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1871/Isaac Roberts/Baltic Tavern, 20 Chapel Road/../../Coxs Directory
1871/Henry Fry/Publican/36/Bridport, Dorset/Census
1871/Julia Fry/Wife/26/Derby, Derbyshire/Census
1871/William Ward/Visitor, Grocer/20/Derby, Derbyshire/Census
1871/Marsh Fry/Son/1/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1875/William Glasspool/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1881/Mary Wild/Beer Retailer, Widow/56/Eling, Hampshire/Census
1881/Mary Jane Wild/Daughter/23/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1881/Alfred J Wild/Son, Railway Engine Cleaner/20/Southampton,
Hampshire/Census
1884/Mrs M Wild/../../../Post Office Directory
1898/Charles Sherwood/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1911/George Kirby/Publican/58/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1911/Elizabeth Kirby/Wife/60/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1911/Rose Keats/Barmaid/23/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1920/George Kirby/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1927/Arthur Davage/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1931/Albert Edward Lockhart/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory
1935/William Anstey/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory
William Anstey was my grandfather. He was the proprietor of the Baltic
Tavern in Chapel Road, Southampton, in 1940 at the time it was bombed during
World War II. My grandparents, my aunt and her baby daughter (my cousin),
and the dog, Gyp, had taken refuge from the bombing in the basement of the
Baltic Tavern (where the beer barrels were stored). They were later rescued
unharmed, the only casualty being the canary, Joey, in the dining room
upstairs, who died of shock. *
William Anstey later became the proprietor of the
Pensioners Arms. He had
spent 25 years at sea in the Royal Navy and 20 years in the Merchant Navy.
He was an honourable man and respected by all who knew him. Born on Branksea
Island (now known as Brownsea Island) in 1877, he died at the age of
ninety-one. *
* Provided By Mrs Needham