Wakefield Index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Wakefield, Yorkshire.
Residents at this address
1822/Nag's Head, Wm. Steel, George street/../Baines Directory
1829/Nag's Head, Paul Rayner, George street/../Pigots Directory
1834/Nag's Head, Paul Rayner, George street/../Pigots Directory
1857/Mrs Mary Johnson, Nags Head, George street/../../../Kellys Directory
In 1871 census at Nags Head, George street
Richard Walker, Licensed Victualler, aged 35, and born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Mary Walker, Wife, aged 32, and born in Wakefield, Yorkshire
John Edward Walker, Son, aged 11, and born in Wakefield, Yorkshire
Harry Walker, Son, aged 6, and born in Wakefield, Yorkshire
Sarah Ann Benton, Servant, aged 11, and born in Ossett, Yorkshire
My Great Grandfather - George Atkinson, and his wife Alice, were publicans here at the Knags Head, George Street in the Census of 1881. Named on the Census as The Knags Head, George Street - note the K! He was not there too long as he seems to have been at a Cheshire Hotel, at 1 Crown street, Northwich, Cheshire - The Crown - in 1883.
In 1881 at Knags Head Inn, George Street, Wakefield *
George Atkinson, Publican aged 35 and born in Brompton, Yorkshire
Alice Atkinson, Wife aged 29 and born in Balne, Yorkshire
In 1891 at the Nags Head Inn 8 George Street Wakefield
Joshua Hutchinson, Licensed victualler aged 37 and born in Ossett, Yorkshire
Sarah Jane Hutchinson, Wife aged 36 and born in Ossett, Yorkshire
Willie Hutchinson, Son, Mill hand aged 15 and born in Hepworth, Yorkshire
Ada E Hutchinson, Daughter aged 12 and born in Hepworth, Yorkshire
Albert G Hutchinson, Son aged 6 and born in Hepworth, Yorkshire
1893/8 George street, Nags Head, Joshua Hutchinson/../../Kellys Directory
In 1901 at the Nags Head Inn 8 George Street Wakefield
Joshua Hutchinson, Inn keeper aged 46 and born in Ossett, Yorkshire
Sarah J Hutchinson, Wife aged 45 and born in Ossett, Yorkshire
Alfred G Hutchinson, Son aged 16 and born in Wooldale, Yorkshire
Wakefield 1910 Alehouse licences
Nags Head Inn, George street - owned by Springwell Brewery Co Ltd, Heckmondwike followed by Fountain Brewery Bradford
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Joshua Hutchinson
In 1911 at the Nags Head Inn George Street Wakefield
Joshua Hutchinson, Inn keeper aged 56 and born in Ossett, Yorkshire
Sarah Jane Hutchinson, Wife aged 55 and born in Ossett, Yorkshire
Alfred Gordon Hutchinson, Son, Tobacconist aged 26 and born in Hepworth Holmfirth
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Ben Thewles 4 Oct 1911
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Stephen Bull 5 Jan 1916
West Riding Alehouse Licences has John Thomas Dwyer 5 Feb 1919
In 1921 at 8 George Street, Wakefield, Yorkshire (West Riding)
John Thomas Dwyer, Publican aged 30 years 9 months and born in Sharlston, Yorkshire
Katherine Dwyer, Wife aged 32 years 2 months and born in Wakefield, Yorkshire
John Edward Dwyer, Son aged 6 years 10 months and born in Wakefield, Yorkshire
Margaret Doreen Dwyer, Daughter aged 1 year 5 months and born in Wakefield, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Joyce, Domestic Servant aged 19 years 3 months and born in Normanton, Yorkshire
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Herbert Mitchell 4 May 1927
1927/8 George street, Nags Head, Herbert Mitchell/../../Kellys Directory
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Herbert Myers 6 May 1931
West Riding Alehouse Licences has George Clifford Jones 7 Oct 1931
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Harry Needham Clayton 1 Feb 1933
West Riding Alehouse Licences has James Ward 3 Jan 1934
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Thomas Sheard 1 Aug 1934
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Herbert Esberger 3 May 1939
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Harry Needham Clayton 7 Aug 1940
West Riding Alehouse Licences : July 3 1942 Harry Needham Clayton charged with permitting the house to be a resort of prstitutes, dismisssed and keziah Clayton, fined £10
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Harold Broom 7 Oct 1942
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Frank Edward Dack 6 Feb 1952
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Edward Bransby 6 Nov 1955
* Provided by Christopher H Finney