Sedan Chair

Sedan Chair Broad Quay

Bristol Museum collections

1800 – 06. Charles Holmes
1816 – 22. James Taylor
1823 – 33. Samuel Hazeldine
1837 – 53. William Hedges
1855. John Park
1856 to 1860. George Sharp
1860 – 63. Frederick de Alton Kalkhoven
1865 – 71. Lewis Bizley
1871. John Hemns
1872. Henry Wiltshire
1873 to 1929. George Francis (sen & jun)
1930 – 31. Florence Mabel Creed
1935 – 38. John Webb
1944. Cyril Slocombe
1950 – 53. S. E. Slocombe
1975. C. D. G. Palmer (Dunlop’s)

Charles Holmes was also a ship block maker.

In 1860, landlord Frederick Kalkhoven opened a music room at the Sedan Chair, what follows is a passage from a 1979 booklet by Kathleen Barker entitled ‘Early Music Hall In Bristol’

Under Fred Kalkhoven it started with convivials in June 1860; extending its range, in April 1861 Kalkhoven offered selctions from operas which in the previous weeks had been given at the Theatre Royal; the following month “the Evans’s of Bristol” (as he was pleased to nickname his room) housed an African Opera (i.e. black faced minstrel) Troupe; and in August he was busy trying to form a Glee Club. The eccentric Joey Jones, a London comic, held a levee on Boxing Night, when … Aristocratic amateurs, thriving tradesmen, honest artisans, each and all will meet with the warmest of welcomes, every evening at 8. Hail! all Hail! The Era reported the Sedan Chair at this time as “nightly well patronised by the gentry of Bristol and neighbourhood,” but Kalkhoven gave up at the end of 1862 and the inn passed from the records as a singing room.

Census 1841.

William Hedges 39, victualler, not born in county
Elizabeth Hedges 25, not born in county
Charlotte Hedges 5, not born in county
Mary Kelly 35, servant, not born in county
Jane Bush 16, servant, not born in county
John Edwards 35, master mariner, not born in county
Mary Edwards 30, not born in county
William Edwards 7 months, not born in county
Henry Frampton 40, general dealer, not born in county
John Frost 28, potato dealer, not born in county
Samuel Rumney 25, seaman, not born in county
John Lake 20, tailor, not born in county
John Tisare 45, cider dealer, Jersey
William Miller 40, potato dealer, Ireland

Census 1851.

William Hedges 50, head married, victualler, Shirehampton Bristol
Elizabeth Hedges 38, wife married, High Littleton Somerset
Elizabeth Hedges 16, Daughter unmarried, Bristol
Charlotte Hedges 14, daughter, Bristol
Louisa Hedges 9, daughter scholar, Bristol
William Hedges 6, son scholar, Bristol
Henrietta Hedges 2, daughter, Bristol
Elizabeth Bush 64, wife’s mother, Chew Magna
Eliza Looly 19, servant unmarried, general servant, Gloucestershire Cirencester
Mary Driscole 31, servant married, general servant, Ireland
Robert Wilice ? 45, lodger married, mariner, Devon

Census 1861.

Frederick De Kalkhoven 40, head widower, licensed victualler, Somerset Bath
Mary De Kalkhoven 67, mother widow, no occupation, Devon Exeter
Emma Harding 21, servant unmarried, barmaid, Bristol
Sarah Maggs 30, servant unmarried, cook, Somerset Clutton
William Moore 18, servant unmarried, boots, Bristol

Census 1871.

John A. Hemns 32, head married, innkeeper, Worcestershire Norton
Elizabeth Hemns 32, wife married, Suffolk Mildenhall
Amy Hemns 5, daughter, Middlesex Paddington
Frances A. Hemns 3, daughter, Bristol
John S. Hemns 2, son, Somerset Bedminster
Henry Wise 29, boarder unmarried, seaman, Germany Hamburg

Census 1881.

George Francis 39, head married, licensed victualler, Somerset Stable Mead
Caroline Francis 32, wife married, Bristol
George Francis 8, son, Bristol
Charles Francis 6, son, Bristol
Kate Clark 21, servant, domestic, Dorset Dorchester
Jane Worrell 18, servant, domestic, Bristol
Charlotte Ball 14, servant, domestic, Bristol
Charles Maby 60, servant unmarried, domestic, Bristol
Eada Walter 8, grandaughter, Bristol
William Herbert 25, boarder unmarried, sailor, Bristol
Henry Herbert 22, boarder unmarried, clerk, Bristol

Census 1891.

George Francis 47, head widower, licensed victualler, Somerset Old Ford
George F. Francis 19, son single, barman, Bristol
Charles Francis 16, son single, flax spinner’s clerk, Bristol
Ada M. Walters 19, grandaughter single, barmaid, Bristol
Kate Daily 24, single, domestic servant, Bristol
Carrie Bowden 17, single, domestic servant, Wiltshire Bradford on Avon

Census 1901.

George Francis 58, head married, licensed victualler, Somerset Frome
Elizabeth Francis 40, wife married, Glamorgan St.Andrew’s
Diana Fowler 73, mother in law widow, Glamorgan St.Andrew’s
Jane Boyd 37, sister widow, barmaid, Glamorgan St.Andrew’s
William Boyd 18, boarder single, cycle engineer, Glamorgan Cardiff
Elizabeth Boyd 12, boarder, Glamorgan Cardiff
Gwendoline Boyd 10, boarder, Glamorgan Cardiff
Maggie Murphy 23, servant single, general domestic servant, Ireland
George Walker 40, servant single, porter, barman, Gloucestershire Clifton
Alfred Morgan 32, visitor single, shop assistant – draper, Glamorgan Llandaff

Sceptre Hotel

Sceptre Hotel Baldwin Street

Ship
1752 – 54 John Rowe
1755 John Emerson
1762 George Phillips
1775 Joseph Jonson
1792 James Seburn
1816 – 20 Edward Edwards
1823 – 28 John Turner
1830 James Burrell
1832 – 33 John Lywood
1834 Philip Partington
1837 Phillippa Partington
1839 – 40 William Humphries
1841 – 44 Sarah Humphries
1847 – 49 Sarah Rees
1851 to 1855 John Reed
1856 J. Parrett
1858 S. Sims
1859 to 1866 James Summers
1867 S. Short
1868 – 69 Stephen Cleverley
1871 – 75 Maria Karlawski

Sceptre Hotel
1877 – 99 Thomas Overbury
1900 – 04 Sidney Rice
1906 – 31 Arthur White
1935 Frank Wood
1937 – 44 John Courtenay
1950 Edward Wright
1953 Ernest Stockford
1975 J. C. Cairns

Census 1841.

Sarah Humphries 35, victualler, born in county
Henry Humphries 24, cordwainer, born in county
Harriett Humphries 25, born in county
Mary Hodges 6, born in county

Census 1851.

John Read 37, head married, licensed victualler, Somerset Williton
Amelia Read 3?, wife married, Somerset Combe
Ann Kiley 19, servant unmarried, domestic, Ireland

Census 1861.

James Summers 58, head married, inn keeper, Hampshire
Susanna Summers 55, wife married, Hampshire
Ellen Summers 30, daughter unmarried, servant, Hampshire
Emma Summers 27, daughter unmarried, dressmaker, Hampshire
Mary Radcliffe 16, servant unmarried, house servant, Taunton

Census 1871.

Maria Karlowsky 43, head widow, publican, Prussia
Marian Williams 27, visitor unmarried, barmaid, Wales Swansea
Henry Alladise 14, servant, Isle of Wight Parkhurst Barracks
John Sally 40, lodger unmarried, publican, Prussia

Census 1901.
No.7 Welsh Back, Mr. & Mrs. Rice did not live at the Sceptre

Sidney Rice 27, head married, hotel proprietor, Surbiton Surrey
Ada Gwyn, servant single, domestic cook, Bedminster Bristol
Mabel Edwards 17, servant single, housemaid, Shepton Mallet Somerset

Census 1911.
No.115 City Road, Mr. & Mrs. White did not live at the Sceptre

Arthur Robert White 45, head married, licensed victualler, Esher Surrey
Amy Louisa White 43, wife married, Kingston Surrey
William Arthur R. White 18, son single, clerk, Surbiton Surrey
Frederick Sidney E. White 16, son single, barman assisting in business, Surbiton Surrey
Frank Bertram H. White 13, son school, Surbiton Surrey
Annie May Morgan 21, servant single, general domestic servant, Bristol

St. Michael’s Porter House

St. Michael’s Porter House Host Street

Bristol Records Office

1822 – 50. William Watts
1851 – 72. Charles Newman
1874 – 87. Mary Newman
1888. Moses Kingstone
1888 to 1891. Elizabeth Kingstone
1892 – 94. William Preston
1896 – 99. William Matthews
1901 – 06. William Henry Sleep
1909. Bertha Melksham

The steps of Zed Alley can just be seen to the left of the building which still stands today although no longer a pub. In 1828 William Watts was listed thus … St.Michael’s Porter House, 38 Host Street, and carpenter, joiner & undertaker, 39 Host Street. For a more modern view of the building click here

Census 1841.

