Belper pub history index
There have been a few variations of this pub’s name over the years. **
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Derbyshire. The Derbyshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Lion, 24 Bridge Street, Belper - in December 2012
Kindly provided by Stephen harris
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1828/[Red Lion] Joseph Deaville/../../../Pigot’s Directory 1828-29 **
1835/[Red Lion] Joseph Deaville/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1842/[Lion] John C Taylor/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1852/[Lion] John Charles Taylor/../../../Freebody’s Directory **
1855/[Red Lion] John Charles Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory **
1857/[Lion Inn] John Taylor / & Excise Office /../../White’s Directory of
Derbyshire **
1862/[Lion Inn] John C Taylor / & Inland Revenue Office /../../White’s
Directory of Sheffield **
1870/[Red Lion Hotel] James Abbey/../../../Harrod’s Directory **
1874/[Lion Hotel] Sml. Tetley / Victualler /../../Wright’s Directory of
South Derbyshire **
1881/Francis Bennett/Lion commercial hotel & posting house, Bridge Street/../../Kellys Directory
1881/Francis Bennett/Hotel Keeper/35/Aylesbury, Buckingham/Census
1881/Clara Bennett/Wife/32/High Wycombe, Buckingham/Census
1881/Ellen J Bennett/Daughter/8/Buckingham, Buckingham/Census
1881/Clara F Bennett/Daughter/6/Buckingham, Buckingham/Census
1881/Florence Bennett/Daughter/3/Belper, Derby/Census
1881/Jeaanette Treacher/Sister In Law, Farmers Daughter/30/High Wycombe,
Buckingham/Census
1881/Mary Chubb/Waitress/30/Ironville, Derby/Census
1881/Margaret Horsley/Cook/27/Fritchley, Derby/Census
1881/Sarah Young/Barmaid/24/Kings Lynn, Norfolk/Census
1881/Alice Walker/Nursemaid/14/Belper, Derby/Census
1881/Lachurie Finnerean/Civil Engineer/18/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1891/[Lion Hotel] Harold William Albert Keyl/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1891/Harold William A Keyl/Hotel Keeper/37/St Johns Wood, London/Census
1891/Emma Elizabeth Keyl/Wife/40/Oxford, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Constance Victoria Keyl/Daughter/4/Derby, Derbyshire/Census
1891/Alice Grace Cooper/Step Daughter, Waitress/17/Lewisham, Surrey/Census
1891/James Forbes Cooper/Stepson/9/Kingston, Surrey/Census
1891/Mary Ann Ransome/Cook/28/Luton, Bedfordshire/Census
1891/Ada Fisher/Barmaid/22/Hull, Yorkshire/Census
1891/Agnes Selina Lane/Waitress/21/Elstow, Bedfordshire/Census
1891/Jane Hyde/Housemaid/21/Derby, Derbyshire/Census
1895/[Lion Hotel] William Reason/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1899/[Lion Hotel] William Reason/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Derbyshire **
1901/George H Chamberlain/Licensed Victualler/58/Mountnessing, Essex/Census
1901/Emma Chamberlain/Wife/58/Liverpool, Lancashire/Census
1901/Sarah A Chamberlain/Daughter/25/Alfreton, Derbyshire/Census
1901/Emma M Chamberlain/Daughter/23/Alfreton, Derbyshire/Census
1901/Clara Bond/Barmaid/20/Derby, Derbyshire/Census
1901/Emma Nash/General Servant/26/Yeaveley, Derbyshire/Census
1912/[Lion Hotel] George Spray Harriman/../../../Kelly’s Directory of
Derbyshire **
1925/George Charles Cribben/Lion commercial hotel, Bridge Street & Cattle
Market/../Kellys Directory
1932/Jas Mountney/proprietor/../Kellys Directory
1941/T E Williams/proprietor/../Kellys Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris