Portland House

Portland House Bishop Street

1871 to 1872. Samuel Ware
1873 to 1891. Henry Cook
1891 to 1896. Thomas Edward Bray
1897 to 1904. George Poole
1905. Mrs Dulcibella Tyne
1909. Thomas Jones
1914 – 17. John Astill
1921. Harry Heal
1925. Henry Whatley
1928 – 31. Walter Souls
1935. John Curry
1937. Edwin Hunt
1938 to 1940. Albert Iles
1940 – 50. William Heale
1953. William Craig
1956. Arthur W. Heath
1960. Cyril Ellaway

Census 1871.

Samuel Ware 29, head married, cellarman, Devon Woodbury
Elizabeth Ware 28, wife married, Devon Exeter
Thomas Davis 20, lodger unmarried, clerk to wine merchant, Bristol
Emily M. Davis 22, sister unmarried, no business, Somerset Highbridge

Census 1881.

Henry Cook 62, head married, wine & beer retailer, Bristol
Mary A. Cook 50, wife married, Bristol
Eliza A. Cook 22, daughter unmarried, Somerset Bedminster
Matilda Cook 16, daughter unmarried, pupil teacher, Kent Deptford
Emily Jane Cook 15, daughter scholar, Bristol
Elizabeth Cook 28, sister in law married, annuitant, Gloucestershire Stapleton
Lily E. Cook 1, granddaughter, Devon Devonport

Census 1891.
Portland Wine Vaults

Henry Cook 72, head married, wine & beer retailer, Bristol
Mary A. Cook 62, wife married, Bristol
Emily J. Cook 22, daughter single, milliner, Bristol

Census 1901.

George Poole 58, head married, publican, Somerset Bishopsworth
Sarah A. Poole 51, wife married, Somerset Chew Stoke

Pilgrim

Pilgrim Orange Street

1820 – 44. Peter Meyres
1847 – 49. J. Griffiths
1851 – 67. Ann Griffiths
1868. J. Bowle
1869. J. Whittaker
1871 – 74. Charles Jenkins
1878. Mary Jancey
1879 – 82. Donald McKay Barry
1885 – 87. Levi Tucker
1889 – 94. Joseph Peters
1896. Mrs. Hampton
1897. Shadrach Simmons
1899. Samuel Simmons
1899 – 1900. Albert Blanning
1900 to 1911. Frank Curtis

The above photograph shows Frank and Elizabeth Curtis, outside the Pilgrim sometime between 1900 and 1911, the identity of the lady on the right is not known. The images on this page were kindly provided by Mike Matthews, Mike is the Great Great Grandson of Frank and Elizabeth. Mike’s genealogy web site can be found here.

Census 1841.

Peter Meyres 55, victualler, not born in county
Mary Meyres 55, not born in county
Elizabeth Meyres 30, born in county
John Meyres 14, born in county
Mary Bickett 25, born in county
Ann Watts 20, servant, born in county
Richard Williams 20, servant, born in county

Census 1851.

Ann Griffiths 30, head widow, publican, Bristol
Charles Jenkins Griffiths 11, son scholar, Bristol
Frederick William Griffiths 3 months, son, Bristol
Emma Norriss 8, visitor, Bristol
Jane Howard 39, aunt married, no occupation, Brewood Staffordshire

Census 1861.

Ann Griffiths 40, head widow, victualler, Bristol
Charles Jenkins Griffiths 21, son unmarried, cooper, Bristol
Frederick W. Griffiths 10, son scholar, Bristol
Ann M. Griffiths 7, daughter, Bristol
Sarah Abbott 17, visitor unmarried, Bristol

Census 1871.

Charles Jenkins 31, head married, cooper and publican, Bristol
Mary A. Jenkins 23, wife married, Great Elm Somerset
Rose M. Jenkins 2, daughter, Bristol
Henry C. Jenkins 1, son, Bristol

Census 1881.

Donald Barry 23, head married, publican, Australia Sydney
Mary Barry 31, wife married, Bristol
William Jancey 9, step son scholar, Bristol
Walter Jancey 7, step son scholar, Bristol
Harry Barry 1, son, Bristol
Caroline Fugil 18, servant unmarried, domestic servant, Bristol

Census 1891.

