestershire
Horace R. Turner 1, son, Bristol Gloucestershire

Census 1911.
No.20 Alma Vale Road

Horace Frederick Turner 49, head married, wine & spirit Merchant, Gloucestershire Bristol
Elizabeth Emily Turner 44, wife married, Gloucestershire Bristol
Elsie Grace Turner 20, daughter single, Gloucestershire Bristol
Mabel Gertrude Turner 18, daughter single, Gloucestershire Bristol
Horace Reginald Turner 11, son school, Gloucestershire Bristol

Albion

Albion Boyce’s Avenue

1851. Henry Hacker
1861. Sarah Raius
1865 – 67. Ann Collins
1871 – 74. Robert Norman
1876 – 77. George Spragg
1878 – 79. William Long
1881 – 83. James Morris
1885. John Price
1886 to 1888. Henry Watkins
1889 to 1891. Aaron Long
1892 to 1896. Martha Edith Stone
1897 to 1914. Thomas Kerslake
1914 – 17. Amelia Kerslake
1921 – 38. Thomas George Kerslake
1938 – 56. Annie Kerslake
1960 – 75. Matthew A. L. F. Serjeant

The Albion is built on land acquired by wigmaker Thomas Boyce in 1763. In Farley’s Journal of June 20th 1772, Boyce announced that he had completely fitted up “three large and elegant lodging houses on Clifton Hill.” These houses were built for about £8,000 and were named Boyce’s Buildings, attached to these houses was a pleasure garden, three summer houses, ten coach houses, and stabling for thirty four horses. The project proved too great a financial burden for Boyce, and a few months later he was bankrupt. Listed in 1857 as being ‘near Boyce’s Buildings’ the Albion may not be one of the houses erected by Boyce.

Census 1851.

Henry Hacker 34, head married, painter and publican, Clifton
Mary A. Hacker 35, wife married, Clifton
Mary A. Hacker 15, daughter, Clifton
Henrietta Hacker 10, daughter, Clifton
George H. Hacker 7, son, Clifton
Priscilla Hacker 5, daughter, Clifton
Clara Hacker 1, daughter, Clifton
Ann Davis 23, lodger unmarried, house servant, Gloucestershire
Henry Coles 27, lodger unmarried, labourer, Somerset

Census 1861.

Sarah Raius 70, head widow, beer retailer, Somerset Abbot’s Leigh
Martha Thompson 60, sister widow, beer retailers assistant, Somerset Abbot’s Leigh

Census 1871.

Robert Norman 27, head married, publican, Somerset Bath
Elizabeth Norman 56, wife married, Bristol St.James’

Census 1881.

James Morris 30, head married, publican (beerhouse) Wiltshire
Dinah Morris 35, wife married, Wincanton Somerset
Percy J. S. Morris 7, son scholar, Bristol
Ida E. Morris 3, daughter scholar, Gloucestershire Henbury
Edly G. Morris 2, son, Gloucestershire Henbury
Daisy M. Morris 8 months, daughter, Gloucestershire Henbury
John Evans 69, lodger unmarried, gardener, Somerset Midsomer Norton

Census 1891.

Aaron Long 55, head widower, keeper of beer and wine house, Gloucestershire Horsley
Susan M. Collinwood 26, servant single, barmaid, Wales
Richard Jacobs 67, boarder married, formerly publican (retired) Somerset Shepton Mallet

Census 1901.

Thomas Kerslake 57, head married, beer retailer, Sampford Devon
Amelia Kerslake 50, wife married, Clevedon Somerset
Thomas G. Kerslake 22, son single, plumber, St.Augustine’s
Herbert S. Kerslake 19, son single, tailor, St.Augustine’s
Ernest A. Kerslake 16, son single, tailor, St.Augustine’s

Census 1911.

