Portsmouth pubs history index
Originally the North Country Tavern later the Jolly Sailor and renamed the Coal Exchange by 1857. It is named the Coal Exchange in the 1841 census. Now merged with the Union Tavern. **
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hampshire.
Residents at this address
My great, great, great grandmother, Sarah Sargeant, ran the Coal Exchange from c. 1830 (then, as The North Country).
Sarah Sargeant is listed on the 1841 Census in The Coal Exchange. *
Sarah's husband, Henry Sargeant who died in 1828, ran "The Fortitude" in Broad Street c. 1823.
1830/Sarah Sargeant, North Country, Bath square/../../Pigots Directory *
1841/Sarah Sargeant/Publican/60/Hampshire/Census *
1841/Mary Ann Sargeant/../30/Hampshire/Census
1841/Amelia Sargeant/../20/Hampshire/Census
1841/Mary Ann Sargeant/../11/../Census
Amelia Sargeant marries a Jacob Miller, and they run the Sir Charles Napier in East street for many years.
1844/Sarah Sargeant, North Country House Tavern, Bath square/../../Pigots Directory *
Jolly Sailor :
1847/Sarah Sargeant, Jolly Sailor, Bath square & Coal Exchange/../../Post Office Directory *
1852/Sarah Sargeant, Jolly Sailor, Bath square/../../Slaters Directory **
1855/Miss Mary Ann Blechyenden/../../../Post Office Directory
Coal Exchange :
1865/Miss Bench/../../../Harrods Directory
1872/John Hill/../../../London Gazette, 18 June 1872 **
1874/John Hill/../../../London Gazette, 5 May 1874 **
1875/Mrs Sarah Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/Mrs Sarah Richardson/../../../Kellys Directory
1881/Sarah Richardson/Licensed Victualler, Widow/65/Gosport,
Hampshire/Census
1881/Henry E Richardson/Son, Royal Naval Pensioner/40/Gosport,
Hampshire/Census
1881/Eliza Brewster/Sister/63/Gosport, Hampshire/Census
1881/George Camp/Lodger, Working On Floating Bridge (Labourer
Dock)/41/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1885/Mrs Sarah Richardson/../../../Kellys Directory
1889/Mrs Harriett Richards/../../../Kellys Directory
1898/Reuben Parker/../../../Kellys Directory
1911/Henry Fain/../../../Kellys Directory
1920/Henry Fain/../../../Kellys Directory
1927/Chas W Tarrant/../../../Kellys Directory
1931/Charles William Tarrant / Licensed Victualler & Caterer /../../London
Gazette, 26 May 1931 **
* Provided By Christopher Sargeant
** Provided By Stephen Harris