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Jamaica Tavern, 495 Southwark Park road, Bermondsey SE16

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In 1768, the Lodge of Sincerity Masonic Lodge is meeting here according to the 1813 list of Masonic Lodges.

Existed from at least 1790; the Jamaica House, Rotherhithe street, Bermondsey. The address is Little Cherry Garden Street in 1848, 1851 and 1856 directories. The name is given as the Jamaica House on Cherry Garden Street in Sun Fire Office insurance records (as well as Island House in 1792/1793, which is presumably the same pub); by 1869 Jamaica Level is part of Blue Anchor Road; aka New Jamaica in 1881. This whole area was razed in the 1950s or 1960s. *

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Bermondsey, Surrey, London.

Jamaica Tavern, Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey

Jamaica Tavern, Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey

Jamaica Tavern, Southwark park Road, Bermondsey

Jamaica Tavern, Southwark park Road, Bermondsey

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Residents at this address.

Lodge of Sincerity meets at the Jamaica House, Rotherhithe street, Bermondsey, London in 1790

1791/George Hisee/victualler, Jamaica House/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1792/George Hisee/victualler, Island House/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1793/Mary Reed/gardener, Island House/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1811/Richard Wilson, Jamaica Coffee house, Cherry garden street, Bermondsey/../../Holdens Directory

1820/Thomas Cross/victualler and vintner, Jamaica House/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1822/Thomas Cross/Jamaica Coffee House, Cherry Garden street/../../Licensed Victualler Recognizances

1825/Thomas Cross/Jamaica Coffee House, Cherry Garden street/../../Licensed Victualler Recognizances

1826/Thomas Cross/Jamaica Coffee House, Cherry Garden street/../../Licensed Victualler Recognizances

1832/Thomas Cross/victualler and vintner, Jamaica House/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1833/Thomas Cross/victualler and vintner, Jamaica House/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1833-34/Thomas Cross, Jamaica, Blue Anchor road, Bermondsey/../../Pigots Directory

1839/R Brewster/../../../Pigots Directory

1848/Charles Young/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/Charles Young/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/Charles Young/Victualler/64/Westminster St Margaret/Census
1851/Matilda Young/Wife/67/Westminster St Margaret/Census
1851/Sarah Young/Grand Daughter/19/Christchurch, Surrey/Census

1856/C Young/../../../Post Office Directory

1861/William Rawlinson/Victualler/39/Paddington, Middlesex/Census *
1861/Elizabeth Rawlinson/Wife/31/Rockley, Yorkshire/Census
1861/William H. Rawlinson/Son/2/Horsleydown, Surrey/Census
1861/Harry Rawlinson/Son/2 months/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1861/Drucilla Jegger/House Servant/20/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1861/John Hall/Potman/18/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census

South London Chronicle 27th June 1868 - Transfers 0f Licenses
Old Jamaica Tavern, Jamaica level, William Rawlinson to William Haynes

1869/William Haynes/../../../Post Office Directory

I have three quite good pictures of The Jamaica Tavern,  Southwark Park Road (which was a Courage House). My great-grandfather was landlord circa 1871 - 1895 or so. Looking over my family tree I have so far found to my considerable surprise, various male and female ancestors were also licensees of:-

Duke of Edinburgh, Forsyth St Rotherhithe ; The Ship 171 Kennington Road ; Waterman's Arms, Barnham St Southwark ; The Rose, 22 Russell St Bermondsey ; The Hope Inn, Homesdale Centre Lewisham ; Abbey Arms, Abbey Wood ; Prince of Wales, 53 High St Highgate and the White Lion, Portsmouth Rd Cobham.  ***

1881/William Chicken/Licensed Victualler/39/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Sophia Ann Chicken/Wife/43/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Wm Chicken/Son/10/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Edwin Chicken/Son/6/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Harry Chicken/Son/5/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Selina Chicken/Daughter/4/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Marian Chicken/Daughter/2/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Minnie Chicken/Daughter/7 months/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Jno Wallace/Wifes Brother, Manager/36/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Susannah S Wallace/Niece/13/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Jno Wallace/Nephew/11/Surrey/Census
1881/Harriet M Cuning/Servant/18/Blackfriars Road, Surrey/Census
1881/Annie Barter/Nurse Maid/15/Slough, Gloucester/Census

1882/William Chicken/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/William Chicken/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/William Chicken/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/William Chicken/Head Licensed Victualler/49/Bermondsey London/Census ***
1891/Sophia H Chicken/Wife/53/Bermondsey London/Census
1891/Sophia H Chicken/Dau/23/Bermondsey London/Census
1891/Edward Chicken/Son Clerk/16/Bermondsey London/Census
1891/Harry Chicken/Son Clerk/15/Bermondsey London/Census
1891/Marian Chicken/Dau Scholar/12/Bermondsey London/Census
1891/Minnie Chicken/Dau Scholar/10/Bermondsey London/Census
1891/Alice Hayes/Servant Gen Dom Servt/20/St Peter Derby Derbyshire/Census
1891/Maryann E Ott?/Servant Gen Dom Servt/18/Woolwich London/Census

1895/William Chicken/../../../Post Office Directory *

1899/William Chicken/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Lovell B Dixson/Licensed Victualler/35/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1901/Beatrice H Dixson/Wife/32/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1901/Ada L Dixson/Daughter/6/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1901/Rose E Dixson/Daughter/5/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1901/Maud B Dixson/Daughter/3/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1901/Doris H Dixson/Daughter/6 months/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1901/Lilian Buck/Domestic Servant/23/London/Census
1901/Nellie Dott/Nursemaid/17/London/Census
1901/Rose M Cooper/Barmaid/24/London/Census
1901/George S Williams/Barman/32/London/Census
1901/Rose Bartlett/Barmaid/26/London/Census

1910/Lovell Benjamin Dixson/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/Lovell Benjamin Dixson/Licensed Victualler/46/Rotherhithe/Census
1911/Beatrice Maud Dixson/Wife, Assistant/43/Bermondsey/Census
1911/Rose Emily Dixson/Daughter/15/Bermondsey/Census
1911/Maud Beatrice Dixson/Daughter/13/Bermondsey/Census
1911/Doris Mary Dixson/Daughter/10/Bermondsey/Census
1911/Edith Alexandra Dixson/Daughter/8/Bermondsey/Census
1911/Gladys Victoria/Daughter/6/Bermondsey/Census
1911/Florence Burnett/Barmaid/24/Devon/Census
1911/Helen Nation/Barmaid/20/Leith, Edinburgh/Census
1911/Lilian Alice Saunders/Barmaid/19/Lewisham/Census
1911/Ada Laura Dixson/Daughter/16/Bermondsey/Census
1911/Hannah Rebecca James/Cook/22/Bermondsey/Census
1911/Emma Charlotte Bloss/Sister, widow/49/Rotherhithe/Census

1915/Lovell Benjamin Dixson/../../../Post Office Directory *

1921/Lovell Benjamin Dixson/../../../Post Office Directory

1923/Beatrice Maud Dixson/Jamaica Tavern/../../Electoral Register
1923/Lovell Benjamin Dixson/../../../Electoral Register
1923/Alice Maria Hough/../../../Electoral Register
1923/Thomas Henry Hough/../../../Electoral Register

1934/Lovell Benjamin Dixson/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/Lovell Benjamin Dixson/../../../Post Office Directory *

1944/Lovell Benjamin Dixson & Mrs W.A. Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory *


* Provided By Ewan

** Provided By Bev Howlett

*** Provided By Bryan Chicken


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