Bristol’s Lost Pubs

Gaiety Queen Street / Christmas Steps

Three Sugar Loaves
1755. Widow Pillson
1792 – 94. Charles Emmett
1800 – 06. William Lancaster
1816 – 23. Thomas Hatchman
1826. Ann Hatchman
1828 – 32. Ferdinand Pitman
1833 – 34. Thomas Speed
1837 – 40. George Maskell
1841. Robert Hole
1844. John Patrick
1847 – 53. Thomas Richards
1854. Thomas Dennis
1855 to 1856. Mary Dennis
1857. Thomas Pope
1858 to 1859. William Bassett
1860. R. E. Place
1861. Simon Dumble
1865 – 66. T. Clayton
1867 to 1877. John Gullick
1877. G. Wilkins

Gaiety
1878 to 1887. John Rouse
1888. John Trood
1889. Charles Best
1890. Charles Newton
1891. George Houghton
1891. Albert Milsom
1894. A. Gurney
1896. George Dalziel
1897 – 1901. Albert Milsom
1904. Mrs. A. Jowett
1906 – 11. Mary Ann Woodbury
1914. Alfred Butchers
1917. Albert Legassick
1921 – 25. Mary Hathaway
1928 – 37. John Courtenay
1938. Stanley Courtenay
1944 – 53. Edward Dudbridge
1956. Vivian M. Stevenson
1960. M. G. Cannon

Census 1841.

Robert Hole 35, publican, not born in county
Lucy Hole 30, not born in county
Mary Hole 9, not born in county
Caroline Barry 14, servant, not born in county

Census 1851.

Thomas Richards 38, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Louisa Huntley 26, servant unmarried, barmaid, Bristol
Ellen Louisa Cole 5, visitor, Alvestone
Jane Brock 20, servant unmarried, Bath

Census 1861.

Simon Dumble 55, head married, licensed victualler, Cornwall
M. A. Dumble 49, wife married, pub wife, Cornwall
Simon Dumble 21, son unmarried, shoe maker, Cornwall
Edwin Dumble 17, son unmarried, harness maker, Bedminster

Census 1871.

John Gullick 32, head married, baker, Wells Somerset
Mary A. Gullick 27, wife married, Taunton Somerset
Frederick Gullick 8, son, Bristol
Sarah Sowden 59, lodger unmarried, Tiverton Devon

Census 1881.
No.2 Lower Park Row, John & Mary Rouse did not live at the Gaiety

John Rouse 57, head married, licensed victualler & actor, Bristol
Mary A. Rouse 56, wife married, Italy
Harriet L. Parsons 29, boarder unmarried, Somerset Moorlinch
Selina Cox 30, servant widow, domestic servant, Somerset Radstock
Clarence Holt 56, lodger unmarried, actor, Middlesex London
Rose Dale 36, lodger unmarried, actress, Middlesex London

Census 1891.
Gaiety Public House

George Houghton 26, head married, Sculptor in wood & stone, Bristol
Ray H. Houghton 30, wife married, Devon Oakhampton
Lilly M. Houghton 4, daughter, Bristol
George H. Houghton 2, son, Bristol
Daisy Burman 19, servant single, general domestic servant, Gloucestershire Hambrook

Census 1901.

Albert Milsom 34, head married, licensed victualler, Bristol
Mary Milsom 32, wife married, Bristol
Lillian Milsom 8, daughter, Bristol
Albert Milsom 6, son, Bristol

Census 1911.

Mary Ann Woodbury 50, head widow, licensed victualler, Coronation Road Bristol
Ethel Unity Woodbury 20, daughter single, dressmaker, Grosvenor Road Bristol