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Britannia, 144 Southwark Bridge Road, Southwark St George Martyr

Southwark St George Martyr index

At Belvedere Place in 1839 & 1841; At 46 Belvedere Place, Southwark Bridge Road in 1843; At 135 Southwark Bridge Road in 1848 and 1851, number 158 Southwark Bridge Road in 1856 and 1869 & number 144 Southwark Bridge Road in 1871 & 1882

Britannia, 144 Southwark Bridge Road

Britannia, 144 Southwark Bridge Road

Kindly provided by Fred Start

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

The following entries are in this format:

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

Robert ward was previously at the Phoenix, Brick Lane, Spitalfield until about 1843 ***

1839/Joseph Bowden/../../../Pigots Directory ***

1841/Joseph Bowden/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1843/James Ward/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1848/Robert J Ward/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1851/Mrs Sarah Ward/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1851/Sarah Ward/Victualler, Widow/58/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census ***
1851/Ann J Ward/Daughter/18/Spitalfield, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Ward/Barman/21/Spitalfield, Middlesex/Census
1851/Henry Sproston/Barman/31/Chertsey, Surrey/Census
1851/John E Eley/Potman/20/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1851/Elizabeth Woods/Barmaid/23/Long Acre, Middlesex/Census
1851/Catherine Willis/General servant/26/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census

Sarah Ward took over the licence of the "Britannia" after her husband died in 1849 and continued to run it until she died early in 1854. Harry Sproston (barman) took over the licence in July 1854. William Ward (Robert & Sarah's youngest son) became a brewer later in life and owned a brewery at Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, during the 1880's & '90's. ***

1856/Henry Sproston/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/John H Gabb/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/John Heathley Gabb/Licensed Victualler, Widow/64/Christchurch, Surrey/Census ****
1871/Ann Moore/Niece, House Keeper/27/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1871/Annie Hitch/Domestic Servant/29/St Martins in Fields, Middlesex/Census
1871/Walter Mitchell/Barman/19/Brentwood, Essex/Census

1882/Richard Gabb/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Alfred Curry/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Alfred Drysdale/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Henry Egan/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Louis Gold/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1938/Mrs Ethel M Ross/../../../Post Office Directory ****


*** Provided By Mariegold Ward

**** Provided By Kevan

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