Don Cossack

Don Cossack Redcliff Street

1816. Benjamin Lucy
1820 – 26. James Parrish
1828 – 34. John Densham
1837 – 41. James Barwell
1842 – 44. Edward Alder
1847. Edward Bartlett
1848 – 49. Aaron Dando
1851. Ann Kidwell
1851 to 1861. John Parker
1861. Elizabeth Parker
1863 – 76. George Clark Plumley
1876 to 1878. A. H. King
1879. Frederick Knowles
1880. W. E. Wookey
1881 – 82. Ellen Clements
1885. C. H. Quilter
1886 – 87. G. Becker

On the corner with Portwall Lane, the name above the door is George Plumley and the posters either side of the door read ‘Removed to the White Hart Thomas Street’ which dates this picture to around 1876. The Don restaurant by 1890 and later a temperance hotel the building was lost in the blitz. The Angel Inn with its central drive through can be seen just up the road.

The pub was named after the Don Cossacks who originated from the lower courses of the river Don in Russia, the name was adopted by many English pubs when these Russian cavalrymen caused Napolean to retreat from Moscow in 1812; however, most of these pubs were re-named when the Crimean war began and British soldiers found themselves fighting against the Cossacks.

Census 1841.

James Barwell 45, licensed victualler, born in county
Anna Barwell 45, born in county
Maria Parker 22, born in county
name not known Parker 1 month, female, born in county
Matilda Downing 16, servant, born in county

Census 1851.

John Parker 34, head married, malster and victualler, Somerset Wrington
Sarah Parker 34, wife married, Somerset Barrington
Elizabeth Parker 10, daughter scholar, Gloucestershire
Sarah Ann Parker 9, daughter scholar, Gloucestershire
Charles Kempsford 30, servant unmarried, Wiltshire Cullen
Emma Curtis 23, servant unmaried, general servant, Wiltshire Westbury

Census 1861.

Elizabeth Parker 20, head unmarried, inn keeper, Stapleton Bristol
Sarah Parker 19, sister unmarried, assistant, Stapleton Bristol
Matilda Parker 14, sister, scholar, Stapleton Bristol
Henry Parker 13, brother, scholar, Stapleton Bristol
Elizabeth Derrick 31, servant unmarried, general servant, Somerset Blagdon
William John Usher 30, servant unmarried, labourer, Bristol, deaf

Census 1871.

George Clark Plumley 59, head married, innkeeper, Blagdon Somerset
Elizabeth Plumley 60, wife married, Wrington Somerset
Florence Griffin 19, servant unmarried, domestic servant, Winford Somerset
John Winscombe 60, lodger unmarried, carpenter, Blagdon Somerset

Census 1881.

Ellen Clements 49, head widow, innkeeper, Nailsea Somerset
Ellen Elizabeth Knight 19, daughter unmarried , assistant, Birmingham
George Long 42, visitor married, Halfpay Officer – Army, Bristol

Court Sampson

Court Sampson Thomas Street

1863 to 1868. John Cross
1869 to 1889. James Nicholls
1890 to 1891. Thomas Sheppard
1891. Abel Robert Freke
1892 to 1893. George Russell
1894. William Tomkins
1995. John Bennett
1896 to 1998. Joseph Marsh
1899 to 1903. Charles Spratt
1904. Sarah Spratt
1905 to 1907. Walter Gregory
1908 to 1913. Robert Hay Wallace

In Mathews’ Directory John Cross & James Nicholls are both listed as Grocer / Beer Retailer. The 1861 census has John Cross trading at this address as a haulier. The 1901 census lists Charles Spratt as a brewer’s drayman and his wife Sarah as innkeeper.

Thought to have been built in 1669 the Court Sampson was demolished in 1914. Like many of the properties on Thomas Street and Redcliff Street the Court Sampson a smart town house when built, had a long thin area behind its narrow front, this originally was the garden, when the building was demolished this area contained a cottage, shed, workshop and two warehouses.

Census 1871.