William Watts 45, carpenter, born in county
Isett Watts 50, not born in county
Ann Watts 23, born in county
Margaret Brown 20, born in county
James Bond 40, shipwright, Ireland
Mary Powell 40, spinster, born in county
Ellen Teakell 40, spinster, Ireland

Census 1851.

C. Newman 36, head married, victualler, Stoke Gifford Gloucestershire
Mary Newman 34, wife married, Cardiff
John Malone 50, Lodger unmarried, Musician, Limerick

Census 1861.

Charles Newman 44, head married, victualler, Gloster
Mary Newman 42, wife married, Cardiff
Ann Wall 29, servant unmarried, servant, Bristol
Thomas Kennedy 27, servant unmarried, servant, Bristol
Ann Newman 35, visitor unmarried, Bristol

Census 1871.

Charles Newman 56, head married, licensed victualler, Felton Gloucestershire
Mary Newman 49, wife married, Cardiff Wales
Ann Wall 32, servant unmarried, domestic servant, Temple Bristol

Census 1881.

Mary Newman 63, head widow, innkeeper, Cardiff
Elizabeth Cooper 20, servant unmarried, domestic servant, Cardiff

Census 1891.

Elizabeth Kingstone 30, head widow, licensed victualler, Glamorganshire Cardiff
Dinah Fowler 63, mother widow, Glamorganshire Cardiff
William Boyce 8, nephew, Glamorganshire Cardiff

Census 1901.

Henry Sleep 54, head married, publican, Somerset Chard
Elizabeth Sleep 46, wife married, Lancashire Backbarrow
Ellen Walker 75, mother in law widow, Cumberland Cockermouth
Frank Watson 31, visitor married, photographer, Lancashire Withnell
Hettie Watson 29, visitor married, Somerset Taunton
Margery Watson 7, visitor, Lancashire Withnell

St. John’s Porter House And Severn Tavern

St John’s Porter House & Severn Tavern Under the Bank – Quay Head

1819. James Merchant
1821. William Palmer
1822 – 27. Thomas Phillips
1829. Margaret Phillips
1830 – 48. Henry Bowen
1851 – 73. Alexander Saunders
1874. Edward Porter
1875 – 76. E. A. Harris
1878. R. F. Aspin
1879. Corrina Aspin
1881. Reuben Fulton (manager)
1882 – 86. James Aspin
1887. William Thomas

This picture is a detail from an 1825 drawing by T. L. S. Rowbotham. The gap to the left of the building is Zed Alley

Census 1841.

Henry Bowen 45, inn keeper, not born in county
Margaret Bowen 45, not born in county
Margaret Lewin 15, not born in county
Ann Jones 15, not born in county
Ann Hutston 20, servant, Ireland

Census 1851.

Alexander Saunders 35, head married, licensed victualler, Somerset Pensford
Margaret Saunders 28, wife married, Wales
Margaret Saunders 3, daughter, Bristol
Mary Ann Saunders 18 months, Bristol
Ann Saunders 17, niece unmarried, barmaid, Somerset Pensford
David Thomas 22, servant unmarried, house servant, Wales
Caroline Rice 22, servant unmarried, house servant, Bristol
Susan Combes 20, servant unmarried, house servant, Somerset Wells
Maria Farthing 33, nurse widow, monthly nurse, Bristol

Census 1861.

