Britannia, 59 Henry Street, Woolwich SE18

Address changed by 1944 to 64 Frances Street, Woolwich SE18; see Google map

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Britannia, 64 Frances Street at the 1952 Coronation celebrations

Britannia, 64 Frances Street at the 1952 Coronation celebrations

Kindly provided by Keith Murphy

In the picture are my grandparents, Ivy Cracknell (nee Vickers in the middle row, sixth from the right), wearing the checker coat; and my grandfather Laurence Cracknell at the right end of the middle row.

Also, Jack Baxter is in the tall hat, at the back of the picture, just below the Pub sign.

Residents at this address.

1840/Henry John Marsh/../../../Post Office Directory

August 1855/Emma Wallis/Outgoing Licensee/../../West Kent Guardian

August 1855/Thomas Vincent Lee/Incoming Licensee/../../West Kent Guardian

1858/Mrs Ann Wallace/../../../Melvilles Directory

1862/John Ray Gordon, Britannia, Henry street, Woolwich/../../Post Office Directory

1867/Britannia, J R Gordon, 59 Henry street, Woolwich/../../Post Office Directory

1871/John R Gordon/Licensed Victualler/52/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1871/Amelia S Gordon/Wife/45/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1871/Harriet Gordon/Daughter/17/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Amelia Gordon/Daughter/15/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Kate Gordon/Daughter/12/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Herbert Gordon/Son/10/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/John Pearle/Waiter/42/Brickhill, Buckinghamshire/Census
1871/John Dymock/Lodger, Hawker/35/Luton, Bedfordshire/Census
1871/William Dymock/Lodger son/10/Luton, Bedfordshire/Census

1874/Thomas E Miles/../../../Post Office Directory

1874/T E Mills/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory

1882/George Henry Letton, Britannia, 59 Henry Street, Woolwich/../../Post Office Directory

1896/Jas John Weavers/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Mrs Caroline Willett/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/W H Willett/Licensed Victualler/35/Blackfriars, London/Census
1901/Rebecca H Willett/Wife/38/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Florence Willett/Daughter/13/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Grace Willett/Daughter/12/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Lilly Willett/Daughter/10/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Dorothy Willett/Daughter/7/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Daisy Mowlam/Domestic Servant/18/Charlton, London/Census

1905/Mrs Caroline Willett/../../../Post Office Directory

1908/William Smith/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/George Robinson Page/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census at 59, Henry Street, Woolwich
George Page, Licenced Victualler, aged 52 years 10 months, and born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Employer
Charlotte Page, Wife, aged 51 years 6 months, and born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Edward John Page, Son, Barman, aged 19 years 4 months, and born in Walthamstow, Essex
Bertha Page, Daughter, Restaurant Waitress, aged 25 years 4 months, and born in St Pancras, London
Winifred Page, Daughter, Barmaid, aged 16 years 8 months, and born in Walthamstow, Essex
Mildred Page, Daughter, Domestic Servant, aged 15 years 6 months, and born in Walthamstow, Essex
Phyllis Page, Daughter, aged 6 years 9 months, and born in Camberwell, London

1934/George Robinson Page/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/Leslie J Bygrove/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Stanley Cyril Crew/../../../Post Office Directory

Stanley Crew moved on to the Angerstein **

1952/Laurence James & Elizabeth Ivy Cracknell/../../../Post Office Directory **



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