Amelia Kerslake 58, wife, private means, St.Augustine’s Bristol
Ernest Andrew Kerslake 26, son single, tailor’s cutter, St.Augustine’s Bristol
Mary Ann Williams 23, servant single, housemaid domestic, Easton Bristol
At the time of the census Thomas Kerslake was a patient at the Bristol General Hospital

During the late 1950s extensive changes were made to the Albion. The billiard room, seen to the left of the drainpipe, was knocked through to form a large public bar, and the other smaller bar was extended to create a new carpeted and softly lit lounge bar. Comparing the two pictures it would seem that landlord Matthew Serjeant also had new windows fitted.

Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle Queen Charlotte Street

1828. John Lowe
1830 – 39. Josiah Williams
1840 – 49. William Jones
1851. Joseph Bullock
1852 to 1856. Thomas Bevan
1857 – 62. William Knight
1862 – 66. John Bryant
1867. Henry Mullins
1868. George Williams
1869. David Mills
1871 – 76. Susannah Summers
1877 – 1904. Edward Jenkins
1906 – 31. Rowland Adams
1935. Thomas Bolt
1937. Albert Rogers
1938. Thomas Bolt
1944 – 56. Arthur Cecil Short

Near the corner with Baldwin Street, the Windsor Castle was demolished in March 1972, and now shops, offices and a multi-storey car park stand on this corner which was part of the area once known as ‘Back Hall’.

Census 1841.

William Jones 35, victualler, born in county
Elizabeth 30, not born in county
Prudence Buck 60, not born in county
Harriett Nash 14, servant, born in county
Lydia Vicarage 20, bonnet maker, born in county
Charles Blandford 40, comedian, Ireland

Census 1851.

Thomas Bevan 38, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Maria Bevan 30, wife married, Dartmouth
Ann Hamlin 22, Servant, Devon

Census 1861.

William Knight 32, head married, publican / beer house keeper, Somersetshire Bath
Sarah Knight 34, wife married, tapster his wife, Oxfordshire Spelsbury
Margaret Ann Hunt 17, visitor unmarried, Bristol St.Philips

Census 1871.

Susannah Summers 64, head widow, publican, Hampshire
Ellen Summers 40, daughter unmarried, Hampshire
Ellen Williams 18, servant unmarried, general servant, Bristol

Census 1881.

Edward Jenkins 40, head married, licensed victualler, Westbury Gloucestershire
Martha Jenkins 39, wife married, Charlton Somerset,
Edward Jenkins 80, father widower, shoemaker, Goathurst Somerset

Census 1891.

Edward Jenkins 50, head married, licensed victualler, Westbury on Trym
Martha Jenkins 48, wife married, Charlton Musgrove Somerset

Census 1901.

Edward Jenkins 60, head married, publican, Westbury on Trym
Florence Feltham 26, niece single, barmaid, Temple Parish Bristol
Martha Alice Feltham 18, niece single, dress maker, Redcliff Bristol

Census 1911.

Mrs Lily Shutter 30, head widow, manageress, Bristol Centre
Miss G. Shutter 7, daughter, Bristol Centre
Miss L. Shutter 6, daughter, Bristol Centre
Miss J. Shutter 4, daughter, Bristol Centre
Mr F. Shutter 2, son, Bristol Centre
Miss M. Lippet 23, servant single, barmaid, Fishponds Bristol
Mrs L. Morse 21, servant widow, barmaid, Bishopsworth Bristol

White Lion (Quay Head)

White Lion Quay Head

1806. Abraham Whitlaw
1816. Richard Passmore
1820 – 34. Abraham Brittain
1837 – 44 .Joseph Hutchings
1847. John Pritchard
1848 to 1852. William Davey
1853 to 1854. Michael Doyle
1855 – 83. George Hurcum
1885 – 86. Stephen Chasey
1888. Ellen Atkinson
1889. Samuel Hughes
1891 – 92. Thomas Hastilow
1894. William Parkinson
1897. Robert Meyrick
1899. John Oliver
1900 to 1901. Elizabeth Webber
1901. William Tizzard
1904 – 06. Ellen Locke
1907. Alfred Witcombe
1908. David Thomas Levi
1909. Robert Spurr
1914. Thomas Huish
1917. Olive Loré
1921. – 50 Cyril Broad
1953 – 56. William Thomas Hurford
1975. Mrs. J. Hurford

