Lion Inn, Barnet Road, Potters Bar
Potters Bar pub history index
This pub was established in 1761 and has also traded as the Red Lion (e.g. 1880 – but note there had earlier been a different Red Lion pub in Potters Bar). The lion Brewery in 1861 census. ** In the 1871 census it is named the White Lion.
Lion, 2 Barnet Road, Potters Bar - in August 2010
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Middlesex.
Residents at this address
1851/James Wanstall, beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1851/James Wanstall/Beer Retailer & Brewer/49/Chislett, Kent/Census
1851/Elizabeth Wanstall/Wife/48/Wheathampstead, Middlesex/Census
1851/James Wanstall/Son, Brewers Clerk/16/Borehamwood, Middlesex/Census
1851/Alfred Wanstall/Son/6/Potters Bar, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Prestlin/Servant/17/Tewin Green, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/James Wanstall/Beer Retailer & Brewer/48/Canterbury/Census
1861/Elizabeth Wanstall/Wife/40/Wheathampstead/Census
1861/Sarah Therman/Sister/38/Wheathampstead/Census
1866/J Wanstall/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/James Wanstall/White Lion Public House, Widow/68/Worth, Kent/Census
1871/J Freeman/Relative, Housekeeper/50/Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire/Census
1874/James Wanstall/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/James Wanstall/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Elizabeth Wanstall/Housekeeper (D/S)/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Oliver Wanstall/Brother/17/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sydney Abbert Wanstall/Brother/13/London, Middlesex/Census
1890/Charles Stallibrass/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/C Stallabrass/Cattle Dealer & Publican/44/Hoddesdon, Middlesex/Census
1891/A Stallabrass/Wife/49/Nottingham/Census
1891/Florrie Stallabrass/Daughter/7/North Mimms, Hertfordshire/Census
1891/Mildred Stallabrass/Daughter/4/North Mimms, Hertfordshire/Census
1891/Rose Stallabrass/Daughter/2/North Mimms, Hertfordshire/Census
1891/W Mansell/Servant/16/Derby/Census
1891/E Cotton/Barmaid/18/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1894/Crosby Stallibrass/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Henry John Temple/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Thomas Arbour/Beer Retailer/34/Norfolk/Census
1901/Ada Arbour/Wife/29/Sussex/Census
1901/Lily Arbour/Daughter/7/Middlesex/Census
1901/Thomas Arbour/Son/4/Middlesex/Census
1901/George Brown/Potman/20/Hertfordshire/Census
In 1897 there is a marriage between a Percy George Parsons and a Cecilia Jessie Mayger in Hatfield.
1911/Percy G Parsons/Licensed Victualler/37/London/Census
1911/Cecelia J Parsons/Wife/37/London/Census
1911/Doris G Parsons/Daughter/10/London/Census
1914/Percy G Parsons/../../../Post Office Directory
1920/Cecilia Jessie Day, Lion Hotel, High road, Potters
Bar/../../Electoral Register
1920/Harry Day, Lion Hotel, High road, Potters Bar/../../Electoral Register
1920/Charles Day, Dugdale hill, Potters Bar/../../Electoral Register
1920/Edith Day, Dugdale hill, Potters Bar/../../Electoral Register
1924/Cecilia Jessie Day, Lion Hotel, High road, Potters Bar/../../Electoral Register
1926/Mrs Cecilia J Day/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/Cecilia Jessie Day of the Lion Hotel Potters Bar Middlesex (wife of
Harry Day) died 23 February 1929 Probate London 19 April to the said Harry
Day licensed victualler. Effects £813 2s 9d.
1933/Harry Day, Lion, Barnet road/../../Post Office Directory
1937/Mrs Lilian Day/../../../Post Office Directory
1939/Lilian C Day/Licensed Victualler/Born 6 July 1899/../Electoral Register
1939/Bessie L Mayger/Assistant/Born 10 August 1871/../Electoral Register
1945 - 48/Lilian C Day, The Lion, 2 Barnet road/../Electoral Register
1945 - 48/Bessie L Mayger, The Lion, 2 Barnet road//../Electoral Register
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