Deptford pub history Index
At 10 Grove Street in 1852.
A listing of London historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Deptford, Kent in the parishes of St Pauls or St Nicholas - now partially in London.
Residents at this address
1809/William Meyers, Britannia, Grove street, Deptford/../../Holdens Directory 
1823-24/William Myers, Britannia, Grove Street/../../Pigots Directory 
1826/William Myers/../../../London Directory 
1836/William Marchant, Britannia, Grove street/../../Pigot's Directory 
1840/Elizabeth Haydon/../../../Pigots Directory 
1841/William Harris/Publican/30/../Census
1841/Louisa Waterman/Barmaid/15/../Census
1841/Louisa Blackwood/Female Servant/20/../Census
1841/Thomas Stace/Ag Labourer/40/../Census
1841/George Spurgin/Seed Grower/25/../Census
1847/William Bagge/../../../Bagshaw's Directory *+
1848/William Bagge/../../../Post Office Directory 
November 1849/William Bagge, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper 
November 1849/Sarah Bagge/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper 
August 1850/Sarah Greagg/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era 
August 1850/Charles Greagg/Incoming Licensee/../../Era 
1852/Charles Gray/../../../Archdeacons Directory 
January 1854/Charles Gregg/Outgoing Licensee/../../West Kent Guardian 
January 1854/Henry Meekins/Incoming Licensee/../../West Kent Guardian 
1856/John Meekins/../../../Post Office Directory 
1861/John Meekins, head, married, 54, publican, Hillingdon/Census *
1861/Deborah Meekins, wife, married, 53, Hillingdon
1861/Charles Meekins, son, unmarried, 25, general labourer, Hillingdon
1861/Hubert J Meekins, son, unmarried, 23, general labourer, Hillingdon
1861/Joseph Meekins, son, unmarried, 17, cooper, Hillingdon
1861/Algernon Meekins, son, 15, cooper, Hillingdon
1861/Fanny Meekins, daughter, 8, scholar, Battersea
1861/Thomas Meekins, son, 7, scholar, Rotherhithe
1861/Maria Kilbey, servant, 17, servant domestic, Waterloo Road
Orrs Kentish Journal- 18 May 1861
Britannia, Grove street, John Meekins
By the 1871 census, Algernon Meekins is running his own pub, the
Prince 
Alfred, Alscot Road, Bermondsey. *
1869/Eugene Meekins/../../../Post Office Directory 
1874/John Meekins/../../../LV Directory 
1881/Richard Freeman/Licensed Victualler, Widow/54/Dover, Kent/Census 
1881/Mary Ann Freeman/Daughter/22/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Bertha E Freeman/Daughter/17/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Alfred E Freeman/Son/15/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Edward Studd/Barman/20/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1882/Richard Freeman/../../../Post Office Directory 
1884/Richard M Freeman/../../../Post Office Directory 
1891/Mrs Gertrude Marlow/../../../../Post Office Directory 
1895/Mrs Emma Jane Woolmer/../../../Post Office Directory 
1910/Henry Charles Smith/../../../../Post Office Directory 
1911/John William Gravatt Jun./Publican/32/Deptford/Census *+
1911/John William Gravatt Sen./Crane Driver/54/Deptford/Census
1915/John Gravatt/../../../Post Office Directory *+
In 1921 census at 275, Grove Street, St Paul Deptford
John William Gravatt, Licensed Victualler, aged 62 years 6 months, and born in Deptford, Kent, the Employer
Annie Martha Gravatt, Wife, Licensed Victualler Assistant, John William Gravatt, aged 61 years 5 months, and born in Deptford, Kent
 
John William Gravatt, Son, Licensed Victualler Assistant, John William Gravatt, aged 41 years 11 months, and born in Deptford, Kent
 
Jane Amelia Gravatt, Daughter, Licensed Victualler Assistant, John William Gravatt, aged 30 years 11 months, and born in Deptford, Kent 
Alice Edith Gravatt, Daughter, Tin Box Maker, Francis & Son Trundley Rd, aged 25 years 10 months, and born in Deptford, Kent 
Ethel May Gravatt, Daughter, Licensed Victualler Assistant, John William Gravatt, aged 24 years 5 months, and born in Deptford, Kent
 
Mabel Beatrice Gravatt, Daughter, Machinist, Out Of Work, aged 22 years 1 month, and born in Deptford, Kent 
Alfred George Gravatt, Son, Engineer Apprentice, Manager Borough And Bross Co Deptford, aged 18 years 1 month, and born in Deptford, Kent 
1927/John Gravatt/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/John Gravatt/../../../../Post Office Directory 
In the 1939 electoral register at 275 Grove Street, Millwall, Tower Hamlets, Deptford
John W Gravatt, Licensed Victualler & Caterer, born 20 Jul 1879
Emily S A Gravatt, Domestic Duties, born 16 Mar 1884
Derek AGravatt, At School, born 26 Apr 1929
Ethel MGravatt, Cook General, born 20 Jan 1897
Mabel BGravatt, Domestic Help, born 05 May 1899
Ronald G Caron, Grocer's Shop Assistant, born 27 Mar 1917
1940/John Gravatt, Britannia, 275 Grove street, Deptford SE8/../../../Post Office Directory 
   
* Provided By Ken Ripper
*+ Provided By Ewan