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Paxton Arms, 52 Anerley Road, Penge SE19 - in June 2011
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1861/James Careless/Victualler/43/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1861/Diane Careless/Wife/39/Pisbury, Wiltshire/Census
1861/Charles J Careless/Son/3/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Frederick D Careless/Son/3 months/Penge, Surrey/Census
1861/Emma Hebbard/Sister in law/22/Pisbury, Wiltshire/Census
1861/Elizabeth M Maxwell/Barmaid/23/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1861/Fanny Rowley/Barmaid/18/Blackfriars, Surrey/Census
1861/Mary Ann Welton/Barmaid/20/Terling, Essex/Census
1861/William H Lucas/Waiter/19/Fareham, Sussex/Census
1861/William Reeves/Potman/21/Vauxhall, Middlesex/Census
1861/Matilda Frances/Lodger, Fundholder, Widow/55/Canada/Census
1874 - 1875/Mary Ann Salmon/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1878/R F Fenning/../../../Surrey Directory
1880/John Cruwys/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1881/Mary A Roberts/Licensed Victualler, Widow/37/Somerset/Census
1881/Eliza Hankins/Visitor/24/Surrey/Census
1881/John Connor/Boarder, Army Sergeant/25/Guildford, Surrey/Census
1881/Harry Shires/Barman/27/Guildford, Surrey/Census
1881/William Simmons/Potman/18/Essex/Census
1891/John Davison/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1891/Emma Lake/Licensed Victualler, Widow/42/London/Census
1891/Alice A Gibson/Barmaid/23/London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Ewing/Barmaid/21/London/Census
1891/Martha Cox/General Servant/38/London/Census
1891/George Brown/Visitr/40/../Census
1894 - 1896/Alexander Graham/../../../Post Office
Directory ***
1901/Thomas George Wenham/Licensed Victualler/30/Aldershot, Surrey/Census
1901/Fanny Laura Wenham/Wife/28/Winchester, Hampshire/Census
1901/Lilian Florence Wenham/Daughter/7/Bloomsbury, London/Census
1901/Emma Smetham/Mother in Law, Housekeeper, Widow/60/Norfolk/Census
1901/Hannah Smetham/General Servant/49/Somerset/Census
1903/Thomas Wenham/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1908 - 1913/Fanny Wenham/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1911/Fanny Laura Wernham/Licensed Victualler, Widow/37/Winchester, Hampshire/Census
1911/Emma Smetham/Mother, Housekeeper, Widow/64/New Buckenham, Norfolk/Census
1911/Lillian Florence Wernham/Daughter/17/St Giles, London/Census
1911/Thomas George Wernham/Son/8/Penge, Kent/Census
1911/Horace Paxton Wernham/Son/8/Penge, Kent/Census
1911/Rose Wilson/Barmaid/17/Sydenham, Kent/Census
1911/Jenny Molden/Barmaid/17/Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire/Census
1913/Mrs Fanny Laura Wernham/../../../Post Office Directory
1918/Mrs Fanny Laura Wernham/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Mrs Mabel Black/../../../Post Office Directory
1927/Frank Lockton/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1931/Mrs Louisa Walters, Paxton Arms Hotel, 52 Anerley hill, Anerley Road SE19/../../Penge and Anerley Directory
It was damaged during the Second World War when it was hit by a V-1. John Markham the last customer finished his pint and then went out to help rescuers dig for survivors in the nearby houses. He was the first customer in the newly rebuilt pub in 1955. It was still there in 2001. ***
*** Provided By Bill Rigby