In 1887 a 75 year lease from Bristol Corporation was taken by Bristol brewers J & T Usher at a cost of £749 18s 1d. In 1888 the pub was rebuilt, costing Ushers £212 plus architects fees of £27 15s 5d, the builder was George Humphreys of Woodborough Street, Stapleton Road. The White Lion is still trading.

Census 1841.

Joseph Hutchings 40, factor, not born in county
Mary Hutchings 40, not born in county
John Hutchings 15, sugar refiner, born in county
Elizabeth Pinnager 15, servant, not born in county
Eliza Charnock 22, servant, born in county

Census 1851.

William Davey 36, head married, victualler and printer’s compositor, Bristol
Ann Davey 32, wife married, Bristol
Henry William Cromwell Davey 5, son scholar, Bristol
Caroline Turner 19, servant unmarried, house servant, Gloucestershire Winterbourne

Census 1861.

George Hurcome 38, head married, victualler, Beachley Gloucestershire
Sarah Hurcome 31, wife married, Bedminster Bristol
Elizabeth Hurcome 46, sister unmarried, seampstress, Beachley Gloucestershire
Emma Hurcome 20, niece unmarried, servant, Beachley Gloucestershire
Jane Ball 21, servant unmarried, servant, Wickwar Gloucestershire
Lewis De Rosa 45, lodger unmarried, sailor, Brazil
Alfred Hayes 35, lodger unmarried, labourer, Bristol
Frederick James 25, lodger unmarried, ship’s carpenter, Bristol

Census 1871.

George Hurcum 50, head married, publican, Gloucestershire Beachley
Sarah Hurcum 41, wife married, Bristol
Edwin Hurcum 21, son unmarried, Gloucestershire Beachley
Alfred Hurcum 9, son, Bristol
Emily Hurcum 5, daughter, Bristol
George Hurcum 3, son, Bristol
James Payne 40, boarder married, bailiff, Dorset
Samuel Thomas 51, boarder married, surveyor, Devon Exeter
James Taylor 54, boarder married, labourer, Devon Bideford
Alfred Taylor 23, boarder unmarried, labourer, Bristol
Lydia Phipps 27, servant married, servant, Wiltshire Trowbridge

Census 1881.

George Hurcum 65, head married, publican, Gloucestershire Beachley
Sarah Hurcum 52, wife married, Bristol
Edwin Hurcum 30, married, soda water maker, Gloucestershire Beachley
Alfred Hurcum 20, son unmarried, printer’s apprentice, Bristol
Emily Hurcum 14, daughter, upholstress, Bristol
George Hurcum 13, son scholar, Bristol
Sidney Hurcum 11, son scholar, Bristol
George E. Hurcum 9, grandson scholar, Bristol
George Nurse 11, grandson scholar, Bristol
Edgar G. E. Nurse 9, grandson scholar, Bristol
Lucy Murphy 28, servant unmarried, general servant, Monmouthshire Chepstow
George J. Knowles 47, servant married, ostler man servant, Somerset Belton
John J. Narks 30, lodger unmarried, reporter, Middlesex London

Census 1891.

Thomas Hastilow 36, head married, licensed victualler, Burntwood Staffordshire
Ellen Hastilow 36, wife married, Hints Staffordshire
Ellen Young 25, single, general domestic servant, Wiltshire Swindon

Census 1901.

William Tizzard 27, head married, licensed victualler, Bath Somerset
Grace Tizzard 28, wife married, Skipton Yorkshire
Thomas Tizzard 11 months, son, Bristol

White Horse

White Horse Horsefair

1752. Mrs Musprat
1754 – 55. William Wastefield
1764. Thomas Wilcox
1775. John Kent
1783. James Bevan
1792 – 94. Samuel Banfield & George Coupland
1800. George Coupland & Ann Morris
1806. George Coupland
1816. William Roberts
1820 – 44. William Holder
1848. James Vickery
1849 to 1851. Sarah Vickery
1852 to 1855. James Wild
1856. George Gunter
1858 – 71. Richard Cowle
1872 – 79. Elizabeth Hember
1881 – 94. William Jones
1896 – 97. Alexander Cameron
1899. W. Lintern
1901 – 04. Frank Hamer
1906. Sarah Hamer
1909. William Prince
1911 – 21. William Rowe
1925 – 44. Thomas Smith
1950. William Crotty

On the corner with the Barrs Street, across the road from the Plume of Feathers, in 1953 Barrs Street was closed and The White Horse pulled down, the whole area is now covered by Debenhams department store. The hotel is shown here awaiting demolition.

Census 1841.

William Holder 60, inn keeper, not born in county
Eliza Holder 40, born in county
Thomas Holder 5, born in county
Mary Ann Suton ? 12, born in county
Sarah Payne 25, servant, born in county
Mary Lewis 20, servant, born in county
Mary Richards 45, servant, born in county
Saul Chambers 25, servant, born in county
Phineas Gilbert 20, servant, born in county
George Fleming 40, traveller, Scotland
James Bray 45, traveller, not born in county
Elizabeth Heath 40, independent means, born in county

Census 1851.

Sarah Vickery 45, head widow, victualler, Kent Canterbury
William Vickery 27, son married, proprietor of houses, Bristol
Georgianna Forde 50, servant widow, cook, Wiltshire Salisbury
Eliza Baker 18, servant unmarried, chambermaid, Bristol

Census 1861.

Richard Cowle 46, head married, inn keeper, Faringdon Berkshire
Ann Cowle 45, wife married, Thornbury Gloucestershire
Emily Cowle 14, daughter, Aust Gloucestershire
William Carey 35, visitor widower, corn dealer, Evercreech Somerset
Emanuel Baker 35, visitor unmarried, twine manufacturer, West Coker
Susan Hisgrove 18, servant unmarried, servant, Wells Somerset
George Holder 14, servant unmarried, servant, Bristol Gloucestershire
John Cribbs 32, ostler unmarried, ostler, Bristol Gloucestershire

Census 1871.

Richard Cowle 56, head married, licensed victualler, Berkshire Shillingford
Ann Cowle 49, wife married, Gloucestershire Thornbury
Eliza Cole 50, servant unmarried, general servant, Bristol
Emma Susan Brooks 21, servant unmarried, general servant, Lancashire Staleybridge
John Cribb 44, labourer unmarried, labourer, Bristol

Census 1881.

William Jones 42, head widower, licensd victualler, Bath Somerset
Elizabeth Matthews 24, housekeeper unmarried, domestic servant, Notton Wiltshire
Matilda Palmer 19, servant unmarried, barmaid, Bath Somerset
Emma L. Parnall 29, servant unmarried, cook, Exmouth Devon
Bessie Kemp 19, servant unmarried, housemaid, America (British subject)
Frank Bell 33, servant unmarried, hostler (inn), Leeds Yorkshire
Thomas Farr 65, boarder widower, mail cart driver, Shirehampton Gloucestershire

Census 1891.

William Jones 52, head widower, licensed victualler, Bath Somerset
Ann Jones 77, aunt widow, Bath Somerset
Florence Dent 23, housekeeper single, Bristol
Sarah Watson 29, servant single, general servant, Newcastle
Mary Barge 73, cook widow, cook, Thornbury Gloucestershire
Henry Thompson 21, ostler single, Sherston Gloucestershire
Thomas Farr 65, widower, carrier, Shirehampton

Census 1901.