James Nicholls 34, head married, beer house keeper, Doyton Gloucestershire
Mary A. Nicholls 28, wife married, Bristol St.Thomas
George Anns 34, boarder unmarried, soda water maker, London
Robert Fry 23, boarder unmarried, Harness maker, Banwell Somerset
Elizabeth Norman 14, servant, general domestic servant, Somerset Chew Magna

Census 1881.

James Nichols 43, head married, publican, Doynton Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Nichols 39, wife married, Bristol St.Thomas
Sarah Jones 30, servant widow, Newton Lancashire
John Rees 21, boarder unmarried, collier, Blaina Monmouth

Census 1891.

Abel Robert Freke 32, head married, publican, Weston-Super-Mare
Rosa A. Freke 30, wife married, Minehead
Florence C. Smith 22, sister in law single, barmaid, Minehead

Census 1901.

Charles Spratt 48, head married, brewer’s drayman, Tolland Somerset
Sarah Spratt 47, wife married, innkeeper, Crowford Somerset
Charles Spratt jnr 19, son single, commercial clerk, Bristol
Frank Sloman 23, nephew single, mason’s labourer, Milverton Somerset
Annie Sloman 20, niece single, Milverton Somerset

Census 1911.

Robert Hay Wallace 60, head married, beer retailer, Airdrie Lanarkshire
Eliza Ellen Wallace 59, wife married, Newton Abbott Devon
Agnes Bishop 28, daughter married, bar assistant, Newton Abbott Devon
Gertrude Metheral Wallace 24, daughter single, bar assistant and house worker, Newton Abbott Devon
Richard John Bishop 24, son in law married, cashier book keeper, Newport Monmouthshire
Thomas Reynold 25, boarder single, steel worker, St.Mark’s Southport
Agnes Metheral Bishop 7 months, grand-child St.Thomas Bristol
Violet Elizabeth Vogt 16, servant single, general help, S.Philip’s Bristol

Cornubia

Cornubia Temple Street
The Cornubia (which is a Latin name for Cornwall) was possibly named after the S.S. Cornubia, a paddle steamer which plyed its trade between Hayle and Bristol in the late 1850s, a pub in Hayle bears the same name.

Rabbit Warren
1853 – 54. Simeon Pearce

Cornubia
1859 – 63. James Ferris
1863 – 78. James Ferris jnr.
1881. William London
1882 to 1885. William Marshall
1886 – 88. Charles Eyles
1890 – 93. Philip White
1895. Fred Yeoman
1896 to 1900. Charles Dunn
1901 – 03. Harriett Dunn
1905 – 13. William Mudge
1916 – 24. Ann Mudge
1927 – 53. Thomas Bawn
1956 – 60. William Barrett
1975. Mrs. E. Barrett

In 1851 this house was occupied by a fishmonger named William Gray. Simeon Pearce is listed in directories as a rabbit & game dealer, and beer retailer.

Census 1871.

James Nicholls 34, head married, beer house keeper, Doyton Gloucestershire
Mary A. Nicholls 28, wife married, Bristol St.Thomas
George Anns 34, boarder unmarried, soda water maker, London
Robert Fry 23, boarder unmarried, Harness maker, Banwell Somerset
Elizabeth Norman 14, servant, general domestic servant, Somerset Chew Magna

Census 1881.

James Nichols 43, head married, publican, Doynton Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Nichols 39, wife married, Bristol St.Thomas
Sarah Jones 30, servant widow, Newton Lancashire
John Rees 21, boarder unmarried, collier, Blaina Monmouth

Census 1891.

Abel Robert Freke 32, head married, publican, Weston-Super-Mare
Rosa A. Freke 30, wife married, Minehead
Florence C. Smith 22, sister in law single, barmaid, Minehead

Census 1901.

Charles Spratt 48, head married, brewer’s drayman, Tolland Somerset
Sarah Spratt 47, wife married, innkeeper, Crowford Somerset
Charles Spratt jnr 19, son single, commercial clerk, Bristol
Frank Sloman 23, nephew single, mason’s labourer, Milverton Somerset
Annie Sloman 20, niece single, Milverton Somerset

Census 1911.

