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Woolpack, 174 Bermondsey Street, Bermondsey

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at 206 Bermondsey Street in 1851 & earlier, and 174 Bermondsey Street by 1856 then at 98 Bermondsey Street by 1910. This is the same site, but the street has been renumbered between 1899 and 1910.

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Bermondsey, Surrey, London. The Bermondsey, Surrey , London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Woolpack, 98 Bermondsey Street

Kindly supplied by Pat Ashdown in February 2006

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

Just to complete John's story, for those interested in the Benington Hollingsworths: he was baptised on 3 Dec 1780, at St Peter's Benington, the eldest son of John Hollingsworth and Mary Sadler, m. 9 Nov 1778 in the same church. ***

1839/John Hollingsworth/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1841/J Hollingsworth/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1841/Jno Hollingsworth/Publican/60/../Census ***
1841/Susan Hollingsworth/../60/../Census
1841/Charles Hollingsworth/Wool Dealer/25/Surrey/Census
1841/Thos Hollingsworth/Currier/21/Surrey/Census
1841/Henry Hollingsworth/Apprentice/18/Surrey/Census
1841/Matilda Hollingsworth/../18/../Census
1841/Ann Smith/Female Servant/25/../Census
1841/Jno Farrer/Male Servant/30/Surrey/Census
1841/Denny Chapman/Male Servant/25/../Census

1843/John Hollingsworth/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1848/John Hollingsworth/../../../Post Office Directory ****

John is next at the Peterborough Arms, Fulham, whilst daughter Susannah continues to run the Woolpack. ***

1851/Mrs Susannah Ross/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1851/Susanna Ross/Tavern Keeper, Widow/33/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census ***
1851/Mary Ann Ross/Daughter/13/Bradford, Yorkshire/Census
1851/Susan Ross/Daughter/12/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1851/Henry Hollingsworth/Brother, Barman/29/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1851/Matilda Hollingsworth/Cousin, Barmaid/33/Bennington, Herts/Census
1851/Mary Platt/Housemaid, Widow/51/Sheerness, Kent/Census
1851/Hannah Clark/Cook/48/Coggleshall, Essex/Census
1851/Jas Bartholomew/Waiter/40/Falmer, Sussex/Census
1851/Thomas Smith/Potman/33/Brentwood, Essex/Census

1856/Mrs Susannah Ross/../../../Post Office Directory ****

By 1861 Henry Hollingsworth is running the Watermans Arms, Southwark St John

The family must have done well from their various pubs. In the 1871 census, Susannah Ross is recorded as a widow of 53, retired and living on dividends at Hatcham, Deptford. No family is listed, only a servant ***

1869/Robert Mobbs/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/Robert Mobbs/Licensed Victualler Wid/55/Soho Middlesex/Census **
1871/Clara Mobbs/Dau/15/Oxford St Middlesex/Census
1871/Rosa Mobbs/Dau/14/Oxford St Middlesex/Census
1871/Frank Mobbs/Son/11/Oxford St Middlesex/Census
1871/Annie Hammond/Sis in Law/25/Taunton Somerset/Census
1871/George Robinson/Servant Waiter/24/Kensington Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Connor/Servant Gen/28/Whitefriars Middlesex/Census
1871/George Crisp/Servant/Potman/20/Yarmouth Norfolk/Census

My great great grandparents were "licensed victuallers" and on their probates for both in 1878 it said
"late of The Woolpack, Bermondsey". For how long they were therefore running it is not clear. Names: Robert and Rebecca WINTER. He was born 1831 Roecliffe, Yorkshire and she was born 1827 Bethnal Green.
Spookily, they both died on the 12th of the month, he aged 47 in June 1878 and she aged 50 exactly three months later in September. *

Robert Winter was also formerly of the Kings Arms, Three Colt Street, Limehouse and also The Cherry Garden, Cherry Garden Street, Bermondsey. In 1871 they are at the Feathers, Dockhead, Bermondsey whilst Robert's mother, Elizabeth Winter, was housekeeper at the Kings Arms, Three Colt Street. *

1881/James Short/Licensed Victualler/59/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Ellen Short/Wife/41/Wandsworth, Surrey/Census
1881/Eliza Short/Daughter, Barmaid/22/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Jenkins/General Servant/20/Sheffield, York/Census

1882/James Short/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/William Evans/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Mrs Harriett Elizabeth Chambers/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Miss Laura Chambers/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1905/George Henry Shepherd/Licensed Victualler/../../Old Bailey Online - 27th July 1905 *
1905/Maud Shepherd/Barmaid/../../Old Bailey Online - 27th July 1905
1905/Louisa Tucker/Manageress/../../Old Bailey Online - 27th July 1905
1905/Ellens Burnes/Barmaid/../../Old Bailey Online - 27th July 1905

1910/Geo Hy Shepherd/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1914/Herbert Auckland Seear/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Herbert Auckland Seear/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1938/Arth Defries/../../../Post Office Directory ****

* Provided By Nickie Johnson

** Provided By Bev Howlett

*** Provided By Judy Hollingsworth

**** Provided By Kevan

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