Forum: Licensed Victuallers, Innkeepers, etc.

hi , my gt grandad, william arthur hine, b 1853 d 1923, well in 1871 he was a manger of the fountin pub in the strand london then 1881 manger of the duke of clarence in tower hamlet, then 1901 manger of the london hotel southend on sea, i know in 1891 he was in crystel palace, well i wonder if...

Good evening, I'm trying to trace the WALL family, who were tenants (I think) of the Fishery Inn at Boxmoor from about 1879 to 1882-ish. Walter WALL and his wife Laura (of French origin) moved down from Northamptonshire around 1879. We find them at the Fishery in the 1881 census. 3 weks later...

Hi all, I am looking for any information on the history of the STAR INN, CEFN Y CRIB,and also THOMAS EDWARDS b.1838 MONMOUTHSHIRE, d.1914 CEFN Y CRIB, who owned the public house. Deb

Hello good people this may not the place to ask this question so I hope a Moderator will post it into the correct location. I ahve a 1841 Census for my grt grt Grt Grt Grandfather and family Thomas Searing, they lived in "Red Cross Street St.Saviour Southwark" on the Census the adress is...

I have a Thomas Garner the Inn Keeper of the Black Bull Inn in Bawtry, Yorkshire from 1841-1861, his wife Elizabeth then takes over by 1871, where it is called Bull Hotel. I can not seem to find anything on the Black Bull Inn or Bull Hotel, it was situated on the High Street. I was wondering if it...

Has anyone knowledge of a pub in Aldershot, possibly in Union Street, with the name 'No Little Wonder'? It seems to appear in the 1861 census. I know of others, elsewhere, called 'Little Wonder' after a racehorse, but could wires have been crossed. Any details wwould be welcomed. D

I have recently discovered that my Great, Great, Great Grandfather was the Innkeeper of the Junction Inn in Dudley. He was in his early 60s when the 1861 census was taken and there is no record of him being an Innkeeper on the 1851 cencus. It was located on top of the hill on Tansley Hill Road, i...

My 4x great grandmother, Catherine SALMOND (1786-1849), who married William MCLUCKIE (?-1828), is listed as publican at Woolmet Mains, Newton Parish, Midlothian in the 1841 Scottish census. I'm guessing that the pub/inn was the Woolmet House. Is there any way of looking up who owned/ran the Woolmet...

Hiya, today I received a death cert of a relative which says he died in the pub he was licensee of, in 1907. His name was Frederick Frank White and the 'beer house' was called "The Crow's Nest", on Markfield Road in Tottenham, Middlesex. I've had a look on historical directories and on the old...

Hi, In the 1884 Kelly's Directory, Worcestershire I found this entry: William Hadley George & Dragon 55 Halesowen Road I found this interesting because my x3 Great Grandfather George Hadley was Landlord of the same pub on the 1891 census. George's father was also called William who was by...

In 1881 Joseph GREEN (House decorator and Innkeeper) resided at 6, Old Market Place, Sudbury, Suffolk. Can anyone point me to a source where I might find the name of the Inn. I am interested to see that his ten-year-old daughter (Ada Priscilla GREEN) is employed as an assistant barmaid. Putting...

trying to find info on John Barlow who was licensee of The Kings Arms, Great College Street, Westminster in and around 1840s, he ran the pub with his wife Mary Ann. Can't find him on any Census.

I have an old group photo which includes my grandfather, and I wonder if the pub can be identified. Over the pub doorway the licensee's name is J T Handsaker. My grandfather (born 1883) lived in Southampton, and didn't come back after volunteering in late 1914, so I guess the picture was taken...

have been researching my paternal grandmothers side of the family, they seem to have started in stafford. thomas jarvis was a publican, and was born in 1833 in derbyshire. on the 1881 census he stats he is married with a daughter the address is 78 foregate street stafford was the a publice house or...

i was wondering if anybody knows what sort of info is held at the London Metro Archives about Victuallers, my GG Grandfather ran afew pubs in his life he ran the Station Hotel in Hertfordshire, lived with his Uncle and Aunt who ran the 'Old Leather Bottle' in Bedfordshire, worked in a pub called...

Hi, Can anyone supply me with a photograph or other information on George Yardley who was the landlord of the Turks Head, Silver Street, Coventry in the 1880's. Thaks Keith.

Has anyone ever heard of this pub. I found it mentioned in the probate registry with the family name of Burrows,, thanks Sue Burrows Simpson

According to records (1800s - Bristol) Licensees seemed to show one main name paying ten pounds and two others paying five pounds each. (pretty expensive for that time) Sometimes the two extra people have Maltster written after them but not always. One usually has ACC next to it which has been...

my gg grandfather Thomas Mullins Usher was a licenced victualler at Octagon Cellars Plymouth, Devon. in 1880. His wife Eliza Jane Leer. Prior to this he was in the 77th Regiment of Foot based in India before his retirement in 1868. His first wife was Margaret Mary Maloney from Ireland who we...