Ship & Castle, 1 The Hard, Portsea, Hampshire

Portsmouth pubs history index

This pub was present by 1745 and was rebuilt in its present form in 1902. **

Ship & Castle, 1 The Hard, Portsmouth - in April 2011

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

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.

From my family history research I know that my relative John Millidge was publican at the Ship and Castle The Hard Portsmouth. He had children born at that address between 1760 and 1772 and he died in Portsmouth in 1777. *

1792/John Grills / Victualler /../../Universal British Directory 1792-98 **

1807/Henry Ploughman/../../../London Gazette, 23 June 1807 **

1828/J Beattie/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1852/William Blake/../../../Slater’s Directory **

1855/Mrs Harriet Blake/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/William King/Hotel Keeper/40/Woolwich, Kent/Census ****
1871/Maria King/Wife/38/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1871/Sarah King/Daughter/14/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1871/William King/Son/12/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1871/Mildred King/Daughter/10/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1871/Beatrice King/Daughter/8/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1871/Jessie King/Daughter/6/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1871/Mrs Bennett/Servant/45/Petersfield, Hampshire/Census
1871/Eliza Mancer/Servant/18/Petersfield, Hampshire/Census
1871/Sarah Bun/Servant/22/Petersfield, Hampshire/Census
1871/Jessie Young/Servant/19/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census

1875/Wm Augustus King/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1878/William King/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1881/William A King/Hotel Keeper/49/Chatham, Kent/Census ****
1881/Jane M King/Wife/38/Jersey, Channel Islands/Census
1881/M King/Daughter/20/Portsea, Hampshire/Census
1881/B King/Daughter/17/Portsea, Hampshire/Census
1881/Jessie King/Daughter/16/Portsea, Hampshire/Census
1881/Anne Shergold/Servant/17/Portsea, Hampshire/Census
1881/John Austen/Inn Servant/66/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census

1885/Mrs Jane King/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1889/Thos Henry Simpson/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1898/Alfred Hy Catherwood/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1901/Robert Scott/Public House Manager/38/Huntley, Aberdeen, Scotland/Census ****
1901/Mabel Scott/Wife/24/Chatham, Kent/Census
1901/Ethel Daley/Barmaid/20/Chatham, Kent/Census
1901/Louisa Croucher/Barmaid/21/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1901/Myra Channon/Barmaid/25/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census

1911/William A Main/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1920/William A Main/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1927/Walter B V Knight/../../../Kellys Directory ****

* Provided By Heather Barton

** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan