Bermondsey pub history index
Existed from at least 1848. At 56 New Church Street in 1851; and at 40 New Church Street by 1856. The address is 40 Llewellyn Street by 1938, following street renaming. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1848/George Drapper/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
1851/George Drapper/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/George Drapper/Licensed Victualler/28/Westerham, Kent/Census
1851/Ann Drapper/Wife/35/West Wickham, Kent/Census
1851/William Drapper/Son/4 months/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1851/William Taylor/Lodger, Tailor/28/Charsfield, Suffolk/Census
1851/Mary Ann Keatley/House Servant/18/Lymington, Hampshire/Census
1856/George Drapper/../../../Post Office Directory
February 1857/George Drapper/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
February 1857/William Drapper sen/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1861/George Drapper/Licensed Victualler/39/Westerham, Kent/Census
1861/Anne Drapper/Wife/43/Wickham, Kent/Census
1861/William Drapper/Son/10/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1861/Edwin Drapper/Son/8/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1861/Martha Rose/sister in Law/39/Wickham, Kent/Census
1861/George Perry/Servant/23/Newington, Surrey/Census
June 1862/William Drapper/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
June 1862/Edward Petty/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1867/Eliza Vincent/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1867/Thomas Melkie/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Thomas Meikle/../../../Post Office Directory
January 1872/Elizabeth Melkle/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1872/John Pope/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1881/Chas Harris/Publican/36/Dalston, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mgt Harris/Wife/32/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Kate Harris/Daughter/7/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Thos Harrison/Brother In Law/36/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1882/Chas Richard Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Charles R Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
South London Press 27 September 1884 - Newington Transfer of Licenses
Smiths Arms, New Church street, J W Parsons, to Cyril Ambrose Knight
1891/Albert Ernest Welstead/../../../Post Office Directory
John Pidgeon was born in 1858 at Ashburton, Devon. As a young lad he worked
as a farmer�s labourer, but later became a tanner�s labourer. In 1884 he
married Rosina Jane Farleigh, and they immediately left Devon and came to
London. They initially lived at the
Roebuck in Brady Street, Whitechapel which was run by John�s sister
Charlotte and her husband William Bennett. *
1891/John Pidgeon/Publican/53/Ilsington, Devon/Census *
1891/Rosina Pidgeon/Wife/31/Newton Abbot, Devon/Census
1891/Henry Pidgeon/Son/5/Whitechapel, London/Census
1891/Rosina Pidgeon/Daughter/2/Whitechapel, London/Census
1891/John Pidgeon/Son/1/Whitechapel, London/Census
1895/John Pidgeon/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/John Pidgeon/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/John Pidgeon/Licensed Victualler/43/Ashburton, Devon/Census *
1901/Rosina Pidgeon/Wife/40/Newton Abbot, Devon/Census
1901/Henry Pidgeon/Son, Engineers Apprentice/15/Whitechapel, London/Census
1901/Mabel Pidgeon/Daughter/14/Whitechapel, London/Census
1901/Rosina Pidgeon/Daughter/12/Whitechapel, London/Census
1901/John Pidgeon/Son/11/Whitechapel, London/Census
1901/Ethel Pidgeon/Daughter/9/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Thomas Pidgeon/Son/7/Bermondsey, London/Census
John Pidgeon�s wife Rosina died in 1909, aged 49. *
1910/John Pidgeon/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/John Pidgeon/Licensed Victualler, Widow/53/Ilsington, Devon/Census *
1911/Henry Charles Pidgeon/Son, Barman/25/Whitechapel, London/Census
1911/Rosina Pidgeon/Daughter, Barmaid/22/Whitechapel, London/Census
1911/Ethel Louise Pidgeon/Daughter, Barmaid/19/Bermondsey, London/Census
1911/Thomas Sydney Pidgeon/Son, Commercial Wharf Clerk/17/Bermondsey,
London/Census
1915/Thomas Jacob John Rattenbury/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Thomas J.J. Rattenbury/../../../Hughes Directory **
1923/Celia Rattenbury/Smiths Arms/../../Electoral Register
1923/Thomas Jacob John Rattenbury/../../../Electoral Register
1934/Leonard Hy Roper/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Joseph Richmond Cooper/../../../Post Office Directory **
1944/Thomas Coupland/../../../Post Office Directory **
* Provided By Ian Pidgeon
** Provided By Ewan
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