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This is the Duke of Wellington, 12 Birmingham Street in 1872. The pub is now closed and converted to private residential use. **
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Walsall, Staffordshire. The Walsall, Staffordshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1861/John Longmore/Duke of Wellington, and stone mason, Birmingham Street/../Harrods Directory
1872/John Johnson/../../Kellys Directory
1880/Henry Scott/../../Kellys Directory
1881/Henry Scott/Licensed Victualler/37/Stourbridge, Worcester/Census
1881/Ellen Scott/Wife/36/Stourbridge, Worcester/Census
1881/H Walter Scott/Son, Pattern Maker Unemployed/15/Stourbridge,
Worcester/Census
1881/C J Scott/Son, Junior Clerk Unemployed/14/Stourbridge, Worcester/Census
1881/G H Scott/Son/8/Birmingham, Warwick/Census
1881/Clara Scott/Daughter/6/Lye, Worcester/Census
1881/Albert Edw Scott/Son/3/Walsall, Stafford/Census
1881/Ellen Scott/Daughter/1/Walsall, Stafford/Census
1881/Elizabeth Poole/General Servant/20/Stourbridge, Worcester/Census
1896/Harry Beech/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Staffordshire **
1900/Harry Clenton/../../Kellys Directory
1911/Walter Gee/Brown Saddler & Manager of Public House/32/Walsall/Census
1911/Esther Jane Gee/Wife/32/Walsall/Census
1911/Dorothy Willis Gee/Daughter/7/Walsall/Census
1911/Winnifred Gee/Daughter/6/Walsall/Census
1911/Daisy Elks/Servant/18/Bloxwich/Census
1912/Frederick J Bramich/../../Kellys Directory
In 1914, my Great Grand Father Harry Grub was the manager, & was paid £11 15
shillings per week. As a child my mother told me that her granny had a pub,
she said it was called The Duke Of Wellington. My family lived on 36
Birmingham Street. *
According to the 1914 service record for WWI, Harry Grubb was aged 35, and
living at 46 Birmingham street. He lists himself as a Saddle Tree Rivetter.
His wife is Florrie Price of the Duke of Wellington, Birmingham street. They
married in September 1903. He also lists two children, Hilda and Florrie
May. This all matched detail from the 1911 census.
His service record lists him as part of the British Expeditionary Force
(BEF) to France (April 1917 to March 1919). He is a Sapper in the Inland
Waters section of the Royal Engineers.
1932/Thomas McHugh/../../Kellys Directory
1940/Mrs Annie McHugh/../../Kellys Directory
* Provided By Reymond Hillback
** Provided By Stephen Harris