Robert Hay Wallace 60, head married, beer retailer, Airdrie Lanarkshire
Eliza Ellen Wallace 59, wife married, Newton Abbott Devon
Agnes Bishop 28, daughter married, bar assistant, Newton Abbott Devon
Gertrude Metheral Wallace 24, daughter single, bar assistant and house worker, Newton Abbott Devon
Richard John Bishop 24, son in law married, cashier book keeper, Newport Monmouthshire
Thomas Reynold 25, boarder single, steel worker, St.Mark’s Southport
Agnes Metheral Bishop 7 months, grand-child St.Thomas Bristol
Violet Elizabeth Vogt 16, servant single, general help, S.Philip’s Bristol

Coach And Horses

Coach & Horses Thomas Street / Victoria Street

Before Victoria Street was built, this row of 17th century houses which survives today, was in St.Thomas Street. The Coach & Horses occupied the section to the right. The gable second from left was also once a pub, (see Porter Stores)

1822 – 28. Richard Hathaway
1830 – 34. William Brown
1837. Elizabeth Sloper
1839 – 40. James B. Weeks
1841 – 44. Sarah Weeks
1847 – 55. Joseph Harper
1856 to 1857. Harriett Harper
1858 to 1860. Samuel Cook
1861 – 63. Harriett Cook
1865 – 66. George Edmonds
1871 – 76. John Tutton
1878. Charles Caesar
1879. David Jeans
1881 – 82. Alfred Tutton
1883. Edwin Hurcum
1885. James Parker
1886. J. Pegler
1887. W. White
1888. Henry Adams
1889. George Lewin
1891. Albert Clark
1892 – 94. William Davies
1896. Frederick Cross
1897 – 1911. Mary Ann Appleton
1914. Henry Durham
1917 – 21. Bertha Maud Evans
1925. Frank Langley
1928 – 35. Alfred Bryan
1937 – 53. Henry Lyddall
1955 to 1957. Robert Savery

Information on Robert Savery was kindly provided by Nick Booker.

Census 1841.

Sarah Weeks 40, publican, not born in county
James Weeks 20, not born in county
Mary Baker 20, not born in county
George Maybee 20, not born in county
Mary Godard 20, servant, not born in county
Phœbe Evans 15, not born in county

Census 1851.

Joseph Harper 30, head married, licensed Victualler, Yate
Harriet Harper 34, wife married, Gloucestershire St George
Joseph Harper 5, son scholar, Bristol
John Harper 2, son, Bristol
Ellen Harper 3 months, son, Bristol
Mary Ann Harper 23, sister unmarried, dressmaker, Yate
Kezia Harper 13, sister unmarried, Yate
Walter Dodimead 26, visitor unmarried, Carrier, Somerset Sparkford
Samuel Owen 18, servant unmarried, Yate
Ann Slocombe 23, servant unmarried, Somerset Stogumber
George Strickland 22, servant unmarried, Bristol
William Tracey 41, visitor married, tinplate worker, Chipping Campden
James Tracey 25, visitor unmarried, tinplate worker, Chipping Campden
Thomas Richard James 47, visitor married, engineer, Bristol
Sarah A. James 22, visitor unmarried, Bristol
Joseph Brooks 43, Visitor married, shoemaker, Glastonbury
Grace Brooks 40, visitor married, Glastonbury
John Brooks 18, visitor unmarried, shoemaker, Glastonbury
Austin Brooks 15, visitor scholar, Glastonbury
Alexander Brooks 13, visitor scholar, Glastonbury
Roger Brooks 10, visitor, Glastonbury

Census 1861.

Harriett Cook 44, head widow, licensed victualler, Lympsham Somerset
James Walter Harper 16, son unmarried, carpenter, Bristol
Joseph Shipp Harper 14, son, cork cutter, Bristol
John George Harper 12, son scholar, Bristol
Mary Jane Harper 7, daughter scholar, Bristol

Census 1871.

John Tutton 75, head married, licensed victualler, Somerset Nailsea
Emma Tutton 30, daughter unmarried, dress maker, Somerset Bedminster
William Tutton 21, son unmarried, coppersmith, Somerst Bedminster
Alice Tutton 11, grandaughter scholar, Bristol St.Thomas
Amy Tutton 9, grandaughter scholar, Bristol St.Thomas
Joseph H. Packer 58, lodger widower, appraiser, Gloucestershire Gloucester
Edgar G. Miller 21, lodger unmarried, painter, Warwickshire Birmingham
Elizabeth Laver 19, servant unmarried, general domestic servant, Oxfordshire Oxford
William Trebant 40, lodger unmarried, traveller in fancy goods, Devon Oakhampton
John Pearce 36, lodger unmarried, carpenter, Dorset Chardstock
Charles Jones 58, lodger widower, mariner, Essex Low Leyten

Census 1881.

Alfred Tutton 46, head widower, publican, Bristol Bedminster
Amy Tutton 19, daughter unmarried, Bristol Bedminster
Mary A. Body 52, sister married, Bristol Bedminster
John Body 53, brother in law married, farmer, Somerset Redhill
Sydney Challenger 62, boarder widower, general porter, Somerset Blagdon
Margaret Johns 44, servant widow, general servant, Wales Nantyglo
Alfred Spear 47, boarder unmarried, general labourer, Bristol Bedminster
James Gay 24, boarder unmarried, general porter, Somerset Radstock
Albert Newton 26, visitor unmarried, seaman in merchant service, Bristol

Census 1891.

Alfred J. Clark 34, head married, licensed victualler, Devon Totnes
Mary E. Clark 36, wife married, Devon Tavistock
Francis A. Clark 8, son, Devon Newton Abbott
Elsie Clark 3, daughter, Devon Newton Abbott
Harriett Dunn 50, servant widow, general servant, Axbridge

Census 1901.

Henry Robert Appleton 51, head married, retired livery stable keeper, Hampshire Basingstoke
Mary Ann Appleton 47, wife married, publican, Somerset Hallatrow
Mary Appleton 25, daughter single, Bristol Temple
William Dobson 28, boarder single, fire proof erector, Lancashire

Census 1911.

Mary Ann Appleton 57, head married, licensed victualler, Hallatrow Somerset
Mary Ann Appleton 36, daughter single, assisting in business, Bristol
Percy Charles Appleton 23, son married, motor mechanic, Bristol
Mildred Constance Appleton 23, son’s wife, assisting in business, Bristol
Constance Mary Appleton 1, son’s daughter, Bristol

Cherry Tree

Cherry Tree Rose Street

1847. J. Hillier
1848. James Poor
1851 – 54. William Poor
1863. James Poor
1868 – 79. James Egginton
1881 – 83. John Berryman
1885 – 86. Mary Small
1887 – 92. William Hawkins
1896. Hamilton Emery
1899. Henry Small
1901. Catherine Ditchett
1904. Charles Fishlock
1906 – 11. Albert Church
1913 to 1935. Hannah M. Ball
1936 to 1937. Daisy Kate Ball
1937 – 38. Sidney Price
1944 – 50. Terence Lyons
1953 – 56. Henry Withey
1960. A. J. Hall
1975. R. J. Wyatt

This area was built on what used to be the orchard of the Great Gardens next to Temple Church, there was also a pub in Rose Street named the Apple Tree. The Cherry Tree is pictured here in the late 1980s awaiting demolition.

The pub is not listed in directories between 1854 and 1862. In the 1861 census, Mary Poor, widow of William Poor, is listed at the Cherry Tree, her occupation is given as ‘formerly beer retailer’. The tenancy of Sidney Price commenced on June 21st 1937, the rent at this time was £40 per annum and the landlord was the Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. Limited.

Census 1851.

