Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex.
In 1823, the address is listed as Butt lane. Now closed (1983) and turned into a Café. **
Deptford Index
A listing of London historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Deptford, Kent in the parishes of St Pauls or St Nicholas - now partially in London.
Brown Bear, 154 - 156 Deptford High Street - in December 2006
Kindly provided by Matt Martin
Residents at this address
1823-24/David Chambers, Brown Bear, Butt lane/../../Pigots Directory
1826/Samuel Smith/../../../../Pigots Directory
1832-34/Samuel Smith, Brown Bear, High street/../../Pigots Directory
1836/Samuel Smith, Brown Bear, High street/../../Pigot's Directory
1840/Henry Knock/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Henry Knock/Victualler/34/Kent/Census
1841/Christiana Knock/../18/Kent/Census
1841/Agnes Knock/../1/Kent/Census
1841/Mary Parkes/Female Servant/17/../Census
1841/Sarah Parkes/Female Servant/21/../Census
1848/Thomas George/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Thomas George/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Thomas George/Victualler/39/Satterby, Berkshire/Census
1851/Harriet George/Wife/39/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1852/Thomas George/../../../Archdeacons Directory
May 1853/Thomas George, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1853/Harriet George, widow/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Mrs Harriott George/../../../Post Office Directory
1858/Mrs George/../../../../Melvilles Directory
1869/Mrs Harriott George/../../../Post Office Directory
1874/Harriett George/../../../LV Directory
1881/William Ingram/Licensed Victualler/54/Newhaven, Sussex/Census
1881/Emma S Ingram/Wife/54/Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/George H Ingram/Son, Clerk To Parochial Assistant/21/Bermondsey,
Surrey/Census
1881/Edward C Ingram/Son, Assistant/17/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Edith L Ingram/Daughter/9/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Thomas Evans/Visitor, Clerk Parochial/22/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Elizabeth C Chappell/General Servant/17/Deptford, Kent/Census
1882/Wm Ingram/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/William Ingram/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Alfred Thomas Dealer/../../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Alfred Thomas Dealer/../../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Alfred Thomas Dealer/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Vincent David Dealler/../../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Vincent David Dealler/Licensed Victualler/39/Constantinople/Census
1911/Ethel Dinah Dealler/Wife, Assistant/28/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1911/Dorothy Grace Dealler/Daughter/4/Deptford, Kent/Census
1911/William Alfred Last/Manager/38/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1911/Annie May Victoria Brown/Barmaid/19/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1911/May Parkinson/Barmaid/17/Deptford, Kent/Census
1911/Grace Mary Annie Jane Lions/Sister in Law/44/Dover, Kent/Census
1911/Phyllis Grace Chennells/Niece/21/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1915/Vincent David Deuller/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/William Albert Barnett/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 154, High Street, Deptford, St Paul Deptford
William Albert Barnett, Licensed Victualler, aged 48 years 9 months, and born in City of London, the Employer
Alice Emily Barnett, Wife, Assistant, aged 46 years 9 months, and born in Rotherhithe, London
William Albert Barnett, Son, Barman, W A Barnett Sp Licensed Victualler, aged 21 years 3 months, and born in New Cross, London
1927/William Albert Barnett/../../../Post Office Directory
1928/Arthur Edward Blakeman, Brown Bear, 154 & 156 Deptford High Street, SE8/../../Post Office Directory
1934/Henry William Aldridge/../../../Kelly's
1938/Neri P Emeny, Brown Bear, 154 & 156 Deptford High Street, SE8/../../Post Office Directory
1942 - 44/Mrs Eliza M Gould, Brown Bear, 154 & 156 Deptford High Street, SE8/../../Post Office Directory
1971/Brown Bear,154 Deptford High street SE8/../../../Pub Listing
1981/Brown Bear, 154-156 Deptford High street, SE8 9PQ/../../../Pub Listing
** Provided By Matt Martin