Alexander Saunders 46, head married, inn keeper, Somerset Pensford
Margaret Saunders 38, wife married, Wales
Margaret B. Saunders 13, daughter scholar, Bristol
Mary Ann Saunders 11, daughter scholar, Bristol
Alexander B. Saunders 3, son scholar, Bristol
William H. Saunders 1, son, Bristol
Anne Saunders 28, niece unmarried, barmaid, Somerset Pensford
Richard Hurnott 53, boarder unmarried, mason, Chester
James Phillips 24, boarder unmarried, mason, Somersetshire
Henry Heywood 24, boarder unmarried, mason, place of birth not recorded
David Thomas 37, boarder unmarried, brewer, Wales
Mary Ann Moyiton 21, servant unmarried, house maid, Somersetrshire
Emma Stone 17, servant unmarried, nurse maid, Bristol

Census 1871.

Alexander Saunders 57, head widower, publican, Somerset Pensford
Mary A. Saunders 20, daughter unmarried, Gloucestershire Bristol
William H. Saunders 11, son, Gloucestershire Bristol
Alexander B. Saunders 13, son, Gloucestershire Bristol
David Thomas 41, servant unmarried, brewer, Glamorganshire
Elizabeth Headford 24, servant unmarried, general domestic servant, Somerset Bath
Augusta Charles 17, servant unmarried, chamber maid, Gloucestershire Bristol
Beavis Beek 42, boarder married, barrister’s clerk, Middlesex Islington
Robert Richer 21, boarder unmarried, barrister’s clerk, Middlesex Paddington
George ?? 31, boarder married, barrister’s clerk, Middlesex St.Andrew’s
Charles Turner 22, lodger unmarried, stone mason, Cornwall St.Blazey
Frederick Bishop 21, lodger unmarried, stone mason, Somerset Brislington
Edward Price 22, lodger unmarried, stone mason, Gloucestershire Bristol

Census 1881.

Reuben Fulton 44, head married, hotel manager, Bristol
Ada Hampton 35, boarder married, barmaid, West Indies
John Hampton 16, son scholar, Somerset Nibley
Beatrice M. Hampton 13, daughter scholar, Wiltshire Salisbury
Rhoda Hampton 11, daughter scholar, Wiltshire Melksham
Rupert Hampton 7, son scholar, Bristol
Walter P. Forder 30, lodger married, concert vocalist, London
Charlotte Tucker 26, servant unmarried, general servant, Somerset Cannington
Charles Gingell 19, servant unmarried, billiard marker, Gloucestershire Itchington

St. James’ Porter House

St. James’ Porter House St.James’ Parade

1853 – 54 William Monday
1855 to 1865 William Hunt
1866 to 1867 Emma Hunt
1868 to 1871 Francis Stanley
1871 Fanny Stanley (manageress)
1874 – 76 Louisa Matthews
1877 – 78 Louisa Williams
1879 Charles Street
1881. James Bicker
1882 – 83 George Young
1885 – 88 Mary Farrow
1889 to 1891 Mary Slade
1892 Charles Stabb
1894 Joseph Porter
1896 Elizabeth Porter
1897 – 1906 William Bartlett
1911 – 28 Naomi Flower
1931 – 47 Leslie Flower
1950 – 56 Frank Williams

Named the Haywain from 1958, demolished 1970

Census 1861.

Emma Hunt 42, wife married, porter store keeper, Staffordshire Rushbury
Rebecca Hunt 19, daughter unmarried, dressmaker, Gloucestershire Westbury
Frederick Hunt 6, son, Bristol
Sarah Talbot 75, lodger unmarried, independent, Portishead Somerset
Frederick Meredith 20, lodger unmarried, mariner, Bristol

Census 1871.

Fanny Stanley 25, head widow, manageress of a public house, Bristol
F. W. Stanley 2, son, Bristol
Sophia Turle 15, sister scholar, Bristol
Caroline White 50, boarder married, laundress, Bristol

Census 1881.

James Bicker 46, head widower, beer retailer, Yorkshire Leeds
Frederick Bicker 15, son, cordwainer, Bristol
John Bicker 12, son scholar, Bristol
Annie Downs 18, servant unmarried, domestic servant, Bristol
Antony Banonra 27, lodger married, musician, Italy
Jannetta Banonra 24, wife married, Italy
Antony Banonra 7, son scholar, Italy
George Fenton 32, lodger married, musician, Somerset Bath
Bertha Fenton 24, wife married, Ireland Cork
John Gordon 56, lodger married, porter, Bristol
Ann Gordon 57, wife married, Frome

Census 1891.