Joseph Peters 60, widower, publican, Bristol

Census 1901.

Frank Curtis 37, head married, licensed victualler, Somerset Chewton Mendip
Elizabeth Curtis 37, wife married, Wiltshire Foxham
Amy G. Curtis 9, daughter, Bristol
Alfred Curtis 5, son, Bristol

Publican’s Licence

Granted to Albert Blanning 11th October 1899

Publican’s Licence

Reverse of above license, showing officially signed notice of transfer from Albert Blanning to Frank Curtis, dated 24th July 1900.

Publican’s Licence

Granted to Frank Curtis 11th October 1900

The above images were kindly provided by Mike Matthews. You can visit Mike’s web site here.

Phoenix

Phoenix Viacoff
Parade, Ropewalk, Victoria Road, Wellington Road

Listed in 1853 as the Viacoff Inn

1853 – 94. George Gregory
1895 – 99. Susan Gregory
1900 – 04. Herbert Thomas
1906 – 21. Arthur Heal
1925 – 31. John Porter
1935 – 56. Sidney H. Foster
1975. E. R. Marsham

Census 1861.

George Gregory 43, head married, licensed victualler, Yorkshire Sheffield
Maria Gregory 42, wife married, Dorset Dorchester
Susan Gregory 9, daughter scholar, Bristol
Emma Gregory 6, daughter scholar, Bristol
Kate Gregory 5, daughter scholar, Bristol
John Gregory 4 months, son, Bristol

Census 1871.

George Gregory 53, head married, licensed victualler, Yorkshire Sheffield
Maria Gregory 51, wife married, straw bonnet maker, Dorset Dorchester
Susan Gregory 19, daughter unmarried, dress maker, Bristol St.Peter’s
Catherine Gregory 15, daughter, dress maker, Bristol St.Peter’s
John Gregory 10, son scholar, Bristol St.Peter’s

Census 1881.

George Gregory 63, head married, licensed victualler, Sheffield Yorkshire
Maria Gregory 65, wife married, Dorchester Devon
Susan Gregory 29, daughter unmarried, dress maker, Bristol
Catherine G. Gregory 23, daughter unmarried, office keeper, Bristol
John Gregory 20, son unmarried, pattern maker, Bristol
Emily Gray 44, visitor widow, Dorchester Dorset

Census 1891.
Phoenix

George Gregory 73, head widow, licensed victualler, Sheffield Yorkshire
Susan Gregory 39, daughter single, dress maker, Bristol St.Peter’s
Catherine G. Gregory 35, daughter single, ticket writer at baths, Bristol St.Peter’s
Louisa Thomson 22, boarder married, ships carpenter’s wife, Bristol St.George
Emma Jones 51, boarder single, living on own means, Cwmcarvan Monmouthshire

Census 1901.

Herbert H. Thomas 28, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol Bedminster
Elizabeth Thomas 34, wife married, Bristol
Katherine Thomas 8, daughter, Bristol

Census 1911.

Arthur F. Heal 52, head married, licensed victualler, Isle of Wight
Alice M. Heal 42, wife married, London S.E.
Henry A. Heal 22, son single, barman (out of work) London Mayfair
Dorothea Brittain 14, domestic servant, Bristol St.Werburgh’s

Painters’ Arms

Painters’ Arms Summer’s Row
First recorded as the Painters’ Arms in 1881, in 1871 it is listed as “beer house”.

1871 – 91. William Williams
1892 – 1901. Edwin Avery
1914 – 21. Catherine Whittingham
1923 – 50. Ernest Alfred Barefoot
1951 – 56. Elsie May Barefoot

Census 1871.

William Williams 36, head married, painter, Bristol St.Philip’s
Mary Ann Williams 28, wife married, Bristol St.Peter’s

Census 1881.

William Williams 47, head married, paper hanger and painter, Bristol
Mary A. Williams 38, wife married, Bristol

Census 1891.

William Williams 58, head married, retailer of beer and ale, Bristol
Mary Wiliams 47, wife married, Bristol

Census 1901.

