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White Bear, 138 Kennington Park Road SE11 4DJ

Lambeth pub history index

The White Bear, Queens Place, Kennington Road in 1861 & earlier

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in the Lambeth parish, Surrey, London. This includes Kennington, Brixton, Lambeth, Norwood, Peckham & Waterloo Road.

The following entries are in this format:

Residents at this address.

1825/William Harley/../../../Petty Sessions

1825/Mr Harley/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1839/William Frame/../../../Pigots Directory

1841/T Goage/../../../Post Office Directory

1843/Thomas Googe, White Bear, 1 Queen's place, Kennington road /../../Post Office Directory

1848/Francis Sanderson/../../../Post Office Directory

1848/Besant & Sanderson/../../../Post Office Directory

The Partnership existing between us, as Licensed Victuallers., and carried on by us at the White Bear Public-house, Kennington, is dissolved this day by mutual consent. Dated 14th April 1848.
Thomas Besant.
Francis Sanderson. **

1851/John Hodgson/../../../Post Office Directory

1856/William Marrs/../../../Post Office Directory

1861/Edward Low/Licensed Victualler/61/Bathgate/Census
1861/Elizabeth/Wife/56/Stanley/Census
1861/James W/Son, Commercial Traveller/25/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1861/Robert W C/Son, Drapery/18/St Dunstans, Middlesex/Census
1861/John Mounk/Servant/48/Brill, Buckinghamshire/Census

1869/Edward Low/../../../Post Office Directory

February 1872/Edward Lowe/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

February 1872/George Hayman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

In 1881, at the White Bear, 138 Kennington Park Road, Lambeth
Samuel Baynell, Licensed victualler, Widower aged 41 and born in Wiltshire
Maria A aynell, Daughter aged 14 and born in Southwark, Surrey
Edith A Baynell, Daughter aged 12 and born in Southwark, Surrey
Albert S Baynell, Son aged 9 and born in Southwark, Surrey
Edwin P Baynell, Son aged 7 and born in Southwark, Surrey
Herbert A Claydon, Barman aged 19 and born in Kingsland, Middlesex
Flora K Beckingham, General servantaged 19 and born in Sutton, Dorset
William Elton, Potman aged 22 and born in Oxford street, Middlesex

In 1891, Herbert Andrew Claydon the barman is now the manager at the Marlborough, 710 Holloway Road, Islington

And also In 1911, Herbert Andrew Claydon is manager at the Unwin Arms, 163 Turnpike Lane, Hornsey

1882/Samuel Baynell/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Sam Bannell/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Frederick Thomas Clay/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Frederick W Penfold/../../../Hughes Directory

1944/Williams & Gill/../../../Post Office Directory

2017/../White Bear, 138 Kennington Park Road, Kennington, London, SE11 4DJ : Youngs../../../pub directory ***


** Provided By Pamela Sanderson


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