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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