WHEATSHEAF HOTEL Christmas Street
1775. James Mutloe
1794. Joseph Linch
1800 -
1816. ??? Thomas
1820 -
1837 -
1847
-
1851. Martha Chapman
1851 to 1866. Joseph Bolt
1867 to 1871.
John Sharp
1871 -
1879. Ellen Radford
1881 -
1900
to 1918. John Williams White
1921 -
1928 -
1944. Elsie
Purdie
1950 -
On the corner with Nelson Street, the old Wheatsheaf pub
in the picture was pulled down in the 1940’s and rebuilt in brick, it was finally
removed in June 1970 to make way for the new magistrates courts. The above photograph
was kindly sent in by Louise Argent, the great great grandaughter of John Williams
White.
Louise writes:
“John Williams White was born in Devon in 1846 and came to Bristol in 1871/1872 where
he set up and was principal of the Naval School in Prince Street. He also set up
schools in Cardiff, Newport and Swansea. He retired from lecturing in navigation
in the 1890s, passing Bristol Naval School to his eldest son Elward Fawcett White.
John Williams White was known to thousands of Bristolians as ‘The Poor Mans Lawyer
’ as he was well read in law and would advise and represent those who could not afford
a lawyer.” In the picture John Williams White is shown wearing three Humane Society
silver medals for life saving at sea, in harbour and in river. Previously the landlord
at the Rose of Denmark Hotwells, John was at the Wheatsheaf Hotel from 1900 until
his death in 1918.
CENSUS 1841.
James Sturge 35, publican, not born in county
Sarah
Sturge 35, not born in county
Arthur Pugh 15, servant, born in county
Mary Lovel 20,
servant, not born in county
CENSUS 1851.
Martha Chapman 34 ?, head married, victualler,
Hampshire Southampton
Martha ??? 47, visitor unmarried, Bristol St.Paul’s
Ann Clements
17, servant unmarried, barmaid, Bristol St.Paul’s
George M. May 41, servant widower,
brewer, Somersetshire Barrow
Mary Brookes 51, nurse widow, Berkshire Reading
William
F. Weaver 25, servant unmarried, Bristol
CENSUS 1861.
Joseph Bolt 48, head married,
victualler, Devon Tavistock
Laura Bolt 36, wife married, Devon Tavistock
Emma Emery
21, servant unmarried, general servant, Somerset Shepton Mallet
CENSUS 1871.
Henry
Ellis 33, head married, wine and spirit merchant, Tottenham Middlesex
Elizabeth Ellis
25, wife married, Glamorgan
Hannah Ellis 57, mother widow, Leicester
Thomas Alfred
Aplin 17, assistant unmarried, assistant, Glastonbury Somerset
Harriett Parry 30,
domestic unmarried, domestic servant, Monmouth
CENSUS 1881.
George Frederick Wightman
37, head unmarried, licensed victualler, Dorset Blandford
Gazelda Wightman 63, mother
widow, Dorset Blandford
Thomas Morse 31, boarder unmarried, optician, Glamorganshire
Cardiff
Sarah Mogford 26, boarder unmarried, barmaid, Devon Knowstone
Alice Symes
15, servant, domestic servant, St James’ Bristol
CENSUS 1891.
George F. Wightman 44,
head single, licensed victualler, Dorset Blandford
Gazelda Wightman 72, mother widow,
no occupation, Dorset Blandford
Gazelda Hawkins 28, cousin single, bar assistant,
Dorset
Thomas Morse 42, boarder single, optician, Glamorganshire Cardiff
Mary A. De
Becker 53, servant married, general servant and cook, Kent Chatham
CENSUS 1901.
John
W. White 52, head married, licensed victualler, Exmouth Devon
Emma M. White 40, wife
married, Oxfordshire Chipping Norton
Elsie G. White 21, daughter single, barmaid,
Bristol
Elma B. White 20, daughter single, barmaid, Bristol