Bristol’s Lost Pubs

Sydney House Mina Road
Off license

1875. Charles Cowles (no trade given)
1878 – 1881. Wintour Higgs (provision dealer & butcher)
1882. Francis Maggs (butcher)
1884 – 85. Wintour Higgs (beer retailer)
1887. Edwin Butson
1892 – 1901. Alfred Allen
1903 – 05. John Davies
1911. Louisa Ann Pera
1924 – 30. Agnes Louise Wilkins
1934 – 37. Alfred George Wilkins
1943. William Alfred Phillips
1949. Amelia Souls
1955. George James Marsden

Census 1881.

Wintour Higgs 42, head married, butcher, Bristol St.Paul’s
Ellen Higgs 39, wife married, Bristol St.Paul’s
Ellen Cowles 9, step daughter scholar, Redfield Gloucestershire
Harriet Cowles 7, step daughter scholar, Bristol St.Paul’s
Henry M. Higgs 3, son, Bristol St.Philip’s

Census 1891.
Sydney House

Emily Ashton 47, wife married, Somerset
George Ashton 9, son, Bath

Census 1901.

Alfred Allen 66, head married, shop keeper general stores, Berkshire Abingdon
Sarah Allen 49, wife married, Somerset Bath
Ellice Hewell 17, servant single, general help in shop and house, Bristol

Census 1911.

Louisa Ann Pera 67, head widow, grocer & beer retailer, Bristol
Alfred George Wilkins 38, son in law married, draper’s packer, Bristol
Alice Louise Wilkins 37, daughter married, Bristol
Dordthy Agnes Wilkins 14, granddaughter, music student, Bristol
Alred Edwin Wilkins 13, grandson school, Bristol
Kathleen Beatrice Wilkins 11, granddughter school, Bristol