Charles William Stabb 34, head married, publican, Plymouth Devon
Mary Stabb 21, wife married, Aberayon Cardiganshire

Census 1901.

William Bartlett 41, head married, house painter, Bristol St.Paul’s
Rose Bartlett 39, wife married, Bristol St.Philip’s
Rose Bartlett 17, daughter single, Bristol St.Philip’s
Lily Bartlett 12, daughter, Bristol St.Philip’s
William Bartlett 7, son, Bristol St.George
Alis Lewis 30, sister in law single, general domestic servant, Bristol St.Philip’s

Census 1911.

Naomi Flower 49, head married, public house, 117 Victoria Street, Temple
Leslie Flower 25, son single, help mother in bar, 16 Nicholas Street, St.Nicholas
Ivy Flower 18, daughter single, dressmaker, 16 Nicholas Street, St.Nicholas
Naomi Flower 16, daughter single, no work, Nicholas Street
Willie Flower 10, son school, York Street, St.Luke’s
Elsie L. L. Flower 22, daughter single, dressmaker, St.Nicholas Bristol, (born deaf)

Rummer

Rummer High Street (All Saints’ Lane)

1755. William Baxter
1762 – 64. James Williams
1775. Thomas Taylor
1800. Ann Hanson
1806. Samuel Poston
1812 – 37. Sarah Poston
1820. Simon Tiver
1839 – 44. William Bough
1848. John Pring
1851. David Snow
1851 to 1875. Harriet Maria Froyne
1876 – 89. Alfred Bailey
1891 – 1917. Felix Bailey
1921 – 25. Mrs. Jessie Bailey
1928. Albert Bailey
1931 – 53. Ernest Bailey
1975. C. J. Smith (manager)

William Baxter and James Williams are listed as being in the cellar under the Rummer, as was Simon Tiver in 1820. The Rummer was built in the 1740s partially on the site of an old inn dating back to the thirteenth century.

Census 1841.

William Bough 45, hotel keeper, not born in county
Phoebe Ann Bough 40, not born in county
Sophia Jane Bough 18, not born in county
William George Bough 15, not born in county
Catherine Taynton 45, not born in county

Census 1851.

Harriet Froyne 38, head unmarried, manager of Rummer Hotel, St.Bartholomew London
Elizabeth Hathway 28, servant unmarried, barmaid, St.Paul’s Bristol
Emma Hathway 25, servant unmarried, barmaid, St.Paul’s Bristol
Ellen Rogers, servant unmarried, barmaid, St.Augustine Bristol
Charles Wolfe 34, servant married, waiter, Widcombe Bath
Ann Timbrell 28, servant, chambermaid, Gloucestershire
Mary Harris 57, servant unmarried, waiting maid, Newport Gloucestershire
Thomas Gardner 31, servant married, porter, Yate Gloucestershire
Fanny Pike 14, servant, waiting maid, St.James’ Bristol
Betsy Vater 19, servant, waiting maid, High Littleton Somersetshire
Ellen O’Brien 23, servant unmarried, cook, Tipperary Ireland
Harriet Bowbear 26, visitor, Shaston Somersetshire
Edwin Pedlar 25, visitor unmarried, Devonshire
Anice Bowbear 10, visitor, Shaston Somesetshire
William Weaver 22, visitor unmarried, civil engineer, Beckington Somesetshire

Census 1861.

Harriet M. Froyne 45, head unmarried, tavern keeper, London
Lavinia E. Clarke 25, niece unmarried, Surrey Lambeth
Harriet Clarke 20, niece unmarried, London Lambeth
Caroline Lane 22, servant unmarried, cook, Bishop Sutton Somerset
George Davis 19, servant unmarried, porter, Trowbridge Wiltshire
Mary Ann Smethuan 25, servant unmarried, waiter, Barrow Gurney Somerset

Census 1871.

Harriett M. Froyne 64, head unmarried, tavern keeper, Middlesex London
Harriett Clarke 29, niece unmarried, barmaid, Middlesex London
Lavinia E. Clarke 33, niece unmarried, barmaid, Middlesex London
Alfred Bailey 22, nephew unmarried, clerk, Middlesex London
Charles Lovell 20, servant unmarried, boots, Bristol
Susannah Lewsdale 24, servant unmarried, waitress, Bristol
Annie Powells 25, servant unmarried, cook, Bristol
Revina Dursley 17, servant unmarried, housemaid, Bristol
Henry H. Jullion 49, lodger married, unemployed, Middlesex London
Charlotte Jullion 50, wife married, Somerset Langport
James H. Jullion 17, son unmarried, stationer’s assistant, Somerset Weston-Super-Mare
Emily J. Jullion 15, daughter, Middlesex London

Census 1881.

