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Lion Commercial Hotel, Bridge Street & Cattle Market, Belper, Derbyshire

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There have been a few variations of this pub’s name over the years. **

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Lion, 24 Bridge Street, Belper - in December 2012

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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