Frank Hamer 35, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Sarah Hamer 36, wife married, Portishead Somerset
Alfred J. Cullemer 70, boarder single, farmer, Portishead Somerset

Census 1911.

William Rowe 29, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Sarah Rowe 30, wife married, help in bar, Trowbridge

White Hart (Upper Maudlin Street)

White Hart Upper Maudlin Street

1775. Mary Antrobus
1794 – 1800. Richard Punker (Buncker ?)
1806. Thomas Bennett
1816. Martha Bennett
1820. Richard Skammell
1823. Joseph Williams
1828. Joseph Bellamy
1830 – 34. Abraham Pulsford
1837. J. Brayley
1839. Robert Nott
1840. ? Phelps
1841. John Grout
1841. Ann Watkins
1842 to 1853. Charles Watkins
1854 to 1859. Henry Jones
1860 – 61. Mary Jones
1863. James Goddard
1865. Cowell Putney
1866 to 1867. J. Bowle
1868 to 1876. James Taylor
1877 to 1888. Mary Ann Rogers
1889. George Rogers
1890. Elizabeth Dilke
1891. Jason M. Davies
1892 – 94. George Becker
1896. Henrietta Levy
1897. Frederick Tichbon
1899. James Young
1901 – 04. William Brenton
1906 – 21. Matilda Louisa Cook
1928 – 50. Frank Cook
1953 – 56. Clifford Caines

On the corner with Terrell Street, both the pub and this end of Terrell Street disappeared around 1964 to make way for an extension to the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

Census 1841.

Charles Watkins 36, boot maker, born in county
Ann Watkins 40, publican, born in county
Charles Watkins 11, born in county
Elizabeth Watkins 13, born in county
Emma Morris 15, born county

Census 1851.

Charles Watkins 47, head widower, publican, Bristol
Charles Watkins 21, son unmarried, cordwainer Bristol
Elizabeth Watkins 22, daughter unmarried, assistant to Father, Bristol
Emma Nichols 17, servant unmarried, Bristol

Census 1861.

Mary Jones 50, head widow, innkeeper, Devon
James Jones 17, son unmarried, mason, Bristol
Mary Ann Lawley 22, servant unmarried, house servant, Worcestershire

Census 1871.

James Taylor 48, head married, licensed victualler, Somerset Bridgwater
Ann Taylor 47, wife married, Somerset Temple Cloud
Maria Taylor 22, daughter unmarried, machinist, Bristol
James Taylor 20, son married, engine fitter, Bristol
Walter Taylor 19, son, plumber and gas fitter, Bristol
Edwin Taylor 17, son, printer, Bristol

Census 1881.

Mary Ann Rogers 39, head widow, licensed victualler, Bristol
James Taylor 56, boarder widower, licensed victualler, Bridgwater Somerset
Edward Thomas 40, lodger unmarried, painter, Aberdare Wales
Eliza Ponsford 21, servant unmarried, barmaid, Bristol
Ellen Delaney 20, servant unmarried, general domestic servant, Bristol
Beatrice Hanham 8, visitor scholar, Bristol

Census 1891.

Jason M. Davies 22, head married, licensed victualler, Glamorganshire Aberdare
Elizabeth A. Davies 24, wife married, Durham Port Clarence

Census 1901.

William Brenton 61, head married, hotel keeper (pub), Bodmin Cornwall
Martha Brenton 60, wife married, Barnstaple Devon
Martha Brenton 30, daughter single, Bristol

Census 1911.

Frank Cook 42, head married, hotel keeper, Gloucesterhire Cinderford
Matilda Louisa Cook 39, wife married, hotel keeper’s help, Wiltshire Ashton Kaynes
Evelyn Burnet 13, step daughter school, Gloucestershire Bristol
Jack Cook 9, son school, Gloucestershire Bristol
Freda Cook 5, daughter school, Gloucestershire Bristol

White Hart (Lower Maudlin Street)

White Hart Lower Maudlin Street

1752 – 55. William Jackson
1775. Susannah Smith
1792. Robert Furge
1794. Robert Ferris
1802. Henry Ball
1816 – 23. Thomas Thomas
1826 to 1834. Francis Duffett
1835 to 1839. Nathaniel Stocker
1840. Esther Stocker
1842 – 56. John Kingdon
1857 to 1880. Daniel Thatcher
1881 to 1896. John Barry
1897 – 1901. Francis Barry
1904. Arthur White
1906. Louis Theodore Young
1909 – 25. Charles Wescombe
1928 – 31. Victor Tuckfield
1935 – 38. Frederick Seddon
1944 – 50. Dorothy Seddon
1953. Arthur Pigott-Scott
1956 – 60. Edward J.Skirton
1975. S. T Steven

Built in 1672, the White Hart is still trading. This picture was taken in the 1950s when the pub belonged to Reading brewers, Simonds. In the background can be seen the tower of St.James’ Church.

Census 1851.

John Kingdon 64, head widower, victualler, Devon
Jane Shipp 46, servant widow, housekeeper, Bristol
Phebe Mitchell 23, female servant unmarried, general servant, Chepstow

Census 1861.

Daniel Thatcher 35, head widower, victualler, Moorfields Bristol
Clara J. Thatcher 2, daughter, Bristol St.James’
Martha Thatcher 71, mother widow, St.George Gloucestershire
Sarah Thatcher 41, sister unmarried, assistant, Moorfields Bristol
Caroline James 19, servant unmarried, general servant, Somerset Keysham
Mary A. Pullen 10, nursemaid, St.George Gloucestershire

Census 1871.

Daniel Thatcher 42, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Sarah A. Thatcher 23, wife married, Bristol
Sarah Thatcher 52, sister unmarried, barmaid, Bristol

Census 1881.

John Barry 28, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Clara Jane Barry 22, wife married, Bristol
John Harold Thatcher Barry 3 months, son, Bristol
Sarah Thatcher 61, aunt unmarried, Gloucestershire St.George
Harriett Webster 16, servant unmarried, domestic servant, Gloucestershire Mangotsfield

Census 1891.

John Barry 38, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Clara Jane Barry 32, wife married, Bristol

Census 1901.

Frank H. J. Barry 30, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Ethel Barry 30, wife married, London

Census 1911.

Charles Wescombe 47, head married, publican, Somerset Taunton
Anna Wescombe 48, wife married, assistant in business, Somerset Taunton

White Hart (Lewin’s Mead)

White Hart Lewin’s Mead

1752. James Halwell
1755. Widow Evans
1764. Joseph Daniels
1775. George Young
1794. Sarah Young
1806. Benjamin Butt
1816. John Gwinn
1820 – 34. Lawrence Lewis
1837 – 41. William Philpott
1842. Grace Philpot
1844. Edward Evan
1847. H. Sayer
1848 – 52. Thomas Frewin
1854. J. Richards
1856. Frederick Halcomb
1857. W. Lambell
1858. M. Poole
1859. William Rendell
1861. William Denning
1861. James Broadbear
1863. Samuel Broadbear
1867. John King
1868. William Smith
1869. William Parsons
1871 – 79. William Wallis
1881 – 83. Edward Jarman
1886. Samuel Palmer
1887. Rose May
1888 – 89. William Martin Furze
1891 – 96. Henry Appleton
1897. Mowbray Royton
1899. Robert Hicks
1900. Thomas Jones
1901. Charles Morgan
1904 – 14. William Tucker
1917. George Kyte
1921. Mary Kyte
1925. Mary Connett
1928. Ben Finch
1931 – 38. Winifred Finch
1944 – 53. Frank Burston
1956 – 60. Reginald O. Sage

Census 1841.

