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Forton pub history index
Listed the Military Arms, Mill lane in the 1891 census; and the Military Arms, Union place, Forton road in 1885 and earlier
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hampshire . The Hampshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1828/Thoms Hobbs/../../../Pigot’s Directory
1852/Henry Turner/../../../Slaters Directory
1859/William Phillips/../../../Hampshire Directory
1861/William Phillips/Licensed Victualler/31/Rotherhithe/Census
1861/Mary Ann Phillips/Wife/32/Gosport/Census
1861/William Phillips/Son/12/Gosport/Census
1861/Philip Phillips/Son/11/Gosport/Census
1861/Mary Ann Phillips/Daughter/9/Gosport/Census
+ Lodgers
1865/William Phillips/../../../Harrods Directory
1875/William Phillips/& licensed to let post horses & carriages/../../Post
Office Directory
1881/J Morris/Licensed Victualler/30/Kingstone, Cambridge/Census
1881/G T Thompson/Groom/25/Lincoln/Census
+ Boarders
1885/Walter Smith/../../../Kellys Directory
1891/Margaret Sargent/Licensed Victualler, Widow/52/Scotland/Census
1891/Clara M Sargent/Daughter/22/India/Census
1895/George Annells/../../../Kellys Directory