Edwin Avery 42, head married, beer retailer, Newton Abbot Devon
Mary Ann Avery 57, wife married, Bristol

Old England

Old England Bath Buildings

1794 – 1800. Thomas Rennison
1806. Elisha West
1816. Thomas Rennison
1820 – 22. James Cottell
1823. Robert Petheram
1826. J. Bristow
1828 – 37. Charles Rossiter
1839. William Cottle
1840. Charles Cowper
1841 – 44. George Stokes
1848 – 49. Peter Symonds
1851 – 53. John Pope
1855. George Sinnett
1856 – 57. James Putt
1861 – 77. John Cope
1878 – 81. George Margrath
1887 – 91. Andrew Beattie
1892 – 99. Alfred Preen
1901 – 09. Edward Cranfield
1911. William Hartley Richardson
1914. Mabel Richardson
1917 – 28. Frederick Roberts
1931 – 35. Frederick Thom
1937 – 38. Cecil Gowen
1944 – 50. Lillian Slade
1953 – 56. Herbert H. Willams
1960. W. J. Clark
1975. M. Clark

Census 1841.

George Stokes 42, publican, not born in county
Mary Stokes 30, not born in county
Francis Stokes 9, not born in county
Richard Stokes 8, not born in county
Fanny Stokes 7, not born in county
Alfred Stokes 4, not born in county
Thomas Stokes 3, not born in county
Sarah Stokes 1, not born in county
Henry Edney 25, servant, not born in county
Jane Barnes 20, servant, not born in county
Sarah Doling 20, nurse, born in county
…….. Stokes 5 minutes, born in county

Census 1851.

John Pope 38, head married, publican, Bristol
Mary Pope 38, wife married, Bristol
Charles Pope 6, son scholar at home, Bristol
Mary Pope 4, daughter, Bristol
Sarah Skeates 55, servant unmarried, general servant, Bristol
William Crook 14, servant, general servant, Bristol

Census 1861.

John Cope 45, head married, licensed victualler, Shropshire Shrewsbury
Eliza Cope 36, wife married, Guernsey British Subject
Charles Henry Cope 1, son, Bristol
Esther Loxton 30, servant married, Somerset Midsomer Norton

Census 1871.

John Cope 55, head married, inn keeper, Shropshire
Eliza Cope 46, wife married, Guernsey
Charles Henry Cope 11, son scholar, Bristol
James Cope 9, son scholar, Bristol
Sarah Ann King 19, servant unmarried, general servant, Bristol

Census 1881.

George Margrath 32, head married, publican, Bristol
Sarah Margrath 29, wife married, Bristol
Blanch Margrath 3, daughter scholar, Bristol
William Margrath 2, son, Bristol
Frederick Margrath 11 months, Bristol
Ann Cann 51, mother in law widow, annuitant, Bristol
Bertha Nott 21, visitor unmarried, Bristol
Cecil Davis 18, female inn servant & barmaid, Bristol
Mary J. O’Brien 16, servant unmarried, domestic servant, Bristol

Census 1891.

Andrew Beattie 49, head married, hotel keeper, Scotland
Elizabeth A. Beattie 44, wife married, Devon Plymouth
Rose Bidgood 19, servant single, Somerset Bedminster

Census 1901.

Edward Cranfield 28, head single, licensed victualler, Bristol
Alice Cranfield 50, mother widow, Bristol
Beaumont Cranfield 26, professional cricketer, Bath Somerset
William Cranfield 24, brother married, saddler (black), London Whitechapel
Hellen Cranfield 22, sister in law married, Bristol
Herbert Cranfield 21, brother single, wine merchant’s clerk, London Upper Clapton
Alice Cranfield 22, sister single, London Brixton
Ethel Russell 20, sister married, London Brixton
Lionel Cranfield 17, brother single, London Brixton
Percy Cranfield 15, brother, Bristol
William Cranfield 1, nephew, Bristol

Census 1911.

William Hartley Richardson 40, head married, licensed victualler, Ambleside Westmoreland, British subject
Mabel Mary Richardson 38, wife married, assisting in business, London Middlesex, British subject
Sabina Shedder 63, sister in law single, assisting in house, London Middlesex, British subject

17 Grosvenor Road

No. 17 Grosvenor Road Off license

1879. Richard Bond
1881. William Kent
1882 to 1886. Richard Bond
1887 – 97. Henry Crewe
1901. William Edwards
1904. William Williams
1906. Edwin Bounsall
1911. George Edwin Vaughan
1913 – 24. Fred Rogers Cowlin
1928 – 31. Charles Coles Atkins
1935. Lily May Barclay
1936 – 38. Margaret Woolford
1944 – 56. Josephine Dorothy Tomkins

Census 1881.

William Kent 37, head married, grocer, Staffordshire Ipstones
Mary Yandell Kent 30, wife married, Glamorganshire Swansea
Ethel May Kent 10, daughter scholar, Nottingham
Ada Mary Kent 8, daughter scholar, Bristol
Annie Louise Kent 6, daughter scholar, Bristol
Arthur William Kent 5, son scholar, Bristol
Winifred Margaret Kent 3, daughter scholar, Bristol
George Henry Kent 2, son, Bristol
Thomas William Kent 1, son, Bristol
Charlotte Deavill 15, servant, domestic servant, Bristol

Census 1891.

Henry Crewe 31, head married, grocer, Bedminster
Emma Crewe 28, wife married, Bedminster
Henry H. Crewe 6, son, Bedminster
Clara E. Crewe 4, daughter, Bristol
Lilian M. Crewe 3, daughter, Bristol
Edward S. Crewe 7 months, son, Bristol
Fanny Fricker 12, servant, Somerset Timsbury

Census 1901.

William Edwards 44, head married, off license, Monmouthshire
Sarah E. Edwards 38, wife married, Carmarthenshire Llanelly
Matilda Paterson 66, mother in law widow, Monmouthshire

Census 1911.

George Edwin Vaughan 30, head married, beer retailer, Bristol
Kate Cecilia Vaughan 31, wife married, Bristol
Phylis Cecilia Vaughan 3, daughter, Bristol
Edna Florence Vaughan 1, daughter, Bristol
George Edwin Vaughan 1, son, Bristol
Mabel Dora Mauthews 16, servant single, general servant, Bristol

9 Wilson Street

No. 9 Wilson Street Off license

1878 – 86. Eliza Board
1887 – 90. Edwin Mutton
1891. William Cross
1895 – 1903. Edmund Saunders
1906. Ernest R. Coombs
1911. Alice Maud Mary Turner
1924 – 30. Alfred Thomas Waters
1934 – 56. Cyril Thomas Waters

Census 1881.

Eliza Board 47, head widow, grocer and beer house keeper, Park Gate Gloucestershire

Census 1891.

Amelia Miles 18, head single, grocer’s shopwoman, Bristol
Ann Dutton 79, boarder single, living on own means, Wotton under Edge Gloucestershire
Catherine Dutton 78, boarder single, living on own means, Wotton under Edge

Census 1901.

Edmund Saunders 41, head married, shoe maker, Bristol
??? Saunders 41, wife married, grocer and beer retailer, Somerset Wellington

Census 1911.

Fred Ethelbert Turner 32, head married, joiner and general decorator, Staffordshire West Bromwich
Alice Maud Mary Turner 30, wife married, beer retailer and off license license holder, Bristol
Ethel Maud Turner 9, daughter, Bristol
Winnifred Turner 7, daughter, Monmouthshire Abertillery
May Turner 2, daughter, Bristol

Monmouth House

Monmouth House Alfred Street
Off license

Bristol Museum collections

1888 – 1900. George James
1900 – 06. Elizabeth James
1909. Fred Comer
1917 – 31. Florence Mary Fowler
1935 – 56. Albert Webber

Census 1891.

George James 29, head married, grocer & beerhouse keeper, South Wales Pembrokeshire
Elizabeth James 30, wife married, Somerset Creech
Percy James 5, son scholar, Bristol
Maud James 3, daughter scholar, Bristol
Ethel James 1, daughter, Bristol

Census 1901.