Alfred Bailey 32, head married, hotel proprietor, Middlesex London
Harriet Bailey 39, wife married, Surrey London
Lavinia Elizabeth Clarke 42, sister in law unmarried, barmaid, Surrey London
Elizabeth Bailey 72, mother widow, annuitant, Smithfield London
Louisa Jarsell 23, servant unmarried, barmaid, Clutton Somerset
Jane Yates 23, servant unmarried, barmaid, Bury Lancashire
Alice Hill 24, servant unmarried, waitress, St.Philip’s Bristol
Elizabeth Oxenham 24, servant unmarried, waitress, Twickden Devon
Sarah S.Keats 33, servant unmarried, cook & domestic servant, Widcombe Bath
Henry Teague 18, servant unmarried, boots, Worcestershire Bewdley

Census 1891.

Felix Bailey 43, head married, licensed victualler, London Middlesex
Jessie Esther Bailey 39, wife married, Cambridge Cheveley Parish
Ernest Bailey 6, son scholar, Bristol Redcliffe
Esther Lloyd Crosbie 73, mother in law widow, living on her own means, Cambridge
Louise Walters 22, servant single, barmaid (domestic servant), Somerset Dunkerton Parish
Amy Beatrice Hanfield 24, servant single, barmaid (domestic servant), Hampshire Southsea
Hilda Cullimore 22, servant single, waitress (domestic servant), Gloucestershire Iron Acton
Miriam Burton 23, servant married, waitress (domestic servant), Bristol St.Michael’s
Kate Ethel Stevens 19, servant single, cook (domestic servant), Gloucestershire Westbury-on-Trym
Thomas Henry Meredith 21, servant single, boots (domestic servant), Bristol Temple

Census 1901.

Felix Bailey 54, head married, licensed victualler, London
Jessie Bailey 47, wife married, Cambridge
Harry F. Bailey 21, son single, insurance clerk, Bristol
Albert Bailey 18, son single, insurance clerk, Bristol
Ernest Bailey 16, son single, insurance clerk, Bristol
Clara S. Crosbie 49, sister in law single, hotel manageress, Cambridge
Henry Freeman 42, visitor widower, comedian, Worcestershire
Mary Hayes 21, servant single, waitress (domestic servant), Gloucester
Rhoda People 17, servant single, waitress (domestic servant), Bristol
Annie L. Klemm 26, servant single, barmaid, Bristol
Marion B. Crossman 23, servant single, barmaid, Bridgwater
Frank Brown 24, servant married, boots (domestic servant), at sea Bay of Biscay

Census 1911.

Felix Bailey 65, head married, hotel proprietor, London
Jessie Esther Bailey 57, assisting in the business, Cambridge
Clara Scott Crosbie 59, sister in law single, manageress, Cambridge
Lucy Beatrice Meek 26, servant single, barmaid, Forest of Dean
Alice Klemm 33, servant single, barmaid, Clifton Bristol
Florence Gay 30, single, barmaid, Newport Monmouthshire
Alice Spear 22, single, waitress, Bristol
Margaret Dent 21, single, waitress, Stoke Gifford Gloucestershire
Howard Tavenor 23, single, boots, Oldbury on Severn

Eglinton Arms

Eglinton Arms Upper Maudlin Street

Sea Horse
1794. Ann Edwards
1806 – 16. Henry Thomas
1820 – 23. William Watts
1826. Robert Allen
1830 Thomas Dyer
1831 to 1832. John Bidgood
1833 to 1934. George Gilbert Cocks
1834 – 42. Reuben W. Pain
1844. George Savage
1849 – 51. John Fry Bidgood
1851. Augusta Bidgood
1852. John Charles Mitchell

Eglinton Arms
1853 to 1860. John Charles Mitchell
1861 to 1863. Caleb Edwin Goode
1864 to 1873. James Jones Warren
1874 to 1877. Isaac Jefferies
1878 to 1891. Henry Burt
1892 to 1893. Henry Bryant
1894. Alfred Williams
1895 to 1896. William Charleston
1897 to 1909. Ben Powell
1910 to 1912. Frederick Pullen
1913. Albert Cole
1914 to 1921. Albert Webb
1922 – 47. Walter Warriner
1950 – 56. Victor Bracey
1960. Arthur G. Caines

Sea Horse
1975. A. R. Sheppard

Bristol Records Office

Reuben W. Pain and John Fry Bidgood are listed as landlords of the Sea Horse and Royal Tennis Court. In 1853 the pub was listed as the Eglinton Arms and racket court, it is still standing but no longer a pub

Census 1841.

