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Castle and Banner, Hunny Hill, Newport, Isle of Wight
Kindly provided by Barry Cant
Residents at this address.
1859, William S Bloom, Castle and Banner, Hunny Hill, Newport - Whites directory
1875/James Austin/../../../Kellys Directory
1885/James Welch/../../../Kellys Directory
1889/James S Welch/../../../Kellys Directory
James E Killeen is earlier at the Antelope Inn
1901/James E Killeen/Licensed Victualler/42/Manchester, lancashire/Census
1901/Florence R Killeen/Wife/45/Bakewell, Derbyshire/Census
1901/Charles B Killeen/Son/15/Newport, Isle of Wight/Census
1901/James A Killeen/Son/11/Newport, Isle of Wight/Census
1901/John Smith/Father in Law, Widow/69/Ashford, Derbyshire/Census
1911/James E Killeen/../../../Kellys Directory
1911/James Edward Killeen/Licensed Victualler/52/Manchester, Lancashire/Census
1911/Florence Rosa Killeen/Wife, Assistant/55/Bakewell, Derbyshire/Census
1911/James Alfred Killeen/Son, Grocers Clerk/21/Newport, Isle of Wight/Census
1911/John Smith/Father in Law, Widow/79/Ashford, Derbyshire/Census
1911/Emaline Louise Ware/Parlourmaid/25/Portsmouth, Hampshire,/Census
1920/James E Killeen/../../../Kellys Directory
In 1921 at 66 Carisbrooke Road, Newport
James Edward Killeen, Ledger Clerk, W B New Langton R M Brewers Ber Brothers Against Merchants Mineral Water Manufacturs Ltd aged 62 years 4 months and born in Manchester, Lancashire
Florence Rose Killeen, Wife, Home Duties, Stafford Cowpers & Builders aged 66 years 5 months and born in Bakewell, Derbyshire
1927/James A Killeen/../../../Kellys Directory
My maternal grandfather, Jack Hare, was the owner/landlord during WW2. I can remember visiting as a child during that time. *
Jack was a champlon bantam weight boxer and I recall that the bricked up window was painted with a rampant hare wearing boxing gloves.
In 1900, in West Ham, John Hare marries Rose Raby. The 1911 census has Rose living in East Ham with four children, Alice, Norma, Eva and Jessie, whilst husband is working elsewhere. His boxing career is suggested that in 300 bouts, he only lost 3 of them.
The Sportsman 29 April 1908
Jack Hare, the well known bantamweight (who has recently returned from India), leaves for Canada tomorrow (Thursday) by the F.S. Parisian.
The Sportsman 25 October 1916
Jack Hares Optimism.
Jack Hare, the Globe trotter, sends me another cheery note. He is taking a strong hand in the war, which, he says, will soon be over, and of course, end in the defeat of the Huns.
He writes me as follows : " Since seeing you I have got my commission on the Courageous as First Class Petty Officer. I might tell you I saw Mrs Childs this morning. Her husband, Albert Childs, as you are aware, was well known as 'Bert Smith' of the Custom House, and got killed on the third of this month. You took him once to a private show at Swindon, but I forget who he sparred with. He was sergeant-major in the West Surreys, and he died as he lived a dead trier. When he was leaving for the front I was goung back to sea, and as we shook hands he said : "Jack, if I ever come back I'll try again for the East Ham Council (he had put up twice and failed), but if the dice rolls the other way, and I lose, I know Mr Bettinson, Dick Burge, and others of the sporting fraternity will help my family out".
Poor Bert, he was a good all-rounder. He was beaten for Doggetts Coat and Badge by Pusey of Lambeth. He was a Thames Waterman, and, as you know, acted as sparring parther on the music halls to Jack Johnson. He was a real good sort, was Bert, always willing to do his bit for anyone in trouble and distress".
In the 1939 electoral register at the Castle and Banner, Hunney Hill are
John Hare, Publican, born 13th August 1874
Rose Hare, born November 1st 1880
Will A Sherratt, a Tyre Warehouseman, born 16th April 1908
and Eva C Sherratt, born 5th February 1907.
William A Sherratt marries Caroline Eva Hare in 1934 at Southampton.
The Hampshire Advertiser 20 May 1939 has a grainy photograph with the following caption.
Boxers being trained by Jack Hare at the Castle and Banner Training Camp, Newport, Isle of Wight.
Left to right: Phil Raymond (middleweight), Jack Hare (trainer), Jim Willett (welterweight), W Davies (second to Taffy, assistant trainer), Taffy Davies (middleweight), Billy Bilk (second to Taffy), Ken Arnold (lightweight), Len Watkins (lightweight).
Portsmouth Evening News 09 November 1942 - Advertisemment :
Jazz Band Set for Sale, £7 : worth £20 - Jack Hare, Castle and Banner, Hinnyhill, Newport, Isle of Wight.
* Provided by John McLeod