William Philpot 80, publican, not born in county
Grace Philpot 25, born in county
John Knowles 40, miller, not born in county
John Knowles 25, miller, not born in county
Pricilla Harse 25, born in county
John Symons 30, hatter, born in county

Census 1851.

Thomas Frewin 40, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol Clifton
Jane Frewin 35, wife married, Gloucestershire Westerleigh
Jane Martin 15, servant unmarried, house servant, Berkshire Newbury
Hannah Payne 66, farmer’s wife, Gloucestershire Westerleigh
Frances Leigh 34, lodger unmarried, agricultural labourer, Somerset Dunster

Census 1861.

James Broadbear 44, head married, victualler & master boot maker, Somerset Banwell
Jane Broadbear 44, wife married, victualler’s wife, Bristol
Arthur Broadbear 11, son scholar, Westminster London
Adelaide Broadbear 9, daughter scholar, Westminster London
Emma Turnack 18, servant unmarried, servant, Bristol

Census 1871.

William Wallis 55, head married, publican, Somerset South Petherton
Caroline Wallis 55, wife married, Somerset Chard
Elizabeth Wallis 35, servant unmarried, general servant, Gloucestershire Hanham

Census 1881.

Edward Jarman 44, head married, inn keeper, Somerset Bridgwater
Mary Jarman 43, wife married, Somerset Taunton
Bessie Jarman 18, daughter unmarried, no occupation, Somerset Bridgwater
Fanny Jarman 15, daughter unmarried, Lancashire Liverpool
Alfred Jarman 1, son, Bristol

Census 1891.

Henry Robert Appleton 42, head married, licensed victualler, Basingstoke Hampshire
Mary Ann Appleton 36, wife married, Hallatrow Somerset
Elsie Emily B. Appleton 11, daughter scholar, Bristol Gloucestershire
Violet Appleton 10, daughter scholar, Bristol Gloucestershire
Gladys Muriel Appleton 8, daughter scholar, Bristol Gloucestershire

Census 1901.

Charles Morgan 33, head married, inn keeper, Pontypool Monmouthshire
Annie Morgan 25, wife married, Newport Monmouthshire
Gladys M. Morgan 5, daughter, Abergavenny Monmouthshire Wales
Beatrice E. Morgan 4, daughter, Abergavenny Monmouthshire Wales
Rosina Chappell 29, servant single, domestic servant, Bristol St.James

Wheatsheaf Hotel

Wheatsheaf Hotel Christmas Street

1775. James Mutloe
1794. Joseph Linch
1800 – 06. Henry Barker
1816. ??? Thomas
1820 – 34. William Rogers
1837 – 44. James Sturge
1847 – 50. Mary Ann Newman
1851. Martha Chapman
1852 to 1866. Joseph Bolt
1867 to 1871. John Sharp
1871 – 77. Henry Ellis
1879. Ellen Radford
1881 – 99. George Wightman
1900 to 1918. John Williams White
1921 – 25. Sidney Luff
1928 – 37. Cecil Gilson
1944. Elsie Purdie
1950 – 56. Edwin Pope

On the corner with Nelson Street, the old Wheat Sheaf pub in the picture was pulled down in the 1940’s and rebuilt in brick, it was finally removed in June 1970 to make way for the new magistrates courts. This photograph was kindly sent in by Louise Argent, the great great granddaughter of John Williams White.

Louise writes:

“John Williams White was born in Devon in 1846 and came to Bristol in 1871/1872 where he set up and was principal of the Naval School in Prince Street. He also set up schools in Cardiff, Newport and Swansea. He retired from lecturing in navigation in the 1890s, passing Bristol Naval School to his eldest son Elward Fawcett White. John Williams White was known to thousands of Bristolians as ‘The Poor Mans Lawyer’ as he was well read in law and would advise and represent those who could not afford a lawyer.” In the picture John Williams White is shown wearing three Humane Society silver medals for life saving at sea, in harbour and in river. Previously the landlord at the Rose of Denmark Hotwells, John was at the Wheat Sheaf Hotel from 1900 until his death in 1918.

