Old Loyal Briton, 62 Thames Street, Greenwich SE10
Greenwich Index
There are two Loyal Britons, this one in Thames Street (Old Loyal Briton), and the Loyal Briton in Horseferry Road. The pub name is also often listed in the plural as the Old Loyal Britons (or just Loyal Britons). **+
The Old Loyal Briton, 62 Thames Street in 1891 and in many telephone directories from 1927 onwards. This pub is now called the SE10. **
Loyal Briton, 62 Thames Street, Greenwich - in January 2011
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Greenwich, London.
Residents at this address.
1843/Frances Haynes, landlady of the Loyal Briton, beer house, and Henrietta
Humphries, her niece, appeared to a summons charging them with abusive and
defamatory language towards Alexander Milne, and Mary Cubitt, his housekeeper./../../West Kent Guardian *
26th September 1846/Frances Hames/Licence Refused/../../West Kent Guardian *
I have an interest in the history of the "Loyal Briton Pub", as my Brooks/es
descendants were involved with it, for a greater part of the 19th Century. I am
a descendant of Charles Brooks/es listed as the Pot Boy, in the 1851 Census. *
Frances Haines :
"This is the Last Will and Testament of me Frances Haines of the 'Loyal Briton'
Public House, ... Thames Street in the Parish of Greenwich and County of Kent.
Widow first & ..... that all my just debts funeral and testament expenses may be
fully paid and satifies as soon as .......... to my niece Henrietta Brookes wife
of Phillip John Brookes and daughter of my sister Elizabeth Humphhreys late the
wife and now the widow of Stephen Humphreys deceased and my....... unto my
brother John Waters and my sisters the said Elizabeth Humphreys, Sophia Thomas
wife of Edward Thomas , Catherine Brown wife of Benjamin George Brown, Harriot
Edmondson wife of John Edmondson, Marina Vassey wife of George Vasey and
Priscilla Hislop widow , the six daughters of my late father Emanuel Waters ...
and between such of them as shall be living at the time of my death equally
share and share alike if more than one of them .......... absolute and I hereby
appoint my friend James Miller of Thames ... Greenwich aforesaid Builder and
Victualler Sole Executor of this my Will
Proved at London 12th May 1851 before the ........." *
1851/Frances Haines/Beer Retailer, Widow/67/Greenwich, Kent/Census *
1851/Elizabeth Humphries/Sister, Cook, Widow/69/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1851/Charles Brooks/Pot Boy/15/Greenwich, Kent/Census
On the same Census, and living at 5 Thames Street, St Alphage Parish, Kent, was:
1851/Phillip Brooks/Waterman & Lighterman/42/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census -
(Uncle of Charles Brooks) *
1851/Henrietta Brooks/Wife/32/Greenwich, Kent/Census - (Daughter of Elizabeth
Humphries; Neice of Frances Haines)
4th May 1851/Deaths : 26th, at her house, the Loyal Britons, Thames-street,
Greenwich, Mrs Frances Haynes, aged 67 years./../../Era *
1858/Philip John Brookes/the Royal Briton, Thames Street/../../Melvilles
Directory
1861/Thomas Henry Randall/Beer Retailer/57/Westminster, Middlesex/Census **+
1861/Harriet Randall/Wife/50/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1861/Charles Randall/Son, Bar Man/22/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1861/Francis Randall/Daughter/13/Brixton, Surrey/Census
1861/Amelia Randall/Daughter/10/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1861/Sarah Smith/Sister-in-Law, Proprietor of Houses/49/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1862/Thomas Henry Randall/Beer Retailer, Thames Street/../../Post Office
Directory
62 Thames Street, Old Loyal Briton :
1871/Thomas H Randall/Retailer of beer/66/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1871/Harriet Randall/Wife/60/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1871/Frances Randall/Daughter/23/Brixton, Surrey/Census
1871/Sarah Smith/Wifes Sister/59/Greenwich, Kent/Census
Loyal Briton, Thames Street :
1881/Henry Brooks/Beer Retailer/43/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Lucy Brooks/Wife/35/Lewisham, Kent/Census
1881/Jessie Shorter/Niece/7/Deptford, Kent/Census
1891/W Everett/Old Loyal Britons, Thames Street/../../Post Office Directory
The Old Loyal Briton, Thames Street :
1891/William Carpenter/Publican/55/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1891/Elizabeth Carpenter/Wife/48/North Waltham, Norfolk/Census
1896/John G. Richards/beer retailer/../../Kelly's Directory **+
1901/Walter Hewitt/Publican, Beer House Keeper/38/Dewsbury, Yorkshire/Census *
1901/Priscilla Hewitt/Wife/34/Bradbury Hill, Gloucestershire/Census
1901/Richard Hewitt/Son/9/Greenwich, London/Census
1905/Mrs W Hewitt/Beer Retailer, 62 Thames Street/../../Post Office Directory
1906/Priscilla Hewitt/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory **+
1911/Mrs P Hewitt/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1911/Walter Hewitt/Beer House Manager/49/Dewsbury, Yorkshire/Census *
1911/Lucy Priscilla Hewitt/Wife, Beer House Keeper/45/Soredlay,
Gloucestershire/Census
1911/Richard William Hewitt/Son, Electric Engineer Apprentice/19/Battersea,
London/Census
1914/Mrs Priscilla Hewitt/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory **+
1919/Mrs P Hewitt/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
I am the granddaughter of Richard Hewitt, son of Walter and Pricilla Hewitt. My
mother was born at 62 Thames street in 1918 although Richard was electrical
engineer. In the 1920's they all went to live in Biddenden and run The
Chequers. Richard took over
when his father died but they left around 1940 as he went back into shipping for
the war effort. ***
1921/Mrs May Norris/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory **+
1927/J House/../../../Bt Telephone Directory *
1934/Jas House/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory
1938/Jas House/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1941/H D Watt/../../../Bt Telephone Directory *
1943/R W Durrant/../../../Bt Telephone Directory *
1944/Rt Wm Durrant/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1945/R W Durrant/../../../Bt Telephone Directory *
1946/R W Durrant/../../../Bt Telephone Directory *
1949/E M Humphries/../../../Bt Telephone Directory *
1956/J P Owens/../../../Bt Telephone Directory *
1964/P D Ives/../../../Bt Telephone Directory *
1974/../../../../Bt Telephone Directory *
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*** Provided By Gillian McKinley