William Poor 54, head married, beer retailer, Brewham
Mary Poor 54, Witham
E. Poor 12, daughter scholar, Witham

Census 1861.
Cherry Tree

Mary Poor 65, head widow, formerly beer retailer, Somerset Witham
Mary Poor 26, granddaughter unmarried, dress maker, Somerset Brewham
Theresa Poor 22, granddaughter unmarried, tailoress, Somerset Brewham

Census 1871.

James Egginton 51, head married, pensioner, Birmingham
Sarah Eggington 50, wife married, Plymouth
Madeline Egginton 8, daughter scholar, Worcester
Mary Ann Robbins 25, lodger unmarried, tailoress, Bristol

Census 1881.
Cherry Tree

John Berryman 40, head married, labourer, Somerset
Charlotte Berryman 40, wife married, Devon
Frederick William Berryman 11, son scholar, Bristol
Henry Berryman 9, son scholar, Bristol
Charlotte E. Berryman 4, daughter scholar, Bristol
William Berryman 2, son, Bristol
Annie Berryman 1, daughter, Bristol
Alice Church 17, servant, domestic servant, Bristol

Census 1891.

William Hawkins 40, head married, cooper’s haulier, Wiltshire Cheverell
Maria Hawkins 36, wife married, Wiltshire Cheverell
Priscilla Hawkins 12, daughter scholar, Bristol
William Hawkins 4, son scholar, Bristol
Henry Hawkins 3, son scholar, Bristol
Adelaide Hawkins 2, daughter, Bristol

Census 1901.

Catherine Ditchett 44, head widow, publican, Bristol
Bessie Brook 9, visitor, Bristol

Census 1911.

Albert Church 40, head married, beer retailer, Redcliff Bristol
Elizabeth Church 35, wife married, assisting in business, Redcliff Bristol
Lily Noble 11, niece school, Bedminster Bristol

Chatterton Stores

Chatterton Stores Chatterton Square
Off license

1851 – 61. Henry Boyer
1881. John Feltham
1887. James Lennon
1888 – 94. Mary Jane Hampton
1895. Mary Jane Bailey
1896. Emma Bailey
1900 – 11. Charles Clutsom
1913. Mary Smith
1927. Elizabeth E. Todd
1930 – 34. Ernest Scragg
1936 – 37. Robert Lloyd Davies
1943. Stewart K. Milne
1950 – 56. Florence Crook

Bristol Museum collections

Census 1851.

Henry R. Boyer 34, head married, grocer &c, Lincolnshire Dalderby
Martha Boyer 34, wife married, Middlesex
Samuel Baker 59, lodger widower, accountant, Bristol

Census 1861.

Henry Robert Boyer 45, grocer, Lincolnshire Dalderby
Martha Boyer 46, wife married, Middlesex Harrow on the Hill
Samuel Baker 68, lodger widower, retired clerk to tea dealer, Bristol St.Nicholas

Census 1881.

John Feltham 36, head married, grocer haulier (shop), Wincanton Somerset
Elizabeth Feltham 40, wife married, Bickleigh Devon
Frederick Feltham 9, son, Bristol Gloucestershire
Florence Feltham 7, daughter, Bristol Gloucestershire
Joseph Feltham 1, son, Bristol Gloucestershire
Albert Feltham 5 months, son, Bristol Gloucestershire

Census 1891.

Zachariah Hampton 42, head married, beer retailer & grocer, Bristol St.Simon’s
Mary J. Hampton 36, wife married, grocer, Bristol St.Michael’s
Florence A. Hampton 12, daughter scholar, Bristol St.James’s
Harry Hampton 10, son scholar, Bristol St.Paul’s
Alice Hampton 9, daughter scholar, Bristol St.Simon’s
Amy Hampton 4, daughter scholar, Bristol St.Simon’s

Census 1901.

Charles Clutsom 26, head married, grocer & beer house, Bristol
Ada R. Clutsom 27, wife married, Bristol
Ada R. Clutsom 5, daughter, Bristol
Charles W. Clutsom 4, son, Bristol
Stanley Clutsom 1, son, Bristol

Census 1911.

