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Frank is one of my Great Great Grandfathers and ran a bunch of pubs in the London area between 1865 and around 1890 or so. *
Frank was born on 7th June 1839 in Andover, Hampshire. He married Jane on 6th July 1864, in Andover. Her family kept the village store in Wherwell, Hampshire. Jane died on 5th July 1880 in Shooter's Hill and Frank subsequently married Amelia. On an interesting side note, one of the children of Frank and Amelia, George Barnes, raced motorcycles and, later, went on to become one of the early aviation pioneers. One of my distant cousins even had enough information to write a substantial book about his expoits. *
The 1871 census confirms the details of Frank Barnes, and lists his wife Jane, born in Winchester in Hampshire and a year older. Their eldest two children are born in Deptford, then at Shoreditch.
Frank Barnes in the 1881 census suggests he is born in Andover in Hampshire in 1839, and he is a widow by this date.
In October 1882 in Camberwell, a marriage exists between Frank Barnes, widower aged 43 and Amelia Williams, aged 37. She is the daughter of Frederick Francis Williams, a Licensed Victualler, at 177 Asylum road.
The 1891 census at 137 Shooters Hill road, in Greenwich is possibly a private address. It lists him with his second wife, Amelia.
Leaving the Queens Head, 167 Bermondsey street, Bermondsey SE1 is a Frank Barnes in April 1865.
Leaving the Fountain, 105 Lambeth Walk, Lambeth SE11 is a Frank Barnes in April 1865
Era, 3 Jun 1866 has : The Fountain: Licence transferred from Frank to Edward Glancy
I also have record of the licence transferring from Frank to Samuel Hawgood in September 1866 (30 Sep 1866) but have not been able to find anything about the licence having gone back to him after the prior event. *
There is a Frank Barnes who is licensee of the Old Gibraltar, 309 Evelyn Street, Deptford SE8 in 1869 and leaves here in May 1869.
It appears he was here twice - July 1866 (My Great Grandfather was born there in Oct 1866) and May 1869. Then, again, between bet 1875 and Jun 1880 (Kentish Mercury, 2 Oct 1875; Woolwich Gazette, Nov 1875; Kentish Mercury, 13 Dec 1879; Woolwich Gazette, 7 Feb 1880; & 12 Jun 1880) *
In July 1869, Frank Barnes becomes licensee of the Jolly Butchers, at 261 Old Street, Shoreditch EC1; He leaves the premises in January 1872.
He is at The Crown, Crown Court, Fleet Street: between October 1871 and May 1872 (The Morning Advertiser, 27th May 1872; The Era, 29th October 1871) *
The Bell, Edmonton: between May 1872 and July 1874 (The Weekly Herald, 11 July 1874; Kelly's Directory 1874; The Era, 12 May 1872; The Morning Advertiser, 7 May 1872; The North Londoner, 11 May 1872) *
In the 1874 directory is listed a Frank Barnes who is licensee of the Bell Inn, 135 Fore Street, Upper Edmonton N18
In July 1876, Frank Barnes leaves the premises and the license of the Angel & Crown, at 47 Brushfield Street, Spitalfields E1.
In the 1881 census Frank Barnes is listed in the census at the Flint House, at 65 Hyde Road, Shoreditch N1
He is also here between 1882 and 1884 (Post Office Directory, 1882; The Daily News, 19th December 1882; The Hackney & Kingsland Gazette, 20th December 1882; Business Directory of London, 1884) *
He is at The Mitre, Deptford Bridge: between May 1881 and September 1881 (Greenwich & Woolwich Observer & West Kent Gazette, 14th May 1881; Woolwich Gazette, 14th May 1881; Kentish Mercury, 10th September 1881; Kentish Mercury, 22nd October 1881; Kentish Mercury, 14th May 1881) *
Admiral Keppel, 232 Hoxton Street, Hoxton is listed for Frank Barnes in the 1884 (Business Directory of London,1884) *
In March 1883 until May 1886, Frank Barnes is licensee of the Princess of Wales, at 88 Grove Street, Deptford SE8
References are the (Kentish Independent, 17th March 1883; Kentish Independent, 12th May 1883; Business Directory of London 1884; Kentish Mercury, 8th May 1885; The Kentish Independent, 15th May 1886; Woolwich Gazette, 8th May 1885) *
In July 1885 he is noted at the Royal George, Abbey Street, Bermondsey: Jul 1885 (The South London Press, 4 Jul 1885) *
Frank Barnes took over the license for the Victory in June 1886.
South London Press 19 June 1886 - Transfer of Licenses *
Victory, Barlow street, A Hubbard, widow to Frank Barnes
He is at the Victory between June 1886 and October 1888 (South London Chronicle, 6th October 1888; The South London Press, 19th June 1886) I also have reference for him there in the South London Press, 25 Oct 1890 *
He is at the Bell Tavern, 12 Basinghall Street, London City: between May 1889 and 1891 (Old Bailey Court Records, Seventh Session 1888-89, page 797-8; Kelly's Directory 1891) *
Frank Barnes is at the Ship Tavern / Hotel, Woolwich: between May 1890 and May 1891 - references from (Kentish Mercury, 15th May 1891; Woolwich Gazette, 8th May 1891; Woolwich Gazette, 16th May 1890; Greenwich & Deptford Observer, 16th May 1890)*
In 1891 there is a Frank Barnes, who is listed at the Lord Wellington, 31 University Street WC1
Frank Barnes is at the The Aldgate Distillery: between March 1892 and April 1893 (East London Observer, 26th March 1892; Greenwich and Deptford Observer, Death Announcement: 14th April 1893) *
* Provided by George Butler.
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