Man Loaded with Mischielf

Old Sheer Hulk, 3 Church Street, Woolwich SE18

at 194 Woolwich Church Street by 1944

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The Old Sheer Hulk, Church street, Woolwich

The Old Sheer Hulk, Church street, Woolwich

Residents at this address

1840/William Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1851 at Hulk, 3 Church Street
Edwin Edwards, Victualler aged 25 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Havell Edwards, Wife aged 26 and born in Bideford, Devon
Ellen Edwards, Daughter aged 1 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Anne Edwards, Daughter, aged 2 months and born in Woolwich, Kent
E P Saunders, Visitor, Assistant and born in Bideford, North Devon
Ann Taylor, Assistant aged 40 and born in Middlesex
Ann Blair, House Servant aged 26 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Ann Wixhort, House Servant aged 19 and born in East Wickham, Kent
John Ealey, Waiter aged 25 and born in Deptford, Kent
John Frampton, POt Boy aged 14

1852/Edwin Edwards/../../../Archdeacons Directory

1858/Edwin Edwards/../../../Melvilles Directory

November 1859/Harriet Edwards/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

November 1859/Emily Blest/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

In 1861 at the Hulk, 3 Church street
Margaret C Gray, Housekeeper, Widow aged 52 and born in Gravesend, Kent
Anne G Gray, Daughter aged 10 and born in Woolwich, Kent
William Riches, Barman, Public House, aged 23 and born in Marylebone, Middlesex
Mary A Avent, Barmaid, aged 18 and born in Greenwich, Kent
Jessie Mitchell, Servant, aged 18 and born in Woolwich, Kent
George Brown, Waiter Public House, aged 19 and born in Essex
Christopher Chikd, Pot Boy aged 14 and born in Bexley, Kent

1862/George Prentis, Old Sheer Hulk, 3 Church street/../../Post Office Directory

Kentish Independent. 25 August 1866 Annual Licensing Day
Sheer Hulk, Church Street, George Prentis

1867/Old Sheer Hulk tavern, George Prentis, 3 Church street, Woolwich/../../Post Office Directory

November 1868/Eliza Prentis/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

November 1868/William Musson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1871/Eliza Musson/Licensed Victualler/35/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1871/George Prentice/Son in Law/13/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1871/Walter Prentice/Son in Law/10/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1871/Maud Prentice/Daughter in Law/4/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Grace Watts/Mother, Housekeeper, Widow/57/Sandwich, Kent/Census
1871/Mary Brown/Sister in Law, Housekeeper, Widow/48/Great Bardfield, Essex/Census
1871/George Briggs/Potman/18/Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth Brown/Servant/18/Greenwich, Kent/Census

1874/Chas William Acock/../../../Post Office Directory

16 November 1878/Robert Gwynn, 33, no occupation, was charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting Mr Hughes, proprietor of the Sheer Hulk, public house Woolwich./Kentish Independent

1882/Thomas Edward Hopper, Old Sheer Hulk, Old Sheer Hulk, Woolwich/../../Post Office Directory

1896/William W Campbell/../../../Post Office Directory

Woolwich Gazette 13 November 1896 - Transfers
Sheer Hulk, Woolwich, from Walter William Campbell to William Launchbury

1901/Alfred Wordsworth/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Robert W Luck/Licensed Victualler/40/Westminster, London/Census
1901/Ada Luck/Wife/25/Penge, Surrey/Census
1901/Lydia O Luck/Daughter/6/Marylebone, London/Census
1901/Gladys M Luck/Daughter/3/Sydenham, London/Census
1901/Dorothy M Luck/Daughter/1/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/William O'Donnell/Barman/17/Farnham, Surrey/Census
1901/James Chalmers/Potman/20/Deptford, London/Census
1901/May L Wood/Cook/30/Barrow on Furness, Lancs/Census
1901/Elizabeth E Chaplin/Nurse/19/Woolwich, London/Census

1904/Alfred Wordsworth/../../../Post Office Directory

1905/Alfred Wordsworth/../../../Post Office Directory

1908/Albert George Gifkins/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/Alfred Elden/../../../Post Office Directory

1919/Tom Charles Pope/../../../Post Office Directory

Kentish Independent 16 May 1919 - Transfers
Sheer Hulk, Church street, Woolwich, Tom Charles Pope to John Edward Sanders

1921/John Edward Sanders/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census 3 Church Street, Woolwich
John Edward Sanders, Publican, aged 51 years 10 months, and born in Wandsworth, London, Employer
Ada Sanders, Wife, aged 51 years 8 months, and born in Lambeth, London
Rose Emily Sanders, Daughter, Barmaid, J C Sanders, aged 18 years 4 months, and born in Lambeth, London
Lily Maud Sanders, Daughter, Drapers Assistant, aged 14 years 11 months, and born in Lambeth, London
Dudley William Clark, Barman, J E Sanders, aged 28 years 3 months, and born in Edmonton, Middlesex
Florence Bertha Clarke, Cook, J E Sanders, aged 28 years 8 months, and born in St Luke's, Middlesex
Harry Walter Tilbury, Visitors From Petoria S Africa, aged 55 years 4 months, and born in Battersea, London
Augusta Tilbury, Visitors From Petoria S Africa, aged 53 years 10 months, and born in Lambeth, London
Lila French, Visitors From Petoria S Africa, aged 32 years 1 month, and born in Lambeth, London
Derrick French, Visitors From Petoria S Africa, aged 6 months, and born in Croydon, Surrey

1934/Edward Harold Munro/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/Edward Harold Munro/../../../Post Office Directory

The Old Sheer Hulk was run by my father who was Arthur Wilfred Bond (not Arthur William as stated in directories). He, and my mother, Violet Caroline Bond (nee strange) were the landlords until 1948/49. *

On leaving the public house, my father left a log book there which dated back to the 1800s in which was logged payments to various landlords for the last grog of rum issued to convicts about to be deported to Australia, the hulks were then Anchored in the Thames at Woolwich.The rum was supposedly for medicinal purposes it was not sold to customers, but reserved for the convicts and would, I imagine, taste revolting! Sadly I believe that the log book was probably thrown out when the pub was demolished! *

1944/Arthur Wilfred Bond/../../../Post Office Directory



* Provided by Mary Hibberd


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