Charles Clutsom 36, head married, mineral water salesman, Bristol
Ada Rosina Clutsom 37, wife married, Bristol
Ada Rosina Clutsom 15, daughter single, clothing factory worker, Bristol
Charles W. Clutsom 14, son school, Bristol
Stanley Clutsom 11, son school, Bristol
Dorothy Clutsom 8, daughter, Bristol
Leonard C. Clutsom 5, son, Bristol
Grace Clutsom 3, daughter, Bristol
Ivy K. Clutsom 2, daughter, Bristol

Castle And Plough

Castle & Plough Temple Gate

1847 – 67. Samuel Bissicks
1868 to 1871. Long & Bissicks
1871. Emma Long
1872 to 1885. William Patch
1886 to 1905. Frederick Joseph Bissicks
1906 – 09. Julia Ann Bissicks
1911 – 25. Mary Celia Bath
1928 – 31.Charles Lacey
1935 – 44. Thomas Veal
1950 – 53. Sarah Ann Veal
1956. Ronald T. Veal

On the corner with Clarence Road. this pub was demolished in the late 1950s for the second Bath Bridge which was opened in 1960.

Census 1851.

Samuel Bissicks 44, head married, engineer and beer seller, Somerset Timsbury
Martha Bissicks 43, wife married, landlady, Bristol
George Bissicks 16, son, engineer, Bristol
Emma Bissicks 15, daughter scholar, Bristol
Ann Light 16, servant, general servant, Somerset Chew Magna

Census 1861.

Samuel Bissicks 54, head widower, enginesmith, master employing 10 men & 2 boys, Somerset Timsbury
James Bissicks 24, son unmarried, brassfounder, Bristol Temple
Emma Bissicks 25, daughter unmarried, enginesmith’s daughter, Bristol Temple
Thomas Bissicks 20, son unmarried, clerk to enginesmith, Bristol Redcliff
Rosina Bissicks 16, daughter unmarried, enginesmith’s daughter, Bristol Redcliff
Caroline Feltham 16, servant unmarried, general servant, Bristol Bedminster
Mary Jane Welsh 18, servant unmarried, general servant, Bristol Temple

Census 1871.

Emma M. Long 36, head widow, licensed victualler, Somerset
Eliza Crooker 39, servant unmarried, barmaid, Somerset
Emma Higgins 17, servant unmarried, general servant, Merriott Somerset

Census 1881.

William E. Patch 46, head married, licensed victualler, Ilminster Somerset
Emma M. Patch 46, wife married, Bristol
Eliza Crooker 49, servant unmarried, barmaid, Bristol
Anna Sweeney 27, servant unmarried, domestic servant, Bristol

Census 1891.

Frederick J. Bissicks 60, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol Redcliff
Julia Bissicks 35, wife married, Glamorgan Cardiff
Emily Body 29, barmaid single, barmaid, Somerset Wrington
Florence Smith 17, servant single, general servant domestic, Bristol Bedminster

Census 1901.

Frederick J. Bissicks 70, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Julia A. Bissicks 47, wife married, Cardiff
Maud A. Beake 24, servant single, barmaid, Bristol

Census 1911.

Mary Celia Bath 50, wife married, licensee, St.Philip’s
Daisy Croden 28, daughter single, barmaid, Bedminster
Annie Croden 27, daughter single, hotel clerk, Easton

Bute Arms

Bute Arms Victoria Street

Commercial Eating House
1853 to 1861. Maria Rawlings
1861 to 1869. Josiah Brown
Maria Rawlings previously ran a coffee house at No. 5 Baldwin street

Victoria Hotel
1870 to 1876. Josiah Brown

Bute Arms
1877 to 1880. Josiah Brown
1881 to 1884. Eliza Hoare
1885. William Reynolds
1886 to 1888. William Darke
1889. John Foreman
1890 to 1891. George Russell
1892 to 1900. Clara Susan Emery
1901 to 1903. Clara Pym
1904 to 1910. Clara Webley
1911 to 1912. Lillian Allen
1913 to 1914. Septimus Young
1915 to 1923. Edith Grainger
1924 to 1925. Thomas Brinsdon
1927 to 1929. Thomas Lewis
1930 to 1936. Edith Vale
1937 to 1939. Herbert Simmonds
1940. Elsie May Simmonds

In 1844 the shop at No. 140 Thomas Street was occupied by Lea & Merrick, glass merchants, by 1853 it had become a commercial eating house, and in 1865 the business was listed as a commercial and family boarding house and refreshment rooms.
From 1870 when work began on the building of Victoria Street it was known as the Victoria Hotel (ale & porter stores). Known as the Bute Arms from 1877, the pub was bombed in the war and in 1961 the site was cleared for the new E, S & A. Robinson building which is still standing on the corner of Redcliff Street.

Census 1861.

Josiah Thomas Brown 29, head married, boarding house keeper & manager of saw mills, Newark Nottinghamshire
Emma Ellen Brown 27, wife married, Frome Somerset
Arthur William Brown 7, son, Bristol
Annie Eleanor Brown 5, daughter, Bristol
Frederick John Brown 4, son, Bristol
Emma Elizabeth Brown 2, daughter, Bristol
Kate Louisa Brown 1, daughter, Bristol
Maria Rawlings 56, mother in law widow, retired eating house keeper, Frome Somerset
William Isaac Rawlings 28, boarder unmarried, stationer’s assistant, Frome Somerset
Flora Meatyard 14, visitor scholar, Hythe Hampshire
John Todd 59, boarder widower, commercial traveller, warllington Hampshire
John Witchelow 60, boarder married, silversmith, London Middlesex
Edward Cook 32, boarder widower, commercial traveller, London Middlesex
Delores Salinor 21, servant unmarried, Rudghill Somerset
Ann Witchelow 64, boarder married, London

Census 1871.

Josiah Brown 39, head married, licensed victualler and foreman at timber merchant, Nottinghamshire Newark
Emma Brown 37, wife married, Somerset Frome
Annie E. Brown 15, daughter scholar, Bristol St.Thomas
Emma E. Brown 12, daughter scholar, Bristol St.Thomas
Kate L. Brown 11, daughter scholar, Bristol St.Thomas
Charles E. Brown 8, son scholar, Bristol St.Thomas
Frederick W. Brown 3, son scholar, Bristol St.Thomas
Ellen M. Brown 2, daughter scholar, Bristol St.Thomas
Sarah Higgins 21, servant unmarried, general domestic servant, Somerset Merriott
Mary J. Wakefield 19, servant unmarried, nursemaid and domestic servant, Middlesex London
William White 46, boarder married, scarf and shawl manufacturer, Norfolk Norwich

Census 1881.

Eliza Hoare 36, head widow, victualler, Bristol
Winifred Hoare 16, daughter unmarried, victuallers assistant, Bristol
Millicent Hoare 12, daughter scholar, Bristoll
Sarah Locke 26, servant unmarried, domestic servant, Bristol
Auria Hackell 23, visitor unmarried, Bristol

Census 1891.

George H. Russell 44, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Emily Russell 45, wife married, Wincanton Somerset
Herbert Russell 15, son, clerk, Bristol
Mabel L. Russell 7, daughter, Oldbury-on-Severn
Alice Dowling 15, servant, general servant, Bristol

Census 1901.

Clara Jane Pym 38, head single, hotel keeper, Devon Honiton
William Clark 48, boarder married, retired timber merchant, Somerset Bristol
Alice Wilson 21, servant single, domestic help, Somerset Axbridge
Maria Eastman 24, servant single, cook domestic, Gloucestershire Bristol
Harry Tuplin 16, servant single, boots, Liverpool Lancashire

Census 1911.

Henry Lionel Percy Allen 30, head married, traveller (drapery) Bristol
Lillian Maria Allen 24, wife married, licensed victualler, Cheltenham
Amy Susan Holford 42, widow, housekeeper, Cheltenham
David Rotherham 16, single, boots, Bristol
Jennie Hatter 22, servant single, Bristol

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