Census 1841.

James Sturge 35, publican, not born in county
Sarah Sturge 35, not born in county
Arthur Pugh 15, servant, born in county
Mary Lovel 20, servant, not born in county

Census 1851.

Martha Chapman 34 ?, head married, victualler, Hampshire Southampton
Martha ??? 47, visitor unmarried, Bristol St.Paul’s
Ann Clements 17, servant unmarried, barmaid, Bristol St.Paul’s
George M. May 41, servant widower, brewer, Somersetshire Barrow
Mary Brookes 51, nurse widow, Berkshire Reading
William F. Weaver 25, servant unmarried, Bristol

Census 1861.

Joseph Bolt 48, head married, victualler, Devon Tavistock
Laura Bolt 36, wife married, Devon Tavistock
Emma Emery 21, servant unmarried, general servant, Somerset Shepton Mallet

Census 1871.

Henry Ellis 33, head married, wine and spirit merchant, Tottenham Middlesex
Elizabeth Ellis 25, wife married, Glamorgan
Hannah Ellis 57, mother widow, Leicester
Thomas Alfred Aplin 17, assistant unmarried, assistant, Glastonbury Somerset
Harriett Parry 30, domestic unmarried, domestic servant, Monmouth

Census 1881.

George Frederick Wightman 37, head unmarried, licensed victualler, Dorset Blandford
Gazelda Wightman 63, mother widow, Dorset Blandford
Thomas Morse 31, boarder unmarried, optician, Glamorganshire Cardiff
Sarah Mogford 26, boarder unmarried, barmaid, Devon Knowstone
Alice Symes 15, servant, domestic servant, St James’ Bristol

Census 1891.

George F. Wightman 44, head single, licensed victualler, Dorset Blandford
Gazelda Wightman 72, mother widow, no occupation, Dorset Blandford
Gazelda Hawkins 28, cousin single, bar assistant, Dorset
Thomas Morse 42, boarder single, optician, Glamorganshire Cardiff
Mary A. De Becker 53, servant married, general servant and cook, Kent Chatham

Census 1901.

John W. White 52, head married, licensed victualler, Exmouth Devon
Emma M. White 40, wife married, Oxfordshire Chipping Norton
Elsie G. White 21, daughter single, barmaid, Bristol
Elma B. White 20, daughter single, barmaid, Bristol

Census 1911.

John Williams White 63, head widower, licensed victualler, Exmouth Devon
Elma Brooke White, 27, daughter single, assists in bar, Bristol All Saints (City)

Victory Tavern

Victory Tavern Narrow Wine Street

1871. John Stevenson
1872 to 1875. James Steer
1876. William Boddy
1877. Stephen Lowdell
1878. J. Bull
1879 to 1881. Elias Jones
1881. Alfred Crayford
1883. Daniel Marks
1884 to 1885. Mary Sykes
1886 to 1890. Robert Pitman
1891 to 1896. Mary Pitman
1897 to 1903. Francis Bissicks

The Victory Tavern was on the corner with Peter Street opposite the Cat & Wheel. No longer a pub by 1903 the building was demolished in 1959. This photograph dates from the early 1890s.

Census 1871.

John Stevenson 26, head married, beer retailer, Gloucestershire Henbury
Ellen Stevenson 21, wife married, beer retailer’s wife, Bristol

Census 1881.

Alfred Crayford 40, head married, auctioneer and beer retailer, Hemington Somerset
Jane Crayford 39, wife married, Englishcombe Somerset

Census 1891.

Mary Pitman 46, head widow, beer retailer, Breconshire
Robert Pitman 5, son, Somerset Bristol
Martha Snell 38, single, general domestic servant, Somerset Milverton

Census 1901.

Francis Bissicks 30, head married, publican, Bristol
Lily Bissicks 28, wife married, Bristol
Reginald Bissicks 5, son, school, Bristol