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Black Prince, 74 St Georges Square, Portsea, Hampshire

Portsmouth pubs history index

At 10 St Georges Square in 1871 census

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.

In the 1871 census,  the landlady was Mary PERVIN who was my great x 3 grandmother. The boarder, Charles Tammage was the widowed son in law of Mary.   *

1871/Mary Pervin/Beer House Keeper, Widow/62/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1871/Mary Hall/Daughter, Seamans Wife/23/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1871/Charles Tammadge/Boarder, Turner, widow/32/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1871/William E Tammadge/Grandson/9/Portsea, Hampshire/Census
1871/Annah Guillam/General Servant/15/Woolwich, Kent/Census

The Black Prince in the 1881 census was being run by Henry PEARCE (retired blacksmith), with his wife Antoinette. As so often happens, their names were spelt a variety of ways. They were married as PIERCE and her name crops up as Antoinetta, Antonietta etc. She was a younger sister of my great X 3 grandma Mary Pervin who ran the pub in 1871.  *

1881/Henry Pearce/Pensioner Beer Retailer/65/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census *
1881/Antoinette Pearce/Wife/62/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1881/Lavina Rose/Grand Daughter, Assistant/17/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census

1898/Joseph Taw/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory

1901/Joseph Taw/Beer House Keeper/60/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1901/Annie Taw/Wife/58/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1901/Frank Putman/Grandson/3/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1901/Joseph Trolley/Brother in Law, Widow/52/Hertfordshire/Census

The marriage certificate of my Grandparents Alexander Wilks to Charlotte Carter in 1908 indicates she was resident at The Black Prince and Alex was an able seaman, torpedo boat 3 Portsmouth. Her Father in law, Thomas George Carter, is recorded on the certificate as the licensed victualler at Black Prince.  ***

1911/C Whichelow/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory


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*** Provided By Julie Alfridi Martin

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