Elizabeth James 39, head widow, off beer license holder, Somerset Taunton
Percival George James 15, son single, tramway conductor, Bristol
Maud James 13, daughter, Bristol
Ethel James 11, daughter, Bristol
Samuel James 9, son, Bristol
Alice James 8, son, Bristol
William James 6, son, Bristol
Elsie James 4, daughter, Bristol
Charles James 1, son, Bristol

Miners’ Arms

Miners’ Arms Mina Road / Penfield Street

1874 – 83. Eliza Rogers
1884. James Rogers
1885 to 1887. Albert Briley
1888 – 1902. George Brooks Dobbs
1903 – 11. Albert Dobbs
1913 – 31. Charles Holley
1934 – 37. Percy Packer
1944. Lilian Rose Kingsley
1949 – 56. Edward Liddiatt
1960. W. J. Sheppard

In the 1861 census Charles Rogers is shown to be living in Dunkerton Somerset working as a coal miner, in 1881 his son James is also working as a coal miner, and living next door to the pub.

Census 1871.
Mina Arms

Charles Rogers 55, head married, general labourer, Hampshire Kings Somborne
Elizabeth Rogers 57, wife married, Somerset East Harptree
James Rogers 24, son unmarried, general labourer, Somerset East Harptree
Ellen Rogers 20, daughter unmarried, Somerset Dunkerton
George Rogers 17, son unmarried, general labourer, Somerset Dunkerton
Hannah Rogers 14, daughter, Somerset Dunkerton

Census 1881.
No. 1 Penfield Street, Miners’ Arms

Elizabeth Rogers 67, head widow, beer retailer, Mendip Somerset

No. 2 Penfield Street
James Rogers 34, head married, coal miner, Mendip Somerset
Annie S. Rogers 32, wife married, tailoress, Bath Somerset
Mary J. Rogers 3, daughter scholar, Bristol St.Philip’s
James J. Rogers 1, son, Bristol St.Philip’s

Census 1891.

George B. Dobbs 33, head married, beer retailer, Dorsetshire Keyneston
Ann E. Dobbs 30, wife married, Dorset Blandford
Norman F. Dobbs 2, son, Bristol
Edward J. Dobbs 1, son, Bristol
James B. Dobbs 27, brother single, turner in iron, Somerset Bury
Mary Portingal 14, servant, domestic servant nurse, Bristol

Census 1901.

George B. Dobbs 43, Head married, beer retailer, Dorset keyneston
Annie E. Dobbs 40, wife married, Dorset Blandford
Margaret R. Norman 26, sister in law single, milliner, Dorset Blandford
Jane E. Higgins 19, servant single, Bristol

Census 1911.

Albert Edward Dobbs 42, head single, beer retailer, Dulverton Somerset
Sydney J. Hiram 26, nephew single, barman, Bristol
Edward J. Dobbs 21, nephew single, carpenter, Bristol

Lynmouth House

Lynmouth House Lynmouth Terrace, Lower Ashley Road
Off license

1882 to 1884. Thomas Cruwys
1885 to 1894. Thomas George Stone
1895 – 1901. Edward Carr
1904 – 06. Ida L. Peters
1911. Frank Edwin Wiltshire
1924 – 44. Florence Mary Summerhayes
1950. Lilian G. Hankins

Census 1891.

Thomas G. Stone 40, head married, beer retailer, Bristol
Alice Stone 38, wife married, Bristol
Walter H. Stone 7, son, Bristol St.Paul’s
Emily Elizabeth 15, servant single, general domestic servant, Bristol St.George

Census 1901.

Edward Carr 48, head married, traveller, Westbury Wiltshire
Sarah A. Carr 47, wife married, beer retailer, Melksham Wiltshire
Florence R. Carr 16, daughter single, barmaid, Bath Somerset

Census 1911.

Frank Edwin Wiltshire 47, head married, beer retailer, Hampshire Aldershot
Minnie Annie Wiltshire 44, wife married, Somerset Bristol
Florence Elizabeth Wiltshire 23, daughter single, assistant to boot maker, Somerset Bridgwater
George Littleton Allen 12, adopted son, school, Gloucestershire Bristol