Harrow pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Middlesex.
Residents at this address
The 1891 census shows that Matilda Bliss was the publican. Matilda and he husband John Bliss had been publicans at the
White Horse Inn
in Rotherhithe Road 10 years earlier. John’s family had been publicans in harrow for 100 years before this. And distant members of the family made a fortune selling wines and spirits before off licenses became the norm.
However John died, and so Matilda moved back to Harrow and with her daughters Matilda and Edith, were at the pub in 1891. *
1891/Matilda M Bliss/Manageress of Public House, widow/50/Harrow,
Middlesex/Census *
1891/Matilda E Bliss/Daughter, Barmaid/25/Harrow, Middlesex/Census
1891/Helen M Bliss/Daughter/15/Portman square, London/Census
1891/Mary E Donnell/Kitchenmaid/22/London/Census
1891/Carl Faxholm/Waiter/21/Denmark/Census
1891/John Spurgin/Waiter/19/London/Census
1899/Matilda Mary Bliss of the "Britannia" public house Waltham Cross Cheshunt Hertfordshire widow died 25 January 1899 Administration (with Will)
London 10 March to Adeline Mary Bliss spinster. Effects £54 2s 8d/Probate
1901/Henry J Hobbs/Publicans Manager/25/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Emmie Hobbs/Wife/23/Marylebone, London/Census
1901/Norman E Hobbs/Son/3/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1901/Dorothy L Hobbs/Daughter/1/Harrow, Middlesex/Census
1901/Annie C Jones/General Servant/17/Teddington, Middlesex/Census
1901/John W Boyd/Kitchen Porter/35/Soho, London/Census
1901/Charles E Law/Waiter/24/Sunbury, Middlesex/Census
1901/Alfred Briggs/Boots/18/County Cork, Ireland/Census
1901/Albert E Johnson/Waiter/21/Lambeth, London/Census
* Provided By Chris Dixon