Bristol’s Lost Pubs

Suspension Bridge Inn Hotwell Road

1860 – 75. William Thomas
1876. Mary Meluish
1877. George Rowland
1878 to 1885. James Whitlow
1886. E. Brown
1887 – 95. James Whitlow
1896 – 1906. William Ford Tollman
1908 – 10. Margaret Mary Murphy
1911 – 34. Margaret Mary Lynes
1936 – 37. Ernest Lavers

Census 1861.

William Thomas 39, head married, publican, Bristol
Charlotte Thomas 38, wife married, Bridgwater
William H. Thomas 5, son, London
Eliza J. Thomas 3, daughter, London
John James 19, lodger, waiter, Bristol
Emily James 21, lodger, Langport

Census 1871.

William Thomas 49, head married, beer house keeper, Bristol
Charlotte Thomas 48, wife married, Bridgwater Somerset
William Thomas 15, son, painter’s apprentice, London
Eliza J. Thomas 13, daughter scholar, London
Emma Bale 28, visitor married, mate’s wife merchant service, Bridgwater Somerset
Thomas Carty 34, lodger married, sailmaker, Plymouth
Louisa Carty 23, wife married, Plymouth
William Marsh 58, lodger married, shipwright, St.Andrews Plymouth
Mary Marsh 59, wife married, St.Andrews Plymouth
David Jones 26, lodger married, mariner, Ponty ….? Wales
Mary Ann Jones 26, wife married, Swansea Glamorganshire
Rachel A. Jones 18 months, daughter, Swansea Glamorganshire

Census 1881.

Alfred J. Whitlow 31, head married, shipwright, Bristol Clifton
Lucy Whitlow 29, wife married, Bristol Clifton
Alfred J. Whitlow 2, son, Bristol Clifton
Lucy Whitlow 1 month, daughter, Bristol Clifton
Lilly Smith 14, servant unmarried, general servant, Bristol Clifton

Census 1891.

James Whitlow 51, head married, shipwright, Gloucestershire Bristol
Lucy Whitlow 38, wife married, Gloucestershire Frampton Cotterell
Alfred J. Whitlow 12, son, Gloucestershire Bristol
Emma Lucy Whitlow 10, daughter, Gloucestershire Bristol
Frederick Whitlow 7, son, Gloucestershire Bristol
Albert Whitlow 7, son, Gloucestershire Bristol
Jesse Whitlow 1, son, Gloucestershire Bristol
Louise Hewlett 19, servant single, domestic servant, Gloucestershire Bristol

Census 1901.

William Frederick Tollman 43, head married, publican East Allington
Lizzie Tollman 35, wife married, Worcestershire Kempsey
Alex Anderson 39, lodger single, mariner, Wick Scotland
James Truman 21, lodger single, mariner, Ireland Newborough
James Murphy 30, lodger single, mariner, Lancashire Garston
David Jones 30, lodger single, mariner, Wales Cardiff
William Richards 42, lodger married, mariner, Wales St.Dogmaels

Census 1911.

James Lynes 42, head married, naval pensioner, Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Margaret Mary Lynes 36, wife married, publican, Liverpool Lancashire
William Cornelius 30, boarder single, seaman merchant service, Plymouth Devon
Joseph Killen 47, boarder single, seaman merchant service, Armagh County Armagh
Samuel Rich 30, boarder single, seaman merchant service, Ivybridge Devon