Reuben Pain 35, publican, born in county
Rebecca Pain 30, born in county
Reuben Pain 6, born in county
George Pain 5, born in county
Henry Pain 3, born in county
Alford Pain 1, born in county

Census 1851.

Augusta Bidgood 38, head widow, publican, Coaley Gloucestershire
Louisa Bidgood 17, daughter unmarried, dressmaker, Bristol
Ellen Augusta Bidgood 15, daughter unmarried, milliner, Bristol
Mary Ann Bidgood 13, daughter, Bristol
William L. Bidgood 11, son, Bristol
Fanny Bidgood 9, daughter, Bristol
Emily Matilda Bidgood 1, daughter, Bristol
Eliza Lewis 28, visitor unmarried, milliner, Oldbury Gloucestershire

Census 1861.

Caleb Goode 30, head married, licensed victualler, Surrey Tooting
Mary A. Goode 26, wife married, Devon Ide
William E. Goode 1, son, Bristol
Ann Martin 15, servant unmarried, servant, Somerset Wedmore

Census 1871.

James Jones Warren 37, head married, licensed victualler, Somersetshire Calcott
Martha Warren 36, wife married, Somersetshire Bathford
James Alfred Warren 7, son, Gloucestershire Bristol
Ada Olive Warren 3, daughter, Gloucestershire Bristol
Kate Smith 19, assistant unmarried, barmaid, Somersetshire Taunton
Thomas Shapcott 15, servant, Gloucestershire Bristol

Census 1881.

Henry Burt 41, head married, publican, St.Philip’s Bristol
Annie Burt 38, wife married, assistant, Wicklow Ireland
Bessie Thomas 26, niece unmarried, barmaid, Liverpool
Eliza Newman 17, servant unmarried, domestic servant, Westbury Wiltshire

Census 1891.

Henry Burt 50, head married, licensed victualler, Gloucestershire Bristol
Ann Burt 57, wife married, Ireland
Sarah A. Sparks 34, servant single, general domestic servant, Devon Sidmouth
Charity A. Sparks 26, servant single, general domestic servant, Devon Sidmouth

Census 1901.

Ben Powell 46, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Emily Powell 43, wife married, Crediton Devon
Charles E. Powell 22, son single, machine ruler, Bristol
Wilfred O. Powell 16, son single, sign writer, Bristol
Gertrude E. Powell 12, daughter, Bristol
Leslie B. Powell 6, son, Bristol
Charles H. Westaway 27, brother in law single, tailor trimmer, Bristol
Louisa Westaway 36, sister in law single, Bristol

Census 1911.

Frederick Sidney Pullen 30, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Elsie Emma Pullen 31, wife married, assisting in business, Bristol
Elsie Elizabeth Pullen 2½, daughter, Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire
Lily Miles 20, servant single, general domestic servant, Bristol

Royal Oak

Royal Oak Trenchard Street

1852. Mary & Elizabeth Jackson
1860. O. Hartley
1861. W. Hartley
1861. to 1865 Bridget Hartley
1866. John Hanrahan
1867. Hilary Aicher
1868 – 1889. Eli Blatchford
1890 – 91. Emily Burnett (manageress)
1891 – 96. Henry Keating
1897 – 1901. Richard Fry
1904. Patrick O’Neill
1906. Samuel Parker

Detail from a drawing by Samuel Loxton circa 1900.
The sign further down the road is that of the Morning Star public house

Census 1861.

Bridget Hartley 62, head widow, beer house keeper, Ireland
Eliza Cahill 23, niece unmarried, visitor, Ireland

Census 1871.

