This pub was present by 1834 and closed in 1964. This pub is now demolished. **
Gravesend pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Gravesend, Kent . The Gravesend, Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Ship, 21 Bath Street, Gravesend
Kindly provided by John Ault
Residents at this address
1847/George Rhodes/Ship, 75 Bath street, Gravesend/../../Post Office Directory
William Newings wife (see the George, Queen
street) and then widow was named Catherine Bennett Newing (nee Simeson). At
the time of the 1851 census, the elder of William and Catherine’s two sons,
John William Newing (my wife’s Great grandfather) aged about 3 years 8
months were living at ‘The Ship' in Bath Street Gravesend where Catherine's
sister, Mrs Ann Browning (herself a widow at the time of the 1851 census)
was the Licensee. Also living in ’The Ship' at the time of the census were
Catherine’s two unmarried sisters, Sarah Simeson and Barbara Simeson.
Catherine then died on 8/6/1851 and her younger son, Edward James Newing,
died 6 days later on 14/6/1851. John William Newing was born on 29/7/1847
and he died on 10/10/1901, aged 54 years. *
1851/Mrs Ann Browning/Ship, Bath street/../../Post Office Directory
1851/Ann Browning/Licensed Victualler, widow/31/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Sarah Simeson/Sister/26/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Barbara Simeson/Sister/24/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/John Newing/Nephew/3/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/John Twist/Potman/18/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1855/Thomas Greaves/../../../Post Office Directory **
1858/John Gentle/../../../Melvilles Directory
1862/T J King/../../../Post Office Directory
1865/Robert Page/../../../Hall’s Directory **
1874/George Hope/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/Mrs Elizabeth Hope/../../../Post Office Directory
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1881/Alfred Ashdown/Publican/53/Seven Oaks, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth Ashdown/Wife/47/Seven Oaks, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth Denton/Niece/23/Seven Oaks, Kent/Census
1882/Alfred Ashdown/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Ebenezer Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
1903/Charles Thomas Bradley/../../../Post Office Directory
1913/George William Hayford/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent **
1922/George William Hayford/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent **
1930/Mrs S Hayford/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent
1938/Mrs S Hayford/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent
* Provided By Richard Warwick
** Provided By Stephen Harris