This pub was built in 1864. ** The Era gives the address as Stanford Street, so the pub was presumably on the corner. *
Westminster St John index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Surprise, 110 Vauxhall Bridge Road, St John, Westminster
Surprise, 110 Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1 - in July 2007
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Residents at this address.
My Great Great Grandfather James Jaques' sister, Catherine Eleanor Jaques (1819-1869) married a John Luke Percy in 1843. *+
The couple are recorded as running the Surprise pub at 110 Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1 in 1865 (as it was built in 1864, I presume he was the first Licencee), and later, the Horseshoe Tavern in Little George Street, St Margaret's, Westminster from November 1867 to November 1868.
21st March 1865/ John Luke Percy (new license)/../../../ The Era *
8th May 1866/License transfer from John Luke Percy to Jules Alphonse Noel/../../../ The Era *
7th May 1867/License transfer from Jules Alphonse Noel to George James Ford/../../../ The Era *
1869/George Jas Ford/../../../Post Office Directory
24th Jan 1871/License transfer from George James Ford to James Stevens/../../../ The Era *
1881/John Ward/Licensed Victualler/50/Northampton/Census
1881/Maria Ward/Wife/52/Northampton/Census
1881/Emily Ward/Daughter/21/Northampton/Census
1881/John G Ward/Son/19/Northampton/Census
1881/Adelaide M Ward/Daughter/13/Northampton/Census
1881/Hettie L Ward/Daughter/11/Northampton/Census
1881/Margaret Gerde/Domestic Servant/34/Loughton, Essex/Census
1882/John Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/John Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Anthony Bryant/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Mrs Alice Groom/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Jn Defries/../../../Post Office Directory
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