Eli Blatchford 30, head married, beer house keeper, Kilmersdon Somerset
Eliza Blatchford 26, wife married, Somerset Dunkerton
Alfred G. Blatchford 3, son scholar, Bristol
Matilda Blatchford 1, daughter, Bristol
Robert Pringle 43, lodger unmarried, private soldier 106 regiment, Newcastle on Tyne

Census 1881.

Eli Blatchford 40, head married, beer house keeper, Somerset Kilmersdon
Eliza Blatchford 36, wife married, Somerset North Leighton
Alfred G. Blatchford 13, son, Bristol
Matilda M. Blatchford 11, daughter, Bristol
Rosina Blatchford 8, daughter, Bristol
William Blatchford 5, son, Bristol
Henry Blatchford 3, son, Bristol

Census 1891.

Emily Burnett 32, head married, manageress of public house, Bristol St.Stephen’s

Census 1901.

Richard Fry 47, head married, beer retailer, Bristol
Ada M. Fry 30, wife married, Bristol

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

Rose And Crown

Rose & Crown Broadmead

The house at the left of this photograph was the Elephant & Castle public house (No.1 Merchant Street), both buildings were demolished in the early 1930s for road widening.

1775. Michael Snary
1792 – 94. Betty Parry
1800. Joseph Perry
1806. Elizabeth Perry
1816. Philip Bennett
1820 – 22. Robert Brown
1823 – 28. John Croome
1832 – 37. George Baker
1839 – 60. Henry Baker
1861. William Turvey
1863. Walter Baker
1865 – 69. Thomas Pearson
1871 – 78. John Gough
1879. Emily Gough
1881. John Hampton
1882 to 1888. Joseph Smart
1889. David Avery
1891. James Kelly
1892 – 1917. George Porter
1921. William Harris
1925. Samuel Warren
1928. Robert Jarvis
1931. George Gray

Census 1841.

Henry Baker 25, victualler, born in county
Eliza Baker 25, born in county
Jane Baker 2, born in county
George Leonard 15, servant, born in county
William Reed 20, cabinet maker, born in county
William Smith 30, labourer, born in county
Mary Smith 25, servant, born in county
Mary Ann Druss 15, servant, born in county

Census 1851.

Henry Baker 33, Licensed Publican Bristol
Eliza Baker 38, Bristol
Ann Banfield 17, Servant Kingswood
John Oliver 16, Visitor Essex Not Known
George Andrews 37, Lodger Carpenter Windsor Berks
James Ivory 28, Visitor Blacksmith Gloucestershire Winterbourne

Census 1861.

William Turvey 35, head married, victualler, Bristol
Eliza Turvey 26, wife married, Bristol
Eliza Turvey 1, daughter, Bristol
Elizabeth Turvey 6 months, daughter, Bristol
Caroline Cotton 27, visitor unmarried, dressmaker, Bristol
Elizabeth Handcock 14, servant unmarried, nursemaid, Bristol

Census 1871.

John Gough 36, head married, licensed victualler, Liverpool Lancashire
Emily J. Gough 35, wife married, St.Stephen’s Bristol
Prudence Smart 67, mother in law widow, no occupation, St.Nicholas Bristol
Mary A. Strangemore 15, servant, barmaid, St.James’ Bristol
Henry Comstible 18, servant unmarried, brewer, White Church Shropshire
George Harris 12, servant, waiter, St.Thomas Shropshire

Census 1881.

John Hampton 48, head married, licensed victualler, Cirencester Gloucestershire
Emily J. Hampton 46, wife married, Bristol
Harriet V. Hampton 20, daughter unmarried, no occupation, Deptford Kent
Mary Ann Strangemore 25, servant unmarried, barmaid, Bristol
Mary Ann Burke 19, servant unmarried, general servant,
James Godfrey 21, servant unmarried, servant (inn) Bristol

Census 1891.

James Kelly 29, head married, licensed victualler, Norfolk King’s Lynn
Charlotte Kelly 28, wife married, Bristol
Edith Kelly 6, daughter scholar, Bristol
Bessie Kelly 4, daughter scholar, Bristol
Ernest Butler 16, boarder single, Bristol
Emily Edwards 19, boarder single, Bristol

Census 1901.

G. Porter 39, head widower, public house, Bristol
Annie Porter 31, sister single, housekeeper, Lambeth London
John Porter 8, son
Ethel A. Burton 11, niece