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Blakeneys Head, 35 Bartholomew Close, St Bartholomew

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Saint Bartholomew,  Central London. The Saint Bartholomew,  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.

1839/William James Witherington/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1841/W J Witherington/../../../Post Office Directory ****

James Burren senior (1805 - 1868), was my 3 × great grandfather; previously he was at the Five Bells, Rochester ***

1843/James Burren/../../../Kellys Directory ***

James Burren was described as licensed victualler present at the death of his son George at 34 Bartholomew Close on 21 June 1844 – source death certificate ***

James Burren was described as publican present at the death of his daughter Rhoda at 34 Bartholomew Close on 30 November 1844 – source death certificate ***

1846/James Burren/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1848/Jas Burren/../../../Post Office Directory ***

I have a note that James Burren continued to be listed as licensee at the Blakeney’s Head in Kelly’s Directories through to 1855 but carelessly neglected to record proper source details of these entries – double annoying because the 1851 census shows that James Burren was a coachman living with his wife in Marylebone ***

James senior’s two surviving sons, William John and James junior moved further eastward to Limehouse and Poplar by the 1870s. William John was a beer retailer at the Northey Arms, 1 Northey Street, Limehouse, in the 1871 census – presumably just a small house at the end of a terrace as depicted on Edward Stanford’s 1862 map. William John died in 1879, but his younger brother James is at the Northey Arms in 1877. It also seems that his son Arthur stayed in a similar line of business, being recorded as a wine barman in West Ham in 1891 census, a wine cellarman in West Ham in 1901 census, and a warehouse man (wine) at Forest Gate in 1910 when he married. ****

James Junior was at the Parliament House, Forest Gate from at least 1879 according to the Petty Sessions victuallers records - these can be viewed at the relevant Record Office (in this case at Chelmsford), and are hand written records of licensing dates and any minor misdemeanours.

There are two nephews of James Burren whom are also in the licensed trade, including Thomas Burren, at the Providence, Canterbury and then the Victoria, Canterbury and also George Burren, at the North Foreland, Rochester ****

1851/Samuel Brown/Licensed Victualler/33/London, Middlesex/Census ***
1851/Augusta W A Brown/Wife/24/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Samuel Brown/Son/2/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Clarqa Morgan/House Servant/21/Poplar, Middlesex/Census

1856/G Prockter/../../../Post Office Directory ****

My Great Grandfather Abraham Cluley was publican here from 1859 when his son William Cluley was born here. His two daughters Louisa (my grandmother ) and Annie were also born here. His first wife Sarah died here and he married Mary Crutchley and they lived at the Inn until his death in 1874. Mary took over the running of the inn until she remarried Henry Eglington and relinquished the license. *

1861/Abraham Cluly/Victualler/33/Warwickshire/Census *
1861/Sarah Cluly/Wife/26/Shropshire/Census
1861/Eliza Morris/Servant/21/Shropshire/Census
1861/Wm Cluly/Son/1 month/City London/Census

1869/Abraham Cluley/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/Abraham Cluley/Publican/43/Whitechapel/Census ****
1871/Mary Cluley/Wife/38/Stafford/Census
1871/William Cluley/Son/11/Bartholomew Great/Census
1871/Louisa Cluley/Daughter/9/Bartholomew Great/Census
1871/Ann Cluley/Daughter/7/Bartholomew Great/Census
1871/Lucy Crutchley/Sister in Law/26/Staffordshire/Census

1876/Mrs Mary Cluley/../../../P.O. Directory **

1881/Mary Cluley/Licensed Victualler, Widow/48/Laney Green, Staffordshire/Census ****
1881/Louisa Cluley/Step Daughter, Barmaid/19/Bartholomew Great/Census
1881/Ann Cluley/Step Daughter, Barmaid/17/Bartholomew Great/Census

1882/Mrs Mary Cluley/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/George H Day/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1886/Henry C Allen/../../../Business Directory of London **


* Provided By Val Wood

*** Provided By Chris Haines

**** Provided By Kevan

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