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Old Bell, 95 Fleet Street, St Brides London EC4

St Bride pub history index

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in  St Brides,  London. The St Brides, London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Old Bell, 95 Fleet Street EC4 - in September 2006

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1794/John Willis/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1805/George Hallam, One Bell, 95 Fleet street/../../Holdens Directory

1829/George Spencer, Bell, 95 Fleet Street/../../Robsons Directory

1833-34/Richard Etty, Bell,  95 Fleet Street/../../Pigots Directory

1836/Thomas Edmonds/../../../London Gazette, 16 February 1836 **

1839/Robert Baker/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1841/Robert Baker/../../../P.O. Directory **

1841/Robert Baker/Licensed Victualler/30/../Census
1841/Mary Baker/../30/../Census
1841/Clara Lewis/../15/../Census
1841/John Pennington/Independant/30/../Census
1841/John Watson/Independant/20/../Census
1841/John Hide/Independant/20/../Census
1841/William Mosley/Pot Boy/15/../Census
1841/Harriott Maynard/Female Servant/25/../Census

1842/Robert Baker/../../../P.O. Directory **

1842/Robt. Baker/../../../Robson’s Directory **

October 1847/William Rae, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

October 1847/Frances Nerwood Rae, widow and executrix of William Rae/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1851/Francis Robert Graham/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/Francis R Graham/Tavern Keeper/34/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1851/Frances Graham/Wife/38/Deal, Kent/Census
1851/Robert Graham/Son/2/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Martha Elliott/Lodger/30/Havant, Hampshire/Census
1851/Catharine Byron/Domestic Servant/26/Ireland/Census
1851/Harriett E Booker/Domestic Servant/19/Mitcham, Surrey/Census
1851/John Fatnell/Porter/18/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1851/Thomas Keen/Waiter/22/Chard, Somerset/Census

1856/William Gervas/../../../Post Office Directory

October 1859/William Gervas/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

October 1859/George Phillip/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

January 1862/George Phillip/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

January 1862/William Henry Forbes/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

February 1864/William Henry Forbes/Outgoing Licensee/../../London City Press

February 1864/John Griffiths/Incoming Licensee/../../London City Press

1866/John Griffiths/../../../P.O. Directory **

March 1866/John Griffiths/Outgoing Licensee/../../London City Press

March 1866/Daniel Melhuish/Incoming Licensee/../../London City Press

1869/William J Thompson/../../../Post Office Directory

1870/William Julian Thompson/../../../P.O. Directory **

1874/W J Thompson/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **

1878/Mrs Elizabeth Thompson/../../../P.O. Directory **

1881/John Macfarlane/Licensed Victualler/45/Scotland/Census
1881/Elizabeth Macfarlane/Wife/40/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Thompson/Step Daughter/12/St Bride, Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert H Jackson/Barman/23/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Palmer/Potman/18/Blackfriars, Middlesex/Census
1881/Richard Ramus/Pot Boy/15/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1881/Mary E Henderson/General Servant/23/St Martins Ludgate, Middlesex/Census

1882/John Macfarlane/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/John Macfarlane/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/John Macfarlane, Old Bell, 95 Fleet street/../../Post Office Directory

1891/John Macfarlane/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/John Macfarlane/../../../Post Office Directory

1898/Baker Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Baker Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory

1900/Baker Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Baker Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/Herbert Howe Bear/Licensed Victualler/39/Suffolk, Alpheton/Census *
1911/Ruth Nellie Bear/Wife/28/London, Bow/Census
1911/Mamie Winifred Howe Bear/Daughter/4/London, Fleet Street/Census
1911/Cecil Herbert Bear/Son/1/London, Fleet Street/Census
1911/John Daking Bear/Son/1/London, Fleet Street/Census
1911/Emily Giles/Domestic Nurse/32/London, Notting Hill/Census
1911/Grace Emily Barnes/Barmaid/24/Saxmundham, Suffolk/Census
1911/Elsie May Baker/Barmaid/21/Leyton, Essex/Census
1911/Edith Maud Hall/Housemaid/16/London, Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Arthur Edward Bamsey/Potman/30/London, Pimlico/Census

1921/Mrs Ruth Nellie Bear/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Mrs Ruth Nellie Bear/../../../Post Office Directory

* Provided By Pam

** Provided By Stephen Harris