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Freemasons Arms, 1 Spicer street, Battersea SW11

This address is unnamed in 1871; but the Freemasons Arms by 1881 census. Spicer Street was laid out in 1853 and decommissioned in 1969

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1865/George Miles, beer retailer, 1 Spicer street/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Charles King/Beer Retailer/31/Shaftsbury Devon (should be Dorset)/Census ***
1871/Mary A King/Wife/30/London Middlesex/Census
1871/Julian M King/Dau/4/London Middlesex/Census
1871/Edith King/Dau/2/London Middlesex/Census
1871/Arthur Wakeford/Boarder Joint proprietor of Laundry/25/Wooton (Wotton?) Surrey/Census

1878/George Douthwaite/Beer Retailer, 1 Spicer street/../../../Surrey Post Office Directory

1881/William Collins/Publican/47/Stetchworth, Cambridge/Census
1881/Emily Collins/Wife/41/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1881/Kate Collins/Daughter/16/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Collins/Daughter/13/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1881/Priscilla Collins/Daughter/11/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Collins/Son/9/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary A C Collins/Daughter/4/Uxbridge, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Collins/Son/4 months/Battersea, Surrey/Census
1881/Elizabeth Brown/Cousin/35/Whitley bay, Northampton/Census

1896/W J Mackrell/Beer Retailer/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Thomas Snooks/Beer & Wine Retailer/27/Charlton, Kent/Census
1901/Ethel Snooks/Wife/22/Waterloo, London/Census
1901/Norman Snooks/Son/11 months/Battersea/Census
1901/John Wilson/Ralation/30/Lambeth/Census
1901/Harriet Griggs/Servant/21/Notting Hill/Census

Benjamin George Parcall was custodian in 1911 with his family and cousin who was a potman in the pub. *
In 1911 at 1 Spicer street *
Benjamin G Parsall, Beer house keeper, aged 39 years, and born in Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Elizabeth Parsall, Wife, aged 38 years, and born in Plumstead, Kent
Benjamin G Parsall, Son, aged 4 years, and born in Poplar, Middlesex
Isabella L Parsall, Daughter, Assists, aged 15 years, and born in Whitechapel, Middlesex
Margaret Parsall, Daughter, aged 10 years, and born in East Ham, Essex
Frank Murr, Cousin, Potman, aged 21 years, and born in Stone wood, Kent

1919, Lambert Montague Fletcher is a Beer retailer at 1 Spicer Street, SW11

In 1921 at 1, Spicer Street, Battersea, London
Montague F Lambert, Beer Retailer, aged 50 years 5 months and born in St Albans, Herefordshire
Emma E Lambert, Wife, aged 49 years 7 months and born in Chelsea, London
William T Evans, Step-son, Engineer Apprentice, Albion Iron Works Battersea, aged 17 years 5 months and born in Walthamstow, Essex
Harry Evans, Step-son, Drawing Office, Thorney Croft Grosvenor Place, London, aged 15 years 8 months and born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

I'm looking into an old pub in Battersea that no longer exists. My father in law was raised in this pub, Name George William Evans. His father was I believe William Evans and his mother was the Landlady from around 1939 (when William died) until the 1960s **

In 1939 at 3 Spicer street
William T Evans, Beer & Wine Retailer, born 06 Jan 1904
Mary W Evans, Later Pepperdine, Later Wright, Barmaid, born 22 Dec 1905

South Western Star. 02 May 1958 Advertisement
Have you foud the Pub with the garden?
The Freemasons Arms, Spicer street, Battersea Bridge road
Now Fully Licensed
Club Room available for Meetings etc.


* Provided By Keith Rooney

** Provided By Gwawr Evans

*** Provided By Bev Howlett

And Last updated on: Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 10:11:09 GMT